PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2079, 27 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

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WEDNESDAY. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council mat at 2.30 Mr Bathgate moved for a return' of commission, etc., charged by the Bank of Now Zealand. Agreed to. The evidence taken before the Government Printing Committed was ordered to be printed. ' The Justices of the Peace Bill, Bankruptcy Bill, and Government Officers Guarantee Bill, were read a first time. Sir F. Whitaker moved the second reading of the Legislative Council Bill. He reviewed the evidence taken by the select committee of the Council on the subject of the reform of the Council, and explained the scope of. his Bill at some length. He thought lus proposals were very moderate, simple and reasonable.

Mr Bathgate spoke warmly against the measure as an improper interference with the prerogative of tho Crown, He would pause before he surrendered any of the existing safeguards against hasty legislation. Dr Grace supported tho second reading. Mr Shrimski moved the adjournment of tlie debate, which was carried. The Employment of Females' Bill was passed. On the question that the Presbyterian Church Property Bill be read a third time, Sir Shrimski ii]oye(l tfynt it be read jn %.e,e A dißcugsion then took place qn tl]e. queatiqn tl|at the Bill be nqw read a. third time. The voting was equal, and tho Speaker gave hiß costing vote with the noes. Tho question tliat the Bill be orded to be road in three months, was adjourned till next week. The Council adjourned at 4.50 p.m. till Friday next at 2.30 p.rn

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House met at 2.30 p.m. Replying to Mr Reid, if the Governwent wjll durjng fc|iq congidpc the advisability of appointing ai inspectors under Jilio Rabbit Nuissnco Act, 1882, all constables stationed in setfled agricultural dlstrjctfj, jilr saiij tho (subject was nqw untjei; cqnsideratiqi], Replying to Mr Rollesfcon, wljetfjer the fioyernipnt lias.qbtajnet} a report its to t)ie working pf the Contagious Diseases Act in the colony during tlie past year, . iind whether, in viow of the made by tho Resident Magistrate of Chiistchurch as to the evils which have ensued upon tho coßsationof the operation of the Act in Christcliurch, as to tho spread of the class of diseases dealt wit!) under the Act, tjie steps, to bring thp Act into operation throughput tl|e colony, by the introduction of olauses into the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Bill, or otherwise, Mr Tole said he had received a report on the subject which he would lay on tho table. As for the second part of the question the local bodies were fully empowered to parry .out tho provisions of tho Act, and if was jjqt a question for Parliament, Mr Stout made a statement as to the measures proposed to be dealt with this session. He said that at this late stage o 1 the session, the Government did noj. propose to proceed with the Municipal Representation Bill, 'and (ho Criminal Code Bill, which, lie considered, wero Biraply consolidation measures, and he would uot ask tlieHousetodeal with thorn, Tho Government considered they would be able to proceed with the other Bills on the order paper this seß&ion. Majqr §ajd h ? desired to inform' the Government he intended proposing a series of resolutions traversing , tho financial'proposals of> the Government in the direction of limiting the expenditure on the.Public Works Fund; also to r averse the subject of the East and West Coast' railway, the' new loan, and other matters.' He would ask that the Govern, ment should set aside the following even-

ingfordealingwith the resolutions,. ■ ■■■ not, he should hiKslo content With inoviiig theui nn the motinu W into committee of supplv, ' Stout said he should like foye tk(s ■. •:< ' before giving a de6nit&epljl, ;■ if the.resolutions were in the direction stated by the hon member, he should ihe House-to adjourn till they were brought down. Major Atkinson said he should put the resolutions on the Order Paper that after- : noon, He,hud hoped that after what th e . • . Government had already accepted, they would, be prepared to accept the resolutions he intended proposing, which were.'-! very reasonable ones. Mr Stopi then moved ■ of the House. Several members objected to the ad- .. journment, on the ground of the lateness of the session. , Mr Macandrew said that after tho : intimatiou of the resolutions about to be proposed by the member for Egmont, no : other course was open to tho Government : but to.adjoum the House, Mr Stout congratulated the Opposition ; on having at length found a leader. He '; thougty it was only reasonable wwk for an adjournriiei\t till to-morrow nigjit, No • • doubt the leader of the Opposition required •: time to consult his supporters, and to pet sufficient votes for his motion.' Ho would therefore ask that the House should fidjourn till to-morrow evening at halfpast seven. Motion agreod to, and the House rose at 3.30 p.m. Jj&