PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1170, 5 September 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

t , E '-V-'.i :■•:■:■. ' (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION,) In the House yesterday, Mr T/» whai spoke [ in support of the amendment ; ' J -'< The'.'debatewas interrupted by Mr Mao--1 andbew who drew attention to the fact that a select committee was sitting without auf thority at thaHouse. . , . , ; .TheiHon/Major' Atkinson moved that ,' authority be now given. t The Hon. John Hall pointed out that ! the motion under the circumstances might j operate mosTunfairly, Members may have . remained away from their committees, 3 knowing they had no authority and in their ' ''absence important business mighube trans--1 acted. 1 The House divided, Ayes 2», Noes 40,,..' 3 The motion was lost and orders given that 3 any committee sitting that day be given to . understand that they had no authority and t ,that.,busines9 transacted was invalid . j Ttie:(|ebate.on report on Taiaroa's pet ititionwas 1 resumed,; '•: '. * Mr J.'B.'WHrrE suggested that the com- . mittee be remodilled by exoluding members i of the Native race from sitting on that t' -committee.,' .., , . . j; : ■'" j Mr ToiioWconsidered it a great pistake. . It was doing away with the Sou*h Island 1 commission appointed to deal with these t clainis. .... . . , ! s '■" Mr TdRNBUUi defended the proceedings of i the committee, adding that if the] petition l again came before the committee [the ret jport/Wpuld be much less favorable to \ claimants than it now was! '" ' ; ' : j :- The motion was put, Ayes 46, Noes H, a On the motion of Mr Johnston, jhe Taut ranga East Coast, and Hot Lakes district i Mway Company (limited), Empowering e Bill, was introduced and rettf a first.time, a f 'i The' HonJ' Major ,;Atkin«on mbved the - consideration of the report of a select com- .- mittee on Brogden claims, | . 3 The House adiourned at 1 o'olodk, i. In the Council yesterday the OraUei Native 1 Reserves Bill, Mortgagee Release {Bill, and E the Municipal Corporations Aot Amendment ; Bill were read a second time, The Sheep/ r Act Amendment Bill, and the Wellington s Harbour land Bill were read a third time and ,1 passed. The Chattels Securities! Bill was 3 thrown out by 20 to 8, t In the House at the afternoon sitting after, e a short debate, the consideration of feportof the committee on Brogden's clainis wasde--1 ferred till the next day, and the rtst of the ■ afternoon was occupied in committee on the t Roads Board Bill. A con lideratile portion e of the evening sitting was similarly] occupied, the Bill eventually being reported with s amendments, the most important being a « clause giving power to prevent Bny person ■ laying out a road less than one chain 1 wide: ' After the usual adjournment |the house ) 1 went into committee on the Counties Act • Amendment Bill clause'B. The amendment i proposed by Mr Pres to have the poll taken i instead of a petition signed for the division of counties was lost by 45 to If. The nmn-

beriequired te, sign a petition was on Mr Demon's motion altered from four-fifths to three-fifths. On a division of 30 to 23, the j , motion by Mr' White to make it three-fourths , was lost by 135 to 23, and tho clause as amended was passed by 48 to 3. Progress was reported and leave obtained to Bit again. The Fvoadß Boards Bill was read a third time and passed. The House rose at 1.20 until 11, to-day, ■= -'-"•;:.::""—THIS-PAYr—;:: ; ' The House met at 11 this morning. On the motion of: Mr Levin the Wellington Cemeteries Bill was reported, re id. a third time and passed, , . Eeplymg to Mr Joyce, Mf Johnston said that tenders were invited for 50,000 sleepers to be creoabted, A considerable hurnbetv_were reoeiyed,, but the" one accepted was thr only one that appeared to be in terms of the specifications. ...Replying to Mr De Lautour, Mr Johnston ' said!-further' inquiries'/would, be;madei before the-route'of theiiCjntral Otagoi Railway beyond the Taien Lake was finally,deoided.( ;';■ \''/ },'";[ / In replying to Mr Bracken,-Mr Dick said the Government had no intention of introducing any .measure to amend the. Gaming and Lotteries'A'c'tr 1 ' ! '-' : r.ln'replying,to, Mr .Steward Mr John■srON said the"railway carriage,of grain traffic would be revised in time to meet the convenience of the forthcoming graiti, season. ! '''in''replyingi''t6 ii Mr'! Cadman: Mr RoLiESTON'saiJi thei petition of George Harcourt, Tbarriesj -Would be furtherlotm- > sidered in the terms of the Goldfields Committee recommendation. Replying to Mr George Mr Johnston said.the remission of postage on tele grams requiring to ie forwirded to their, destination would he considered. Replying to Pyke Mr Bryce,! said the percentage restored on salaries of the police varied f, .in 31s 4d to 63s 4d. The men ."wm-e ' now "receiving fid per day less than they had prior to the ton per dent reduction |, still, the Government thought..they jere fully,re- , munerated for .their seryJceß,, and ho further increase would be proposed. In the case of long service it'would he considered. Replying to Mr Smith, the Hon.' Mr Rollestoii'said' all reasonable facilities would he «iven to Scandinavians to nominate their friends for immigration, Replying to Mr Montgomery as to wha,tjßills' would be drooped,-the Hon. ' Major Atkinson 'said it was quite true he had Said that Public Works, estimates could not be brought down utitilthe Government knew, whether or not loan bills would pass. A strong opinion h'ad'n'eeh', expressed that loan bills should not he proceeded with until taxation for Railway-Works-Oommittee had giveu in its report, He understood that report had been to-day given in and it would be considered as soon as possible, In the meantime it would proceed with the local Government bills, and was hopeful they would get through them that night. The Taxing' report would then be considered, and the Loan Bills now standing far down on the Order Paper iwou.ldj be brought on for consideration to morrow','arid the'Puhlio Works Estimates: brought, jdo'vm" ;bn Thursday These and the Supplementary Estimates would be considered on Friday. TheGnvernment would then be ready to proceed with any Bill whioh the House thought fit to pass. The Hon. Major Atkinson moved the second reading-of the Alienation of Lands Bill. ,j The motion was carried, and the House adjournedat'llsp.m. V-