PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1446, 2 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

united' PJtESS ASSOCIATION,

LEfiIS)4T]!YS COPNCIL.

In the Council t])e jfligji School Bill was read a second timo.

A long discussion took place on the motion of the Hon Mr Chamberlain in favor of forest conservation. The debate was ultimately adjourned.

HQUSIS pif REPRESENTATIVES. In the Hoijfjc, Tajaroa-s Land Bill and t|ie Gi}afdi|ins ; ajitl Epgutors sj|l reports were agreed t,o! i Replying tp fjipiwp Masters saifi the Government would glfld|ygive& substantial reward to any one who would invent an effective means of getting rid of the rabbit nuisance, The Government already gave liberal terms to insurers who desired to .take a paid up policy, instead of continuing to pay the premium, and were trying to render the terms still more liberal. They would be jppps liberally to consider provision'foPtjife' vinjdty of Ijfapjer. Adams, of kelson, wjion fully inforM oftljegircumsjanceg.' ' ' ' A lpfjg foojt place ;ou tfi'e repoft of t|e' pomnii'tte'e, recommending tj(esxp(;ii(j|tjji:oof||o(j during the recess on the plan. for"t}ie vontilation of tho Chamber vegommeU' : ded hy Mr Turnbull, Architect, and Dr Gillon, The report was ultimately adopted. , Mr Darqaville gave notice to move for» fo enquire into the circumstance? coijnqcteiJ with 1 flleged payment toy % Bank"qf']Jew Zealand to Whither fpj Rppl| pf ,£IO,OOO in 1867,-for servioes;- iu L.oounection with the Government financial operations. As Mr Dargaville brought. the noticeup to the table, some words in an undeftone passed betw.een him and Major 1, Atkjnsqn, fmd eacjj cot)i(p|§ine4 of tlje ot|er Ijaying ijsed insulting! togpge.,, - x • •vThe. jk* f Mr W. Green moved a long'rosolu? tion, -calling; ,qn the Government to obtain through j'the d ft return of tjie number of parents of children attending schools, who were in favor of bible reading in such school. r X.T/•.•){•/ Messrs Turnbull and Fulton supported the motion, but Messrs Joyce,

Shepherd, Swanson, Petrie, Daniel, and Wliitaker strongly opposed it.

Mr Green asked leave to withdraw the motion, but this was refused, and it was negatived on the voices.

Mr O'Callaghan moved a resolution in favor of increasing die piy of attendants at lunatic asylums. Mr Dick was speaking in opposition to it when the House rose for dinner. : Mr Ivess moved the second reading of Roads through Private tands Bill. . Mr Rolleston. considered. the. Bill quite unnecessary as the pjesent law was sufficient,

Sutton, and. •Joycej-siippbrted the Bill, and it waS"! : - •'read'a second tjme. 'Mr J. CL Brown moved the second reading of the Drainage of Mines 8i11.,, of the BiliV_;h.Bid been!?; passed in the House but'rejected in tlie ■Legislative Council.lasfc; sessipp. f; fyj t Mr ' ' said"' the Bill 'wai" ' little more than a repetition of the Proand quite hecessairy. "... " •.

: Messrs Fitzgerald and : Fergus op- ;: posed tho Bill, and Mr Petrie objected'.' to some ofits provisions. ■ . Mr DeLautour and Sir G. Grey supported the measure and it was' read a second time and referred to the Goldfields Committee. , 1 • !

Mr Shaw moved the second reading of the Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill. It proposed to prohibit newspapers; advertising sweeps/ and also to legalise private sweeps for not over 20s when not conducted for profit. ; ' Messrs Petrie, Joyce, and . Bracked; pointed out that if N,Z, papers iyero not allowed to publish these advertise* ments thoy would be published in Australian papers and circulated in the colony.

Messrs Fulton, Bryce, Connolly, and .Hobbs objected to legalising any.gipibling, 011 however small a scale, Messrs Fish, Pyke, and others' strongly condemned the totalisatorand, urged the repeal of the provision legalising its use. Mr Steward supported! the Bill and Mr Fergus defended tlie totalisator.

Mr Fitzgerphl opposed ,inj- Mention of the present law. On division the Bill was thrown out by 33 to 25.

Mr Tole moi-ed the second reading of the' Juries Act Amendment Bill, to abolish grand jurors and provide better pay for common jurors ic civil cases. Mr Connolly opposed the state paying common jurors in civil cases, but was doubtful as to the expediency of abolishing grand juries. Messrs Fitzgerald, Holmes ( Fulton, Trimble, Joyce, and Fish condemned tho Grand Jury system. The Bill watf read a seoqnd finie, Mr Seqdon moved the second ing of the Railway and other Employees Bill, explaining its provision at length,

Mr Johnson opposed it, saying lit' sfi'ad of providing permanently fqp workmen in railway shops he would like to see the Government workshops done away with, and the work given to private firms, v

Messrs Joyce, Bracken; Levasfcam, White, Grey, Holmes, • Feldwick. and Harris supported the 'Bill generally, although several indicated alterations were required in committee.

On a division the second reading was carried by 22 to 14. The, House rose at 1.10.