PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2330, 25 June 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(Umitbd Pbess Association.) LEGISLATIVE OOUNOT'. Mr Buckley laid on the table. papers relating to imports and exports, and blbo to in traduction of JBsh ova, Dr Pollnn.brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee . received yesterday with regard to .the refusal of the Acting Clerk to give evidence before the Houbo relative to the expenditure of the'Oiiuncil, The Committee recommended that the Acting Clerk be instructed to attend a soloct committee.of the House and give any.evidence required of him.— The report .was adopted.

The Branoh Registers Act Bill was read a first time.

Mr Buckley moved the Nativo Equitable Owners Bill be committed pro forma. He intended having certain amendments printed which would be road by next day.

Dr Pollen opposed the motion considoring the Bill as unn.ecesßa.ry. He moved its committal to that day six months.

On the motion of Sir F, Whittaker the. debate waß adjourned to next day. Tho Counoll went into' Committee on the Charit&blo Trust Extension Bill.

Mr Holmes moved that progress be reported. Leave was given to sit that day six menths, After discussion the motion was lost on a division ;' ayes 11, noes 19.

Clausps 8 and 4 ware agreed to, 6 struck out, and progress then reported. The Council went into Committee on the Post Office Act Amendment Bill, Several clauses were passed, and progress reported.

In Committee on the Justices of Peace Bill, Clause 5 was amended exempting Doctors from being in rota of Justices. Progress was reported, and the Council adjourned. • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. ...' Sir George Grey gave notice of a Bill to amend the Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875. Replying to questions, Mr Larnach I said that Government had already made some provision for the sufferers by the [ eruptions, and it was intended further to J put a moderate sum on the estimates, for that purpose. ' , .. ■ • ■ That the Government wore in com* munication with other Governments on tho subjeot of the eradication of scab in the Middle Island. Mr Sutter movod the second reading of the North Timaru Cemetery Reserve Bill, ■—Agreed to. The House went into cemmitteo on the Wyndham Show-ground Reserve Bill, which passed without amendment, was read a third time and passed; The One Trot Hill Reserve Bill was far. therconsidered in committee. The Sposker oxplajnod that hi order to simplify the Bill, he proposed to strike out some of the schedules to which eicoption was taken. The Bill passed with amendments, was read a third time and passed. Mr Mo«i inoved that it is desirable to impose oustom duties on all Machinery now imported free, but whioli can be manufactured well and cheaply in the colony, care being taken to make a corresponding reduction in the duties on articles not manufactured in New Zealand in order that the. total taxation may not ha increased.

Sir R,, Stout would not opposo the motion as it was re-eohoing the polioy of the Government of last session.

Mi Hatoh supported the motion,' but suggested that "machinery" be stableout and "artioles" substituted, ■Mr J. C, Buckland moved the previous questions.

Messrs Sutter, Scobie McKenzie. and Buckland opposed the motion.' Colonel Trimble agreed that tho tariff should be revised,'not in the interest of protection, but of freedom. Any change in the tariff Bhould be for the purpose of revenue alone.

' Mr Fißher supported the. motion, and Messrs Duncan and Tumbull opposed the motion. The debate was inftanipted by the 5,80 adjburnuwnt.

' '.;...,;'„. JyiiKiNp..yjf:^fi r i.,. : ..v',.,r,'- _ When the House resumed, the ; AVel-lingtoh-Wanganui. Education Districts, Fish Auction, Employment of Femalei;. and Small Birds Nuianncea Amendment' Bills were. passed through their last; stageß. ~• •■ v . '.;: ''..•' : : '" : "The Law Praot>itioiiers Bill waa:oom-' nritted on a division by 30 to tl, .- . >:.;■' Sir R. Stout moved thub the Chairman leave the Chair, lie objected to 'the' educational test being eliminated, Even in America they were gradually stiffening the tests and ho quoted the oxample' of other countries to support his view. ;: • Sir 6. Grey doubted the. Premier's opon knowledge of the law, and Baid \ the Local Courts Bill was drawn up« in a way disgraceful to any lawyer. Sir ft Stout said he had nothing to.do with the composition of that Bill, and Sir: Q-. Grey's veracity was equal to Eroude'B. The diaeuaslon between the Premier and Sir G. Urey became very'Msk and was entered into by Messrs.: M. McKenzie, Menteath, Duncan, Samuels, Seddon, and Ivess. The latter mentionod that lie' knew for a faot a candidate had been given examination papers beforehand -by. a judge's associate, and he was prepared to surrender the naino to .tho ■.Attorney General. ' -'•■ ■■' '•'. -■• ■

. Mr Seddon, in relating an anecdote,.referred to a bankruptcy caße in which Mr Bevon had an interest, and recriminations', between them went to the length of the lattor stating oertain assertions wero untrue. /

Mr .Hamlin,. the.-.Chairman, .had to interfere, "and call the member to order before tho.discussion resumed a more regular channel.. The debate was kept up by Messrs Hurstliouße, Joyce, Moss, Te Ao, and fiarrick, whoaaid the exhibition that night was a fine specimen of what they plight expect when the back door to tho profession was opened by this 'Bill,' which like all Groy's measures, waß dangerous or impracticable. ■-; The House divided on Sir R. Stout'd amendment. Ayes, 21; noes, 18. -The Bill waathrown out,

Mr Sedduirmoved the. second reading of the Hawkerß und Peddlers Bill and the Auctioneer's Bill, both of which were carried with very little discussion, the Promier supporting both. • The Salmon.; mid.-Trout Act-Amend-ment Bill was read a second time oii the motion of Mr Bruce. ■

Sir 6. Grey moved the second reading ot the Lands Boards Bill. •

Sir R. Stout opposed it on the ground that the franchise proposed was not liberal enough. « Mr Joyce also objected to the measure. Mr Rolleaton did not think the present Land Boards satisfactory. Their necessity was vanishing by decrees. He believed the direction in which a ohango was required was to concentrate the administration under a Minister, and establish a system of judical rents to bo adjusted from time to time by indepondant'authority! Mr Beetham would support the Bill if the Boards wore mado partly eleotive. •'■ Mr Mackenzie agreed with the principle of the Bill, but not with the details as to the method of the olection. ■Col.- Kimble,- and Mossn Seddon, Penouolc, Walker, Barron, M. McKonzie, and Buchanan spoke briefly on the subject. • > - • - ~; • ... •■ . ;

Sir Uorge Grey said he had wished to make Boards elective by the popular vote, but found it would be difficult and expensive. ..'v

Tho leoond reading wan carried on the voices.^