PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1423, 6 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(By Telegraph,)

in the House yesterday, the Standing Orders Committee stated that the examiners report on the N. Z. Native Land Compay's Bill was correct, but they recommended that the bill be allowed to proceed if clause 6, giving the Company power to purchase, was struck out,

Mr DeLautour moved that the report be considered on Friday. Major Atkinson moved it be Tues day, as the Government wished to consider whether the Bill which was of such magnitude, affecting half the North Island, and dealing with the great questions of pubiic policy, could be introduced as a private Bill. Mr DeLautour at first opposed, but after some discussion agreed to Tuesday being lixed for consideration of the report.

Replying to questions, Ministers stated that 1879 an investigation and report on the Government Insurance Department had been made by an officer not connected with the Department, but it was of a private nature. The Government could not undertake to dispense with the duty on materials used by umbrella makers, or have a a survey made of a canal between Manukau and Auckland harbors, Were in communication with the Aurtralian Colonics about hydrophobia, but were not aware it existed in any of them. Had under consideration the questions of making a survey of the Arthur's Pass Route of the East and West Coast Railway, and whether anything should be put on the estimates for the line. Would be prepared to consider the offer to make the Otago Central Railway under the Railway Construction Act.

The following new Bills were introduced and raid a first time:—-Waitara Harbor (Trimble); Gaining and Lotteries Amendment (Shaw); Juries Act Amendment (Tole); Hnwkcs Bay and Marlborough JKivers Act Ajpidmout (Fulton) j Single Vote at "lifeclions (Barron); Hours of Polling Extension (Barron); Railway Employees Bill (Seddon).

The Tenant's Fixture Bill was further considered in committee and reported as amended, and read a third time and passed. The Prisons Bill was read a third time and passed, and Municipal Corporations Bill (consolidated) read a second time,

At the evoning sitting the Married Woman's Property Bill and Patents Bill wore read a second time.

1 he House went into Committee on the Bankruptcy Bill. Mr Bamon moved to postpone all clauses except the repealing clause, so as to test the feeling of the House on the question of repealing bankruptcy laws altogether.

Mr Connolly said if this Bill was not passed., the only result would be that the present bad law would remain in force, as the Government would not, without taking the sense of the conntry, assume the responsibility of totally repealing bankruptcy laws.

After some discussion Mr Barron's proposal was lost by 52 to 15. ▼ A motion to render trial by jury of all cases of fact compulsory, was lost on division of 46 to 22. On clause 14 a motion to abolish the right of intermediate appeal to two Supreme Judges w<is negatived on the voices. A proviso at the end of clause 28 was struck out. Clause 31 was amended so as to allow of the appointment of more than one official assignee in a judicial deficit. Clause 32 was amended by making the minimum security to be required from an assignee .£2OOO, instead of £SOOO.

After the usual adjournment, the discussion on the Bankruptcy Bill was continued. In clause 43, the words " three days" were altered to " five days," and clause 45, by requiring a debtor to file in the district in which he had resided or carried on business for the greater part of the preceding six months, on a division of 38 to L Fixing the minimum debt for which a debtor could be adjudged a bankrupt on petition, £SO was inserted in placo of £25. Clause 56 was amended by making debtors properly vest in an assignee, immediately on his presenting the petition. Clauses to 59 inclusive were passed and progress reported. The House rose at 12.20