PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4251, 16 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wellington, Yesterday. The House met at 2.30.

.Replying to questions put, it was stated that in future sales of Crown land reserves would be made on either side of rivers and creeks suitable for the propagation and protection of imported fish. Government would not, during the next session, take steps to repeal the present compulsory vaccination act.

PAYMENT OF RAILWAY LABOHEES

Casual laborers on the railways were paid their wages fortnightly, and if employed for less than a fortnight they were paid when the work was done.

Assisted passages would be given to domestic servants nominated by friends in the colony.

The Government would not place on the Supplementary Estimates an amount sufficient to pay each Volunteer engaged in the operations against Te Whiti the amount p :id the Thames Volunteers.

The Bankruptcy Bill was introduced by Mr Dick, and read a first time.

The Prisons Bill was reported with amendments.

The Justices of the Peace Bill was re-committed to enable Sir John Hall to move a new clause enabling cases of a demoralising character to be tried with closed doors.

Mr Connelly objected, as the proposed clause was opposed to the spirit of their judicature, which aimed at everyone getting a fair and open trial. Mr Shrimski gave notice of the following new clause in the New Zealand Loan Bill: " When any railway or portion of a railway made under the provisions of the Act shall be opened for traffic, if the net returns from such railway or portion of a railway, after deducting expenses and all costs of repairs of permanent way, rolling stock, and plant, be not sufficient to pay the interest upon the money expended in making such railway or portion of a railway, then the Governor in Council shall raise an amount sufficient to pay such interest by imposing and levying a tax in such a manner and at such differential rates as the Governor in Council shall deem fit upon all lands within fifteen miles from either side of such railway or portion of railway." Mr Hursthouse also gave notice of an amendment to render districts liable for any deficiency as between working expenses and interest on cost.

In Committee on the Prisons Bill, Sir John Hall's amendment was carried by the Chairman's casting vote. On Mr J. E. Brown's motion, by a division of 50 to 24, it was agreed, " That duly authorised representatives of the Press should not be excluded." The clause as amended was carried by 47 to 28. The bill as reported was read a third time and passed. The Railways Construction and Land Act Amendment Bills were read a third time.

This day. On the motion for going into Committee on the New Zealand Loan Bill further discussion took place, Mr Hutchison objecting to the loan proposals, Mr Shrimski opposing borrowing altogether, Mr Joyce thinking the money should be raised in the colony and a change made in the banking account, and Mr Seddon urging that a larger sum should be appropriated to the goldfields. The motion for going into Committee was carried by 44 to 25.

In Committee on the North Island Loan Bill,

Major Atkinson moved an addition to provide that the one million should not be raised until the line had been surveyed and approved by Parliament. This was carried by 55 to 25.

Mr Barron moved to reduce the loan to £250,000. Lost by 47 to 13. It was proposed by Mr Barron to limit the interest to 4 per cent. Lost by 48 to Id.

Mr Barron moved to strike out all words after " security" in clause 13. Lost by 45 to 16.

At Major Atkinson's suggestion, clause 6 was struck out, the remaining clauses approved, and the bill reported. Progress was reported on the New Zealand Loan Bill, and leave obtained to sit again. The House rose at 2 45.