PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1111, 28 June 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

CfIITED PifESS ASSOCIATION, , . LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL... In the Legislative Counoil • yesterday the Waikato Confiscated Lands Bill and Trade Marks. Bill were read a "third time and passed;... 'f • 1 HbuSEOP REPRESENTATIVES. In the House in roply io questions the. Government stated they would provide for local bodies having power to regulate width of tires on publio roads. ■• «' The Aliens Aot Amendment Bill -was read a second time, Mr' Dick ; stating that , the Government were willing to reduce "the fee for naturalisation from £1 to 6s. The Sheriffs Act 'Amendment Bill was read a second time. • Major Harris was introduced by Sir G. Grey and. Mr DeLatour, - and took - : bis seat. . Mr Dick moved the secojid'reading of tbe Licensing AotAmendmenilßiU., Mr Weston supported- the Bill, but in committee he would propose JnrtHer amendment, to make the committee nominative instead of elective bodies,' and" other, alterations, ■ ;hj r--. 1 tSiiplll: i( and of the elections-under it. > r ? i

Mr Fish condomned .-tho'" ■ of the Act. Districts also 'werotoo small, of the law were' far too license holders; such jw endorsement ofjliiianßeß, .bk '-To please law had 'been passed- which was«a disgrace to civilisation. '

..MrM.-W.Gbben did not agree in the. condemnation of the Act, nor was it the failure it was alleged to be. Sufficient! pub'-, licity had not been giv&i to the .'eleofonß,.. .JHe was strongly opposed to . allowing barmaids at *ll, but if they were allowed; tMy' 'should not be allowed to remain-in lafter ten o'elook listening to., the foullaii. guage usually used after that(hbur.

Messrs Barron and Thimble'opposed tinkering the Act until.it had a longer trial.' Mr Kklm' objected to .increase the .costathrown on the local bodies, ' : ' v S' '*

•Mr Stevens'moved that the;Bill ha re-, iferrcdto a seleot cotamittee. / The present ■Act dH not work well and requiied'ainend-

Mr .Connolly thought it would be a waste :oftimeio refer it to V committee, flo'ob- 1 ■jected to any 'fundamental change in the present Act,: No respectable publican had 'anything to' 'complain of unders it. ' -He .would like'to 'sec jhe'cdmmittees nominated.

; Mr jBniCKEN sridhis experience as to the. language girls were compelled to hear was .very different from Mr Green's; He always, 'however, frequented respectable hotels and apparently. Mr Green went to tho3e of a character. He altogether objected ■to publicans being treated and spoken of'-as if they were criminals. . Sir .QEOR(iE;G,RES, opposed any alteration in the law which he held bad worked fairly well. '" . ! ■ ' «

Mr ,Lkvestam',thought the Act was a failure, and he.supported the amendment, Mr I\Vatt thought the comm itte'63 ' should bs nominated." : ' ; .

Mr:,J. W, Thomson thought tho Act workqd fairly well, but'.the tenure of office li! committees should be longer," '

Mr Joyce also expressed hit;approval of; tho Aot, and Mr,Monro thought it required great amendment. - • • - -

Mr Steward opposed the jeference to committee, advocating longer tenure of office for committees and uniform closing hours cf eleven, . "

Mr Maoanbruw, suggested that the Bill be raad a second time and- then referred to a select committee,

Mr Stefiss consented to this,

Mr Dick would not consent to ■ any Belect committee; : rho present ' Act : with new amendments of detail, should be giveu a longer trial. He believed it was only irksome to those who wisAed to evade the law, The Bill was read a second timo. ' .

; An Imprest Supply Bill for £250,000 was passed through all. it's stages.' i To the enquiries of Messrs Fish,'and Ivesß as to (Vhen the Public Works Statement and other- Government measures would be brought down,

: Jaj >r Atkinsoh said, tho Governiaent puhcy wus fully set 'out in the Financial ■Statement,-and the House'had plenty of work before it. However, lie would before Friday intimate the order in, which the Government proposed to bring down ttieir measures, and the time.

On the motion to go into Committee-of Supply,-further debate took place on this question, Mr Montgomery saying there was a woll organised Opposition, and it was most anxious to know the details of the Government policy, ...A. ' ; Sir George Gkey moved an amendment that the pre-emptive rights books for Canterbury, and also a Doomsday Book for New Zaaland be printed.

Mr M, W. Giieen thought the 'Financial Statement of policy; there was notbii g in it as to tlio land policy of the Government

Mr Sutton said six weeks had bocn'spcnl and they had as yet had nothing definite as to the Government policy before them. He very muoh disappointed with'what had boon ■ put forth as to dealing with local finance.

Mr Pjkr agreed with Mr Sutton, and urged a progressive land tai instead of the property tax. He was in favor of a loan. Mr Sheejian also thought a loan i:eccssary.

. Major Atkinson said the Government would not accept Sir George Grey's amend ment. It meant printing a cartload' ofbooks, and there was nothing to justify the cxjionso. He defended tho property tax..:;

The amendment was lost on the voicef, and the House then went into Supply, The vote for printing and stationery, £2jJ,298, was passed, progress reported, and the House rose at 1.30.