PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1411, 22 June 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

' •'• (Pkkss Association.) In the Legislative Council yesterday, l the .Hon Mr Holmes resumed the' debate in reply, expressing his' belief that 1 a system of porpotual leasing of land;,would, ultimately supersede' all others, Ho would support making the Council elective, with largo conslitiK enciea, on Hare's syaU-m. but would,' whilethere was health in his body, oppose altering tho constitution of the Council.., ~ The Hon Mr Wilson was in favor < f an Elective Council. Tho Hon Mr Hart believed people did not desire any change, and' that any change would be for the worse. The.reply to. the address was then agreed to. The Council rose at 3.30. t ;

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In- the House of Representatives, ' replying to questions, Ministers said ~ they did not propose to alter the Rating Act so as to allow more than one •"•.-'• partner ina firm to have votes, even if their'property was suih'cient, They could not afford to build a new Government Printing Office this year. A new Post and Telegraph Offico at Te Aro was not yet wanted, They proposed to pay local bodies tho rates due for last year on Crown and Native Lands, and amend the law so as to enable this to be done regularly in the ' future. Blank forms of petition would in future be obtainable at all Post • Offices. Sending the Hinemoa to Auckland twice had been a great con- .. venience to Auckland membors, if it Jjjjiad not effected any direct saving. would be taken to endow with »any lands within their boundaries town districts or boroughs established since the Act of 1878. Inquiries would be made and, if found necessary, the law would be amended so as to prevent the sale of short weight bread, They did not intend to make the adoption of the Contagious Diseases Act compulsory in all large towns. Traffic between Newmarket and Penrose stations, Auckland, would not justify the' expenditure of 112,000 in laying a second line of rails. The motion of Mr Steward was ferred to the Standing Orders Committee to consider the question of en- « abling Bills to be taken up one session at the s'.ago reached in the previous session.

The motion by Mr Daniels in favor of enforcing the practice of crews of all vessels in lowering boats at sea was agreed to. Mr M. W. Gkeen's Eight Hours Bill, and Mr Feldwick's Workman's Lien Bill, were read a second time after short discussions. Sir George Grey moved,' and Mr Connolly strongly opposed the second reading of the Law Practitioners' Bill. •,.: BVBNJNO SITTING. At Uic evening sitting the debate on the second reading of the Law Practitioners Bill was resumed by Mr Bathgate who warmly supported it, contending that-knowledge of the law was the only examination A ' which should be required. • Mr Holmes strongly opposed the Bill and Mr Peacock also spoke against.,it, and Mr Duncan in its favor, Sir George Grey replied at length, and the second reading was carried on the voices. * The House then rose at 8.30.