PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2095, 15 September 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(united press association,) MONDAY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

The Council met at 2.30.

Captain Bailue moved the adoption of the report of tho joint House Committee relative to the heating and lighting of Parliament buildings, and Captain Fraser moved tho previous question. Thiswa 8 negatived, and the report was adopted. The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Bill was read a first time.

Mr Hart moved that leave be given to himself to waive his privilege of Parliament so far as will permit of his being Berved with process out of the Supreme Court and doing and suffering whatever might be necessary consequent upon such service. He explained that he moved this in order that any claims there might bo against him could be brought forward during his lifetime, and not after he was dead, when he would be unable to answer them. The motion was agreed to, Consideration of the message from the House, relative to the examination of Mr Bryce before the Native Affairs Committee of the Council, was postponed till Wednesday. The Mortgages Debentures Bill was recommitted, and progress was reported. The adjourned debate on the question that the amendments proposed by his Excellency the Governor to the Stamp Act be agreed to, was resumed, and the amendments were agreed to. The Publio Works Bill was read a third time and passed. The Counties Bill was reported with amendments. The Council went into committee on thp Land Bill and at 5 o'clock adjourned till 7.30,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EVENING SITTING. Tho debate on the New Guinea resolutions was resumed, and the words of the first resolution Btruck out. Mrßallance said he would accept the vote as covering the whole three resolutions. Sir G. Grey's amendment was lost on the voices, and on the motion of Mr Seddon, it was carried that the Chairman leave , the chair.

Sir J. Vooel moved that the House go into Committee to consider the question of granting a subsidy to the Australian cable. ■. He explained that the subsidy was £7,500, of which New South Wales subscribed £2500. He proposed that the

rates should be 6d per word for ordinary messages and 3d per word for Press. If the House would not grant the subsidy, .the Company would no doubt increase the rates.

Captain Sutter moved that the House go into Committee six months hence.

On division the motion to go into Committee was carried by 42 to 30. In Committee, Sir Julius Vogel moved that the Government be authorised to undertake to continue the service for ten years, the charges for messages being press 3d and other messages not more than Gd per word. Mr Hurst moved that a subsidy should not exceed £SOOO for five years, instead of ten, Sir Julius Yooel suggested seven years as a compromise; Mr Fisher moved that the time be three years. The time ten years was struck out on the voices, and five inserted, Sir Julius Vooel assured Mr Hurst, that the subsidy would not exceed £SOOO, and Mr Hurst asked leave to withdraw his amendment, which was refused. Mr Barron moved that the sum should not exceed £2500. SirJuiius Yooel said if they were going to make' the amount £2500 he would rattier see the motion negatived altogether. The Committee divided on the question that £2500 stand part of th equestion. Ayes; 32; Noes: 41.. Sir Julius Voqel thereupon moved that the Chairman.leave theohair, but subsequently withdrew it. Mr Barron's amendment' to reduce the amount to £2,500 wasrejected by 44 to 27. Sir Juiius Vogel here repeated his assurance that the subsidy would not exceed £SOOO. The; Committee divided on motioj that the resolution as' amended be agreed to. Ayes: 41; Noes: 26. Tho resolution was reported to the House and agreed to. The Waimea Plains Railway Rating Bill was read a second time, The House ■ went into Committee of Supply. Class 4, Surveys of new lines of railways £3OOO. Agreed to. Class 2, Public Works Department, £28,931, Carried. Class 5, roads, bridges and wharves north of Auckland, £62,229. The vote was reduced by £15,000. Main roads, £42,000. Several amendments were moved to reduce this amount," but all were negatived, and the vote was agreed to. Miscellaneous roads and bridges, £83,974, The Minister said he would take £IO,OOO off this vote. Reduction agreed to, Grants in aid, £268,329, The Minister suggested that £25,000 should be taken off this vote. Vote as reduced agreed to. Minister of Lands. Roads to open up land for sale, £70,072. Agreed to. Minister of Mines—Roads on goldfields, £50,000. The Premier moved that the amount be reduced by £SOOO, The reduction was agreed to. Water races, Mr White moved that the vote be reduced by £15,000. Carried by 36 to 21. Judicial, £33,227. Mr O'Callaghan moved to reduce the item by £4OOO. The Premier accepted this, and the vote was then passed. Postal and telegraph, £8322, Passed, Customs', Mr Holmes moved to strike out the item £4OOO, one third estimated cost of new Customs House, Auckland. Amendment carried by 31 to 24. Surveyand printing office, £6OOO, Mr Richardson said that £4OOO might be struck off, and that course was adopted. Lunatic asylums, £23,000. Carried. Hospital and Charitable Institutions, £13,000, Carried. Quarantine stations, £SOO. Carried. School-buildings, £68,230. Carried. Lighthouses, £10,440. Dr Newman moved a reduction of £2OOO, which was agreed to. Harbor works £5570. Carried. Harbor defences, £250,000. Mr White moved a reduction of £50,000. Mr Ballance accepted the amendment, and the vote as reduced was passed. Postmaßter-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs, £259,000, Carried. Minister of Native Affairs, £70,000. Carried. Charges of raising loans, £60,000. Carried.

Progress was reported, and the House rose at 3.20 a,m.