HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1901, 11 September 1884, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

TUESDAY. Sir (tEOKGb Gkjs\ pave notice to move in the duet tion of getting the state to supply nowsp.ipei-. of the culoav wth ,i ti'legiaplnc sunimaiy of news tin* mghout the woild. Seveial new bilK wereintrnducjd, amongst otheis one bv tin Geoige (Miey to abolish new'-p.ipei within the Oniony. On th° motion for {join? mt» c mmittpa on tlieM.uned Won en's Piopeitv Bill, Mi W.ikefii'ld moved .is an amendment tli.it the bill be read tli it day si>c months. Mr Menteath suppoited the am Midmont, and Mi>-si> Connolly ami tStnui sup.joited the bill. The bill was coiiMcleied 111 Committ-T and lepot ted with afcwun'mpoitintainendIlU'llts. Mr Wi PereV motion affirming the need of lefoim in the N itivu Lands Comt w.is \vithdia,wn, the Nah\e Minister promising to look into the alleged giiewincM. The House adjourned at 11.20 p.m.

WEDNESDAY. The House met at 2.30. Mr Joyce gave notice t'iath° would ino\e for a letum showing tie contiacts enteied into by the At'cm-.o'i (lo\e nnient after a \ot" of no confidence h .d been lee uded. Keplvmg to questions put, it was stated : Tli.it under the existing law (lovemuienf-«m-i not allowed t) giant timboi loyalties to county councils. A-> they intended doili n_c w ith the wholo question of local gm eminent, they w >uld not m ike any mteiiiii piovision in this iesp>ct. — ( Joveinment mLended to m.ike pi o\ lsimi foi public libiMi ies — Tendeis had been called foi ,i daily m ill service b)twoen llokitika and the Blue Spin, Uppei Aiahma and Humphiev's (iiilly, but they wore, not s mgunie that an otter low enough would be got to induce thorn to accept it — An amended Bankmptcy Bill would be uitu ducod, providni'T foi the piofeiential claims of servants '>ml>loyed by a bankiupt. — An amended Imp funding Act would be mtioduced — In connection with the defence policy, the connection of Colhngwood with th' 1 Spit lighthouse by telephone would bo undei taken as soon as the funds of the eoloin would admit of the ost b.-mg inclined.--Government would not undo take at piesjnl to connect Tologa Bay with (risbnue bv telephone, as the cost was too gieat, but they would connect Clyde and Fiasei Town with telephone. — Thcicpoit of the Lite On il Sfivics Commission had disapivaicd, to gethei v. ith a lull pioposod in contornnty theiewitli by tlie lite Govei .Miient. I'm bably t!ie nieinbeis of that (ro\ einmr-nL 3otild throw some light on the mycteiy. With tint view an adjournment was ii'oved, but no member-* of the late 'loveinment lesponded to the invitation. — lteplving to othei questions, it «,b stated if, on ciiquny, it was found that the business at Hyde's and Hamilton's, and the Seipentino wan anted it, a sitting of the local couits would be established theie. — An amended Ri\eis Bill would bo mtio.luced. — (}o\einineiit would not this session deal with the Mib|ect of hospitals and ch.u liable aid. — The fee-, chaiged bv the It M. Comt would be 1 educed duiing the ieee '••. The fol'owmg bills weie introduced, and .cad ahi--t time : — Haiboui' of Westpoit .md (ireyinouth, Distuct Railways leasing, the Member*. Honoiaiium and rimloges Bill, Tnsui.nice Depaitment Incorr»oiatmg (Sir J. Vogel,) to place tlie Al.mukan Haibour nuclei the contiol of and to \est ceitaui lands in the Auckland Haibom Boaul; to constitute the Auckland Haiboiu liiaul. (Mr Toh.) To amend the Native Lands Act, and the Natr. e L'uids Kiauds I'ievention Ace, 1832 (Mr Locke), Oluaennri (ioldhelds Revenue Ad)Ustui3i t (MiMouis), Thames Kec!e,iti')n Resenes S ileoi 10\change (Col. Fraser), t > iepeal the Shaiebiokeis Act, 18S2 (Mi Huist). Mr Samuel moved, th it m the opinion of this House it is the duty of the Co\eminent to provide for the prosecution of peisoiis guilty of fraudulent niisappiopiiation of tiust moneys and of fiaudulent bankmptcv." The lion. Mr Strut contended that the law iis it stood made ample pio\ision for all the lequnements of the case. The House divided — Ayes, 41 ; noes, 32. The motion was earned. Mi Taiiioa moved, " That it is a matter of e\tieine regict that .sinall-iiox has been biought to New Zealand by pabsengeis fi /in otli u colonies; tint Maons aie m gieat diexdot this epidemic, because very few of them have been vaccinated ; that it isadvis\ble that (Joveinment should take immediate steps and send medical men at one i to the \anous native distucts to vaccinat 1 tlie Maoris'." The lion. Mr Ballance piomised that eveiy inecaution would be taken, and a medical man told off to \isit the remote distncts. He also counselled more attention t > the -anitaiy condition of the pahs. Mi Dodson objected to vaccination, and cited authoiities to show thitiinpuielymph was attended with lnubt chsastious consc(|uences. The motion was earned on the voices, and the House lose at 5.30.

"WBDESDAY. The Legislative Council met at; 2 30 p.m. Mr L illinium asked the Government wliether they intended during the present session to bring in a bill to amend the Education Act, with a view to abolish the ccitial board*, and also to 1 educe the cost, of administration without imp.iiimg th" picsent fiee, seculai and compulsoiy clauses of the act The Colonial-Recrotary replied, and snid he had no wish to see the efficiency of the present system affected, but theie was no doubt the expenditure under this head was something enoimous. Government had no intention at piesent of abolishing the eential boards nor a desiie to niterfcie with the existing system dining the session Mr Halt moved that theie bo laid on tho table a, letnm of the total number and amount of inonev oiders issued by the Post Offices dm ing the months of June and July, 1834, in favour of sweep promoter-;. In moving the motion he refeired to the evil's of jfimblmg, and reminded the council that they had aheady affirmed then deliberate upimon that theie should be a prohibition of consultation advertisements. Mr Scotland seconded the motion. He pointed out the list, was not a perfect one as he had the names of eight other consultations which no doubt the hon. gentleman would consent to add to his list. Mr Hart agreed to do so. Mr Mantel! opposed the idea of violating the seciecy of the Post Office. Captain Fraser said as it was nearly impossible to put down consultations. The Government ought to utilize them as in Hungary, where they derived a large revnnue by imposing a tax on lotteries. The Colonial-Secretary urged the mover to withdiaw the motion. He characterised it as impracticable. Mr Wilson urged that it should be made illegal to insert such advertisement. If inserted in papers not published in the colony he would be in favoui of prohibiting the introduction of such papers into the colony. Sir Geo. Whitmore said the publication of these advertisements was a flagrant defiance of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, Either let the provisions of that act be carried out faithfully, or let the act be abolished. Mr Hart, in replying, thought a public office should not have its services prrsti tuted to the promotion of consultations. He denied that there was any violation of confidence in producing the return atked for. Tho motion was agreed to. On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, the name of Mr J. C. Richmond was added to the Statute Law Revision Committee. The Colonial Secretary introduced the Impounding Bill, Timber Floating Bill, and Land Transfer Bill, which were each read a first time. Mr Reynolds moved for the appointment of a select committee to report on the best mode to encourage and promote trade between New Zealand and the South Sea Islands. , After discussion the motion was agreed to. Mr Reynolds moved the seqond, reading

of the Dunedin Drilldhed Reserve Act, 187(5, Amendment Bill. Agteod to. The Council adjourne 1 at 4 p.m.