PARLIAMENTARY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8.
In the Legislative Council the following motion was carried .—That this Council will confer willingly with the House of Representatives in any reduction of allowances to members which shall maintain tho equality of treatment between the two Chambers established by the Parliamentary Honorarium and Privileges Act, 1884. The second reading of the Honorarium Bill was passed. In the House the Opposition were obstructive, and the Premier threatened to sit over Christmas.
Sir George Grey moved an amendment to the motion for supply, That in the opinion of this House it is desirable that it should, without further delay, proceed to consider what measures should be taken to relieve distress prevailing amongst the farming, laboring, and industrial classes in New Zealand. He bad no wish, be said, to stop supply with this amendment, and if the Government could give any other facilities he would be happy to fall in with their views. The Premier affirmed that legislation throughout the session had been in the direction of giving relief to the working classes, The Imprest Supply Bill was then passed, . The third reading of the Representation Bill was carried by 88 votes to 18.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 276, 9 December 1887, Page 2
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