HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY'S SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1425, 20 August 1881, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY'S SITTING.

Miscellaneous. Sir G. Grey gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill authorising anyone to practice law in Courts when duly authorised by any party to a suit. The Public Health Act Amendment Bill and the Education Reserves Act Amendment Bill were read a first time. Dr Wallis moved the second reading of the Annual Parliamentary Bill. The motion was rejected by 41 to 8. The Protection to Crops Bill was read a secoud time. The House went in Committee on the Oaths Bill, which passed with amendments, read a third time and passed. The Kakanui Harbor Board Borrowing Bill passed through Committee, was read a third time and passed. Consideration of the Drainage Bill was deferred for a week. The 1 House went into Committee on the Pensions Bill, which was reported with amendments, read * third time and passed. , , , !

Analysing Manures. Mr Haralin asked the Colonial Secretary whear tljo; would be, prepared io send Mr Skey\ to Auckland for the purpose of analysing the manures vied by>&gri6tfltttrisfa,i-<Btoo>if' Gfo^fenxment would inutruot him to deliver sciea*

tific and j^ulfcuraf%tur^|Alid kr^ish such inforntation as wilKbe of use to agW oulturists generally white on such tour. He said the employmenV&f patent mnnures was largely had recourse to in the Aucknisnd*'j6rbviuf3»il district, and that it was of'i<n^orta|ice;to the future of agriculture as an industrial pursuit thnt the cla«s best adapted to the soil should be ascertained. Deleterious stuffs had been induced to auk the question so as to avoid {.imiUr mishaps in ihe future. Mr Dick said that instead of sending the agricultural and analytical chemist throughout the various district to analyse manures in use by agriculturists, the agriculturists were in the habit of sending samplea of the manure* to the ohemist.~ This was found to b& more convenient, as it was hardly possible to expect that he could carry about with him all his laboratory appliances. During last year a large number of manures had been tetoed. The Gsvernment saw necessity for altering the By stem.