PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 17 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

[By Telegraph. J In the Legislative Councilor Nukse rose to give notice to ask the Government a question when the Colonial Secretary (evidently anticipating it), called attention to strangers being present. The reporters and others were requested to leave and tho doors were locked for half an hour, when the Council were found to be in Commute/* on the Perpetual Trustees Bill, 'sßfti \ was reported with amendments. The Dunediu Leasing Powers Bill was read a second time. The Religions and Other Trust Boards Incorporation Bill was read a third time and passed. At the evening sitting the Otago Presbyterian Church Board Bill was reported without amendments. The Oodlin Moth Bill was introduced and read a first time.

In the House, replying to questions, the Government said arrangements were being made to meet the case of those in England who were separated from their families in the colony and had been deprived of nomination for immigration owing to the latter being stopped. The Government recognised the necessity, for an'agricultural schooL in the North Island, as suggested ] mfc Mr Bowron, inspector of dairies, -&y could not do. the work at present, W Sir G, Grey introduced a bill to amend the Printers aDd Newspapers' Registration Act, 1868, The Westport Empowering .Bill, the Thames Recreation Reserves Sale Bill, and the Wangauui Harbor Board Ratiug Bill were read a third time and passed, At the evening sitting Mr Guinness moved the second reading "of tho Coroners Juries Abolition Bill.

The Premier objected, maintaining thatif jurors were abolished the whole system would 1)6 dou6 away with. He suggested that the bill be withdrawn. . The" motion- for the second reading. / was carried by 37. to 21.'■■' 1M "Mr Steward moved the committal of ; the School Committees Election Bill. . .'.The motion for'the second reading was'carried by 36 to IS; " ■ The House went'into oommittsa on. ■ the School Eleotion. Committee W(L Clause 3, relating to the time of retirns from'office was-.struck out. Several attempts were made to am6nd the Clause 7, so as to allow the .elector to distribute fu3 vote amongst candidates as he thinks fit. None succeeded and •the' Clause passed as printed. In Clause 16 the amendraeut was carried defining a householder as one who resides in the district. The Bill was reported with amendments. -. The False Notion of Births etc. Bilf f was reported with amendments. The Housb rose at 12.45, p m.