PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3568, 23 July 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

EousQCfßojrosontatWoa. TUESDAY, JULY 22, . Tho Speaker took the chair at 2,30. A motion was passed for the issue of a writ for the Timaru scat. Mr Saunders wished the Government to prevent the Library Committee appointing a librarian until the House has had nn opportunity of saying whether such an appointment should be made.

The Hon Mr Hislop said the Government could not interfere, the House having given the Committee the power of making the appointment. Ho promised, on Sir Qoorgo Grey's suggestion, to inform the Committee that this, proposal had

leenmade to the Government. Tho following new Bills were in-

traduced'and read a first time;— Hon Mr Feips-Tho Mining Bill and The Railway Authorisation Bill; Hon MrHislop—Tbe Electoral Acts Amendment Bill; Hon Captain taell—The Local Bodies' Accounts and Audit Bill.

Sir George Grey moved as.an amendment to a motion to go into Supply in connection with an Imprest Supply Bill, " That this House is of opiniou that previously, to supplies being granted it is desirable that an assurance should be given by tho Government that tho new Parliament will be called together immediately after the next elections," Mr Moss seconded the amendment, which was lost on the voices, In committee on' tho Bill, Sir George toy again raised the question, and insisted that as soon as the new Parliament was olected the country should know what men wore to carry on its affairs. It was pointed out to him that the Government had given notice on Friday of their intention to introduce this Imprest Supply Bill.

Mr Ballance, haying been called upon by Sir George Grey to support him, said he had not been given notice' that this question was to be raised, If he had ho should have advised the hon member not to bring it up at that stage. The discussion was interrupted by the 5.80 adjournment. When the Committee resumed al

7,80, no objection was madoby Sir George Grey, and the Imprest Supply ißillof L17C.000 (L 150.000 Consoli- ; dated Fi«d and L 25,000 Public Works Fund) was passed through all its stages. The second reading of the Employers' Liability Act Amendment Bill was agreed to. . The Hon Mr Hislop moved the second reading of the Shipping and Seamen's Bill, which prevents a seaman being put ashore at a foreign port;when he is taken ill, and provides that such a man's wages shall be paid up to the date of his discharge, not exceeding three months. The motion was agreed to, The factories and Shops Bill was read a second time, as was also the Building Lion Bill, the Truoir Bill, ; and the Education Reserves Leasing P,

The Minister of Lands moved the second reading of the Babbit Nuisance Bill, explaining that it had not emanated from the Government and consequently he would not ask the House to pass all its provisions, but would propose to refer it to the Stock Committee, Sir George Grey strongly opposed the Bill, objecting especially lo the clause whioh enabled two Justices of 1 the Feaoo to givo a person two years' imprisonment for setting rabbits lose. i Mr Kerr thought the Bill was .rather too far, and objected to tho clause wbioh prohibited trapping rabbits. ;' * A long discussion eiis'iledj a number of members objecting to the clauses referred to by Sir Ge«rge Grey and those which prohibit trapping and make it punishable to remove skins from rabbits on other people's- land. Qtbora supported the second reading, in view of the Bill beiug referred to the Stock Committee.. Eventually the second reading was carried by 81 to. 9, and the House rose at la.m., the Speaker refusing to accept an amendment frpin Sir George Grey instructing the Committee to prpnave a sll,