PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4852, 16 October 1894, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

\At tho adjourned conference yes-, tcrday regarding tho Council's amendments in tho cheap money ' Bill, the Consols Bill, tho Land for Settlements Bill, and tho Harbors Act Amendment Bill, no agreement" could bo arrived at as to the claim'' '"" of the House that tho Council had no powor toamond these Bills, inasmuch as they provido for tho appropriation of monoy. Both sides were ■'■'■'" firm, and as it was desirable that no deadJppk shpujd occnr at this perjpd. •;■ J ' of the 'session yli'oix tlie'Bijl's selves mig'Atbe dccideil'fQ' consider on their merits, tho.qu)flj^^^^^^H misc was soon arrived at, and ; cheap; money Bill 'now limit to which any advance may be made is £2500, and to three-fifths] of the value of a property, instead . 7/; J of two-thirds, as originally proposed, •- : 'X : ) while the provisions for land bonds pdjoi'adyaji^s : f(n|3'iypi|nds'tlbh|;), • ban lands'have been'struck out, 'Ail ---■ the Government have undertaken to ' ;/ 'i reduco the total amount for -consols •; from one million to half a-mi]lioti,m< "■" ; - ■;) not more than a quarter ofa-millipii"';; ! ; £ iu one year, the, time of repayment-, " : X has beon fixed as at first, pqsed,' fpvtfyW." 1 ' «he u opVnbiili;W'l amendnienjiS in. jhj Land ments Bill have been agreed to, "in" " |-f? the Harbours Bill, clauso4, concern-■'>>' ■ '-?% ing which there was so much discussion in the Lower Heuse, enablingia ? ;*v;s; Harbour Board to levy rates' merchandise discharged at orshipped:-iJ;l| from' the port,- is omitted front ih? : Bill It will: be remembered this clause was struck out by'the'vSy Qomdl-^h.Z.Times,.-; ,, I '.. , .,.',^>',v : :'v ••■i C ' i?'r?n-'l ? V''->i'^^ 'To-Day's Sitting. X l -kJ|J|| (By j,. WBLtrsGTON, Tuesdap'S'lil ■ ?TJie House met 1 to-day" W'll!3Q;Bll| 'imi'-::'..., .'■■;. ! ;"•. '' Ifr f ardjaye riopice |b P^ Mr Seddou gave notice; that the Vehicles, ; Amendment Bill bo &hp^

ordor paper, and read.a third time on Thursday next. The Hallways Authorisation Bill and Wostpoii Ngakawan Hallway Extonsioii Bill •wore read a first timo

In reply to Dr. Nowman,lfr Ward ' said ho hoped to have tho Bank Bill I circulated to-night or to-morrow : morning. Tho measure would not • bo lmrricd through, and members . would havo plonty oftimetoconsidcr ; 'it.'

■Mr Seddon moved tho second vending of thoMidland RaiFsy Contract Act Amendment BilOo empower the Qncon to cancel certain contracts with tho N.Z Midland Company,and to enter into a new contract in lieu thereof. Ho said tho Government were naking the House to ileal with a difficult and complicated subject, and ho dotailod the whole circumBtancos connected with the formation of tho railway.