YESTERDAY'S SITTING. Wellington, Last Night. Thr House met at 2.30.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1564, 13 July 1882, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S SITTING. Wellington, Last Night. Thr House met at 2.30.

Replying to questions it was stated :—: — The Government would consider the granting of a bonus for the manufacture of barbed wire in the colony. The following new bills were introduced and read a first time : —A bill (No. 2) to amend "The Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877" (Mr Moss); the Mining and Harbor Board Reserves Bill; the Mining on Education Reserves Bill; the Mining on Water Races Bill, ' (Mr Seddon). Mr Wright postponed his motion referring to placing the main Middle Island Railway under a board, owing to a statemeut on the subject last night by the Minister for Public Works. Mr Ivess" moved, "That this House will, on Wednesday next, resolve itself into a committed of the whole to consider an address to the Governor, requiring His Excellency to place a sufficient sum on the estimates to recoup Major Harris aud Mr Wason, the taxed costs which they incurred in the Elections Petitions Court, which declared • their elections void owing to the laches of the returning officer whom the Government employed to conduct the elections for the Wakanui aud Franklin North seats. Captain Morris supported the motion, and Mr Westen, while in favour of it, suggested reference to a committee. Mr Siieehan approved of the principals of the motion, aud of Mr Buckland's name being inserted, but thought the whole of these cases, as well as the monstrous costs charged in Election Courts, shonld be enquired into by a committee, and he moved a resolution to that effect. Mr Dick was willing to accept this. He was not prepared to admit that the Government was liable for the acts of its 'servants. Mr Kelly thought another ten million loan would be required to meet the claims if Government were liable for the mistakes of its servants. Mr Bracken* condemned the Corrupt Practices Act as a huge mistake. Sir J. Hall thought the motion indefinite, and moved that a select committee be appointed, to report whether in any of the cases in which Election Petition Courts were held the circumstances are such as would render it just and reasonable that the person on whom the costs of such trials have fallen should be relieved, therefrom by a gra^pt from the Colonial Treasury, aud also as to the costs charged in such enquiries. , . Mr Sheehan accepted this, and after some discussion it was agreed to. „ On Mr Sheehan'p motion, a, select committee was appointed to .consider the best , means to give effect ! to the expressed wish , of the House on the subject of naval training vessels. ' '' Mr J. E. Brown moved for the ap« pointment of a committee to enquire into the railway; management., Mr Johnston had nY objection if.' the enquiry was confined to the four points which Mr Brown had mentioned to, Kirn. viz., the system of railway audit; the mode of delivering passenger luggage at stations;; classification of goods, and the - propriety of differential rates. Mr J. E. Brown said he wished the enquiry extended to the whole system of management. Mr .Montgomery^ moved an. .amendment limiting the enquiry 'to the-subjects named. The debate was. interrupted .by the dinner hour. '*'■'' ''' ' > '