PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2065, 11 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(united press association.)

MONDAY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 7,30. , The Resident Magistrates Court Pro" ceedings Validation Bill was read a secopd tjnje, Tlje Acf, fjnd Foreign Companys Act Amendment Bill, was recommitted to consider anew clause moved by Mr Holmes, which provides that any co-oporativo Association registered as a pqmpanjr or Association, phplild bo empowered tp contract for the insurance of the property of shareholders only and in the. event of the Company being unable to meet its engagements under such contracts the liability of each shareholder shall be equal to twice the amount pf shares he|c| by him, Thg clause was agroed to, and the Bill was reported.

Tjie House went into Committeo on the Customs Duties and Excise Bill. Mr Wakefjeip mpyed to. strike out the diity qn Australian wine. ' AfN ?oip discus sion, % duty was retained by 44 to 2(j. Amendments to'strike out'the duty on tobagcp to be manufactured in the colony and to exempt bindor twine, were negatived, and : the Bill passed' without amendment..

The Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill

was further considered in committee. A long discussion took place on clause 6, which referred t<p the establishment of district Boards, and at length progress was reported. The Companies Act and •Foreign Companies Act Amendment Bill, Customs and Excise Duties Bill, River Boards Act Amendment Bill, Shipping and Seamen's Act Amendment Bill, and Westland and Grey Education Boards Bill, were read a third time and passed. The House rose at 1,20 a.m.