PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1154, 17 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

.' ('.i.hUHITKD.PRKBS ASSOCIATION. ; In the Legislative Council yesterday Private Tramway Bill passed throi^^J Committee,-and the Law Fractitioii^H Bill was reada,third time and passed.^H Replying to questions, Ministers P^H > raised to consider whether the recent vance in railway laborers' wages aldo apply .to, the gangers, A sum be placed on the estimates to assist bodies to obtain diamond drills and boring apparatus, ', i' It was proposed that local bodies shc^H pay one-third of the cost and the Gora^M tnent two-thirds, l^| The Registration of Births and Des^H - AcrAmendment Bill (Mr Dick) Patea Harbor Board Bill (Major sun) were introduced and read a - The Jufltices'of Peace Bill was, ; motion of Mr Connolly, , a division of 39 to 36, and a provisq^H > serted on Sir John Hall's motion previous night to allow Justices to JflH indecent cases in private was and the Bill read a third time and passedJH Mr Johnston mved thi> iho'coinmitlH of the i'Wiuloii Reolamaiiim Bill, r Mr Bathgate, in a very long ' 'opposed the Bill and the way contract, of which it is part. . .The Bill passed through : without alteration, and was time and passed. The Stamp Bill passed mittee, reaAap^^^^^^^H At the evening ; into Committee on the New ZeaH^^H On clause 3, authorising the tl^H I million loan, the Hon. Major Atki^H moved a proviso to prevent more ' one million a year, commencing 1883, being raised. After some discussion as to the ob^^f on which this million was to be spoi^H The Hon.Mr Johnston promise^^H appoint an impartial Royal Commii^^H to report on the hegt route from Cl^H i church to ' "■'. '^H i A motion to postpone the qlause^H lost by 53 to 27. '' Mr Hutchison moved anamendi^^B to confine the borrowing to withit^H colony, 1 Mr Darqaville ridiculed the and eft i' discussion the amondmenl^^H negatived on the voices. Mr Turnbull moved to reduce^H . loan to £750,000, He thought £25^H ' a year quite enough. |^H . Mr MoNiaoifßttY, while opposed large loan; hoped Mr'Turubull i^M l take the deoision on the voices, a^^fl ; majority of the House waß evid^^l against him. } The reduction was rejected by 46 t^H The clause, as amended by Major A^H son's proviso, was agreed to, j^^| 1 On clause 13 Mr Barron moved t^^| duce the interest to 4 per cent,, butj^H i discussion, at Mr Montgomery's su^^H ; lion, he .withdrew the amendment, '^^M Mr Dargaville'njbvea an'amend^^| on clause 16, to preveht'aoy expend^^H i on the lines from Christchurcli to C^^H Straits, or,Urago Central, till' the was determined an,c( the plans apn^^H by .Parliament. After discussion this amendmen^^l ' withdrawn, and the remaining ol^^| ' were passed as printed. ' ! Mr Shrimski moved a new clause^^fl yiding that when any of the raij^H 1 failed to pay interest on their cbsi^U : providing for all working expenseit^^H ; Governor in Council might impose i^^^Hl , on. the unimproved value of all j^^^H within ten miles of either side of tke^^H . The acting chairman ruled this <'^^^| out of order as it imposed a tax. !^^^| ; After the usual half hour adjourn^^^| Mr Trimble, on resuming the chaii^^^f ~ he had consulted the Speaker, whr^^^H i sidered Mr Shrimski's clause qui^^^f : order, and Mr Shrimski accord^^^H Major Atkinson opposed the (U^^^| Such a provision in the jbill would^^^| I the general credit of th* colony, an^^^H ; tirely defeat the whole intention c^^^H ,'bill.; The proposal was utterly in^^^l ..Mr J. E. Brown supported Kelly opposed the clause. Sir 6. Grey warmly supportesJ^^H < ulause as a most valuable and opptH^H proposal. t It would raise, instead jure, the credit of the colony. Al^^^H ' which waa.benefited by public worH^H \ penditure, whether by railways, ro^^^H bridges, should be taxed. Messrs Fish and the clause. " v ~~^^^^| Mr this hopefqj prypal made for years tax, however; should be on tricts, as originally pr iposed. ' Mr Pyke asked why town should not also be taxed. Mr Moss approved of the tut thought the clause out of Loan Bill. .The Hon. John Hau matter too important to be with and suggested th/ propriety ting progress. Mr MoNTOOME&y approvod of gestion, and the Hon, Major concurred and moved to report pi^^^H Mr Sebdon strongly opposed said the proposal ,was really I^^^^| Sir George hoped wpuld be dealt with on its party question. , It was moat in^^^^H ,The motion to report carried by 53 to 21, and lea^^^H The Houii rose at 12,36,