PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4195, 18 August 1892, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

House of Representatives, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. I THE COLONIAL BANK, Mr Guinness brought up a report from the Public Accounts Committed I on the petition of the Colonial Bank, -.. recommending that the bank should ■ receive a share of the remittances. He' moved that the report lie on the table aud he referred to the Government for consideration. Mr Pinkrrtoo moved, and it was seconded by Colonel Eraser:" That this evidence taken before the committee be printed," Considerable discussion ensued, during which Mr 0. H. Mills moved the adjournment of the debate till Friday next, wbioh was seconded by Mr McLoan, and carried nn a division by ii to 28. LAND AND INCOME ASSESSMENT. The Land and Income Assessment Act, 1892, Amendment Bill was introduced in committee and read the first time, The second reading was set down for Friday. : ALIENS BILL. The Minister for Publio Works ? moved the second reading of this Bill, which he said was the same as last year.—Carried on the voices. k KEOIBTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS {9 AMENDMENT BILL. The Bouse adopted the report of the committeo on this Bill, and it thou passed its final stages, INSPECTOR OF BUILDING APPLIAKCEB BILL, The Minister for Public Works moved the second reading of this Bill. It provided, he suid, for the inspection of scaffolding used in the construction of buildings, which was a necessary precaution, seeing the large number of nccidents which had occurred through insecure scaffolding. Mr Fish opposed the Bill, and moved as an amendment that th Bil be read a second time this day six months. Mr Duthie Bocoudcd the amendment.

After Eome discussion the amend" ment was lost on a division by 38 to 26, and the second reading was ultimately curried on the voices, COURTS OF JUSIIOE TECHNICAL DEFENCES REMOVAL BILL. On the motion of tho Minister for the second reading ol this Bill was carried on the voices. EDUCATION RESERVES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Tho Minister for Education moved the second reading of this Bill, to declare sohcol commissioners to be exempt from payment of rates upon education reserves in their exclusive occupation, The second roading was carried on the voices. UKOLAIHED LANDS SILL. The Premier moved the second reading of this Bill, which be said was designed to vest in the Public Trustee land for which no owner could be found, after an attempt had been made to discover the Baid owner, The second reading was carried on the voices, WAIEOUAITI RESERVE BILL. The Native Minister moved the Becond reading of this measure, which is designed to validate certain orders made by the Native Land Court in 'IB6B in regard to the Waikouaiti flej^erve, "' The second reading was agreed to on the voices after a short debate. ORAKEI SUCCESSION FURTHER INVEBTIOAIIONBILL. The Native Minister moved the second reading of this Bill, which was carried without discussion. KAIAFOI NATIVE RESERVES ACT, 1887, AMENDMENT BILL,

This Bill passed through Committee without amendment. The two Bills above mentioned were then read a third time and passed, FALMERBTDN NORTH CDURTHOUSE SITE SALE BILL. The Native Minister moved the second reading of this Bill, which was agreed to without debate. SETTLED LAND AOT AMENDMENT BILL, The Minister for Labour moved the second reading of this Bill, which was carried on the voices, MINING COMPANIES AOT AMENDMENT BILL. The Minister for Mines moved the fsecond reading of this Bill, which was designed to provide that all raonoyß received by mining companies should be paid into the Bank within fortyeight hours after receipt, that meetings should bo held half-yearly, and balance-sheets made out halfyearly and forwarded to the shareholders, After a short discussion the second reading was agreed to, and the Bill was referred to tho Goldiields Committee. BANKRUPTCY BILL. This Bill was further considered in committee,—Clause 120 wbb amended by the insertion of a provision that in preference claims for rent where the ofßcial assignee and landlord could not agree as to the amount, it should bo decided by'the Bankruptcy Court. —The Minister for Labour, who was in charge of the 'Bill, proposed to amend clause 122 by increasing the amount which creditors may give tack to a bankrupt from £SO to £IOO,on the voices,—Subsection 2 £rclause 82, "when bankrupt has assigned to trustees for benefit of creditors, their acts validated," was struck tut by consent of the Minister in charge,—Mr Meredith moved the insertion of a new clause providing that the Court may appoint a bankrupt assignee ol his own estate.—The clause was inserted on a division by 23 to 8.