PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1792, 19 September 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(United Press Association.)

[By Telegraph.]

In,the Legislative Council the Colonial Secretary said the Government had no intention this session of repealing the Crown and Nativo Lands Act or the Thermal Spring Act.

In the House Sir George GREy gave notice of a Bill to amend the Jurors Act,

In reply to questions ,the Government said tbey could not increase the capitation of country Volunteer corps to same rate as the garrison scale. They were considering the advisability of taking steps to prevent dealings in Native lands until the route of the Northern Railway was determined. They would submit their proposals respecting reservation of land fora distance of ten miles on each side of the route which was determined. They had no intention of introducing a Bill to amend the South Island Native Reserves Ace. They were taking steps to have nothing but native coal burnt in Government institutions. They would not appoint a Committee of North Island members to enquire into the best route for the East and West Coast Railway, Middle Island; the Government had a Bill in hand dealing with the matter, A Bill would not be introduced to impose an import duty on boiled fruit. Sir Julius Vogel introduced the East and West' Coast and Nelson Railway Bill. The Otago Harbor Board empowering Bill, Auckland College and Grammar School Act Amendment Bill, Hokitika Racecourse Reserve Bill, and Napier Harbor Board Empowering Bill were passed. The Timarti Market Reserve Bill, City of D.unediu Leasing Powers Bill, Wel- ' lington Harbor Board Loans Consolidation and Empowering Bill, and Manukau Harbor Board Bill were read a second time.

At the evening sitting the Members Honarium Reduction Bill, which provided that members of the House who sat in the last session should receive only half tho honararium, was thrown ovt by 42 to 23. Mr Steward moved the second reading of the Licensing Act Amendment Bill, the principal points of which were triennial elections for Licensing Committees, compensation where the license was taken away, abolishing of bottle licenses, and im-. prisonment of prohibited persons should they get iHtoxicated. Mr Fergus moved that the Bill be read that day six months, Mr Smith suggested that the Licensing districts be enlarged and that franchise be extended so that every man and ffoman in licensing districts should have a vote in the election for the committee.

The debate on the Licensing Act Amendment was continued until 12.30 whon a division was taken on the motion for the second reading, ayes 38, noes 16. The secoad ' reading was carried.

Mj Smith moved the second reading of tho School Inspection Bill, explaining that its objects were to provide for the appointment of school inspectors by the Governor, and for shifting of inspectors once iu every three years. Mr Ballance asked the House to reject the Bill.

The motion for the second reading was lost by 25 to 21, and the Bill thrown out.