PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LAST NIGHT'S SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1578, 15 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LAST NIGHT'S SITTING.

WjsLLHJGToy, Last Night. The House met at 7.30. Major Atkinson made a statement that the Government had under consideration the best means to expedite private member's business, and it was their intention on the rising of the House on Friday to ask that the House should meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, and that up to 8.30 should be devoted to private members. He saw no reason why the business of the sessiou should not conclude by the end of the present mouth. Next week he would be in a position to state to the House what measures tlie Government would go on with and what they would drop. Major Atkinson moved the second reading of the New Zealand Loan Bill. He did not intend to make any remarks, as the measure was fully discussed last week. Mr Holmes spoke against the bill, and advocated the adoption of a system whereby non-paying railways might be made a charge on adjacent lands, and by this means they would, in his opinion, get rid of much of the clamour for railways that prevails at present. He would vote against any Government who proposed a vote for railway pnrposes. Messrs Hurst and DargavililiE supported the second reading. On a division, the second reading was carried by 44 to 33, and the bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow, The following is the division list on the second reading :—: — Ayes, 44.— Atkinson, Beetham, Bryce, Buchanan, W. C. (Wairarapa South) Connolly, Dargaville, (teller) Dick, Dodson, Driver, Fergus, Fish, Fitzgerald, Green W. • ( Waikouaiti) Hall, Hamlin, Hobbs, Hwrst, (teller) Johnston 0. W. (Te Aro) Johnston W. W. (Manawatu) Kelly, Levestam, Levin, Mason, McIlwraith, McMillian, Mitchelson, Munro, O'Callaghan, Peacock, Pearson, Petrie, Pyke, Rolleston, Kutherford, Seddon, Sheppard, Sfcerens, Sutter, Thomson H. (Christchuroh) North), Trimble, Watt, Whitaker, Wright, Pillictt. Noes, 35.— Allwright, Barron, Brown, J. C. (Tuapeka,) Cadman, Daniell, Duncan, Feldwick, George, Harris, Holmes, (teller) Hursthouse, (teller) Hutchinson, Joyce, Macandrew, McDonald, Montgomery, Moss, Postlethwaite, Seddon, Sheehan, Shrimski, Smith, Steward, Sutton, Swanson, Taiaroa, Tawhai, Thompson, J. W. (Clutha) Tomoana, Turubill, Weston, White, W. (Sydnenham) Piliett. Pairs.— For ; J. 0. Brown, J. G. Wilson, F. W. MacKenzie, Fulton, Moi-ria, Against : Ivesa, Te Wheoro, M. W. Green, .DeLau tour, Bathgate.