PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2071, 18 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) MONDAY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 7.30. p.m. Mr Donald Reid, the new member for Bruce took the oath and his seat. The Minister of Public Works said he was unable to say when his statement would be brought down, owing to disturbances in the business of the country lately,

The House went into Committee uf Supply. Class 8, Education Department, Head Offices L 2590 was carried. Public schools L 315,500, Mr Tcrnbull moved to reduce the vote by L 50,000. After some discussion the amendment was negatived by G2 to G, Captain Suttkr then moved to reduce the amount by LI. This was lost on the voices, and the vote was carried. Native Schools L 15.400; carried, Industrial Schools, L 17,471 carried. .. Deaf and Dumb Institutions L2GSS carried. Miscellaneous Services L 4000; carried. The following were also carried .—Class 4 Minister of Justic e DepartmentL93o. CrownLawOflice, L 2325. Patent Office, £195, Supreme Court, £8595. Bankruptcy, £4200. District and Resident Magistrates and Wardens Courts; £48,414. Criminal Prosecutions, £II,OOO. Coroners, £3200, Miscellane'jus services, £3OOO. Prisons, £34,115, Class 9. Native Ministry. Native Department, £5538. Native Land Court, £13,800. Miscellaneous services, £6OO. Class 13.—Minister of Lands.—Crown Lands Department, £20,780. Thermal springs, £9175, Miscellaneous sorvices, £3675. Coal fields, £225. Survey Department, £78,816.