PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4194, 17 August 1892, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

House of Representatives, 2 TUESDAY,TrJGUST 16. 2 • i LEGISLATIVE COUNOIL APPOINTMENTS, Sir Q. Groy asked the Premier if t bo would inform the House what was the present state of the negotiations i between the Governor and Ministers ( in relation to calling additional mem- ; bera to the Legislative Council, and ' what steps the Ministers intended to ' take in relation thereto ? The Pte- < roier, in reply, said the negotiations tigße at an end for the present; some < J&rrespondence in conneotion with the '■ subject bad passed between the Governor and Ministers, and been referred i to the Secretary of State by His Excel- J lenoy. The whole of the papers in tela- . tion to this correspondence would be placed on the table of the House to- < day, NEW BILLS, /The following Bills were introduced ■aid read the first time :-Mr Wright, the Fisheries Conservation Act Amendment Bill; Mr O'Conor,. the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1887, Amendment Bill (No, 2), COMMITTEE, The follpwing" Bjils were pu ; t through committee and passed their final stagesi:—Mere Taka Land Grant Bill, Auckland University College Land Exchange Bill, Napier Native Hostelry Site Bale Bill, and theKaipo Eeserve Bill, LAND! MR SETTLEMENT BILL, This Bill was read a seoond time J id referred to the Waste Lands ijmmittoe. THE BTOOK BILL. The Minister for Lands moved the second reading of this Bill, wbiob. ho said was a consolidation measure of all the Acts at present in force relating to Block, .The only new provision was the abolition of cattle boards and tbe imposition of a tax on cattle to enable them to get the returns of stock more easily. Tho second read" ing was carried without debate, and the Bill was then referred to tho Stock Committeo. • ABMB ACT BEPEAL BILL. The Minister for'' peferi'ce moved the second 'reading o'f the Arms Act 1880 Repeal Bill, which • provided against the selling of arms and am-

munition to Natives. Tho soconcJ reading was agreed to on tho voices.

DAIRY INDUSTRY BILL. The Minister for Agriculture moved tho second reading of this Bill, whioli ho said was an entirely now doparturo, There could be no doubt of tho necessity that existed for the proper branding of dairy produce exported (rom tho Colony; Numbers of copies had heon oirculatod in tho Colony, and the eeneral opinion expressed was favourable, with very few uuimportant amendments, He thought the Bill would benefit the important industry for whoso welfaro it was intended, and as ho proposed to send the Bill to tho Agricultural Committee there was no doubt it would be sent back to tho House in a satisfactory state, The Bill provided for branding of produce, inspection of dairies, otc, and he thought it would fulfil all tho requirements of the dairy industry. Tho second reading of the Bill was carried on the voices, and it was referred to the Agricultural Committee,

SECOND READINGS, The following measures were read a second time:—Boarding and Lodging-House Bill, Provincial Ordinances Bill, Kaiupoi Native Reserve Act 1887, Amendment Bill, Oamarn Harbour Board Bill, Criminal Code Bill, Shop and Shop assistants' Bill, lisheries Encourage* inent Act Amendment Act, and tho Factories Act. SKKVANTS' KEOISTEY OFFICE BILL.

The Minister for Public Works moved the second reading of this Bill. He said that neither mistresses nor servants were fairly doalt with, and it was necessary therefore that registry offices should be brought under the control of the local authority, as was provided by the Bill. Anyone starting a registry office had to produce a certificate of character before he could be registered and regulations wero made as to payment of fees, Mr Pinkerton moved the adjournment of the debate for a week; Mr Allen seconded, and tho motion was carried on tho voices. wohkmen's lien dill, 'The House went into committee on this Bill, which passed its final stages with 6omo few slight amendments, The Houso rose at 11.45 p.m.