EVENING SITTING.

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EVENING SITTING.

Wellington, This day. HOSPITAL AND CHABITABLE-INBTITUTIONS BILL. ■- On the House resuming last night, The Premier moved the second reading of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill—explaining its provisions at some length. Messrs Pyke, Shepherd, Montgomery, Stevens, Pitt, Gisborne, Sutton and Moss generally supported the Bill, while Shrimski opposed it. Major Atkinson approved of the main features, but thought it needed improve* ment in its details. Mr Barron protested against the Bill as calculated to pauperise the people. Sir W. Fox considered the Bill utterly wrong in principle. They should strike at the root of pauperism—close the public houses, and encourage provident habits among the p-ople, instead of the faults, vices, and extravagances to which the working men are now addicted to. Sir Grorge Grey said Sir W. Fox had, he thought, perhaps in an exaggerated manner traced pauperism to its true cause. If the Government, would give men smiling homes on the land, this Bill would be unnecessary, and drinking habits would cease. Messrs DeLatour and Speight strongly condemned the measure, and Messrs Eolleston and Oliver defended it. The Premier replied, and the Bill was read a second time on the voices. The House adjourned at 10.15.