HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1708, 16 June 1883, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday.

Mr Shaw took his se.it and the oath as> mcmbci for liuuiguhun. I' l I'ITIUNs. Several petitioiib weio piesented. >'<JTICIvs OK MOl'lOX. Among the notion oi motion and of new bills weie the following : — Mr Montgomery to ask the Colonial Tieasuier on what day the Financial Statement would be made. MrJ. McKai/ie to ask the Minister for Public Woiks on what day the Public Works Statement would be made, and the Public Woiks Estimates be biought down. Sir George Grey, on the fust motion to go into supply, to move, that in the opinion of the House a Laud Tax should be imposed. Mr Montgomery : To introduce a Bill to repeal the Propeity Tax Assessment Act and the Pi'opeity Tax Act. SirG. Grey: To intioduce a Bill to faciliSic annexation to New Zealand of islands in the Pacific which might ie a desire to be so annexed ; also a Enable the People of New Zealand ke changes in their Constitution. M. W. Green moved for leave to introduce a Local Option Extention Bill ; Mr Steward, a School Committees Election Bill ; Mr Hutchinson, a motion condemning the teaching of skilled trades in gaols ; Sir G. Grey, a bill to provide that the General Assembly of New Zealand shall consist of the Governor and the House of Representatives ; also, an Affirmation in lieu of Oaths Bill ; a Law Practitioners Act Amendment Bill ; and a bill to further secure the rights and privileges of members of the House of Representatives ; also, a motion for the establishment of an Agricultural College in Auckland, and for a vote for the erection of a suitable Customhouse in Auckland city ; Mr Macandrew, for returns of revenue and expenditure of various kinds in the several provinces.

SESSIONAL COMMITTEES. Ministers gave notice of appointment of the several Ses&ional Committees. JTNIVEKSITY ACT AMENDMENT BILL. " Major Atkinson moved the first reading of the New Zealand University Act Amendment Bill. Mr'^ont'eomery asked why this bill wasubrought -on iv such a hurry ? Major Atkinson said it was in accordance- with custom to introduce a bill at this itftge Of. the session,

Sir &?(jffcylTioiigßFtTie practice qulFe an unnecessary one, as their rights rested on statute not custom. , , > The bill was road n^first time.

Yesjbkd'ay. , , ' govekxm&jt business. Major Atkinson said that as soon as the reply to the Address '\yas juairied and Sir George Grey's motion for a land tax disposed of, he would make a -statement as to the course of business and when tin; Financial Statement would be made. Mr Johnson said the Public Works Statement would bu made a few days after the Financial Statement. Sir George. Grey iutimated that he would not be forced to bring on his motion at once. He should choose his own time. The notice had been on the Order Paper hist session for two months. The Minister forJustiee gave notice of a Prisons Bill, a Bankruptcy Bill, a Local Courts Bill, and a Tenants Fixtures Bill. In reply to a question, Ministers stated that they were not -prepared to amend the Education Act tins session, so as to provide for the peiiodical lemoval of school inspectors from one district to another. KKW BILLS.

The following bills wet c introduced and read a first time:—Eighte :— Eight Hours Bill (Gieen) ; Local Option Extension Bill (Gieen) ; School Com mittees Election Bill (Steward) ; Pacific Annexation Bill prey) ; Moial Training in Public Schools Bill (Green) ; Workman's Lien Bill (Feldwick); Eights and Piivilegcsof Members Bill (Grey) ; Afiirmation in Lieu of Oaths Bill (Grey) ; Constitutional Changes Bill (Grey); Geneial Assembly Bill (Grey); Law Piactitioners Bill (Gicy). The House, at 3.80 p.m., adjourned to Tuesday.