PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1099, 14 June 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION", . . • LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, In the Council yesterdaytlio Corrupt Practices Act' Amendment Bill passed through committee without amendment. .HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In tho.House yesterday two private bills wire read a second time. ; Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of ,State, and report of the Volunteer Reorganisation Board" were laid on the table. ? ,' Mr ■ Roueston" innounced that His Excellency had received six months' leave of absence to yisit England on private affairs, and intended to leave shortly to. do so, In reply to questions, the Government said they did not intend to provide for.sea-

men afloat voting' at elections. I They wonld allow, deferred payment electors holding less than BO aores to take up an

, additional selection,' . Tliey could not at present provide for-.the .construction of a bridle' track from; Wjukawa Bay to Port ' Underwood, After'the session terminated tho Native Minister would meot Bewi and lawhaio in Auckland. Several Bills-wtoo introduced and read a first time. v. ~ ■' ■ ' The several judicature Bills, were referred to a'seleot commitiee, ! A long disoussioh took place on Feldwiok's motion to adppj-the report,of the-Reporting Debates .Committee; in<-favor of a daily broadsheet. ! Sir John'£(ahj and, others objented to issuing uncorrected, reports. " Sir John Hall mov ; cd an amendment in favor'of tlft issue 'four a week times of a corrected report. : .The original motion was' lost by 52 to 20, < "Mr JfiCiNDKEw then moved a further amendment-' 1 that Hansard should be sold | four, copies for one penny." Sir John Ham/s amondpient was lost by 43 to 28. Thediaouaaion on Mr Macau draw's amend-, inont was Interrupted by 5.30, The Hon. Mr.R6ii : !sioN announoed that the Hon. was still unable to come to the House, and the Financial Statement was, therefore, postponed until ' •Friday, unless he shiuld be able ;to deliver 1 it earlier. " V . ■ |

1.. The Hon. Mr. Jommstated he hoped •to make thePablie : WorksStatement during 'the'week'after. ' . ; '"The Waikato-. OoQficoitfedl Jiands :BiH, Trade ! Marks' Act Am?ndrnerit Bill, ?. and Public Works, Act Consolidation Bill were all read a second time.V , The House then sat tilh one . o'clock in Committee oft the Industrial Schools Bill, in whioh several amendments were'made,