PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2336, 2 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

.(United Peess Association.) LEGISLATIVE .COUNCIL, Tho.Charitable Trusts Extension Bill and City of Dunedin Leasing Bill were considered in Committee and reoorted. '■ Progress' was reported;" in ,the Post. Ofhce Bill.- ■ ,

Mr Buckley moved the second reading of the Small Birds Nuisance Amendment

H^y?? 0 " moTed an amendment that the Bill be read that day six months "■ ■■' ' . _The amendment was carried and the,: Bill was thrown out, ~' C ',■ .-, 7-,"-\ '■'/, . The' Municipal. Corporations Bill" was further considered in .Committee, and a number ofclauses wereagte'ed'to 1 •''- - The' Council-adjourned at 5 pirn?' :! !: " resumed at 7.30, wh*n the' Municipal Corporation."BE.was-furthor" Cn clause, 247 the alteration of. street 1 levels," Sir= t Whitaker proved; an amendment whereby owners ofprpperiy abutting ort streets' in which Jeyels.may be altered, shall receive compensation, ~, :.,- ,; ' ) The;amendment was'agreedto;' ; ;' : .' A' number df y< £T ''Wendtnen^ 1 were 5 : adde& and.the BiU was gone thriiighiprogresi' being reported. Contingent amendment

.and,adjoumed clauses' will ie -ttikeu' on : -, if'Jjs • '.' .■ i. 1,1 '■»(',■■'• ■ :• .IQ-jdaV, .:, ;;; \\ ■■■ "■ . ,'■.'•.' rT y ~■ Bill was rejd a-secoml lime... v '•;< > r ;Ml\ ' HOUSE O^REPBE^NTApVES. ;,,; The Roplyinffiwlquoatioug: tjfat wilijfjiy ,gi^rfs t» ' Wprk-ihortet hdura thoy . were paid uni'formlyjThat'.rauSw £>uirdr' -were -printed a week's'-liollday wwiiihey could boat be- spared.' That ofle "iioard for North Island aiid two'feri Sbutfi ihad already been appointed for dealing with failway;oraploy;o'sS^:gti6vaicei.^ ; a prosecution would lie against tiie pensfe' J who sold the wax matches by which th¥ ' J child of W. Maokay, of fov&rcargill.was ■ poisoned. That the mines -statement would be made in aiw days. '•" •' . v!' The House,went into' Committee on the North Timaru Cemetery Reserve Bill, which reported with atteudmerjt, read a third time, and passed.'■ Mr Samuel moved the second roadinj • of the New Plymouth Harbor Low .Bill,the object of which was te raise a further'' loan of.£6o,OoOjfbrlMew TlpicpiCHar.' ! bor works. He said' the wOrkS .fcadf'been ;carried out in a most substantial manner, but had not been sufficiently extended'fee prove, remuueratiye,, A Thev,Bill;moi(Af asW for power to to borrojv-the MinYHJqsir|& £|l ".'Sir Robert Stout, ia supporting" v - i Bill, said he did bo on the understanding, that.ir^.Committee, provftion should be inserted. Whereby, the interast'.oii' loan/ should be paid out of special rate. Colonel.Trimble opposod Bill at length. - Ho alleged that Waitara was preferable as a harbour to New Plymouth. He con-. '.. eluded by moving that the Bill be read ; .■. .■ that day six months, ''''■'& Major Atkinsen Bup"p6rtßa'th'e ; 'Bili| ,: i '.T Mr Hursthuuse opposed the Bui and contended it would require £750,000 to complete the New Plymouth breikwater.\ . The debase was interrupted ( bj the J.BO adjournment.-i ■-'■ . i'vi•';.'■:./". )v*-J.: -

On resuming at 7.30. . ,- The Friendly Societies M hh mi a third time arid Rawed. ~.-.. ' 'MrStewa'rd'moM'tWi'eWi'd 'ttadiaj of the EducationalFrahchnw' Bfl}* Jhii was to give the franchiie .fo any Mi : who owned a dwelling in the school-dis-triot v and to; limit thß,voHja?.pow« to■,'•.' pno.voteFor^aohMWidaisj^trSteward.' '.. asignedjhaj the obmulltiVsMrbjji:jiid 1 »ofc .' protect-the minority as was"«*jd v .nor : .did '.'! his innovation affeob the edusatiori system. ■ • ■Sir .K Stout, the. BiU, -bßk, . •would'agree to eVory jadult' : one,vote, and;not more thafith^e/V(d||''' MrW.l'.Buoklandsald Mr Btsffaff was playinp into the hands of the o'ppo-:. . nents to the Education Act, »ad moved that it be read in;six months.' :; — Mr Russell..opposed!;the Bill, «eve>al l a other membra' tookspari n the debate, fn and the House divided, ayes'3B, noes !M. 1 The amendment was lost. The Dog Registration Act AmendmsH* Bill was considered in Committee.. - -. . Mr Stewart.moved a new clause giving local bodies power, to fix different, fees ' for different dogs up to ;20«. "..''. ' ... A Ion? discussion followed, amendments being proposed. ' .i.' The Maori inembors strorigtyoppe-iod \ tlw Bill on' the'ground' that it would :s inflict a great injustice to their cprintrymen. .. ~!.,;:,..:,■;; -;.•:,,'.:; ..'.■•,'.. Wj Pera. threatened :; to. Btdneirali tho Bill unless assurance, ip given it should only apply, to sport'ngdofi.' ..' Mr Pratt tbld'the Government'that the ■'■■ Maori vote had kept them on the benches; and yet they supported the Bill. Sir R. Stout informed the House that the Maories were playing into the haußJ of those members who did not waW sporting dogs to be taxed, ft washintsd that the opposition shown to the nseisure ' was intended to prevent tjia JEig'h't 1 Hour's Bill, which was next on the order, paper, coming on, whereupon several membws disclaimed any such intention. Mr Buckland .vigoronsly opposed the '■■ Bill. t Mr Fitzherbert moved that the Chair- \ man lcavo the chair. Ayes 21, nogs 28. Mr McMillan offered to report progress and endeavor to come to «ome arrangement. His proposal was accepted, and the House rose at 12.50 a,ra., aftej passing tho Apportionment Bill through Committee. ■■•