[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1426, 23 August 1881, Page 2

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUS E OF REPRESENTATIVES.

f LAST, NIGHT'S SITTING- , ', { w> < h Wellington, Last. Night. The House met at 7.30. ]^r Pyke. Mr Pyfce being called on to move "That it, is not within the power of Mr Speaker to omit or to militate notice of motion presented by any member of tins House, unless the same shall be of an nnpioperor offensive character, " he said that as he had no wish to delay the business he would withdraw the , motion. At the' same time, he desired to state that in tabling the motion which had been altered, he was perfectly in earnest. Ihe Speaker said he was most averse to curtail the latitude given , members in reference to notices of motion, but the House looked to him to permit of nothing unseemly appearing on the ; Order Paper. The motion was withdrawn. Timaru Harbour Act. On the motion of Mr Hh.ll, the Timaru Harbour Board Act 1876 Amendment Bill was introduced and read a first time. The Gaming Bill. A message from the Legislative Council was read on the subject of the amendments in the Gaming and Lotteries Bill. Mr Dick explained that the Council consented to the exclusion of clause 15, but also insisted on the new clause 9 insetted in the House being struck out. This was the clause intended to affect bookmakers, but the Council feared it would admit of wider alteration. He thought the Council's concessions and terms should be accepted, and moved that the Council's amendments be ajfreed to. Mr Brown and Sir W. Fox. objected to clause 9 being dropped Messrs Bowen, Whitnker, and Seymoui supported Mr Dick's motion, which was carried on the voices. Railway Construction Bill. Mr Hall moved the second reading of the Railway Construction and Land Bill. Henaid that a total of 1287 miles of railway had been completed in the colony, and what remained to be done was to 1 complete a gap of 215 miles in the North, | and 103 in the South to complete the main through lines. He explained at length the provisions of the bill, and | urged its importance. Sir George Grey spoke in opposition to the bill, urging that it was the duty of I the Government to complete the railways , out of further borrowed money. } (Left Sitting.)