PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3722, 29 January 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Legislative Council. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28. The Honorable the Speaker took the chair at 2.30. The Hon Mr Pharazyn. gave notice that he would move that tho sum of £20,000 be placed on the Estimates for tho purpose of fire proof building for tho ParlianTentary Lib* rary. ' " The Hon Mr Bowen gave notice that he would ask the Government whoiher it wos their intention to ptaoo Native Schools under the control of Education Boards. On the motion of the Hon Mr Buckley the Hon Captain Baillie was appointed Chairman of Committees. Tho Hon Dr Graco moved the Acldress-in-Reply to the Speech. "^^j^r Hon Captain Fraser seoondecTtho address. Hon Mr Scotland, in referring to the recent appointments to tho Coun* oil, said that thoy should not have been made. Hon Mr Shephard defended the Govemmont in making the appointmeets. The Hon R. Pharazyn questioned whether it would not h<uj| Jfcpn otitter for the lntoGovernmortf fljph was undoubtedly in a minority, to have left the appointments referrod to as a leg<icy to their successors. The motion was then agreed to, on the voices, and the Speaker intimated that he would let hon gentlemen know the day on which his Excellency woald be pleased to receive the address. The Council rose at 3.10.

t HOUSE (^REPRESENTATIVES '. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, ' The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Goldie took the oath and his i seat. '.•-•' '-;k ■■;'■-.• 1 A number of petitions and returns j were laid on the table. , In answer to Mr Rolleston, tho i Premier stated that he hoped that | the present session would be brought B to a close before the end of next r week, but the next session would not open before May. Mr Macarthur asked what the Premier intended to do about the honorarium, - The Premier replied that the honorarium were fixed by law. Mr Scobie MaoKenzie asked if the Premier would explain upon j6h&t grounds he laid out the programme for the legislation of next session in the Governor's speech, ' g \ The Premier replied that so far'as he could remember there waß no indication in the speech that the matters mentioned therein would' be dealt with this session, He saw no ' reason why a general indbation-of the Government polioy should not appear [ in the Speech. <^. ] The following bills were introduced and read a first time:—Tho Now Zealand 'lnstitute of Surveyors Bill, r a ' Bill to Amend the Native Land . Courts Act, 1*589, The Eight Hours Bill, the Shop Hours Bill. A letter written by the Premier 3 with relerence to the accusations made r against the late Dr» Sperry, was B ordered to be laid beforo the House, I The regret of the House at the retirement of Sir George Grey was r recorded, j Mr W. C. Smith was appointed B Chairman of Committees on division by 81 votes to 29. ' The Address-in-Reply to the q Governor's Speech was proposed by Mi Jackson Palmer and seconded by Mr Pinkerton,

J Dr Newman, as a dumber of the Opposition, congratulated the mover . and seconder for the manner in which choy bad moved the motion. ' t Mr E. M. Smith Bpake at somo r length, referring to tho porsonal ' wealth of Taranaki, I The Premier spoke at some length, , followed by Mr J. Scobie Mackenaioi \ who said thero was nothing in tho * Governor's Speech. \t was the njoafc > abject, hopeless, poverty - stricken document evor put into tho mouth of I a Governor. He pointed oW that . each time Mr Ballanco left oflico he left a large doQcit. He referred to Judge Edwards' appointment, the I labor Bills and other matters, and said he wished tha country to understand that those who called bo loudly and voted for cutting down salaries were now so anxious to secure double honorariums. It was a moan and ignoble action that they should come to the house for ten days and take honorarium for a full session, and he appealed to the gonuino labour members not to degrade the honoured name of Liberalism into that political pelf* •Mr A W Hogg said the speech of ; Mr Mackenzie contained about as many inconsistencies as could bo put together in the time it had taken him to deliver it. Rearing to the appointment of JndJfc~Edwar<h, ho said ii was stated thiPit was done ia a bungling way—everything tIW late Government did was done in a bungling way. He hoped they wopl(J allow the present Ministry to mature thoir policy, and judge of it by its fruit. It had been said that a iium* bcr of tho mcnibors were tho product; of the labour troubleu, but theywerono moro the product of the than tho lato Govern the product of maladministration, He' defended the labour party against the aspersions put upon them, and criticising the laud administration of tho late Government, ho said it had led to gambling transactions throughout tho whole Colony. Mr Bryco congratulated tho mpjrer and seconder of tho Address. He wont on to say that tho Premier had taken occasion to dofond bimsolf, and ho was technically corroct in stating that ho was not in the Government when tho deficit took place. The Premier oxplaincd that in tho years ho was Colonial Treasurer thero was no deficit, it was tho year after. Mr Bryce made a lengthy speech, followed by the Minister for Education, and tho debate wbb adjourned at 10.40 p.m.