PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2614, 3 June 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

[UNIT-ED PRESS association] HOUSE OF UEPKESEKTATIYES. Thursday, June 2, The House met at Si.flO p.lll. Mr Dargaville brought up the reconsideration of the Local Industries Committee report, which was to the effect that the correspondence laid Jtafore committee be not printed. jfa Major Atkinson said he had had communication with the Premier ■■oil the difficulties in which the house was placed, with a view to some joint action. Ho would move, as lie understood with the Premier's consent, that the House, should adjourn to naif-past seven p.m., in the hope that some means might be found out of difficulties. It was necessary, however, that they should have the answer of the Governor to the address before they adjourned.

Sir Robert Stout agreed to the adjournment. As lie had said before, the Government were exceedingly anxious that the elections should be hold under the now Hill, but it was impossible to do that by the time fixed by Major Atkinson in his resolution. The Government were prevented by the Legislative Council from having the Bill put into a shape they • thought workable, and would hasten the elections. The Bill was taken out _a|f'the possession of the Government, ®Bud put into a shape they iWthought it should not be in, especially with regard to the 4th clause. He did not think he was called on to advise the Governor to send down amendments to the Bill, but if the House wished to amend it lie would give every facility for doing so. His opinion was that the 4th clause should be struck out and fho 3rd clause be amended. He would facilitate any motion by the opposition in that direction, but he should not suggest this, as he would be accused of trying to stop the Bill. After a lengthy discussion the house at 4.5 p.m. adjourned iill half past 7. In the House this evening a message was read from the Governor, stating that lie could not consent to Major Atkinson's resolution carried last night insisting on the elections being held by September Ist, as it was impossible under the new Act. The Premier said he proposed accordingly to amend the Act by leaving out the appeal clause for the present «• 'Ad by fixing shorter periods tor the 'tpSjors of the commission. Major Atkinson asked for time to consider the position, and the House adjourned till !) oiclock. On resuming, the House was finally adjourned tor the night, in order that, if possible, an arrangement might be come to as to the proposed amendments to the Representation Bill. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Legislative Council met at 2.80 p.m. After some discussion the second readings of the Wellington University Bill and High School liescrvcs Bill were adjourned for a week. The Sydenham Borough Council Empowering Bill was lead a second time, and the Council adjourned at 4.25 p.m.