PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1153, 16 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. In the Counoil yesterday, the Public Works Bill was read a second' time, and the Law Practitioners Bill considered in committee. In the House 29 questions were|answered, most of them being merely of local interest. Ministers slated they did'not intend to introduce a Bill to compel members taking office to be re-elected, and were not in the least inclined to abolish compulsory vaccination. 365 girls had been sent for by friends as nominated immigrants by the last mail. They did not intend to give to ( all Pnrihaka Volunteers the same allowances as' claimed by the Thames Volunteers. The local government bills would be down on Thursday, and the proposals about direct steam service on Friday. The Bankruptcy Bill was read a second time, and the Prisons Bill passed through Committtee. ... V-j.'.vjv • On Sir John Hall's motion, the Justices of the Peace Bill was recommitted, and,after considerable discussion and several divisions clause 58 was amended so as to allow any Justice of the Peace to hear an ; indecent case with' closed doors, representatives of .the Press, however, being allowed to remain, The Bill was road a third time and passed. On the motion tog') into Committee on the North Island Loan Bill, Messrs Turnbull, J. W. Thomp on, and Duncan spoke aga<nst the borrowing policy generally. Mr J. Buchanan also strongly opposed it, and said nine-tenths of the people in flawke's Bey were opposed to borrowing. He advooated'an East Coast route for the railway if made. The motion for going into Committee was carried by 47 to 24, On the motion for going into Committee on the New Zealand Loan Bills; farther discussion took-place, Mr Hutchison objecting tojhe'loan proposals; MrShrimski opposing altogether; Mr Joyce thinking the money should jie: raised in the colony, and.a .change made in the banking acooiint; and Mr Seddoh urging' that a larger sum should be appropriated to the goldnelds. .The motion for going into Committee was oarned by 44 to 25.' v Jl In Cominittee on A. the North•, Islakd Loan Bill,'the'Hon.-- Major Atkinson moved an addition to provide' that the one million .should not be raised till the line had been surveyed and'approved by Parliament, *} This was oarried by 55 to 15. ' Mr'BAEtemove'd to reduce the loan £350,006.—L05t by 48 to 13., H J ' A - proposal by ■, Mr iß»rtop - to jlinlit ,the •mtoreßt>o : 4'per :cent.; l yraa, lost ijy;4B,to 13. Mr sarron's motion to strike out all'words after l '''B&unty l ;in:olause ; l3 was lost by 7 45t0 16? i At the Honfl;Maj<ff surges* ■tion, clause 6 was'struek out'.' vl'blb remain-' ingiClatues were, passed, and the Bill re* porwd. .Progress was reported on the New Zealand Loan Bill, and leave obtained to ait again. "The loose rose at 2.45.