PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1434, 19 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(Bv Tbleoraph.)

OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In the, House yesterday Sir G; Grey gave notice of a Bill to .amend the Native Land Act. •...„, •,.

/Replying to questions, Ministers said the introduction of the penny postage system for the colony would involve a Joss of £20,000 a yoaiy which' the revenue could not afford.

A Bill to amend the Sheep Act'was introduced by Mr Pearson arid read a first time, and the Guardian, .Trust, and Executors' Bill was read a second time.

; Several Bills of a local nature wore read a first time. .. '• . '.■ i■- ■ V On the motion of the Hon 0. Johnston, a committee was appointed to consider whether prison labor ; could with advantage be, employed in the manufacture of New Zealand flax for export, , ' On the motion of Mr Pyke, a committee was appointed to consider all petitions relating to the alleged grievances, under tho present Education Act. Mr Sutton, moved a resolution in favor of making permanent provision for the maintenance and erection of hospitals, etc., by placing them under the entire control of Boards of local governors, independent of the Government, except as regards medical inspection, and to provide all necessary funds by local subscriptions. Hawkes Bay, he said, was willing to do this if other places did the ssme,

Mr Barron moved at amendment that one million acres of pastoral land should be applied as an endowment to these institutions,

Mr Pish opposed the motion sofar raising all funds locally was concerned. Mr Turnkll supported the amendment, as also did >Mr Macandrew, while Messrs Rolleston, Pyko, Trimble, Fitzgerald, Dick, O'Callaghan, JH. Thompson, and Munro opposed both motion and amendment: most of them urging granting subsidies of £ for £ on amounts locally raised. The de- 1 bate was then .interrupted by dinner adjournment. ,

Mr Ivesb moved the second reading of tho Election Petitions Act Amendment Bill, and pointed out that great loss was inflicted last election on candidates by the blunders of returning officers.

Mr Smith supported the Bill, de-. tailing the extraordinary'conduct of the returning officer for Waipawa. The Hon. T. Dick objected to the Government being held responsible for the errors of returning officers, Messrs Harris and Sheehan supported the Bill, which was then read a Becond time.- '.•;:.■ . ;"• , ;i i .;;.'..■ Sir G. Grey briefly moved the second reading of the Constitution Act Amendment Repeal Bill, saying it was unnecessary to say anything more ; as is had been fully discussed. , ' Colonel Trimble moved that the Bill be read that day six months.

, Messrs ■ Shepherd, . Atkinson, and Connolly strongly opposed the Bill as entirely beyond the "power of the House to pass, as it repealed an Imperial Act. . , ... ,:'.-..: ■ Mr Moss supported the Bill; and Sir G. Grey in reply, and speaking to a motion to adjourn the debate made by Mr : Tole, contended that the House had full power to pass tho Bill and send it home for Royal assent, and that it should do so.

On division the second reading was lost by 49 to 26, and the Bill ordered to be read that day six months,

Mr Dodson moved the second reading of the Coinpufoory Vaccination Bill, and spoko at length against the' dangers of compulsory vaccination. Mr M. W. Green warmly supported the Bill. , The discussion on the Bill was continued by Mr Postjjethwaite, who supported the Bill, as also didPyke, while Fish, Q'Callaghan, George, Hutchison, Levaatan, Joyce, Shoehan, .and Dick opposed it, Beveral of them urging the desirability of rendering compulsory vaccination and re-vaccination more stringent, '' '' On division, the Bill was thrown out by 43 toB. ...„,..... ' ■ the 'Religious Charitable and 1 Educational Trusts Boards Bill (Dargavillo) was read a second time, ' "]" "Me House rose at 12.40. ' ;i '