PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3915, 16 July 1881, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(Peb Pbess Association.) -•> HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, j ; Wellington, Friday. Replying to questionsV ? Government could see no necessity for refunding M,he 10 per cent, deducted froni wprkmeri in Government quarries, Greymouth. The deductions bad been nude in conformity with an order of Parliament. The men are paid 9s and 10s per day, and no reason, had been shown for making this an exception to the rule respecting these reductions. Government would consider tho proposal for issuing railway stamps, of the value of from 6d to 20s, to bo obtained from railway guards, and available for payment of railway fares, but the check upon guards obtaining money in that way i was slight, and Government had no wish to increase the risk thereby occasioned. A telegram had been received- from the Agent-Gfeneral relative to the Actuary's report on the Life Assurauce Department. They read the Actuary's report today. The Finance .Department was declared sound ; the surplus, £77)000, was pronounced very good. It was recommenJed to divide £60,000. It gives great credit to the department. Instructions were asked whether the Agent-General should wire other points. THE LICENSING B'LL. The Licensing Bill was further considered in committee. On clause 126, and amendment, on the motion of Mr Jones, to read " no female other' th'nn the wjfe or daughter of the, licensee shall be employed in the bar more than ten hours, and not later than eleven o'clock p.m." . Clause 218 was struck out. ' On clause 31, "a bottle license shall authorise the license to sell," was restored by 46 to 14 votes. The schedules were then passed, with a few technical alterations. The bill was reported with amendments and the report ordered to be considered on Tuesday. The Regulation of Elections Bill was read a third time and passed. Major Atkinson stated he hoped to bringdown the Estimates on Tuesday. V The Corrupt Practices Prevention Bill was passed through Committee, in order that lengthy amendments might be incorporated, and the bill re committed. After a short debate, the Gaming and Lotteries Bill was read a second time, Sir W. Fox intimating his intention to oppose the clause legalising the use of the, totalisator, and several members objecting to the proposed exemption in favour of works of art. ' The Borough of Hamilton Boundaries Bill was passed through committee without amendment. The Native Lands' Fraud Prevention Billj and Native Succession Bill were read a second time, and Chatham Islands Bill reported with amendments. The House adjourned at 10 o'clock.