HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2022, 23 June 1885, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

FRIDAY. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Lea vo of absence was given to Mr .Seymour for one week, owing to sickness in hit family. Replying tn question*, it was stated that it was not purposed to establish an Agricultural Department thi* session, but the matter would be considered during th* reccs* ; that no petition has as yet been recei\e<l fiom Fiji, praying for annexation ; that copies of bill-, introduced this session affrcting local bodies would bo forwarded to those bodies. The follow ing bilN were introduced And read the first tune :—Tlip: — TIip Evidence Amendment Bill (Mi Stewait), a bill to amend tlio Aimed Const Unitary Act, IK<>7 (Mr (Jumne«is), the Counties Act, I^7''>, Amendment Bill (Mi Stout), a bill to amend the Licensing Acts (Mr Htcw.ut). Hospital* and ChaiiUble Aid Rill (Sir .1. Vogel), the Local Bodies Finances and Powers Bill (Sir J. Vogcl), a bill to abolish the duty on gold (Kir J. Vogel), a bill t > amend the L.iw of Distrei* for Kent (Mr Garrick). Sir JuliiiH Vogol moved the second raiding of the Firo and Marine Innmance Coin' panio< Bill. Agi'ced to. The House adjourned at 4.4") p.m. till 7.30. At 7.30 p.m. the House went into Committee of Ways and Means. The Colonial Treasurer delivered his Fnancml Stitcmrnh Majoi Atkinson asked what court-e the Ciovuininent desired to puisne as to the discussum of tlio Statenviit. It uai eMfJent the Houso would not bu in a po^itioii on Tue-d ty t> discuss the whole of ■such .m imp'ii t*\nt statemont as the Tieasm t hid just nude. He should be prepued on Tu> -«d iv to dismiss the hnanci *1 jirnposiN of t'l'- Stitemi'nt, and leave otJiel polllDlH till .l)V>tll"r oppoitlllllty Su , Julius Vo^i'l said (t ivuiiunent wrra desirous irf t;,\in^ tli<^ ini|i!"-t opportunity for the discussion of their prnpos.ij.s. They \vonl>J hi guided bv M ij" r Atkinson's own wishes in tin' inattoi. If hon picfeired it th- y would discu-s the local gow>tiiui"iit bill > and the Fin mcul State* mentsopd itely. (rovemment would bring down the bills nest week, leid them a second time, and then take di-cus«ion >>n the Finanei il Statement. Mijor Atkinson th.mked the Treasurer for the expedition afforded. He quite con« curred in th > coiiise to be tdxpted. The Hou-e ad, iiniii'd ,»t '( 4") p.m.