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

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2167, 29 May 1886, Page 2

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

The House met at 2 30. p.m. Sir J. Vogel moved fur leave to bring in a Bill to borrow one million and a half for construction of railway*. The House went into committee on the Native Reserve* Title Grant Empowering Bill, which passed v» ith verbal amendment. In committee of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, Amendment Bill. Mr Hursthouse objected to Clause 2, providing that chairmen of road boards are to be justices ex officio. He said as far as his experience of chairman of road boards went, no one could be fitter to act as justices. Mr Samuel protested ag.iin^t the proposal. He moved that ''chairman of road boards and town boards " be struck out. A long discussion ensued, several members opposing the proposal to appoint chairmen of road boards as justices. On the amendment being put, the words " chairmen of road boards ' were retained by 42 to 34. Mr Fulton moved that chairmen of school committees be elected justices. Mr Guinness moved that chairmen of licensing committees be also justices. Mr Wakefield moved that every elector of the colony should be a justice of the peace. Mr O'Callaghan protested against the subject being turned into ridicule. Mr Wakefield said he had no idea of ridiculing the subject. He contended that the electors as a b'jdy were quite aa much entitled to the office of the justice as many who were appointed by the present Government. After further discussion Mr Samuel moved that progress bo reported. The motion for reporting progress was lost. Mr Fulton's amendment for inserting the chairmen of school committees »vas then put and lost by 47 to 27. The House rose at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The proposal to appoint chairmen of licensing committees J.P. was lost by 15 to 20. On the motion of Mr R. Fergus all councillors in counties where there are no road boards were also appointed. Sir G. Grey moved in the direction making J.P. elective and Ministers expressed themselves in favour of the inno\ation. Mr Hursthouse reproached the Government for not having said so at first, instead of wasting the time of the House. The House divided. Ayes, 45; noes, 33. Progress was reported, the .Bill to be reconsidered on Saturday. On the motion of the Hon. Mr Richardson, a committee was appointed to report upon the petition signed by some <>000 colonists, presented List session, on the system proposed by Mr Samuel Vaile, of Auckland, for the future management of the New Zealand railways. The House went into committee'"* 1 the Municipal Corporations Bill. Mr Dodson moved to strike out the provisio that not less than three hundred people must be in a district before it is proclaimed a town. Carried. (Left sitting.)