HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. YESTERDAY'S SITTING. The House met at 10.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. YESTERDAY'S SITTING. The House me t at 10.

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the Committee on the petition of Detective FarrelL | Mr Macandrbw supported. Mr Bryce objected to interfering with discipline. Tl»e amendment was withdrawn. In Supply the debate was resumed on item Miscellaneous Defence, Thames Volunteers. Mr Sheehan supported the item. Mr Hursthouse opposed the vote. Mr Bryce said the corps were entirely mistaken regarding .their engagement. .. They only expected to be engaged a * couple of weeks, but he informed them explicitly that they might be required for two months, or till lawfully discharged. After 31 days* they we're" legally discharged. The 1 officers of the corps had acquiesed in the compromise already carried out. Mr Sheshan ' said the telegram was explicit enough that the term of engagement should be at least two months. Mr Rolleston thought they had been liberally dealt with. ' The motion to omit the item was carried by 30 to 26, and the vote as reduced passed. Crown lands, £150; miscellaneous, £9784, including £3695 to meet awards - of military and land claims commission. A division took place on some compensation and interest to John Kelly for the loss of land, £1,500,, which it was proposed to reduce by'the amount of interest/ £564. The item as printed passed by 31 to 30. Mines and prospecting, £500 ; Colonial Treasurer, miscellaneous, £3508; Public Trust Office, £120; Native Reserve, £301; Government Insurance, £7500 : Printing Brogden' papers, £400; and Havelock Wharf, £400, all passed. Public Buildings, £21,000. On item £20,000, Parliamentary Buildings. Mr Johnston said the £10,000 suggested by Mr Montgomery was fouud - insufficient to provide for additions to the library, widen the corridors, erect new kitchen, and other absolutely necessary improvements. * Mr Barron opposed the vote. No further expenditure should be granted until a special commission reported on the question of the removal of the seat of Government. Mr Montgomery thought £10,000 ample to provide a fire-proof library, improve the ventilation, and erect a better whips' room. Better abolish Bellamy's, than erect a new kitchen. Even if the seat of Government were to be removed next year, £10,000 was not to much to provide for the comfort of members, but not to go beyond that. He did not think the removal of the seat of Government likely, but depreciated discussing it. New whips' rooms were urgently reqnired. and so was kitchen for Bellamy's. He thought also a suitable room should be provided for the use of the leader of the Opposition. Mr Fergus, as a practical man, said £10,000 would not do the works required. Mr Shepherd said to reduce would be parsmony, not economy. Mr Macanbrew opposed spending more than £3000. Rrplying to a question Mr Johnston said that the services of a professional architect, outside the Government, would be called in. Sir J. Hall thought that the comprehensive plan of improvement should be submitted to Parliament. An amendment that the item be admitted was lost by 26 to 33. Mr Barron moved that the sum be reduced to £3000. Lost on the voices. The motion to reduce the item to £10,000, was carried on the voices. Mr Barron moved to reduce it to £5000. Lost by 31 to 25. The item £10,000 was passed. The remaining votes on the supplementary estimates passed as printsd. A conference was appointed with the council on the Land Bill. The House adjourned for lunch at 1.20. p.m. The House reassembled at 2p.m. On the motion for going into Committee on the Oamarn Harbour Bill, Sir J. Hall moved an amendment that they refuse to go into Committee on the bill as it necessitated the suspension of their Standing Orders, and sufficient cause had not been shown to warrant that step. He pointed out that at this late period of the session it would be nadvisable to give a measure of this kind consideration. Mr Sheejian supported the bill. The fact of its late introduction showed that Oamaru was better able than many other places to guage to real meiits of the House. They knew that it was only at the end of the session that any real work was done. It was a credit to Government to say that they had taken over this bill from a member of the Opposition. Ho defended the work as one of colonial importance. The motion was carried. Tn Committee the bill was amended, reported, and read a third time, and passed. The House rose at 4 p.m. to allow Con« ference to sit. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Rolleston reported that the managers appointed to conduct the conference between the two Houses re the Land Bill had failed in arriving at a satisfactory solution of the difficulty. The point upon which they disagreed was the clause providing that the leaseholder might change his term into that of a freehold. That was a point upon which the managers for this House found they could not yield. They held that the House had established the principle of leasehold in their future dealings with these lands, and that they would not be justified in yielding the point. The arguments put forward on the other side were based upon the fact that the people had not, so far as the Council was aware, had an opportunity of forming a judgment as to the effect or advisability of the proposed change in tenure. They therefore contended that the step should not be taken hastily, or until the public had had an opportunity of forming their opinion upon the point. After a lengthy discussion the conference agreed that the leasing clauses should come into operation on the goldfields, aud in regard to the education reserves forthwith. It was further agreed that the leasing clauses elsewhere should not be cut out, but that they should not come into operation until ', Parliament had an opportunity for bringing a bill to repeal theseclauses if it- was desirable so to do. In yielding so far Ministers were most anxious to get the bill placed in the statute book as they felt that great injustice would be done to a large body of persons located on the goldfields. He hoped that the House would agree to the determination they had come to. The MuniciparCorporation Avbrnaa reported from the Upper House withi^' amendments, some of which were disagreed to, and managers for a conference appointed. _ , The Property Tax Bill >ar>ead/a ■econd time. The bill passed through Committee, was reported without'amendment, read a third timfrandpassed..'; ' •'; [Left Sittufel]'.;'--^ 1 ■ ' ' - -i-t.^Mrtfy

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