PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2602, 19 May 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

[united press association] I HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, May 18 The Houso mot at. 2,80 p.m. Iu arißwor to questions it was stated that iuati-uotions had been given for the construction of a second telegraph line botweon Wellington and Napier by tbo Manawfitu jn. order to ensure fewer interruptions of the telegraph linffl. That the question of insuring 'lelophones was under the consideration of the Government, and it was thought, that some small' fee would !bo named which,would insure o-gainbfc fi?e independent' of the insurance companies. ; : • ' .

That tbd advisability of leaving 8$ valorem duties op tea, according to the quality was under consideration, but it bad already been found jt wouhj bo very difficult tp carry it out',' •'' Thaf the tqtgj ing the bat loan was $8,000.. That if the holders of annual railway tickets were allowed to pay the same in quarterly instalments, the price of anpaa} tickets w|llh,aye : to be raised!. Thai whore prfioticable. firewood ■puldbe usod on railway locomotives'. :

That alternate routes had been partly surveyed, leading from Taranaki to a point in the North Island

Trunk line of railway,-with a view to ultimately connecting the.West Coast district witlr Auckland. That tho road through the Mftuawatu.Gorgfl was not in the hands .$• the' Government, but of local -Mdica, : who were raising more times the amount' necessary ; for the .; maintenance of the road, : and ; the^ : -V was making^lSng^:. m.ents'with the, loqal bodies; ia-;the' matter. - • Mr Fulton,iioved ; .that ■■ tLe xesoJ'"-' ■ution of the 6ih';Sept'ember, resssinded, so far as it regains of the members of the A'ssembiy 'beijpg ! paid. actual fares'by: coach, railway, or « steamboat once each-way to and'from their usual residences. -' He said Imdef' .that head M2 15s 6d- was paid- in 1884, and £IOO in 1675. ' Mr Eichardson said tho Govem«' ment would leave the- matter in tho '• hands of the House/ Agreed to by 85 to 20. ' Mr Garrick' moved that tho annual ■. honorarium payable to members of .• the House of Representatives be reduced by the sum. of £SO, and that contingent,, upon' the ;Hpuse so-re- ■ : • to introduce a Bill during tk present session, giving effect thoreto. ' ...., Mr O'Callaghan said he should •: ~ movo to add to the motion members of the Legislative Council honorarium be reduced by 5100. •.. •Mr J. Hichardson." said hejshoSdr.';' 1 move ; j£. Ministers salaries by £250. J The debate was interrupted ;j>y. 5,80 .adjournment. • ; ■'' "/jl 1 The evening sitting was dovoW m to the Otago Central Construction Bill pd the Eight Hour/ % Bill, both of which passed their second readings. ••