PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2044, 17 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.) THURSDAY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mil Miii Kit yaj appointetj. fictlng Chairman of Committees during the absence of Mr Baillie, on acount of private affairs, A few unimportant Bills were advanced a stage, and the Council adjourned at 4.30. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ifR Maoandrew presented r> petition from Sir Julius Vqgei claiming cpmpensation for services rendered in negotiating loans and also in connection with the inscription of stock, Replying to questions, it was stated, tliat the Government were considering the queatipjf pf f j)0 preservation of the rock iyster fisheries iiV the llorth, with a view to having a report prepared; that that the telephone station at Howick would be opened in about a month; that ,the question" of tendering ocean steamers off the Bluff f ould be into j that the Treasurers of Counties who had not supplied returns of balance sheets would be asked to do bo at onco; that copies of the Statutes passed' during each session 'were already supplied to libraries in all the large centres, but the Government did not consider it desirable to incur the Heavy expense entailed by Bending them to every library in the colony; that a sum would be put on the estimate as to the South Rakaia Road Board for the construction of roads in the Raljaia village settlement, Mr Johnston introduced & Bill to

amend the Financial Arrangements Act, 1876. ' Several unopposed returns were agreed to, and the House went into Committee on the Wellington holds Bill, which was passed witifsome additional clauses. The House went into Committee on the Tima'ru Harbor Board Loan Bill, which passed with verbal' amendments. The Otago Harbor Board Leasing Bill, Invercargill Loans Consolidation Bill, Christchurch Market Reserves Bill, and Napier Harbor Board Empowering Bill ivere read a second time, ' A.C. Act 1861 Amendment Bill, and School Committee Election Bill were reported, read a.third time, and 'passed, Mr Levestam moved thesecondreadit® of the Employment of Females aim*" Ofhers Act 1781 Amendment Bill (No, 2), whioh provides tliat extra hours may be worked in case of emergency, and for changing the half holiday from Saturday , to another day.' Agreed to. : Mr Downie' Stewart moved the second reading of the Bible Reading in Schools Bill. : Mr Stout opposed the Bill, and moved that it be read that day six months.! Messrs Macandrew, and Bruce spoke strongly in favor of the Bill, and Messrs Montgomery, Thompson (Auckland), and Levestam opposed it. The House rose at 5.50. EVENING SITTING, The debate on Bible Reading in Schools. Bills was resumed, and the measure was ultimately rejected on division, by 60 to 18.' { The debate on the second reading of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill wa s resumed by Sir Julius Vogel, who explained the concessions the Government was willing to make. As regards institution uuder District Boards, the Government would give £ for £ for all voluntary contributions,- exclusive bequests, for two yeai'3, and' in order to discourage rates, payments by local bodies up to £SOO should be looked on as volun ary contributions. They would qJjo con. ttinue the £ for £ subsidy to jkarate 'nstitutions, exclusive of bequests. He thought two years too short a periogj fpr. the Act to exist. Tlio Qo.varnm.ent wished bequests to be dealt, with in ■ accordance ,wsi the spirit of % giver, not as maintenance money. With regard to requisition on local bodies, the Garment favored this being based on population not on property. The Government would not object to the clause providing for Governmentnominees im Boards being excised from the Bill. Regarding the representation of contributory bodies as Trustees of separate institutions, the Government would allow such bodies to have one member each, where there were two bodies, and if more than two bodjes, two Trustees should be elected. Major Atkinson said the alWHlons certainly removed many objecti™and suggested that the Bill be re-printed.' The House might pass the second reading and alter the Bill in Committee, ! Sir JpLiys Yftpj, would endeavor to carry Qut the _ suggestions o.f tjb last speaker, but tjie Government consraered the Bill an important ope, and would not take the second reading as a concession, If any member wished to challenge tho Bill, let him ipve that it be read that day six months, Major Atkinson moved the adjournment of the debate, and said if tho Government persisted in going on, tho Bill would not get through in that many months, The Premier objected to an adjournment, and after further discussion Major Atkinson withdrew his amendment on tho understanding that the Bill bo re,printed, Tlje second reading was fchenagree4to. on the vojees, the ljouse rpse midnight,