PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2075, 22 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(united' press association.) FRIDAY. " LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Christ College (Canterbury) Bill was read a third time and passed. A number of local Bills were read a firflt time. Replying to a question tho Colonial Secretary promised to take the opinion of the law officers as to whothor Resident Magistrates had any legal authority without any preliminary enquiry to commit any individual to a lunatic asylum. The' Council went into committee on tho Employment of Females Bill. It was resolved on the casting vote of the chairman to retain the clause providing that persons working overtime should receive' additional wages. The Bill was reported with amendments. The third reading of the Presbyterian Church Property Bill was interrupted by the usual adjournment. EVENING SITTING. The Distress sill was read a third time and passed. TheOtago Harbour Board Leasing Bill was reported with m endments. The Otago Dock Bill was read a second time by 19 to 10. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Captain Russell moved that the report on the Napier Gas Company's Bill be'not agreed to, but that a fresh Committee be appointed to take further evidence. The'motion was agreed to on division, by 41 to 22.

Mr Richardson said he hoped to deliver the Public Works Statement on ■Tuesday evening next at half past seven

Mr Samuel Baid ut the Premier had given him w assurance that he would cause & commission to be appointed to enquire into the Wellington Hospity proceedings, hs did not intend moving the motion he had put on the order paper. Mr Sioux moved that the House, at it* rising this day, do adjourn till Monday at noon for private members' business,

Government business to have precedence • at 7.30 p.m.. ' ' ■ : X : Mr Hurst moved, as an amendment, that tlie Rouge should meet mi Monday ' .■, at half past seven p.m. for Government business only. The amendment' tffey carried. ■ Replying to questions, it was stated that the only alteration in the matter receivership of land revenue for the • Southland district was one of accounts. Tho local officer at Invercargill will continued receive the land revenue of that ' portion of the district east of the Mataura as hitherto. That Government had no power to close the Wellington Cemetery, The Land Bill was further considered $ ;in Committee, In clause 34, for the establishment, of Land Boards,- Sir. ■ George Gkey moved to strike out the word appointed," and to insert " ."elected." • After, some discussion. Sir. Geoege GreY withdrew his amendmentin favor of a suggestion by Mr Fultoh-' that the matter should be left: in the : hands of .the Government-, on condition that next session the Government should" bring down a Bill making the. Land Boardii elective,, which was accepted by Mr Bnllance. Mr Smith moved a proviso l after clause 41," That sections 35 ; 1 should continue in force till onemonffi I after tho termination of next session, but Ino longer. "Carried. Clause 131 was I opposed by Mr Kolleston, who con-,

teh'dpC that; the minimum. --price- of ; • deferred payment land should bo feed" - ■ at, sayi 20s per acre, instead of 10s. Baimkce agreed "with tho suggestion, which was lost on division by 31 to2B, 10s being retained as the minimum. Clause. IG4, providing that- frco grants of land not exceeding 10 acres may be given to persons unable to find employment, provided the terms of residence and occupation are complied with, was strongly opposed by several members, and the words "Buch persons as may be unable to fine employment" were struck out on Mr Fulton's motion. The House rose at 5.30. Evening Sitting,' . The Land Bill was further considered in Committee. Mr Pyke movafem amendment to the effect that lanirao granted should be inalienable by sale, and should not be liable for seizure for Clause 166, as dealing with acquirements of land and villager settlements. Along discussion ensued, ' > the clause being carried by 42 to 20. A new clause was introduced, • fixing the minimum of improvements. The clause provided for 5 per cent, being expended in each of the first two years, and 10 per cent, per yoar for four years. The amendment was altered to ten per cent, for the first two years, and the clause passed. Mr Scobie MoKenzie moved a new clause extending the time for payment by deferred payment settlers. This ttas lost on the voices, Mr Guinness moved a new clause making. the perpetual leasing ayatoih apply to Rural and Town Lands,—Negatived, In relating to lands in -Nelson, Mr Spsihouse moved an amendment to eliminate that portion which provided;that the Land Board should first sanction exp^. iture in opening land9.—Agreed to. The remaining appendices were agreod 'to without alteration;- The Bill was reported with amendments, read a third time and passed, .' -v:. The Houje rose at 3 a,ft.

LEGE?IMATE, DRAMA,. " How, now Henrico! "What means that rugged soar atowark% cheek ?" "'Til nothing, girl, ex6«pt that yestere'»n I gat me oer that trysting wall, and did with yon acoursed clothes-line intermingle." " ' ; "Ah, shrewd and dunning cavalier 1 Thou dost avert the truth—this tale of thine ib but a shift to down me circumspection." " Boahrow me, maid, but thou'rt a clover one ! I'll not deceive'thee! This scar bofoll mo in a brawl with that sarao raisoreant Vingardo!" ; " Vingardo ?" "Aye, Vingardo "Hb that doth-peanuts organ loft, and bawls his tunes fromljms abdominal?" .. ijf "The same, Andromeda." • ■ ''He taint thee with the pollution of his touch, He brand my own Henrico with his plobian pinion I Oh, that the gods had erst 1 "Abatd thee, Winch! Turn'off the faucet of thy grief till 1 have told thee of our joust, for sweet, indeed, the tale will fit thy mood." " Give it me, then, Henrico 1 I gasp for part when thou dost tell me of thegore wherein thou wallowed this coitermonger." ,l Give o'er then, while !do oroou it ifchee! But yestere'en, ere yet the dusk had sopped the last , sweep, draught of sunlight, I did encounter this- Vingardo, and in woody pass o'erheard him say that i' the matin service yestermorn my own Andromeda! had flatted in the Sanctus!" "Me flat, Oh ven'mous tongue! 0 sink of hell's distortions !■ Where then was that avenging " . '•Gagthee, thou prattler. An' thou cravest gore, keep thine eyes alert now, and 't will be thino to batten oil. Attend me now! When thus he did accuithßo and thy larnyx, as quick as echo of his speech, he gat the lie.ffind e'en as quick his knuckles did I find familiar grown with this, me disc. 'Twas then, Andromeda, that like the doughty knight, Sir Juan Sallivani, he that of Boston culture if the fruit, I massed me portions muscular, and as a a ram doth hurl him at an urchin's afterwards, so did I acquaint me with his frontispiece." "The gods be praised for this sweet bolus, Henrico I • And how looked the knave when thou didst oease thv calisthenics?"

Aii twere a far.gone tomato had usurped hi* lineaments, and o^stheir parts strange sediments bestrewn, fladrt thou unwittingly looked thereat, thou would'st have thought thee 'twere the very place whereon «ome modem railroad calamity , had jmfc befell.-" Yonkers' Gazette. : y ■ A rioh. Auckland landowner'sent for & neighkr and proposed that if hewould support him while alive, furoiah himwith medxciilattendanee, and burv Km diJKly. he would make him a-deed to his find The trade waaolosed, the papera drawri' and a iootor sent for at once. The reaulfc was that the fortunate neighbor of the rioh man-was in possession of the estate within a week, Doctors are indispenme in.sonie emergaiwiei '.Tj