PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2615, 4 June 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION] . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Friday, Juno 3. In the House of Representatives (Friday) Mr Blake, the new member for Avon, ook the oath and his seat. Major Atkinson continued the debate on.the motion 'That the House concurs in the message of liis Excellency the Governor, and is of opinion that the Representation Bill should be amended." He thought that an agreement which would be satisfactory to both sides should be arrived' at on the question. As thore appeared a ; very general desire, all over the House that the next Parliament should meet on September. Ist He would movean amendment, "That a respectful address be presonted to his Excellency the Governor, informing liim the House thanks his Excellency for his message and concurs with his opinion that the Representation Bill should bo amended so as to shorten the time for holding the elections, but this House is of opinion that immediato steps should be taken to enable Parliament to meet not later than September Ist." Sir Robert Stout said he could not accept the latter part of the amend-; ment, and moved that the words, "not later than September Ist" be struck out, in- order to insert the words "under the new Representation Bill at tho earliest possible moment," Ho

found that Major. .Atkinson's amendment left it open to hold the elections undoi' the.old Act, and ho inserted his amendment so that the new Bill should be used,

Sir Julius Vogel said it was childish to send another address to . His Excellency, and believed there was a strong party in the House, which did not want the Bill at all, but had not the courage to express their opinion on the matter. Sir Robert Stout's amendment was then put and carried,' and Major Atkinson's amendment was carried in its amended form, on the voices.

The House then went "into Committee of Supply, and supplies amounting to £28,000, on account of the Consolidated fund, and .£285)000 on' account of Public Works were agreed to. At the evening sitting commissioners wore appointed under the Representation Bill, the gentleman selected being Colonel Haultain, Dr. Hislop,' and Mr Edward Dobsori,' M.I.C.E. The Representation Bill. itself was received from tho Legislative Council as amended in that chamber, and tho House concurred in the amendments and passed the Bill. The rest of the evening wa3 taken up in Supply by discussions upon the position of the Midland Railway and the expenditure i'on village settlements. The House' meets on Monday afternoon.