PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1176, 12 September 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

, (chitbd press association,) ;fig [ojowin? Bills were read a th.ir3:tiine and passed: —Gisborue ..-Harbor-Board, 1 Aahlmrton Bacecourae Fencing AWndment, Municipal Corporations Amendment,andPortValidation BUI,'. Mr-Reynhldß moved it be'read that day>£ptg>V;- After diaoussion the second reading was carried by iWm 0 W wm\sssr)l; to a 'Select Committee was;JoßtbyJij; to 13. ; amendmMMspeoial the House refused ■; to accept them; 5 ;- ;ThavOluncil demanded a-«raferenoßl; on its - arjiend menU hi th« VemMpt-tiffl&Wtiißn a mv the|'|ai|yii;uji^le , 'to fresh; Confewno^^i^3fi|p::^en; next: ''jS&HISjI W' i! w Wllijjwilli' JWW' wad atshjid^

1 "Duty; • Murimntu Agreement ■ Validationj-'Tauranga, East Coast and Hot Lakes District Railway, Registration , of Birtha and Deaths Amendment, Publio 'ißeveiiues'iand lOamaru Harbor Board , Billsij/TheOounoilroso at 9. ; ,> \ :;il| thbHpuiße?at/he. afternoon sitting, 1 [ : passedjhrihugh^ll-iisstages.; '■':; t ■■■;;':; ■ ; ; Af tei, xconsiderable:-; discussion,-"Mr : J. Green and Mr-Pras • were:appbiii'od ■ -additional -managers:;of-j the; conference on the Land Bili. : ; i, It was also, on Mr Diok's motirm; agreed' - 'tu":diStrihufe*E6oOO:^Subsidy'- for'libraries'i among libraries; 'defined under the; .jjib-;. rary Act, 'Country libraries to receiveL2seaphadditional. : .' ' ; ; : ,:;••'At Bitting Mr. Rqlibsion: ieported|thai the conference had failed 5 to effect a settlomeiit. In regard to '■. the : Land Bill the Council t»nuld .not yield the purchasing olause; and the Govern- ■ rmeiit oould: not .accept; it, -A further conferencewbuld be held.''-: v^/;-■ v-iiv Themotion wns agreed, to that during the; rece&B,,parli»mentary buildings should be under trie control of Government, and that they should be responsible ''for : all expenditure.,™ them.,,:.;•, ~ ~,, ~ ■'./ • _ The Properly Tax Bill/was, 'ifter smiio discuisipn, passed through all its: stages.. : . I'lTlfeVOouffdil's'i. aihebdme'nts; in. the/ Municipal Corporations Act Amendment, Bill were disagreed to; andla.'conferenb'b requested. | •iaThy.Obiihoil's iimeridiiieiits in' District RailwaysYßilliweCe disagreed t'»;: and - managers appointed. LJ'! ;.:•':,'! fjij;. Major Atkinson.moved -the.-'second; reading of the Life Assurances, Policies Bill, saying it was an Important Bill , he should |ijje to sea passed if : 'there '#&> r n<»; Btron<? •'• ppoaitiiinrjtb itr : '[ After a slight ('iscussion. the second reading was ngree.l to, and the Bill-Com-mitied, clause 3G liuing struck but.and &■ few other unimportant, amendments made, 'and the Bill reported.'' It'waj-' read a third time' and passed. The , t picepsing Act Amendment .Bill was further considered in : Committee,' aiid . re.qd a third tjiiie and passed.' " 'At 1.35 the House'''adjourned until noon.'to'-day,;-.'.-':■>:■"'■!■•'i'-'.-', i ..Vi;.i-..'iv.. ■ ; -. "' ■ '''''""^^HifpAY;;; 1 ;';::' .;',"; The House met at noon. Resolutions were reported from Committee of Supply. The Hon Mr Beyoe moved, that the item :£soo;fqr|the; removal of jthe NativVLand Court {rbm Auckland lo Wellington be omitted, He said the item was.virtually/ provided for by a vote on'the Suppleiben-' mentary Estimates for the establishment . of .a native lands registrar's district, He, reiterated the statement maJe in committee when the item was under disoussion as to tin nature of the proposed ohange the locality of the Native Land Court head office. Mr Shbbhan naid it would.be,moat nnfortunHte to remove the Court fr>>m Auckland at 1 his time. He "proposed" to' add 88 an amendment to the motion for .. omitting the£'soo vme the following:— ', " Inasmuch as the House, does not view ; ,wii.h favor the removal of the Native Land Court from Auckland to Wellington." Mr Whitakeb advised the withdrawal of the amendment --proposed, -He concurred in tlie opiiiimi that it waßjiioi; desirable to give "elect tii tlie'removal,' It would be viewed with great distrust by the Natives. . The Givernmenthad been warned of this, aiid.still jhe:Native. Minister was prepared to take the responsibility. .Under these circumstances he thought it would be better to leave him to the responsibilities he had undertaken without seeking to' hamper the 1 Government with the amendment. Mr SheeHAN said that in view of the facHhat';the;ameud,ipiit. whb not under ■the'o'iro'iiiiristarices, likely to bo carried, he would do hb suggested, and withdraw the amendment. The motion for the reduc-' tion of the vote was put and carried.