PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2758, 25 November 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. *m tho Logislativo Council yesterday (Thursday), Mr J. R, Johnson, presented n petition from 1600 inhabitants of Wellington in'favor of Bible reading in State Schools. Colonel Brett presented a petit Hon from Roman Catholics, praying for relief wider the Education Act. Tho Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill was read a first time, and tho Pharmacy Act Amendment Bill was read a second timo and referred to a select committee to report upon within a week.

J| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ■ In'the'House vesto'rday (Thursday) tho Church Property Trust (Canterbury) Bill was p'Mßed through all its Btagcß. Tho Colonial Secretary, in answer to Mr Taylor, said it was the intention of • / the Government to propose a vote to enable New. Zealand to bo represented at the Melbourne Exhibition. The Premier, in moving that the House agree with the report, of the, Midland .- ■' Committee Said that a doal _ of ' /tJfljtt had been taken to §et' : tho con■traewnto reasonable-form,--but that it was not'put into flhapo for'sigiiaturo,' Ho should propose that the contract should be sigiiecl before the House, and that' legislation should bo, made subsequently to ena'ble it'to be carried out.. : _Mr Dowhio \Stetfart suggested a provision confining the company to the • • authorised area in selecting its land. Sir!: ; G.ijorge. Grey' -wanted a specific statement that .when the contract camo up bs tho schedule .of the Bill the House would riot be bound to accept it as ltwasi Several other members spoke on. the

question, when it was decided to copsidei the clauses, seriatim', This, having beer the question was put and carried, that the contractus a whole be agreed to. ' . ...

■. • The House adjournedafc 12,45.