Parliamentary.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3311, 17 September 1889, Page 2

Parliamentary.

11l tho House, yesterday the remainder of tho Supplementary Estimates wore passed without reduction. On tho extra vote for grant of £2OOO to the late Mr Macnndrew's daughters being pul, Mr Monk moved that tho vote be struck out. He said he did so in order to assert a principle, Sit M. O'Boi'ke warmly eulogised the services Mr Macandrow had rendered to the colony, and hoped the vote would be carried without a division.

The amendment was lost by 29 to 7, and the vote agreed to. •Replying to Mr Hutchison the Hon Mr Micliolson said, as far as he knew, the Railway Commissioners had no present intention of reducing the wages of railway surfacemen, but after the debate that had just taken place ho should feel it his duty to direct tho attention of tho Commissioners to the expression of opinion by the Houso against any 6uch reduction. His opinion was that if the Commissioners wore favorable to the Government Railway Insurance Bill being passed by the House, it would not bo possible to reduce the wages of those men. Resolutions were reported from the Committee of Supply and agreed to, and referred to the Committeo of; Ways and Means. In Committee of Ways and Moans the amounts voted by the Committee of Supply for services for the year ending March 31st, 1890, was agreed

to, reported to the House and agreed

Leavo given to the Premier and Minister of Public Works to bring in Bills to give effect to tlieso resolutions, Mr Fergus moved that the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Requisitions Validation Bill be agreed to.—Carried on the voices. The Speaker left the chair till three o'clock.' LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. A message was received from the Governor containing the Bills passed by the Legislature, The Requisitions' Validation Bill was read a third timo and passed. The Amendments made by the House of Representatives in the Native Land Court Bill were considered and agreed to. Both the Houso and the Council sat till 12.85 a.m., finishing up business, and adjourned till Friday. Tho prorogation will take place in the meantime by proclamation.