PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1161, 25 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(dhited press association.) ! -]xf. the Ldgifelativfi r yesterday, the HorfMriOifrvfeß •ffifejJufied.MßabKlflWj sanee Abatement BjlU, The JJublic Works' l Bill was fufwer afeended| ( ariujtho Welling] l ton Harbor Board and Corporation Land Act . pajsed^ljrpugh^inniitteej After : thiTOfago Harbor ,Bqlrp). Empowering. Bill and the » Timarnfla(bor[Bgjr()'pjll worji plso passed • thiuughiooinmitte^, * ~ { ' .' '.;, ■ j i 'ln the House yesterday, replying to ques- , tioL'B Ministers stated they would makeonI quiiy as to processes now in use in England i and gr[p|ckling raifj- , way ifeepers, with a view'to'intfogucing the system here. Was not aware of .^discontent' at Addington thro 1 ugh I 'this' conduct -of 'the 1 Did not intend 'to make provision for the continuance of i direct grants to lboaV.bftiließ, I [and Brjdgas -Construction Bill would m°et [' ''their.%irir.em.ents. ~ A County : could not , legally •ratbwiththejnteii- . iioh. off collecting |it in 'outlyingj districts r only, vNoaedWion waV mad&' from railway emplpj:ee!>ageß required .to attend' • codrts'or inquwttl 4hei feit<increase in. 1 wages applied to'all.railway laborers.;.. [•■ 1 ~ The pprtobeiJb'ißpad'Board Bill wap'read itluHtimefaiifliiasseiii-. Ay!, >■; j i /.Progress'-was reported by the committee ;.' lon thf Hokiii|ia High; School Bill, and leave )• ,was given to'sit agap. • ;j j [ . JThe motion to r by 21 to 18. I ■The Westland High School'Bill N0..'3 if w.asreadja second time, and: the'isOhoko ' an'd ■ 'AyYeton Domain Board Bill arid 1 th'eßangiora Domain Board Bill wek i ! ! (rfcad a' tnird time and passed,,;' '' .'church Drainage Bill, second reading was i talked out till the dinner adjoamment. j r i (tAt the evening ,|png,<)MJf, McDonald r> 'withdfew his Native JJand''Courts Airiehrl-,' [ mentßill. j * I v\Th« debate was resumed on Mr Smith's ), ,ootion for £6OOO as a ii ßuhjsdy ! tb' :i aist!rJot •" libraries. i ... The Hon Mr Dick said the money shodld j ;_b.e-placed'on the fistimatesilindi ie',would' , "submit a scheme of distribution. ■■ The ; 'motl6n was agreed to. , i I.' { J The Private TramwayeM(Stea?ard)[waj \ ': read a seoondtime, and the following Bills were read a third time and passed:—Public ...Health Act Amendment, Resident, Magistrates Act Amendment,' Canterbury tlivers Act Amendment, and' Patents Aot Amend,'famt. ■'■' "j[,' .;■' ~r„ .' ■. ■~, I h\. The . CduneifsMmendmkts in thß'B|u|| Harbor Foreshore Beolamation Bill, and \ Small Bjrd Sruisanoo Bill were agreed toJ ■ '{), of ! Lands Boards BilL j ■ The Hon Mr Rollest n opposed makmg land boards eleotive. Ha hoped Sir tfeorge, Qre'j would withdraw the bill.;'' : ' 1 Me¥ri(,'MoMi%DflLautour,F. Vf}\ MoKenae, SnrrQßs'ki' tord' Others supporte'd 1 the bill, and Messrs Rutherford ind Pulton opposed ltetf s-i.wia Lb>. at/).,vi11- 1 ; ,:■ ■ MrHnaimfiyedan amendment to refer thb'mawtiPmß Government to consider '•■ durini.the irecejß.j" I^pWj.,to |ive,.a l irepresentatiye oharaoterito'.the board."' • ■ '** ' filfgoing into committee, on .the bill was carried byjl^,,; , T j ' : After the Jisttal adjournment the land ' 'boafiS blWifl considered in Committee; on au.amendment of Kelly's that the boards ahould beeleoted" by the ordinary electors ■ dfltfb eaj^ijies, beingearriedo xjoT .■ • i ThavbiJhwasMDr-rteilSjamended. i. • jijpferidment Bill was considered butondivißionof 22t0 20 progresswasreportid. ' . , _„,i rsr: . vjThe'Gqld duties Aot Amendment Bih>aß 'sm mom cof miltee'ind? read; thirdJ, 1 £ wl !;' ; ■. BSSjJJ - Hii'y bun rf«o-i r j j '^ The Hbiisa met at noon._ Mr Connolly brought up a Question of privilege in [con., neotion withthe Railway Taxing Committee one. >/ Mr J. Q. Brown arid another W Mr Sutton. These were printed for the ipformation of members bnt to their surprise they found them printed in the newspapers, He simply wished to oall the attention of the House to this'irregttlarity. Major Atkmson said the whole proceed, ing was most irregular, but t ought that no further steps would be considered necessary. After further discussion the matter dropped.