PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4452, 23 June 1893, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

The Address-in-Reply to the Governor's Speech will be moved on Tuesday next. ' ' ■ i

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEW MEMBERS. The following new members took the oiith and their seals, yesterday ;- Messrs H. Fenwiok, E. liiohardson, Win. Montgomery, T. Kelly, W. C. Walkor, Win. MoCtillough, W. M. Bolt, W. T. Jonninga, J. Rigg, and J. E. Jenkinson.

TUB DATE rBEHIEU. The Colonial Secretary moved as follows:—" That this Council desires to place on record its high sense of tho faithful and distinguished services rendered to New Zealand by the late Premier, Mr John Ballance, and of theSßriooaloss the Colony has attained by hi? death, and respeotliilly tenders to Mrs Ballance the assuranoe of its sincere sympathy in her bereavement." The motion was unanimously cariied, after which, on the motion of tho Colonial Seoretary, the Council adjourned until Tuesday next at 2.90 p.m.

UODBBOFBEPBBBBNTATIYBB.

The Late Mr Ballanoe, When the House assembled after the opening of Parliament, The Speakerannounced that during the recess, the seats of Imngahua and Wanganui became vacant, tho hitter by the death of tho Hon John Ballance, ThflPremier,tlie Hon B, J. Seddon, said that the time was opportune when tho House might, in accordance with what had been done on similar' occa<ions, place on recoid its esteem and respect for the late Premier. He hid been called away and the nation mourned his loss, for he bad been a good, true and faithful servant to tho people of this Colony,

After further remarks the Premier moved 'That this House desires to plaoe on record its high sense of the faithful and distinguished sorvices rendered to New Zealand by the late Premier, Mr John Ballance, and the serious loss sustained by his death, and respectfully tenders to Mrs Ballance its assuranceof sincere sympathy with her in her sad bereavement. 1 The Hon. W. Rolleston, Lender of the Opposition, seconded the motion, which was agreed to.

On the motion of the Premier, it was then decided that, out of respect to the memory of the lato Hon. J. Ballance, tho House, at its rising, should adjourn till Tuesday,

THE PREMIER'S DIRTHDAY.

Yesterday was the Premier's 48th birthday, and a number of Mr Seddon's friends, including members of both Houses, assembled at the Parliamentary Buildings last night to wish him ninny happy returns of the day, The toast of Mr Seddon's health, proposed by the Hon T. Kelly, was r«ceived with enthusiasm. Other toasts including the health of Mrs Seddon and of the new Legislative Councillors, were also responded to.

MISCELLANEOUS, The Controllerand Auditor-General has reported that under the Public Revenues Actof 1891 a surcharge of £498 made by tho Auditor Office against the Beoeiver of Land Bcvenue, Ohristchurch, hits been 'disallowed by the Minisier of Lands, The surcharge wns made because it appeared that £998 had been received by land orders, whilst the State Forests Act 1888 in lieu of cash prohibited the tho receipt of more than £SOO. Mr Crofts, lato of the Sumner Deaf Mute Institution, petitions for compensation allowance to the extent of £lsl ISs 4(1, to which he says be is entitled, and cannot get from tho Education Department, The unauthorised expenditure on consolidated fund account amounts according to & return laid on tho table of the Housa yesterday, to £80,495, and that undor the public works fund stands at £11,149, whilst the loans to public bodies exceeded tho votes by £I2OO.

The collection of letters and telegrams oE condolence on the death of the late Premier fill 89 pages of Blue Book paper closely printed. They begin with the tributes of Lord Glasgow and the Earl of Hopetoun, and ond with those of the secretary of the Melbourne Dramatic Club and the secretary of the West Australian Trades and Labour Council,

An interesting memento of Mr Balance, in the form of a large volume comprising all the newspaper articles of this Colony written at the time of his death, was presented to Parliament yesterday by Mr McLean. The report of Colonel Fox concerning tho Volunteer forces is likely to be laid on the table on Tuesday. The correspondence between tho two Speakers and the Government concerning the proposal to utilise the time of officers of Parliament during the recess was submitted to both Houses yesterday, The matter is likely to bs discussed shortly.-N.Z. Times.