PARLIAMENT.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (BY TELEGRAPH. —I'RKSS ASSOCIATION.) WEDNESDAY. Thh Council met at 11 a.m. The Public Works Amendment Bill was committed and reported with amendments. > The following Bills were road a second lime, and passed Tho Public Health Act, 1870, Amendment Bill; Waitaki River Bed Bill, Riverton Corporation Empowering Bill, Geraldine Racecourse Reserve Act 1881 Amendment Bill, Waimate Public Reserve Sale Bill, Napier Harbour Board Amendment and Further Empowering Bill, Waimato Public Library Bill, Geraldine Public School Si to Bill, Brnnner Borough Enabling Bill, Tiinaru High School Act, IS7S Amendment Bill, Wellington City Einpoweiing Bill, Masterton Trust Lands Bill, New Plymouth High School Bill, Rating Act Amondtnnnt Bill, Nelson Foreshore Reserve Bill, Gisborne Harbour Act, 188t| Amendment Bill, and the Dog Registration Act Amendment Bill. At 5 o'clock tho Council adjourned for dinner. On resuming at 7.30 the North Island Main Trunk Railway Bill was read a second time, the Attorney-General promising to alter the clause referring to the disposal of land iu Taranaki. Tho Lincoln Agricultural School Bill was discharged. Tho following Bills were read a third time and passed Licensing Act 1881 Amendment Bill, Tiinaru Harbour Board Land Bill, Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Bill, Educational Endowments Bill, and the Kutriara Sludge Channel Bill. Tho Council rose at 9.40 p.m. till to-mor-row. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WEDNESDAY. Tho House sat till after 2 a.m. Mr Seddon objected to the Thorndon Esplanado Bill proceeding, on the ground that it was really a local Bill and affected private interest.-'. He moved that the chairman leave the chair. Lost by 17 to 5. The motion to report progress was carried on the voices and progress was then reported on tho Naval and Military Settlers and Volunteer Land Claims Bill and the amendment made therein was agreed to and read a third time and passed. The House rose at 2.5 a.m. The House mot at 2.30. Mr Ballance gave notice that on going into Committee of Supply he would move that in the opinion of this House it is expedient that there should be a dissolution of Parliament after the termination of the present session, and that the new Parliament should meet for despatch of business as soon as possible after the oxpiration of the present financial year. The Premier made a statement to the effect that the Government intended proceeding with the Public Health Bill, Licensing Act Amendment Bill, Rating Bill, Ngakawau Railway Extension Bill, Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill (No 2), West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill, Land Transfer Bill, Native Land "Court Acts Amendment Bill, Property-tax Bill, fixing the tax for the year, and the Public Revenues Bill. He saw no, reason why the whole business should not be finished by Thursday night.
Consideration of the. report of the Honorarium Committee was resumed by the Premier, who moved for leave to bring in a Bill of retrospective character providing that the honoranium should be unassailable in law or equity.
Mr Ballance thought the House should first adopt the report of the committee.
Mr Seddon moved as an amendment that the Speaker's order bo given effect to, and that in order to insure it a Bill be brought in to deal with the question.
After considerable debate, the Premier'* motion was lost by 51) to 13.
Mr Mitehelson moved the second read intr of the West Coast and Ngakawf Railway Extension Bill, to extend the railway seven miles, at a cost of £33,000.
Mr "Withy supported the Bill. Ho thought the money better spent on the railway than on harbour works.
Mr Hutchison moved, as an amendment, that, while recognising the importance, stimulation and competition in development of the coalfields, the present was not an opportune time for entering upon new public works.
The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjourn inent.
The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr S umdors supported the Bill, and said it would be absolutely wrong and unwise of the House to do anything that would prevent the coalfields being opened up by the railway.
The motion for the second reading was carried by 33 to 23, and the amendment wns lost.
The House divided on the motion for the committal of the Bill, which was carried by 35 to 22.
Mr Fergus moved the second reading of the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act Amendment Bill.—Agreed to.
Sir H. Atkinson moved the second reading of the West Coast Reserve Act Amendment Act, ISS7, Suspension Bill. Mr Taipua supported the Bill, and Mr Hutchinson opposed it at some length, and moved it be read that day six months. Messrs Ballance, Monk, and Fish also spoke on the Bill. The motion was agreed to by 53 to 5. On the motion for going in committee oil the Westport Ngakawa "Railway Bill, Mr Fish moved that the Bill bo committed that day week, and spoke at great length against it. He urged the Government to withdraw the Bill for this session. Mr Hutchinson also strongly opposed the committal of th« Bill. (Left sitting.)
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2679, 12 September 1889, Page 2
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