PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1823, 25 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

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In the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon Captain Baillie moved that the following resolution reported from the Standing Orders Committee be agreed to: "That local Bills introduced as measures of the Government policy be exempted from the necessity of previous notification, and that such Bills be referred to a Select Committee after the second reading." Mr Buckley moved that all words after "notification" be struck out agreed to. He also moved that the words''and of reference to local Bill Committee" be added to the motion as amended.—Carried.

The School Committees Election Bill, False Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths Bill, Printers Newspapers Registration Bill, Hokitika bteam Tug Bill were read a first time, and the West Harbour Bill was read a second time.

The Gisborne Harbour Bill was recommittEd, reported, read a third time and passed. _The Fisheries Conservation Bill, Waikato Confiscated Land Bill, Supreme Court Registrar (Taranaki) Empowering Bill, were read a: second time.

Employment of Females Act Amendment Bill, City of Dunedin Leasing Powers Bill, Codliu Moth Bill were read a third time and passed. The debate on the East and Weso Coast Railway Bill was resumed by Mr McLean who spoke until the 5.30 adjournment.

In the Council last evening, the ■East and West Coast Railway Bill was continued,

Messrs McLean, Lahmann, Peacock, Ackland, and Wigley supported the

Messrs Hart and G. B. Johnston opposed. On a division a motion that the Bill be read a second was carried: —ayes, 18; noes, 13, The Bill was ordered to be committed on Monday. The Trustees and Executors Companies Shareholders Liability Bill was read a second time.

The Council rose at 9.46 p.m,

In the House yesterday afternoon on the motion of the Premier, it was resolved that the House meet on Monday at 2,30 p.m. Replying to questions the Minister of Public Works said there would be no difficulty in creosoting native timber and that in the event of the central louto being adopted the Government would order a survey of the direct line between Auckland and Taranaki. The Premier said in reply as to whether the Government during recess would prepare a Public Works Act Amendment Bill with a view to meet existing difficulties with regard to farmers protecting themselves from floods that the Government recognised the importance of the question of the reform of the Legislative Council, and during the recess would give the matter a serious consideration. The Minister of Defence stated that during the recess the Government would consider the whole question of colonial defence.

.The Minister of Lauds said the Government paid Mr Gisborne <£26o for liis work on New Zealand. Parts 1 and 2 had been received and part 3 was not yet complete. The debate on the report of the Committee of the North Island Trunk line was continued by Mr Samuel. He read copiously from Carkeek's report on the Stratford line, He believed lino would open up much better country than the central, and he hoped the Southern members would give un* biassed attention, not only to the report but to evidence taken, and if they did this they would find the Stratford line the best,

Mr Larnach reviewed the evidence of witnesses and said that not more than six out of thirty-four had been in favor of tho Stratford route.

Mr Buchanan supported the Central route.

The House divided on the question that the word " central" stand part of the questionayes, 53; noes, 20, The House went.into committee on the Destitute Persons Bill, when amendments were made and agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.

The House resumed at 7.30 when the Minister for Public Works delivered his Statement, after which the House went into committee on tho Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill. A number of new clauses were added to the Bill and it was reported with amendments.