YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S SITTING. Wellington Last Night-The House met at 2.30.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1264, 5 August 1880, Page 3

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S SITTING. Wellington Last NightThe House met at 2.30.

BILLS PASSED. The Ashburtoii County Council Waterworks and Malvom Water-race Bills woi c read a third time and passed.

BEER TAX. Mr Pitt presented a petition from 124 persons residing in Nelson against the imposition of the beer tax.

THE HAMILTON DRILL-SHED VOTE. Government did not intend to renew the vote»& £100 for the Hamilton drillshed.

REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, it was stated that there were 10,000 descriptions of railway tickets, and the price could not l>e printed on each. — Railway officials in both the North and South Islands should be registered to wear uniform on duty. — Government was not aware of any coinplaint made of public bodies receiving public money not being open to the Prests. — Government did not think it desirable that all enquiries into misdemeanors of civil servants or railway officials should bo open to the Press. — Government had not thought it necessary to make an exploration of the road up Heaphy Valley

between Collingwood and Karainca, as no fmitls were available for the purpose. — The charsro of alleged cruelty practiced in Kelson G.iol on a prisoner n lined Thomp-f-on would be fully enquhed into. — The practice hid bpen to mnke con '•idem bio ad\aiues for Maori lands which had not pavsed through the Court, but it ■was now iilmo^t entirely discontinued. — The Government did not intend to amend the T-Tew Zordand Institute Act, so as to render subsidies subject to animal npprop'i.iHon. — 'The Government thought it might l)e possible to establish some system of rnrctl police at a comparatively low ra+o of pay in such countiy districts "where it has been found nccossary, wicli the view of retrenchment, to remove the police of the regular force f ormeily .stationed there, so that life and property may have some protection. — The Government did not think it was expedieut to add to the Licensing Bill before the House. In the Bill there were provision^ enabling persons aggrieved by the decisions of the Licensing 1 Bimch to appeal from such decisions — such appeal to bo heard by a B")!ird to be elected annually by the ratepayers in each district, and c.dWl the Licensing Appeal Bo.ml. — Speaking for hiiusjlf, iho Tre'wirer said he thought* persons between the closing of the Bnnkb and decLu.ition of the bonus in the Government I'«urinco could be allowed to participate, and t at tho whole system of Government annuities m as about being 1 overhauled by competent actuaiies, when the leport on the subject would be taken into consideration. Government had the reports of the '■ever'l' Royal Commissions under consideration. With so'ne of these lc'o.'nmeiylatirviH they agreed, and to otheia they dissented; they would give eftVt fo tho former and rej' cfc the 1 >tter. Kesponsibihty for tho nuilconstrncted i.iilwiiy waggons lay with the Dunedin workshops. — I'Vee Public Lilnary subsidies would not be renewed. — Go\cmnient Avould be prepared to bear its fair sh.ne of expense attending the cxteiiinnation of the rabbit nuisance on Govenimenfc Re&e-rves and lands not leased. — Go\ eminent offices and property were insuied equally in all Colonial offices in New Zealand. — The Government had, in accordance with the recommendation of the Public Petitions Committee, ordered the prosecution of James Gilmour for perjury. A Bill to amend the Law Practitioners' Act was introduced and read a first time. Mr Hall announced that the Public Works Statement would not be ready until Friday evening. In uoramittee the Native Land Frauds -Picvcntion Bill was further adjourned at 5.30 pm. The Legislative Council threw out the Hospital and Charitable Land Endowment Bill.