PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1814, 15 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

[Br Telegraph.]

In the Legislative Council, the Slaughterhouse Amendment Bill, the Wellington Harbor Board Bill, and the Workmen's Wages Bill, were read' a second time.

The Anntomy Bill, the Justice,' of Peace Bill Amendment, the Bills of Exchange Bill, were read a third time and passed,

In the House replying to questions the Government said passenger carriages in future would be provided with conveniences such as are fitted up in carriages of the pattern. When the survey was completed, the site for the Woodville railway station would be fixed, A foot and stock carrying bridge was required across the Rangitata river, and if local bodies undertook the work the Government would grant a subsidy towards the cost, The sum of ,£2OOO was necessary to complete the track from Barrytown, Grey County to Brighton, and this expense Government could not undertake. Good men working at the unemployed works, Little River, Canterbury earned as much as 10s 7£d per day at piece work, and other men at the same works had made from 2s 6d to 10s, The <£so bonus for the first 50 tons cheese manufactured in the colony had been paid to the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. The Hokitika Steam Tug Bill was introduced and read a first time. On the motion for the third reading of the District Railway Bill, Messrs J, W. Thompson, Bryce, and Rolleston objected. Replying, Sir- Jducb Vosel said that the Bill would not only not entail new burdens on the colony, but it would be the means of relieving some of tie present burdens,' The House divided, ayes 41, noes 21. The Bill was then passed, The P.W, Amendment and Land Act .Amendment (No, 2) Bills were passed for second reading, At the evening sitting, on the motion for going into committee on the Government Insurance Bill, Mr Levestam objected and urged that the measure be left over till next session.

Messrs Buckland and Seddon opposed, and Messrs Connolly, Cowan, Macandrew, and Trimble supported the bill, The Premier said the Treasurer had stated that if the House was against the proposal for extending business, that portion of the bfll might be omitted.

The Westport Harbor Board Bill passed through oopimittee and was reported with amendments mad 6 by Select Committee.

In committee on the Greymouth Harbor Board Bill, the amount to be borrowed was limited ti> £150,000, The Bill, with the amendments made by the Select Committee, was then reported,

On the committal of the Government Insurance Bill, Sir G. Grey protested against its proceeding and moved that progress be reported. The Premier said the Government would not agree to reporting progress until reasonable progress had been made,

' Messrs Seddon and Buckland agreed with the proposal for reporting progress.

The Premier said every opportunity had been to those who wanted time, and therefore it was most unfair hon. Members should no*' block the Bill,

Sir G-. Grey, referring to the mannor in which Bills were rushed through, said, the District Railway Bill had been prepared, ho believed, and forcod upon the House despite the prayer of 26 hon. members for information regarding it,-by. persons interested. He also believed the gentlem«j cm ttae benches, indicating the Ministry, were interested. The manner in which it was conducted through' the Hfljse be would never forget, It was the worst tiling that had been done Bince he entered the' House,

The House divided on the motion to report progress—Ayes, 9; Noes, 37, Consideration of the Bill was then proceeded with and clause 4 agreed to. The Premier then moved for reporting progress,

This was agreed to, and the louse rose at 1,20 a,tn,