PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1817, 18 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

[Bv Telegraph.]

In the Legislative Council. the Cruelty to Animals Bill was read, a second time.'

• The.,. Slaughterhouses • Amendment Bill, the Wellington Harbor Board Billy and the Utago Presbyterian Church Board Bill were read a third time and passed, In the House, Mr McArthur gave notice to ask if the Government would offer facilities for vaccination in outlying districts. The Wellington College Reserves Bill was read a second time.

Replying to questions the Govern' raent said they had no power to reserve the Tongariro, Ruapehu, and other bet springs in the district as a national park. No special tax had been imposed on binder twine, the Government bad only enforced the provisions of the previous Act. The length of members' speeches as reported in Hansard was regulated by tho importance of the speech and the subject under discussion.

Sir G. Grey introduced a Bill to-rb-duce tho gold duty to Is per ounce after the 31st of March next, and by taking off the remaining fee of Is per ounce after 31st March, 1886.

The Imprest Supply Bill of £200,000 was passed through all its stages, both in the House and Council. At the evening sitting the East and

and West Coast (Middle Island) Nelson Railway Bill was further considered in committee, On subsection 2, Clause 9, an amendment was moved' that no auriferous or coal bearing'land'be set aside for any company, Sir George Gray made a vigorous speech against tho whole principle of the Bill instead of the clause 'sought "to be amended. Tho amendment was lost.

An amendment was moved by the Premier that no land shall be deemed to bo of less value than 10s per acre. "■ After discussing advisability of reduoiug the amount to 5s per acre the amendment in favor of ten shillings was carried by 51 to 18. The following! proviso. was added to subsection 4, Clause 9 ;—Company to pay the value of improvements to persons, holding land as tenant or licensee of the crown, provided that nothing herein contained shall affect any rights or interests acquired under any'minera rights or business license granted under tho authority of. the Gold-fields Act 1866 or-the Miners Aot 1877 or any regulation made under or in conformity with the said acts,

An amendment was moved that the company pay royalties, which was lost by 45 to 21. On subseotion 7, an amendment was moved that the value of lands to be granted should not exceed thirty per cent which was carried by 39 to 32. Several other amendments were lost. The Premier moved to add the Pir.iruru-ciotorua line of railway to Clause 19, which was agreed to. Mr J. G, Wilsck movfd that the line be taken by way of Arthur's Pasß, which was carried on the voices. The Premier moved a new clause to the effect that the railway to -conned: the East and West Coast Railway with Nelson should not cost more than a million pounds. This was agreed to, and the House rose at 1.45 a.m.