PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1160, 24 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

•' ff: '■ 'l:7 •>' 4 (USITED PRESS ABSOCIAfIOX.) ■ In the Legislative Oounoil yesterday ..the. i»>d -Truiteeß Oompanya ' Bill was Vead ff'MCond time nn division of '. 15 to 11. The Gas Consumers Liability JPi'Jj BB read a third time and passed. " hVI) iuTned fn" Sou th ef h" "Ma rli et" Reserves Bill was read a seoond time, T|ie Coroners Act Amendment Billwas thto <n out by 20 -to 10. The Timaru Harbor Board Bill;was read time. , The Law- Practitiorierß Bill (Grey) was thrown out by 23 to 5, and the Explosives Bill passed. , Wellirieton; The Cemeteries 'Bill waH'ead I second'! , time/on-the motion of L,evin;.,; I Rolleston said the lease of the.Aucklarid Island was determined three years, ago;- ' and the Governmeut- -,did-.notpn>poae,-re. 1 leasing them. >■ 1 'Beplyintf the Hon. Mr, ' EoUeston said inview of, the"resumption ' of 'immigration the Government. whs favorably disposed to the establishment of P a-syscem of.labor.regi.stration, and would beplad' to .'confer, with 1 ;- nlelnibers 'on "the". 6iibject. j toMr -the Hon.' Major Atkinson said tire returns, reL quired .by the Gnverument.from Friendly - Societies and District'Lodgea,were returns V ithat every; wejl coj\sfcituted-. society ought to be provided for'ih-ita bW interests.-: The Government would not therefore be prepared' to pay for these returns. . r - , Replying to Sir Seddon Mr Johnston ■ said inquiries would ?b&' madq, and if. the 1 daily mail 6<>uld be provided? for Porto.•' J bello on reasonable terms, it would be t' done. ;•••<•' -v-?;' \ . .On the motio,D\Qf' \{r' Johnston it was e.\ agreed that, ,the' House, should . resolve' '. itself into a commiitee;to consider the *■ motion re direct' 'cojfimbnication 6 with England,' . In committeebf the,,whole the -Roads ' and Bridges' Oonatructidri'Eill was intraS duced by message from the Acting-Go-vernor, and read a'first time.: : The'lfative Reserves Act .Amendment t ' Bill was further considered in committee, ■, and the House adjourned, at one o'clock until two. ,- ; t In the House, the afternoon sitting was j entirely occupied by committed disousaion j," on clause 2 of-the Native Reserves Bill 0 which-was-strongly opposed-.by Messrs „ Moss,.Stevens,.Kelly, .the native mem bers n nd others, B Mr Beyoe 'it last; consented to allow two uatfve members instead of nne on the f board and clause 2 as amended was passed, ■ An amendment by Taiaroa on clause 8, that no reserves should come under the Act, excopt by consent of the Native owners was lost by 37 to 23. Clause 8 ■va's struck out. > .. ■ On the House resuming at 7.30, an Imprest Supply Bill; for £250,000 was 1 -intvoducod and passed through all its' , stages. j: '''he consideration of the Native Rei serves Bill was then resumed in committee?, when a number of amendj! ments were proposed and rejected. In clause 14 the terra <of lease was -altered p from 21 years to 30 years. After the 10,30 adjournment, a new clause introduced by Mr Bryde was acoepted, giving , the Governor in Council, power to make i regulations as to fees, salaries, and cost of I administration, and providing that the , word benefit in any instrument constituted j a trust under the Act,' should be construed to mean the physical, moral, social ■ or pecuniary benefit of suoh natives, and includes the providing of medical assistance arid, medicines.;' On MrDeLautnur's motion a clause was • added that'holding office under the Act. ■ the , amended. , ■ .; '. '" a ~ j > b- ' The native Laud Act Amendment Bill '' land Native Land Division' Bill passed !through committee and were read a third time'jand passed.'., . • Tlrp House rose at 2,15. -