PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1466, 25 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

,/ UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. In tlie Council yesterday, Tho Law Practitioners Act Amendment Bill was passed "through Committee, and several other, bills-.were partly considered in it, The Mastertbn and Greytown Lands Management Bill was read a third time and passed. ■ •' i : HOUSE OE REPRESENTATIVES. '••• In the House replying to questions Ministers said railway employees would not be removed from place to place more than could be avoided. Did not see their way to grant capitation to members of volunteer fire brigades, but wpuld consider the propriety of bringing in a -Bill next session to place those bodies on a more satisfactory footing. Did not think the unemployed- difficulty in Dunodin a very large one, Work would be found on fiie Hindon section of the Otago central line for all wanting it. Did not intend to proceed with the Municipal Corporation Bill this session but were willing to amend any urgent defect,in'the. .existing law. Would .regret any movement- to establish distillery in the: colony. They found Jarrah sleepers almost indestructable, and had obtained 50,000 at between 4s and ss, for use on curves, ptc. Had great difficulty in getting purifi gleepers.: The. West Coast Royal Commissioners before crossing the Ranges' had obtained warm clothing at the public coat in Cbristchurcn, and on their arrival at the West Coast had handed it over to the Resident Engineer who sold it for'£l3. Did .hot. think it possible to consolidate, the Native Land Acte so as. to render the law easily, understood.-:-; When the Waipawa County Council -furnished the necessary information step's would be taken to lay off the road through Native lands between Wainui and Porangahau, Were in communication with A, W.- Murray about 'an- alleged, invention of his for rendering railway collisions impossible. Would if possible admit materials for manufacture of cardboard boxes, duty free/""' 2 - : ■' The following new bills wero intro-

duced—Civil last Amendment (Conolly); Special, Powere and Contracts (Rolleston) j Road Boards Amendment, Roads and Bridges' 'Construction Amendment, Bating Act Amendment, andTawa Districts Act Amendment (Atkinson). : On the resumption of the' Evening Post breach of privileges debate, Major Atkinson said that after due consideration and consultation with the Speaker, he thought - that as Mr Dargaville was \ the person aggrwyed, it,' should. reflC with Kin) W Mew brought to tfebar of: ;If soj he would .proce'ftl with .the motion. •■■ > ;i \ ':■...<'\-:J>."> : .-} .;].;:

Mr DA»o%ii|i::gaid' hb. had bo desire to.push/the Batter further., He would, in fact,' like to.'see committees ' open to reporters, so that true reports could be published.Major Atkinson moved that the order be discharged. ;

On after dinner Bir G.' . Grey, moved an amendment that: the Speaker and Chairman of committees ' should devise a plan'for admitting press. reporter) to all committees when taking'. evidence, ,jlri doing this ( ho spoke for half an.hour' on the advantages' of a" , ; free press, and even thought.,the press.: V should.be admitted to meetings of the Executive ; Council when acting judicially. public wrongs would , thus be prevented. ,'' .■..'■'„ The Hon, Major Atkinson congratulated Sir George Grey oh his convey „•;. sionto a belief in 'tho;,'pnrity of the .rj' press as heiwas wont it as a . i. corrupt tool of the Government."-. He '■■-■■■• hoped the House would not adopt the 1 :"" proposed amendment.' ' "; Messrs DeLautour, Joyco, Turnbull, _..-.-. and others supported Sir George Grey's ■ proposal,; iwhile Messrs Barron, ' Whiaker and others opposed it. : MrSwxNsoN shelved the whole

question by moving. the. adjournment of debate for six week which was agreed to on the voices.

Iu Committee oh the Native Lands. Bill, the first of Mr Bryca's.new clauses to give the chief judge power instead of the Government to remove reatric- ' tions on alienations, was rejoctod by .37 to 23 and the following.'new clauses were withdrawn:—A new clause proposed by Swanson being adopted to the effect that due notice should be gazetted before any restrictions wore removed; a new clause proposed by Stevens to validate bona fide agreements and negotiations now pending was negatived by 24 to 13. The Bill then reported.asamondod, The Native ut Committees' Bilij West Coast ment Reserves • Bill, Volunteer Act Amendment Bill, Auckland Hospital Reserves Bill, and Kawhia Township Sale Bill passed through Committee ' without substantial alteration. Progress was mado with the Counties Act Amendment Bill in Committee. The House rose at 12.451