YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1577, 12 August 1882, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

Wellington, Last Night. PRISON LABOUR. " " " ~ fMr Hctchinso.n gave* notice^hat on "going into-Committee Lof*~Ssupply, he" would move that the teaching of .trades "and *tlie em^lbJmefiroT'Skmga: lSBouFin 1 gaols are regaVded ''by^liisl House as inimical to an enlightened -system of prison.!discipline, aud.praudicial tOjthe hite'rest of the skilletl laboiirer in this country, and. that^ it is m desirable such teaching shall be discontinued as 'soon as possible. ; >■}?,i ,t I/, /. > NO CONFIDENCE." The debate oa, the i second reading of the North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Bill was resumed by Mr Stevens, wljo t said jih^t he. believed he jiyouldj.be doing Government an injury" if he^ did anything.-^ prevent ;theni:ican-ying oui; their policy. IMr 'Peacock announced his' intention 1 of voting .for the Government., He rbelieved the colony was not unmindful 'of the great service they rendered in making a firm and determined stand on a retrench* ment policy]at a time when it;was most required. ,Mr GrEpRGE professed himself an inde» pendent member, w,ho shad been brought to vote for Mr Montgomery's resolution on the ground ithat he wag- entirely opposed to borrowing. Mr Dodson meant to follow Mr Montgomery into the 'lobby.j biit, ohlthe'othir hand, he was not prepared ( tp support an*y Gqyernnient^that might be formed by the Opposition^or7 T as ihey taUfQ. th^selveS, the Liberal party) VThstp'frty, if it got into power, had announced its intention of imposing, a land-tax Tins|ead of the property tar. HeVish'ed theiii distinctly to understand he was not wi,th them, on that point. * }