PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1105, 21 June 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION, In _ the House yesterday, 'in reply 1.0 questions, the Ministers said that they would give every encouragement to local bodies to plant trees. They would obtain space at tho Amsterdam Exhibition for any one desiring it, but would not pay cost of freight on exhibi's.. They would bo glad to render the mode of collection .of beor tax less obnoxious if it could be shown how it could be done. '

The Trade Marks Bill was read a third time .'and passed after considerable discussion, several members protesting against it as being retrospective legislation. The divisionwas 40 to 27.

The House then went into. Committee of Supply, and continued all the sitting at the Estimates. Mr Montgomery deprecating' any general discussion of 'financial policy till the nublio works statement.and Govern- • ment Bills were beforn the Houso. v.-

Major Atkinson thought .that it would be-' better to 'discuss mattors in dehil, as the whole subject >would be • too large. The first clause taken in Supply was thovote for.the Legislative Department■ of £39,648. AfUr discussion the followingproposed increases to .officers of the Legislative Cou'noilwere fltmck out .—Chairman of Committees, £100; Clerk of Oounoil, £SO * Clerk's Assistant, £63; second Clerk's Assistant, £3O; Interpreter, £3O. Some discuision took-.place on the items £IOO each, for the Chairman of Public Petitions and Native Affairs Committees of tho House which Mr J. C Brown-mmed be struck out. They.-were retaimfVn the voice'.and the total vote passed as amended. The votes for the Premier's office of £450 and Colonial' Secretary's office of £1,895 were passed, Mr Holmes motion to re. duce the latter to £l.77s, : same as last year being lost by 41,t0 25. '

Mr Fish moved to strike out the vote for messengers .and official superintendents (£3,469) in order to have the rata of waeea raised from 6s to 7s per day, but afterwards withdrew his motion and the vote was passed; ; , • •- . On the voto, . seme discussion took place on the disparity of registrars'salaries. "^ Mr Sheehah. complained that at the \M Franklin election the-Government had JP pointed as burning officer -a lawyer wTo. had been counsel for Buckland when petitiomng.againat the aUta first election. : , ■- ,t .;--', . Mr Dlo*'said he was not aware" of the faot. ■.:-

Mr Homss moved, to reduce the 1 Vote hW stnking.out all a*, vqcatuig the;adopfip.n gs. tem '■ the ■< : ° • The Hon. Mr opposad'siiplr'C a proposal and the a i mendmehtwa,'snegativedi '* The vote'passed as'printed, as also did the vote. Audit Office, £8732,-, : after • some •. dißoUßsion ! aVto the'ra , ilwayM'dlt' , at , ftf ej r ;> carnll.'' : vm.'vw. ; ,',;■&•";'.•;i,i^i^. : . ,■..-.-.;" On the 7' ment, £8563; Messrs J, : 0, Brbfcn, Jlafs, ■■

%»■■■ '.lll ■■ ■-'■. l Fjw'and othors complained of the dilatory unsatisfactory manner'hr which, the statistics were prepared. '' ' v MrßaowN moved''to strike oijt the proposed inorease in Regißtrar : General's salary .from-£650 to £576.'.' ".:''. : Messrs Atkinson, Dick, and Sheehan defended the Department, and on a division tho amendment roduoing the vote by £25 was. carried by 30 to 28. A long, discussion took place over the aalarioß of registrars of births, doatts, and marriages, maiiy members, pointing out the inequities wliioh demanded rectification. 'AaJamendment to reduce' the Auckland fegßrar's salary by £176 was lostby 40to 18, and another to reduce it hy £75 ■was lost by : 37 to 16. The total vote was then Sissed, and progress was reported. :The ouse rose at 12.85. ■