PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1418, 30 June 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(BY Temobaph.) „ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL • The business in the Legislative, t,' Council yesterday was unimportant, 1 if HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, In the House leave of absence for, seven days was granted to MrDodson., Replying to questions Ministers Stated f that great . difficulties in the way of i v > preserving kauri forests from deatruc- \ tion by fire were experienced,, but everything possible wag done; [jWould \ consider,connecting Hokitika, Stafford- I ; town, Goldsborough and Kanieri by II telephone, and if possible do it, Did | not intend to renew the vote ; this year ] of subsidy; to district libraries,■■■■...' Did' ' not intend to amend the Jury&ctjthiß j BOBsion; Would amend the law'so' as. to empower town districte to levy r&tei and borrow money the same as Muni- ; * cipal Corporations. Would consider , U the claims of Brunnertown to police ]'| protection, It was intended .to eataV |. lisb a sanitorium at Hanmer-Plains, '■ Hot Springs, and grant leases to induce the erection of suitable accommodation. Government would bring in a Bill to increase salaries of Supreme'. Court Judges as recommended by the Judicature Commission.:

The Hon Mr Connolly introduced a Bill to validate the proceedings of the Supreme Court at- Gisborne, on account of a technical error on the part of the Registrar in adjourning the, Court from. the Courthonse. fc a' large:hall/ Haying i., rendered the proceedings invalid,, i'i ' After some discuaaion the iJßili was ' passed through all its staged on the motion of Mr J. Buchanan, , instructed to report on the unauthor- ; - ised expenditure account, • A long debate, interiupted by tho dinner hour, took place on a motion by • Major Atkinson that the Goyernraejdr?; business should have precedence Thursday, after the local Billb disposed of, the House meeting on the! '' following Monday evenings to dispose of the private members' Bills already set down for the two next Thursdays,

EVENING SITTING. The debate in making Thursday thfi Government day was continued, Sir George Grey, J. W. Thompson, Joyce, MACANDREW, IvESS, FiBH, MONTGOMERY) and others opposing. it, Hurst* l house supporting, Ultimately Major Atkinson's motion was' carried on a, division of 40 to 28, , , i

Major Atkinson in reply to J. 0; } Brown, said that many local bodies had ■ neglected to apply before 31st March . ; to have roads gazetted as main : roads,.. •' the Government therefore proposed to t extend the time for such applications' under the Roads and Bridges Construe*, tion Act; to 30tb Jnne,

Mr Smith and Captain MoKenzi? ' objected that this would be unfair to those bodies who had sent in their ' applications in tiwe. Mr Steward moved the second reading of the flection' of School Committees Bill, the provisions of which he explained at considerable length, quoting largely from the replies received from committees to a circular he had sent out. 'The Bill proposed to i abolish the cumulative vote, and pro- 1 vided that only a portion of the com* mittee should retire annually, Mr Hdtohißon supported, and Mr Shepherd gave a modified ap. proval of the Bill, Mr Diok admitted it to be au iinprovement in many ways, and would not opposo it, The suggestions from school committees would, he thought; prove of great value when the time came to amend the Education Act,

Mr Montgomery thought the word householder should be better dgfinedj and Mr tlipt tjie tjiird clause should be permissive apd not compulsory. Mr Watt did not think the, I)i)| would do much good oy rouch .jjaw. ■ > Mr Shaw supported it, but spoke : i atrongly of. the expense of: Central Boards of Education, whi.ch he con- ; demned as useless and often mischiev' ' , ous. ''v.:--After the usual adjoiirnmerit Petrie replying to Mr Shaw the Central Education Boaids as highly nseful. .He supported the Bill but would move amendments in committee.

Mr, Seddon quite concurred in Mr Shaw's opinion about the Education . Boards, and spoke at considerable length as to tho state of educational matters in Westland, and the recent ...| proceedings in connection with the. Education Board there, The Bill was then read a second time. Mr Hutchison moved the second , reading of the Evidence Amendment; Bill intimating that as most of its provisions were included in the new criminal'code he would be content with 1 ' 1 the principles being, affirmed by the second reading, and would not carry the Bill forward. . 1

Mr Connolly hoped the House would not hastily commit itself to an expression of opinion on so important , a subject, and he moved the adjournment of the debate whhh after a brief discussion was agreed to. The House roas at 12,39, ,