PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 24 June 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

• OKITED PRESS " "r' -'v ;■ - w ' In the LegialntiTa Council yeKerjiy.iln Waikato Confiscation Lands Bill and) fctadj Marto Mwas read a second t. . in queatioii thel Q |||| between Farino and the Otago Educitidn Board as the matter was one entircl/for the ■ latter io, deal with, .. , 'jiA cowlatuig :Stll, r Montgomery, Johnston,?wtindw appointed to consider the, - propriety .of giving relief to Brogdin and Eons'hy 'amfeM'mj{ j KrVAtatiou s<st, jdlovf '^liem io.ttj their A motioii was a'greed to go iuto committee to Mk' I fM''a 1 kuffioienfeiumto enable the Education to refund the 10 per cent. ■ ■ oo;i '{'rf,' rif ; ,deducti(mto teacherß., ( '; jpl'ice pn" Privato ■ Bills Costs BiUj;Weril ' ing of the :6n ofiprivaje Bilkj' { motion for committal iwaitf postponed! on t|e inotiou for going into iSnppl^i } >: i'.-y ;JMr DißaiviiijiiJitJ MniidefaMe length .criticised the Fkanciaj claimimg to* dosd-in no'hostile' spirit, ,Bnd ( iiot #s the mouthpiece' pWtyv 1' He Vfionsidored »}leged.siii%g- myth; it had no real exietwce. and waa ; :meroly our » ( ''//;/•" - vi4 *' : 1 own p'omissory' Dbk. ''Hi'ifip/ altogether opposed to the government •frying to get hold of the savings,of the; peofje'by issuing 'small debcntui^iii» l the; colony. He considered the inciifence 1 ot the! Property Tax very unfair,- ap ( d,. a^vbeatsd; Tax. He did not believe: railways jpaid a profit as alleged a)lowaace for depreoiation,'and'jw waiting at least another year beforef : |joiuß into the Lbndon market for:bnother.loan. ■ Mr MoNitiqukßY' 'urgedthei, Government to bring down tjiq PutiUo ;W a ■ Statement

.deUy, was'done. :J I }i\ ■

Mr StDDoM, as an amendment' on

Supply) moved that the members of tlio •iioii«6f bo compensated for expenses iboarred and time devoted tHe legislation .of the colony, and that tha aiid payment be freed by statute. He alio wished, tq.move to addiosß to have a sum of MBsion for ttjia: but that piuipf MniotiOn ■ -■ A lppg-duottiisiop"ejisued, Brick ' intimated of the'propoß^'to v fir statute,but tlioaght : .£2oo. a Tho Legislative Couneil also, had tcrba considered. ■: Moseses Fish,;M! bouse. - Connolly, Grey,-Hall, Sheaj^n, "anld "BUtherfcird s|K)ke 'ia J favor of fixing , payment by statute,' ; t n Mr SwAmoN tpoke against payment^■ less the : constituencies found the mtKy. ; pearly ail the spMk'ere .conc'urwd in tho ■> opinion that the Legislative Counoil should Jy.' .bo included; '• ' •?

The first part of Mr Seddon'a motion vraa '■ agreed to op tho joicas, and the House then t went into Commiftee of !*. ' Jii the Geological tiild!Meteorological De, v. ; I partment vote, £8640, Mr Seddon moved i V • reduction of £174, bo as to bring the vote to .the amount of last year. The amendment ( ; ; discussion, and the vote ! pa<sed as pri'attd, " ■, In the Agent-General's Department vote, .>• £3500, the motion of Mr George to report •" progress bo as to give time for further consideration,!was lost bj 48 to 14,- and the voto passed. ■■ Lunatic Asylums. Mr Georgo moved to strike out tho item Inspector of Lunatic Asylums and Jlospitals, £IOOO. Mr Dick . statetl'no,' ojiuvas wlyelTppomted to the After discussion was negatived on the voices, aud the vote passed as printed. : jProgress was'then reported and the House rose at 2.5.