HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2068, 14 August 1885, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. Replying to Mr Bradshaw, whethor several engine-drivers and firemen in the Railway service' had teen transferred without cause, and without any complaint against them, and whether pressure had been used to induce certain of the men to withdraw their names from a petition setting forth their grievances, Mr Richardson said in 1883 the question of men receiving over-time was raised, and the Government decided not to alter the regulations, but where the men were dissatisfied to transfer them to another district, where the trains running did not involve working overtime, Subsequently eight men were transferred to meet ordinary demands, but their pay was not reduced. He had no objection to the cases in question being referred to' the Railway Appeal Board in Dunedin,

Replying to questions it was statedthat the question of the opening of the Exhibition on Sundays' would be referred to the Executive Committee to be dealt with; that steps would be taken for dealing with Native Reserves; that the question of running excursion trains to the Wairarapa during the continuance of the Exhibition would be looked into.

Sir Julius Vogkl gavo notice to introduce the Distric Railways Purchasing Bill.

► Mr Fraser moved the second reading of The Thames Harbor Board Empowering Bill, Col, Trimble moved that the Bill be read that day three months. After, some furtherdiscussionthedebatefasadjourned for a fortnight. On Mr Peacock's uiption, the House went into Cpmmittee pn the South Rakaia Ppinain Bpard Empowering Bill, which passed without amendment, The House went into Committee on the Gisborne High School BUI. Clause 1 elicited a long .discussion on higher education, during which Mr W. F. Buckland moved that the Chairman leave the chair, whioh was finally lost on' the voices. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. 'adjournment, » EVENING SITIINO,

The House resumed at 7.30, and went into Committee on the Hours of Polling Bill. Mr Auwright moved that" eight" lie struck out and " seven" inserted as the hours for polling, After a good deal of discussion by those opposed to the Bill, the motion to strike out eight was carried on the voices. On the motion that seven be inserted, a division was taken, ayes, 31; noes, 32. The motion was lost. Mr Peacock moved toinsort "G. 30", which was agreed to by 40 to 25. The Schedule and Bill met with veiy strong opposition, andJMr O'Connor moved that the Chairman loave the chair. This was lost by 30 tp 27. Mr Ttonbuli moved to report progress, and this was also lost. An animated discussion followed, and several motions thrt the Chairman leave the chair were proposed and lost, M Gore suggested the adjournment of the debate ip order to allow thehoi}, gentleman in chrrge of tlje Bjll toQonjejtoaonie arrangement respecting the eohedule, but Mr Barron refused tp accept; this. Mr Bevajj said the Bill waa the most miserable attempt at legislation jie. had evor seen. After some farther discussion a roptiqn fp feport prcpss jyjuj carried by 37t026. " """ """

Tljeliousje went into Oonjiiijttee on the Licensing Actf amendment' Pill, On tilause 3, extension of the franchise, the words "Residents and Property owners" were struck out, and the "Persons" inserted. Mr Holmes moved to strike out words "And all persons qf either sexf After i) (jl)cirfc f|ii(ofliißloi] Holmes' amendment was |ost by 33 tq 2}, MrHoimm mqvocj tq yopprt progress, The frosier tot thjj clauso shoujd be allowed to paaa; Mn Humtuousß asked the lum, gentleman in charge of the Bill to agroo to report progress, as he could assure him the Bill would not pass before eight in the morning. The motion to report progress was carried by 28 to 23.

Progress was alsq on the Haiylceyq find Bil|' the of I?Qis.ona Bill. , Tl|c Puvtfi.e MQtyn,