PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1136, 27 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UiJITSD PMSS ASSOOIATKW,

The business in the Legislatire Council ■yesterday was unimportant. ' /. ".'.'•'• In the House replying' to' question's, ministers stated'that thby would consider the expediency of offeringa bonus .for the production of the'first 30O.tons:of manganese metal.in the colony. ;V <" ■''.[/■ , WthreferenoetoLonghurstVoase, the' Mtdeujjo.of:Dr ; OpUhw was known to boih' prosecutor and defence at the time of trial' ■aii4to„fgovernment6fficer r:No'cdtimimication on-the; Bubject%d'vbeen -ftce'lred" by the till ayear after' tie oonviotion;'.. 'r^":.-::.^^-^-^:

• -The lowest fender had been aobepted , f ?^-*? I . O ??F}^K O orer"the 'lnangahui river, near junolibn. .'to "plant railwayreserves'withitreeV "'?■>"'•% s:-l ,:,: Sir.GBOMB QRBY.introduced a.Bilj to provide that affirmations'shall'hencefbrth :be.ma<ie mall oases in lieu of Oaths,,and itwai'rea'd'aflrßttime7' ! '' :; v ; ' : . v 1 v ; - ■■< L A ;bf.^a^!B^Wiar^^te ! ordered;*). :;i ''> •'''■■■;•! -•''« Tas.cl.■ji«.* iu.j) On the motion io -go 5 'Mo «upply^Mr f ■ Babeon, moved ran amendment that' an'v of 'lleisjbn i'lHbll'abSiil'.f deduotioK Of' fiw^mMi 1

their honorw#|rap' ,Thn was rejected on .a division of 68 Ml?; s ; Mr Moss c then'poviid A another amendment that in the ppinioivof the Home it is/deslMble jo|de'fer to-/riext; session an? fidditiqTb to the fah|ed v 'del)t of the colony, bethought be postpqnedjfej all' intention to make'queation a party one. :• Sir Gboeqe Grey seoonded the motion.

! thought_ the amendmerit'' 'could Loan Bill came down. He would then show it.to be neceaaary.. . „ Vl » Hurst'-agreedithjt-theiaraen'dment waif, inconvenient. Q. .■;.{;* Capt MoKenife and Melswdieorge, and*' Levastam, expressed themselveit further bonrpjjiiigi drew, Munro, and Petrie, supported aiiew loan; '.■'':'• ' .'' ; ' •'';;-;C ir ' ; (if!-

On a division the original motion to go into, supply 'Atkinson; Be'B.tham,. Dick, Diver Feldwiok.F/Mguß,' FiiagerMjFulton, J, .Green, Hall W.'; Johnston, Joyce; lighan, Petrie, Pearson,- Postlethwaile,*' ;Eolleston. Jutter,,;,Trim6ie,"; Wright,, Pilliei; J. Hamlin, George, Levastam, F. MeKenzie Moss, Shepherd, Shrimski, Swaiison Turn- •. bull IWhifc: :Tairs,lyesliHol)lMi7,'Kelly , ,'j Peaoook, Morris, Pyke, Williams, Shee. han } O.Johnston,; Watt, J. B. Brb'TO,, Whitaker, •Connojly, ;'.'noes': Duncan;'' wright, Hurst, MoMillan, Hurafhouse,.' Weston, Dargaville, Daniel, Ji Buchanan," Oadmaß. v j, , In' Committee of Supply .votes:for : she Property Tax department J6065, fniseel?, laneous olass 3£27|100, , miscellaneous 'olasß ; 4*;E2so,'were '( passed without reduction, ' : .":■■<

On' the' Vote "'in'ariiie' 'add'' harbors! | £83,011, Mr Joycewived' that'the'item' £3lO for the protection of sua) fißhezies be strabk out. ; The''mbtibn : was'loit "w 22t01a . .s\A,i : iSi\jtii Mr Joyce then, tnoirea jhat jnp'jtem of, 1650 for tHe 'main£etianbe oi the Bchbbner Kekeno, Q f ,|iat ;wr?W9,;feo f straok out. ... This alab.waa losYby 25-to--15, and the vote-passed as > ■ < - The. following votes passed without' insurance department, £25,410;' oISh "4/ Minister of Justice's department, £70878. Progress- was reported'at 1.40 and'tte' House rose.