PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3581, 7 August 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Houso ofßopreaentatlvos. WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST 6, n» Sneaker took the chair at 2.30. The Patea:Harbour Bill was reported, read a third time, and passed, _ The following other Local Bills, having been agreed to in committee, were read it third time and passed; Outgo Scliool Commissioners Empowering Bill; Waiapu County Bill, aud Oniaka Recreation Reserve Bill. The .Gisborne Harbour Billl was referred to the Public Accounts Committee, The Waste Lands Committee brought up a reportpf its inquiry Into charges of dummyism made by Mr Duucan against Mr T. Mackenzie ; a few -weeks ago, Mr Duncan had withdrawn liis charges on the ground that he was misled by statements in the publio press. The Committee also reported that the charges bad bceu disproved, ;. v Mr Bliodes said that as dummyism was looked upon as a very serious, thing; be hoped the refutation of the charge would be us widely made as possible, and that in future members would ba more careful in making swli charges, . \

Mi' Ditucan explained that he had not intended to, charge Mr Mackenzio. with duromjisivbut he thought the Committee "had hardly ; gone (ally enough Into the other matters referred to—" gvidii'oning," etc, Some discussion ensued, in. the course of which Messrs Allen and Fish urged ,Mr ..Diincan>to .make a • more complete retraction,. Eventually, the report wm laid on the .table', « } On the motion','for sup'pty "Mr R.' . Beeves moved an 'amendment to tlio effect that the property tax should bo Abolished, and duties on/necessary articles •such iai' tea - and\Biigar .. . removed, andthat, there .should bo . - substituted therefor an absentee .tax, a graduated incorao tax,; tax on a sliding scale. This amendraent was put ■. and-negatived without . , discussion; ! ' ' • The House went inlo committee on . tho Estimates, and a number of reductions were made,