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(PER press agency. ) WELLINGTON. Friday. PARLIAMENTARY. George gave notice to move that the House sit on Mondays and Saturdays for the remainder of the session. Adams asked if the Government would establish a training school for boys at Nelson similar to that at Auckland. Replying to Bowen, the Government said they would make provision for weighing grain and other produce at railway stations, The Government do not intend to discontinue the system of payment by stamps at police courts until they got further information. At three o'clock the House proceeded to take election petitions. The Speaker explained the custom was to appoint a committee of seven; the petitioners appointing one, the sitting member one, the Speaker one, and the House four. The petition of Grafton Newman against Wallis and Hurst was called, and a long discussion ensued, In the course of the debate Atkinson pointed out the commit, toe had given their opinion against the
validity of it, and there was no use re-
ferring it to them. He aaked that the matter be referred to the consideration of the Speaker.
O'Rorko saw no way out of the difficulty and decided it best to leave it in the hands of members to deal with.
Hall suggested that the names be left in the hands of the selection committee. This amendment was adopted. The petition of Richardson apainst Grey for Ohristchurch was then called on. The Speaker submitted a list of names of members of the House to whom the petition should be referred,
Hißlop pointed out that the document was not stamped. Tole was ruled out of order for moving that the petition be discharged. Moorhousewas selected on behalf of Richardson; Grey selected Downie Stewart ; the Speaker named Fulton as chairman, and appointed 11 o'clock next morning at his room for the meeting of the committee, TIMARU. Friday. A deliberate attempt to upset the evening train from Oamaru to Timaru was made last night at Normanby, by placing a sleeper on the line, wedging it with stone so that the cowcatcher could not throw it off,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 293, 18 October 1879, Page 2
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