PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1125, 14 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED P'BiESS ASSOCIATION I I" th e legislative G6nneil c jtfßteiaay j Mr Olliveu .stated that.he wotild iaTor*-' bly consiaer^fiy'applica'lidn^foif Wv& \ fund qf a aum of £3O duty,char«ed on*. | Chineßer%ay-(wif(j ■■ of i' Dnne'flin'mer^ -, fetutiied' A'-the Bowen from a iviiitvi? : China. " ; '*;''rr ' ! • Th jfe r ; intend to introduce any Hospital and Charitable Aid m&WixMfM, .The Railways Construction 'and Land Adt: was; readithird' . t-me'aiid ; 'paßßed.'* l a.v-..v«.«.->..<. '' The debate on the Pensions Bill 1 was resumed, and on division it 1 was thWii out 1 by ; -In the House of Representatives, in replying to questions Minista stated that ■•: they could not relai thelArms'Ast as fo ■ thepurohase of ; 6portihg ? -material(iinone part of the colony, but hoped soon to bo , | able to relax or repeal it Of I jthe vole for the defence of ports [only about £9,000 was unexpended, The Go-

.. _.-, -.w-uvnyvuucu, J.UB UO•;vernlpent had'been disappointed -that Colonel Scratchley was unable to return ■tajie op)ony ( .to complete'/lnY' plansCand ; re|rganiße the'loo'al forces, which" waV'thfi' ieaßon the late Board had i ■They hoped in a few days to make a: , Statement reijarding the defences of the ' [ colony. They wduU'take jieps to make,' known the danger of poisoning catised solder being used in the side of preserved 1 meat tins, and, would carefully y consider ■ means orpreyiehting further accidents o# the Wairarapa line,,but.could;notiprb- • mise to cease on it. Several new bills, were, introduced and ■ unopposed motions for returns agreed to. • The Westland Education District Pubdivision considerable discussion, thrown out W'Ui I iii 21. I'lll.!. Nelson College Act Amendment '■] M (Mr Shepherd)' was finally passed/ :■ . ;and the Otago .Harbor Board 'Further - Enijjojvering Bill wasagaih talked out in committee. • ' . ' ! t':M Smith moved the second reading of „)he:|encing Act Amendment Bill, *hjoh ■ .} VoUl ie n aWe.buß;h;s'6ttler6to.clear halfa.: chain oifeacH'i'sideiif fences., Mr Stevens .6upporMthejßillUn'a?Meßsrs l ßeetham; ' fyke, Bryce, Hursthouse, and W. C Buchanan opposed it. The Bill wastead'. ' a second time without division. • Mr :6rbeh moved the secondreading , tfthe Hawkers and; Pedlars ai'H? iTho s mam object being to allow hawkers' license for any provincial diafcribVto'bf! issued for L 3, or for tho whole coloi.y for •L 6. j'v/■^■•:T<s;i' Messrs Levustam, Pyke, Fish, Trimble, Duocan and H. TnomttU spoke against the Bill as unfair to looal • : bpdies, and .paid rates"amV ' taxes. f ;! V { \ ■■''.'; I >f, vi i : : ■Mr "Bracken,* Mr''J; 6\ Brown,'and MrShrimßfeapoksinfaVor of the'Bill; : but the second reading was negatived on aoivision of 58 to 16. '"-'-^ .;;Qn the motion for going intoComiutlee on the Gold Duty Abolition Bill (Mr Seddon) Messrs Kolleston and Coinolly ;.; opposed the measure, and Messrs Pyke, J. 0, Brown, Munro, Huriithouse and ; Petne supported it. On the division on a motion to g0 into committee it wa» •negatived by 40 to 34. °* Streets and Road* Bill (Mr. j. Ay. Thompson) passed through -cgmmittoe with but slight amendments ' aw.S-W" Act Amendment Bill (Mr t) Gallaghan) was read a third time and

■ passed. , Mr Tomoana moved the aecond read- 1 • nR m m li ' e Committees. Empowering M. Phe Maoriea wanted authority ; -to settle their own personal differonoes, and their quarrels about land. Mr Bryoe did not think these separate qo.arls for one race were desiiable. The : Lsubjeot required great care and con-idem-tion. i Messrs Moss, Turnbull and. Sheehan oxpressed their approval of the Bill, and Messrs Tawhai, steward, ..Weston,-. Taiorpa, Buchanan, Macandrewi'Tlont-' gomery and Green,ipoke.in its favor; while; Messrs Kelly,' Trinible,' Pearson,' Isaac,:Wilßon, Bolleston and others;sppk,e;. against it. .:■.•■:-. ;^.; second reading was carried, pn. division of 38 to 24. - - •-''-' i >tThe' House rose at 1 p.m.