PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2084, 2 September 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

TUESDAY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council met at 2. iiO. '•* Captain Morris moved, "That in the opinion of the Council the present system < of Government by party is not the best method of governing the colony, and |' that a Committee be appointed to make suggestions for an improvement." He V spoke in deprecation of the existing,* . system of party government, which wasV,. lowering the tone of the House and the . conntry. He should not, fiowover, pro- *r, pose to submit any suggestion as to how an improvement might bo made, Dr Pollen said the question as far as the Council was concerned might be regained as an abstract question, poiuting out that there was no party in the Council. He moved the previous question. i Mr Reynolds thought the subject was one well worthy of discussion, and ho referred to the evils attending party government,'

Mr Pamm contended that thore must be always tome form of party govern-

ment. Captain Morris briefly replied. The previous question was carried, and tho motion was not put.

The adjourned debate on the third reading of the Presbyterian Church " Property Bill was resumed, and an :intendment to read the Bill a third time . i i three months was negatived by 21 to . 17. The Bill the'n;passed. .-jA Mr Memzies moved that in establishing • a system of relief for the aged and indigent poor, it is expedient that it Bhould be conducted by Boards elected by contributors, that the funds to be adminis- j bored should be derived from endow:nnts, voluntary contributions, legacies, iid subsidies from the State; but that no necial rates shall be levied for the pur-

The debate was adjourned till next day, and the Council adjourned till 7.30 p.in.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Replying to questions, it was stated that all gold fields wardens had been periodically removed that could be removed / with convenience to the Wardens, and in /' j the interests of the colony; that steps"\jß would be taken to prevent the of the islands in Otago harbor; that there ' ■ would be no difficulty-in supplying volunteers with ammunition at coßt price; that ■i portion of the contract for the North Wand Trunk Railway had been offered toMaories, and it had been done in a very satisfactory manner; that a sum was on the estimates for clearing the Mokau river.

Sir 6. Grey introduced a Bill to reduce the number of votes given for the election of members of Coiinty Councils, Sir JULIUB VoQBt introduced the Public Revenues Bill, Several unopposed returns wore agreed to. Mr Riohardsox moved the second reading of the Auck. land Railway Land Compemation Bill— Agreed to. The Mortgage Debentures Bill wa« further considered in committee, was reported with ameudments, read a third time and passed. ; Mr Tom moved the second reading of the Criminal Code Bill, explaining that it was a consolidation measure which had passed the other branch of the Legislature several times, He said the Bill had been prepared by the most eminent lawyeis in .England, and from its nature it must bq taken largely on trust. He wodM ask that the Bill be adopted by the Home without dobnto,

MeasrsDownie, Stewart, Conolly, Muss, Garrick and Samuel spoke on the 8.11, all with the exception of Conolly, recommending that the Bill should be posponod till next session.

The debate was Interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. EVENING SITTING. The Houß<> met at 7,30. Mr Levbstam moved that the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Employment of Females and Other# Act Amendment Bill (Nd. 2) be agreed to.

Mr Bramhaw moved that the amend - ment« allowing females and young persons to be employed in newspaper offices until 7 p.m. on Saturday bo disagreed to, and 4.30 p.m. substituted. Mr Bradsuaw's amendment was carried on division by 43 to 32.

The amendments made in the Presby. terian Church Property Bill, and Westland and Grey Education Districts were agreed to. The Criminal Code Bill was read a second time. The Rating Act Amendment Bill and Land Transfer Bill were further considered, read a third time, and passed. Replying to Major Atkinson, Mr Stout said ttoiGovernmenthopedto got the whole • of the business, through by the end ot next week, On Saturday they proposed to sit for the consideration pf federation , The Premier moved the secoud resjdr ing of the Property Assessment Bill, which ho laid was s Consolidation Bil l; and contained but few new provisions. . The prinoipal alterations were, first in' reference to taxing assets of insurance;* ■ companies, then as to ««mption of qjri«

tniatiuiv ' the qtieetii n' of. taxlflg ; • Among ofer

aa the question of dealing with roversiomry eatitos. Whatever I views rai«ht be held in reference to Land or Property Tax it was certuin that some amendment was necessary. Mr Wakefield considered that under guise of Property tax they were to iiuve 1 land tax introduced. He was opposed

to a Land Tax, Mr Buchanan conidered that' the jjflucstion of Property Versus Land j®Tax was raised, in this Bill, and the former

he favoredasthe most just, He considered it an open question, whether <>r not the exemption should not be reduced, lie thought Native Property should be taxed Major Atkinson was unable to understand the leason for exemption, Supposing a farm worth £4,000 was mortgaged fur £2,000 it would pay no taxation and thus agricultural property was practically exempt, and we should have. the towns crying out tint the country was not paying a fair share. In his district, for instance, not half a (Wen persons would pay and he trusted the Premier would give tho House estimates of the loss. He would not go into the question of Property Tux vtrsiw Land Tax beyond saying that experience had shown that those who advocated the Property Tax

™ere right. %>ol, Trimble and Captain Russell having spoken, the Premier replied, and the second reading was then carried on the voices, , The House rose at la, m.

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