PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1430, 14 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

, , (By Telegraph,)

~ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. "Tin,the Council yesterday, the Prisons Bill was considered in committee.

The Sheriffs' Bill, Crown Grants •Billj" and''Trustees' Bill' were read a third time and passed. \)' ( -,

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES,

In the House, extended ppwers.were; given; to fcHe .Gold:l!ield^Gomfiiitfceir'*''" 'The Registration; and Gaming-And:.^Lotteries'^^ct. Amendment' Bill (Pyke), were reada first|ims ~& p 't.TTU * resiimetPtho'' debate' oni, jMr [ ■Motion. ;, Ho. contfe'hded-forahcreased'-pdwers to localbodies. He supported, l the •first,i' and second resolutions; but would;; propose; to omit works" in the. third,,; =;. ~...< ■■■■, .' ; .j,; <■■■■■■ Mr Watt opposed ,the : resolutions, • 'altHougli' lie thought : some 1 change desirable, as'it was utmeee&ary toh'aVe' both Road Boaidsjarid Counties, i / \ ;,

, Mr ; DuNOAN' enumerated a ? largo inumbeiM of local'.grievances to pruve the evils of central administration. He supported the resolution.

Mr Ivess would not regard the question as a Party :pne, ; aiid in default of anything better .being •/proposed; would support the resolutions, "as {lie present system of central governmentwas unsatisfactory, : Increased powers to local bodies were desired, '' "'"' •"

'"'Mr Wynn WiLi.iA.3isridiculed most' of tho petty complaints made, and most strongly decrecated any return to the old follies :af the Provincial system. Ho blauied Sir. George Grey greatly for the reckless charges he was always making against' his' opponents."'lie also warmly defended the Hon. John Bryce from Mr Riisden's columns. Mr '. Bracken said'the 1 'question:at issue on these resolutions wouldsoon stir the colony to its .heart. He. believed 99 out of every 100 in Otago would approve them. The country: would not long, submit, to. central' government, i ,;

.! MrHuRSTHOUsE-'opposed the iresolutions : as useless; arid- thought time was being wnsted ; in discussing "them. People through tho country, however, were not satisfied with the present system of administration, ■'there-[ought to be fewer local governing bodies of one sort and another, and' those leift should have larger'powers, He. warmly defended, the Hon. John Bryce from' Mr llusden's charges, and ''censured Sir George Grey for the tone of his speeches. , . -..,.-; ~.:' ~;

After a few additional remarks by Mr Holmes in reference to some statements of Mr Wynn Williams about the West Coast Railway the House divided on the question, that the latter half of Mr Montgomery's first 1 resolution .'be retained or struck out to givo place to the amendment by Mr Moss, the words were struck out by 34 to 23. lit' the question that Mr Moss's amendment be' inserted another division 1 took place, the amendment being rejected by 38 to .18, then after soine' further discussion Mr Montgomery replied at length, and a division took placo on the first part of the first resolution; the understanding being that the second and' ■■ third should be settled by tho result, —Ayes, •2ljN6eS'3V ; - ! > ! ; -u Ayes: Barron, Bracken, J; Buchanan, . Daniel, • Ddaiitoiir, -Duncan} Feldwick, 'Fish,' J;-''Green, 'Harris; Macandrew, A. McDonald, Montgomery, Moss, Pilliefct, 1 ' Pykej Seddon, Shepherd, Shrimslrie, Stewart, Swanson, J. W. Thomson,'Turhbull, and W.White.

Noes; Atkinson, Beethamj W. BuConnolly; 'Dick, Dodson, Driver, Fergus, Fitzgerald, Hamlin, Hobbs,; Hurst Hursthouse, W, Johnston, Kelly, Larnachj'Lee, F. McKenzie, McMiller, Mitchelsoiy Munro, Morris, O'Callaghan, Pearson, Postlethwaite, Rolleston, Sutter, Trimble, Watt, Whyte, J. G.-Wilson, Wright, and Wynn Williams, '

Paia-Ayes: Sheehan, Bathgate, J. McKonzie, Cadman, J. .McDonald, Ivess, Taiaroa, Tole, Levastam, 'Pyke, Grey, ■ Tewheoro, Tomoana, Joyce, Smith, Hutchison, J.- C. Brown; Holmes,' Noes: Whitaker, Stephens, Mclllwraith,'J, Wilson, J. E. Brown, leyiri, Mason, H. Thomson; C. Johristdn,'Pearson, Allwright, Tawhai, 'Petrie, M.: W. Green, Fulton, Shaw, ,'Bryce, : Peacock! The resolution was lost, and the House rose at 1,27. ■ -•