PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. – PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 11 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. - PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY. Tffh House mot at 7 .JO. The Readout Migi-tnt" Comts Piocoed ings Validation Mill and Lmd Tiaisfor Bills were re id i second fiiiß. and oidered to be CDinmitted the follow mg d iy On the Conipinies Act, ISS2, and the Foreign Coimuiiie-, Vet, ISS4, AmemJuvMit Bill being repotted, Mi Holmes moved its recommittal to insert a new clause providing that the himlity of lnsinaiue companies insuring pioperty of shareholder should be limited to a sum equal to twice the amount of shares held by plnrchokler*. The bill -was lecoininitted foi the purpose of considciing a new clause, which after home minor amendments wai on a division added to the bill. The Home then wont into committee on the Customs and Excise Duties Bill. Mr W.ikeheld move-! th it the additional duty of Isd per gallon on Australian wine be_i emitted, on the irround that it would deal a serious blow to an important trad 3 e\istin<? between New Ze.il.md and the Austiahau eolonie-s. Mi .foyco opposed any icmiision of duty i)U Austialian wines," as thorn was no reciprocity wmtliy of the name between New Zetland and the Austiahan colonies. Mr Hubt suppoited Mi Wakeheld'* view of the m itter. Sir .T. Vogel |)omted out that the ti\ proposed was for nuet.-i' 1 puipo^e-,, antl it was only [>io|ici it should be placed upon hiMiiies. On a division the cl.uisG referring to the dut/ on Austialian wine of 4i (Id per gallon was earned by 4o to 2(i. Mr McMillan mmcd that bine'er twine should be admitted flee, and on a rli vision being taken the motion was negitived by 37 to 31. The schedule then passed. TheHivei Boaids Act 18.S1 Amendment Bill, Shipping and Seamen's Act Amendment Hill, and the \Wtland and (4iey Education Board Bill parsed thiongh onimil tee. The House went into committee on the Hospitals and Ch.uitable Vul Bill. (Left Sitting )