PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2054, 29 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TUESDAY. The Criminal Code Bill was read a third time and passed. The Law Practitioners Act Amendment Bill was thrown out by 28 to 9. The Evidence Further Amendment Bill was read a second time. The Council adjourned at 4.50 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2,30 p.m. Replying to questions it was stated that it was not intended to increase the survey staff of the Wellington Land District at present; that the Government did not see their way to put a further sum on the estimates for the importation of salmon; that the total cost of the Wellington Exhibition, aftor deducting the probable amount for the sale of the Buildings and the admission money, would be between £3OOO and £4000; the total cost of the music would be £1000; (Jut the' system which now prevails of sending persons to 'the Lunatic Asylum for- examination, especially in Wellington, was engaging the attention of the Government. ••• A number of localßills wer? introduced and read a first time. ' " Mr Richardson moved • the second reading of the Publie Works Act Amend-

nient Bill. He explained tliftt the Blii . was to enable the GoverMdnfc to tiki land for the erection of fortifications m various parts of the country. . fev Mr Hursi considered that, however great e urgency of the matter was, the Government should have sent some officer to enquire as to the best acquiring the land, and not to have taken • if in the manner proposed by the Bill. After considerable", discussion the • second reading was agreed to. . 'The House went into Committee on the Whitmore Enabling Bill. A long , duciission ensued as to .the nature of' the appointment, and the terms of the agree* ment. Mr Ballance said ColoneJ. Whitmore was to be Commander of the Forcet, but no time was..fixed for the duration of the appointment. The debate was interrupted by • the -5.3G ad. journment.. Evening Sitting. The House, on resuming at 7.30; tent intoCoram}ttee on the Whitmore Enabling Bill, which, after a rather brigjc discussion, was agrfted to without amendment, read a third time, and passed, ' The;. Public - Worka Act i Bill was committed. Mr Richardson explained the provisions of the 8i11,;.' It .had been found necessary to enter upon certain lands-for fortification purposes. No objection had been made, but it was found that the Governmeut could notlawfully hold the land., The Bill was agreed to without amendment. The House went into Committee onftf Charitable Aid Bill. : On;'clause six being readj Sir Jdxius Voqel movod an amendment that Boroughs or County Councils might elect a' member, instead of that member being the County Chairman or Mayor. After a brief discussion the clause waß- postponed, In clause 20 (election of Trustees), after discussion, a portion of the clause'was struck out,' and the clause as amended read as follows : ' That incorporated institutions Bhallbe governed by no less than six nor more than nine trustees, to be elected. by contributors for the time being tfjmch institution, together with not more than five other trustees appointed by local authorities." Progress was reported, and the House rose at 2 a.m.