PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1468, 28 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

UNITED PRESS 4SSOCIATM.; S LEGISLATIVE COUML/' In; the pouiicil yesterday '"the! W&-, tara'Harbor Loatf;Bjll' and 'i the Law Practitioners, Amen'dment Bill were read a'third time and passed, ■ |' The Licensing Act' Amendment Bill and the Waimate'High School Bill were read a third time and passed. •, . The Gold Duties Abolition Bill, Corrupt Practices Prevention Bill, School Committees Election Bill, and Westland High School Bill were read a second time, ■

The Coroners Act Amendment Bill was withdrawn. '

HOUSE.OF REPRESENTATIVES.' In the House yesterday a long debate took place on the second reading of the Ofago Harbour Loans Consolidation Bill, moved by Mr M. W, Green, The Bill was read a second time as was '.tSlbo the Christchurch Cathedral'Squaro Bill; Wellington' College Laud Bill, and. Timaru Mechanics Institute Amend-. merit :Bill, '' : ''", '.■ In committee the Otago Harbour % Loans Consolidation Bill gave rise to a long and liyely debate, the. amount being by . .consent ; reduced '• from 1800,000 to £600,000, and'the motion' of Mr Macandrew to reduco it to • '£1)00,000 king lost by 36 to 33. A proviso that the increased borrowing powering powers of.-£50,000 given by the Bill should only" he used to liiuet the expenses of consolidation was carried by 41 to 20. The Bill was reported':and read a third time and passed, as was also tho Christchurch Cathedral Square 'Bill, Timaru Mechanics' Institute Amendment Bill, and Wellington 'College Lands Bill. The Hon. Mr Rolleston moval the second reading of the Russell Exchange of Land Bill/the object 61. which was to carry out the arrangement made ten j years, ago about certain lands 'it Te -■ Aroha. • '■•••" ':<-"■.

Sir' 6, Grey, and Messrs Macalidrew,' Tumbuli, Shrimsici, and othewopposed: the Bill, and the Hon. John plained that this, like many other bad .transactions, had.to bo validated' as bargains made. ■ .Mr'SnEEiUN objected to the Bill because the arrangement made was with a Government agent who waß acting- in collusion with Mr Russell, i Messrs Montgomery and. Moss opposed the Bill, while Mr Suttoii supI ported its reference to a select committee, : / ■'.■ ;. , uphold tho'transactioh as a fair and reasonable one, and Mr Holmes thought the utmost'should be done to repay Mr Rusßell any money he had advanced. ;' ■ • '•-' ■ '■:■ '. ') , On- division, a motion to adjourn tlie debaters lost by 34 to 26, arid the Bill was reada second time,and on the motion: of the Hon Major Atkinson referred to the Waste Lands Com-

mittee. ,•■ ■ ■ The ; Hon. John Bryce moved the second reading of the Native Reserves Bill, explaining itrelated to Grreymouth and other Middle Island and Wost Cqasfc Reserves, . , . " Mesfj-s Montgomery, Sheehari, and A. McDonald opposed the Bill as unfair to the native owners, Messrs Petrie, Seddon, arid Hursthouse supported it, :and Mr Ta'whia opposed it,. ; Mr De Lautbur thought that as the' Native Reserves Bill only applied to the property of certain natives at Greytnouth it was clearly a private one and could not be, treated as a public one. ' , . ..The,Hon Mr Bryce said the land was vested in the Grown. ""'Messrs .RoLLESTON arid Seddok contended the Bill was really in the interests of the NaDives concerned. Mr Moss thought it most unfair to the Natives,; who should be loft to manago their own .property., The motion to : adjourn tho debate wasjpst on division of 18 to 8, and tho Bill was read a second time and referred to l the joint commilteo on Bills to determine whether it is a publi« or a private; Bill. .< The House rose at 3.5.