PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 26 June 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LesrlslaUvo Ooanoil-

WEDNESDAY, .JUNE 25,

; The Speaker took the chair at 2,80. p.m. • , ■ / ; I Leave was given the Hon' Dr/ Grace to introduce without notioe a Bill to extend the Komaa Catholio Loan Act, 1886. The Speaker left the ohair at 2.40 p.m., in order to present the Address-in-Eoply to his- Exoellenoy the Governor, and on resuming the'chair announced that he had presented the. same in company with the mover and seconder, and that his Exoellenoy had ; . made the usual formal reply. ' : The Council roae at 8,20 till to-morrow. . Souao of Roprosoat&tlvos. ■ The Speaker took the chair at 2.80. The Cdiniater of Lands, replyiugto Mr W. 0. Smith, said there had been no unreasonable delay in enforcine; the Selectors' Land Revaluation Act, and' he thought the. Land Boards .were. doing all in their power to effect' the alterations. Settlers in-arrears were entitled to have their holdings revalued under the Act, but he had refused to approve the reduced valuations, until : arrears had been paid. Mr Hutchinson saidthe Wellington Land Board had refused to consider applications for revaluations, and the Minister promised to inquire into that matter.

The Minister for Mines said tbe. applications for miningreserves in the' Midland Railway area far. exceeded tbe.750,000 acres available, but tbe Government would see that no auri-. ferous lands were lost to the Colony, The Minister of Defence, ia answer to Mr Anderjon, said the Government desired to encourage rifle clubs, hut the details of the Manner in whioh they were to be officered could not be stated at present, in view of the fact that tbe organisation of the Volunteer force was to coma under consideration Bhortly. ■' The Poatmaster-General, in answer to Mr Bruce, said the extension of telephone communication to Hunterville would . be provided for in the Estimates.' The Postmaster.General informed Mr Farata, that during the session the Government would state what they proposed to do in the way ofamending the Stamp Aot. . The Minister of Lands, in answer to Mr Lance, said tbe Government were making inquiries as to tbe outbreak of Cumberland disease in Tasmania.

The Colonial Secretary informed Mr Marohant that the advisablenesa of allowing settlers .to slaughter one head of large or four head of small cattle per month without a license, would be referred to the Stock Committee,

The Minister of Land, in reply to Mr Monk, said the Government had prepared, and intended to introduoo, aßill to prevent Jummyism and forbid the speculative acquisition of land at Government The Colonial Secretary promised Mr Fish to make inquiries into the seizure of the plant of a Dunedin paper called the Otago Workman. At the sime time he depreoated any interference with the functions of the officers of justice. Mr Pish, said he believed the reason given for ilie seizure was that the paper was not registered. , .

; The House adjourned for a quarter' of an hour in order that the Address-iii-Reply might be presented to the Governor. ;

Tjio following Bills were introduced and read a first time Major Steward—A Bill to further • 'amend the Dog Registration Act, 1880; Sir G. Grey—A Bill to regulate the Admission of Persons to praotise in the Courts of Law, and a Bill to provide for the Election of the Governor of New Zealand; Mr Turnbull—The Timaru Harbor Board Empowering Bill; Hon Mr Hislop— The Factories and Shops Bill,' the Shipping and Seamen's Act Amend.' ment Bill, the Truck Bill, the Building Lien Bill, and the Employers' Liability Bill. . , ■