PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 29 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

UNITED I>RESS ASSOCIATION,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

In the/Legislative Council yesterday after some preliminary business: of no general interest, andthe firstreading of a.numbor of bills from the lower House the Hon. jtfr Whitaier moved the second reading of,the Affirmations and Declarations Bill. : The Hon. P. A. Buckley moved that tho Bill be thrown out and after a brief debate this was carried by 19 to H.

The Land Transfer Aet Amendment Bill, West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill, Kawhia Township Saie Bill, and Volunteer Act Amendment Bill, were read a second time.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In the House yesterday, Mr Pyke brought up the report of the joint Commita on the Educational: grievances. It was read to the effect that having been unable to make an exhaustive enquiry the committee 'had no recommendation to make further than that the evidence taken'- should.''.be printei He moved thisi be d0ne.'..... ■ Some dieoussion followed,- Messrs Macandrew, Montgomery, 'Fergus, Trimble and others objecting- thaiHthe evidence was ono-sided; ; the Committee having refused lay evidence, and taken that of clergy only. Messrs Swanson, : Atkinson, Grey, Sheeliari, Shrimski,and others, thought the publication of the evidence could do no harm, and was, not at all likely to affect public opinion on tho question. , .

Ultimately the evidence was ordered to be printed. Replying to questions Ministers said tiny would enquire as to the necessity of disinterring bodies buried in various places on tho West Coast goldfields, with a viow to reinterment in i recognised cemetery. 'Would mtke enquiries as to the desirability of establishing a : mint; in the colony. H«d discovered that the. Committee of mmgenient of the Westport Hospital excluded some'eontractors for supplies | to it ( and at once remedied the evil. Would advertise publicly in England for'railway rail tenders, Would give the Greymouth Hospital £400,." as promised, as soon as the. committee raised an equal Bum for- building. Twenty acres of the Dunedinsahd hills had been reserved for the site for the Agricultural and Pastoral Show ground, but the Government had the right of resumption. Some debate took place over this answor, ■ Mr Larnach. moviug : the adjournment of the' House, but the matter dropped at . .; On the House .resuming Major Atkinson intimated his intention next day of making a" full statement aB to tlio business of tlie session, and moving the discharge of the following amongst other Bills! Settled,', land; 'River Boards, Municipal Corporations, im.« .pounding, Married Woman's-Property, Auctiiimeerß, Fisheries, Legislative Officers' Salaries, Local. Courts, Savings Banks, and Fire and. Marinelnsurance Companies Bills. ,

The Native land Laws Amendment Bill, and the .Land Laws Amendment Bill were read a third tiine and passed, the latter being first recommitted for a slight amendment. : The Hon. Mr Dick movod the second reading of Leaseholders Qualifications Bill...-■'■ ■■": ~..■"

Sir G, Grey saia\ in| Committee lie would move a clause to confine every: elector to a singlevote, : •, • After gome discussion the second, reading w,&s..agre^dto.": The Middle.lsland Half Castes' Grants Bill and Special-Powers and. Contract* Bill wire read. a^.second..time, 4nd referred'to .Conv uiHtie. '"<";: ".- : • '■'■-■

the-House wont intoCdminittee on the Counties Act Amendment Bill..

A clause KyMrOADMAN fomake the Chairman .'elective by the ratepayers was negatived by 37 to 33 New clauses were added by Mr Wright relating to River Conservation.

The Counties Act. Amendment Bill, Electrie Telegraph Act Amendment Bill, and Adulteration Prevention Act Amendment wero reported 'frojn; Committee, with amendments > and the two former-, were read a third time, and passed. The House rose at 12.10. - ;

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