PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2343, 10 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(United Press Association) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Mr Bathgate presented a petition from the members of the Baptist Union of the Colony praying that more stringent measures should be framed for the batter protection of girls and young women. Mr Chamberlain moved amotion to the effect that every encouragement Bhould be given to manufacturers by the imposition of proteotion duties. • Mr Bathgate, in a lengthened speech supported the motion. _ Mr Stevens moved the previous question whioh was carried, voting being ayes 12, noes 03. The motion was therefore lost. Tho Wyndham Show Grounds Reserve Bill wan read a second time. The East and West Coast Railway

Construction Bill was read asroorid' time on division, ayes 25, noes 3. The Council adjourned at 5. •

HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr Thomson brought a report of the District Railway Purchasing Committee which was ordered to bo mud by Clork. _ Mr Steward said tho report had only just been placed in liiu hands, and ho asked that the debate on it be adjourned' to a future day. The report was ordered to be considered on Wednesday next. Replying to questions it was stated that the Premier had asked his colleagues whether he should advise His Excellency to call Mr Oarrington, of Now Plymouth, to the Legislative Council, if he was willing to be called, but he was ndt willing. That the Agent-General had been communicated with as to whofcher the H.M.S, Miranda could ba retaiued in New Zealand as a training ship for the colony. Mr Vincent Pyke called the attention pf the House to a question of privilege iu relation to the rejection of the Tax Remission Bills by the Legislative Council. He explained that the Legislative Counoil M recently rejected the Gold Duty Abolition Bill, but as the House had no cognisance of this matter it was necessary that the motion should be made for a Committee to be appointed to search the records of the Legislative Council to ascertain the proceedings in connection with this Bill. He therefor" moved for a Committee for this purpose. Sir Robert btout suggested that the debate be adjourned till Tuesday to enable him to look into the matter. The amendment was carried by 36 to 21, and the debate adjourned. Mr Tole moved tho committal of the Supreme Court Reporting Bill, which wab lost on a division by 34 to 26, and the Bill was thrown out. Mr Tola moved the committal of the Criminal Code Bill,

Several members objected to the Bill bein? proceeded with this session on the ground that there wan not sufficient time for its proper consideration. Sir R.,Stout asked the House to consider that the Bill had been before them several times. In 1883 a special committee had considered the Bill, which had been prepared by the oldest criminal judges m the world. He hoped the House would go on with the Bill, Mr Seddon moved that the Bill btt referred to a select committee to confer with a similar committee of the Legislative Council to report, A discussion ensued which was kept up to the adjournment hou,r.

Evening Sitiixg. On resuming the debate the Criminal Code Bill was committed and the Bill finally thrown out on a division. The Civil Sarvico Reform Bill was eonsidered in Committee, and progress reported. The House went into committee on the Defence. Bill, Several clauses- were postponed and the remainder of the Bill passed. The Police Force Bill was considered .in Committee and passed with slight amendments. The House rose at 1.5 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Evening Shuns, ' The Councildealt withalarge number of Bills, the principal of which were the Harbour Board Act Amendment, Friendly Soeietios Amendment, and Local Bodies Loans Bills. ' There was considerable discussion on clause 19 of the lattor allowing the first years interest to be paid out of loan, and eventually it was retained by H to 11. . The Council adjourned at 10.30 p.m.