THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5117, 30 August 1895, Page 2

THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

THE DERATE IN THE HOUSE.

By Telegraph,—Special.

Wellington, Thursday Evening, The discussion on the Banking Biil was resumed in the House this afternoon.

The Premier proposed the suspension of the Standing Orders, but members on all sides remonstrated, on the grounds that the gravity of the matter under debate, .rendered it imperative that adequate time should be given for the study and consideration of the Joint Committeo's report and appendices thereto.

Member after member said he would resist to the utmost any endeavour to rush the Bill through the House, and insisted i lint the measuro should bo dealt with in the ordinary easy stages in order (o give time for realisation of tin- position, and the results to be expected from the course of action which might be followed. Requests were also made that full details of the individual values of all properties, proposed to he taken over from the Estates Company should be scheduled and placed in possession of the House. The Premier, in remarking on the evident disinclination to suspend the Standing Orders, rejoined that the Government had no intention—even if his motion was carried—of passing the Bill though all its stages at one sitting. They only proposed to go as far as the second readiug, but felt that the course ho proposed was absolutely necessary, in order to prevent stonowalling or time-wast-ing interference on the part of objectors, Up to the time I left the House no division had been taken on the point, but there was apparently decided disinclination to trust tho Premier to the extent of relaxing tho Standing Orders, Members evidently remomber—only too well—tho party legislation of the past year, and how advautago was taken of the position then.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wauxwox, Friday Morning.

After a debate lasting until 6.10 a.m., an amendment by Mr J. W. Kelly, that the Banking Bill be read a second timo six months hence, was lost by 50 to 15, and the second reading carried by 35 to 20. The committal lias been sot down for 2.30 p.m. The House then rose.

Tho division on tho second roadingof the Banking Bill was: —Ayes 35—Bnddo, Cadinuu, Carncross, Caruell, Carroll, Collins, Crowther, Duncan, Flatman, Fraser, Guinness, Hall, Harris, Hogg, Houston, Kelly, W. Lawry, Maslin, McGowan, McKenzie, J. McLachlan, Meredith, Millar, Mills, Montgomery, Morrison, Parata, Pere, Pinkerton, G. W.

Russell, Seddou, Stevens, Ward, Willis, T. Thompson.

Noes, 20-Alleu, Bell, Buiok.

Duthic, Earnshaw, Hall-Jones, Hoke, G. Hutchison, W. .Hutchison, Joyce, Massey, McGuire, McNab, Mitehelson, O'Regau, Pirani, Saunders, G. J. Smith, Tanner, Wilson. Pairs. Ayes —E. M. Smith, Reeves, W, R. Russell, Steward, Buchanan, Stout, Green, Macintosh. Noes—G rabam, Thompson, R. Kelly, J. W. Larnach, Newman, Te Ao, Lang, and T. McKenzie.