HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2170, 5 June 1886, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY.

The House mot at 2.30 p.m. Replying to questions, it was stilted that the question of the amendment of Bankmptcy Act dining the session was now undei consideration. On tho motion for going into Committee of Supply, M.ijor Atkinson said after the vote of yesterday, the Opposition would not attempt iiny factious opposition, but they threw the responsibility on the Guv eminent of making 1 eductions. The House then went into Committee of Supply, foi the consideration of the Estimates. Vote £7710, General I'o-t-ofnce, carried. Chief orfices and sub-offices, t12;{,303. Mr Hatch suggested th.it tlio classification system should be •idoj)ted m this department. Sir J. Vogel waid he proposed to go into the classification question during the recent, to sec if it could bo adopted witli advan- , tage. He was favourable to the system. Air Duncan moved that the vote be reduced by £1100. lfc contended that the Chief Postmaster at Timaru should not receive a larger ealary than that officer at Oamaru. Sir Julius Vogel paid the business at Timaru H'.r. one third moie than that at O.unaru. beside-, the Timaru postmaster w.is an older officer in the service. A long di«uus 3 ion ensued .md the amendment was lost and tho vote passed as printed. Maintenance, repaii*, &c : £10,246. Gained. Teiegrnph, C.iblc <mbsidics i!T>O. Carried. Conveyance of m <i!s liv -<-a, 172,777. Sir J. Vogel -tated th it t!>.- tot.il amount paid for tho direct servici 1 1 >-t year \v»» fJ20,000, the b lsiness being £7000 or £8000. C.in ied. Convey anca of inland nuils, £28,180. C in led. Carnage of mails by railway, £1000. C.uried. Progress was reported, and the Honwj wont into ciniiuittiic on the Xati\e Kquitable Owner's Bill, which passed with verbal amendment. The Municipal Corporation Bill wa* further considered in committee, and the House ioso:it.\3o. The House resumed in committee on the Municipal Corpoi.itioiH Bill. The whole sitting up to ten o'clock was occupied by discussion on the Bill. A laice number of clauses were passed without any material alteiation of clause 401), tint the Council may contribute fiuid^ for «chool buildings. Mr Hatch moved to strike out the ClrlllbC. Lost by 47 to 15. The remainder of the Bill was then passed, leaving only some postponed clauses to be dealt with. Mr Lirn.ich moved tne second reading of the Coal Mines Bill, tho object of which was to place the mines under separate enactments. Mr Connolly regretted to see clauses prov iding for employment of women and ehildieu m the mines. Motion agiead to. Sir K. Stout, nuned the second reading of the Counties Bill, explaining that it was nieiely .x'consolidatoiy meistue. Sir George (Jrev in »\ed tha adjournment of the deb.ite on tho giound that there wa* not a full Hou«e, mul Mes-is Seddim and Fulton supported him. Messrs Huisthoubo and Cowan favoured the second reading. Mr Lika said important alterations were sometimes found in these consolidation measures. Sir R. Stout was willing that the debats should take phice on Friday. Tho Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned at ll.r> r >.