PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2603, 20 May 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

[united pkess association] ] HOUSE 0? REPRESENTATIVES. . 4_ Thursday, May 19. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Replying to questions, it was stated that arrangements were being made to provide for the payment -of doferred thirds to local bodies direct. That-it was only exigency of .service and vacancies that necessitated the removal of engine drivers and firemen from oue part of the colony to another,

That a Bill would be introduced next sessiou making the liability of owners of vessels whose property is seized on account of smuggling by their employees, not to exceed <£so. That.' 17,500 acres of land hi Seaward' bush had been brought under the State Forests Act, and when it was sufficiently cleared of bush it would be thrown open.

Mr Bcetham introduced a Bill to amend tho Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885.

Major Atkinson asked tho Govcrt meiit when the discussion on the finai 'rial statement- would be taken,

Sir Julius Vogel boyod it would be jone on with next clay, as it was very iesirablo the country should know as soon us possible wbat alterations were to bo made in tho tariff.

Progress was reported on the Nolson Foreshore Bill, on Mr Laruach's •motion, on tho ground lhatpapors on the subject ordered by llie House were not ready for laying on the table. The House went into Committee ou the Reclamation Within the Wellington Harbor Bill, which passod with amendments. Tho Wanganui Harbor Bill was further considered in committee. On clause 3 being reached, providing for the Constitution of the Wanganui Harbor District, Mr Bruce moved to strike out tho Rangitikci couuty from the rating district. Ho spoke.at some lenglh against the injustice of including the Rangitikei district in the Bill for Harbor purposes. Mr Ballanco saidit was not the Wanganui people who had included the Rangitikei county in the Bill, it was the Local Bills Committee. He believe. the majority of the people of Rangitikei and Waitorara Counties were in favor of the Bill,

Messrs Nowman, Trimble, and Hurstlioußo opposed tlio Bill, the latter said lie Bbould endeavor to prevent the passing by every means in bis powor, . Mr Bruce'a araendmout was afterwords put and carried by 33 to 25. Mrßallanee moved.to report progress on the Bill. Agreed, to. Mr Duncan moved the second reading of the Oaraaru Harbor Board Loan Bill which was brought iu to consolidate the former loan, and to enable .the Board to raise a further loau of £38,000 if necessary. Sir Koborfc Stout said the Bill was a necessary one and ought to pass, Agreed to. Sir Robert Scout moved the second reading of the City of Dunedin Borrowing on Deposit Bill, the object of which was to enable the city of Dunedin to borrow from any persons wishing to lend money, but. riot to exceed £30,000. Major Atkinson was sorry to have to oppose Urn Bill, as it would be' opening up a new and dangerous phase oi borrowing. He foresaw that the public credit would be. seriously damaged by a Bill of this kind and he felt that they would be doing a most unwise thing to allow it. If it ware renllynecessaryjt should be brought in as an amendment to the Municipal Cpiporation Act, no as to onabje all boroughs tq bqrr'ow.. in kho same way. Ho slrqngly advised the Premier to withdraw the Bill, and would move that it bo read "this day six months, • - • . Messrs Sutter and Hatch opposed the Bill. Tho debate was interrupted by the 5;30. adjournment. In the evening Mr Levastam's Bill to'amend the New Zealand; University Act was read a second time, and progress was made on the Woman's Suffrage Bill to the extent of striking out a vital clause,