PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2954, 20 June 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

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KiUI'AY. Thk ('muicil inf'i at. luii-p i.- f fu-u Air |j'.u:kloy >aid in i»U ! '.V t«< a qn':-t!'is that thu (iov>--iniit'iil. ii «il ii (l iuu ut iiiU'iNiucinp a Bill to amend l\v.' iaminc an i Jjottunes Act, In it". il wu n with a view to i:r; thu t-t «li-a ? or. Tim Otiniiii.il 0 Mi- I'll i lime and rt.fi-n "'I to tti-i S t.ll st <vy OornniitUie, m- nkn -am- Ui-i Kill. The Council ; ' ! 'j <ion-' i l<> Tu^'iay. HOUSE OV -J^PiiESKXrATrVES. Tiu;it.-;i)A v. Th« at, h df jiist two. flfiplyin-.: toit' was si d»'d that tli'i anient]in"!it. or th • I (>■ -)mt ,< 1 :iiid Cinnt.ahlt* Ail) A v-. W;; s 11 <■ i 1 i 1.0 Mq .it" '1« •!> t,h:ii tho ( iov'Tiuiient 0 'iiM not. h<i "til. .ii;y ho|.o of bringine; in suidi i Kill l-his s>-«ion, hut il, wmiiM im c<■iwi'idvi • 1 ur«n-r •> hu i ; tint an far as thu nm- u'. w»< .iw.;i«- th.'i r was no ot.'C •i , »n for ;; pp. .■ Kov ii Com-irii-sinn tf* in'jiv.io int<> th-i and economic working of Llw (i.jvi'rnon'n- 1 iwni - aucu 1 Impartuu!iit ;thiti h" • ; iv.-rnni-'nt did not intend l.his s->sioii to ins i«>;111• i .i Kill for mining on i>t ivai.n ih « mj-m t\\ Mr I> iliauco <aid that i:v arr-JiUWH'nt, with tli'3 li:.n.i '1' "t Ml- t iM"-i'i ''I. I 'ill "t-----cial debate would coiniu-'mv.*- ou 'Tt: -'11y nrxt. Tho nwli »n f 'i' ; ii.» ! , Tlirn; of thKl«vtor,i K P. was :r/u,d 1- • Mr S-Midon iii 1 >••• 1 th.> n i r > .dln.r • .>'

the - •'.'A-! 1 ij: I'Mh:'," Uii . to amend lli" 1 1 v.' ;n -:' 1:i 1 i >ii i i 1 In* 1; thiiity ili 'lire.;: Ml'S -t Jl-i ('nv u'.i.f!' -1 ;l ' - .I,l' li :• Ml iHt.'.s i' i uis i ir .-oarw . in- dnheuLtU'!:.'. AiU'V ■> -(i.MI 1'- Ml \• .V til • ,:< IN'.] I'L';; in;;'; v.v • ! i 1 ti. = : v "'C ... T!;-' ;'i .i.: at- a c;'i a! l.f piM nirr-. I'!;! DAY. The H i • np ,: , at It.? 11 11 «• i. 1 Mr i ii■! i. ' 1 • 1 ' < im. v ./a Tu--'i:ty t!i:U Ml. I'ri'i:- V'li lv !!. ill • .'•! cii.tii man in' (V- c ill fsii.Uv-i "i t}i' (:. ii- •' Mr i VG'nuor i».ive h: • tnr >\ i- : h it th ;-nl;ii-y itii-i w.i!!: <'f ;i.o <:;i>i.n.in -<i iv> n,-milli-i's l>(s divided 'Mii ' hi', chai/'inca uf the -'OVCNi' S -<JMIV<I (;<ni'fii«t f i t'l Mr K -lie t"U, M '' MclC ; n.:v: ivtlil t,U»t tOCUI.Kf.r »•' 1 ki l MS-'a-M"'-! t: • > cluidc t.he "Wi.ii Hi t i): C I 'll thi \<- lrul hi j,, n wtjii'M 1 t,hi> voiiridoi ation ot the (ioveinnieni.-, l-i.t he hi'.l n it had litn*.: to deal with it; Vol. Ticne ui.ic, other noxious V,V;. N, > u:h a-; .Jul.- \ U'hi'Ml ••hmi i) ho checked, ani ho should I»• * to lnvi» the assist, uiee of Messrs Iviih'-r.on and Molvenzie (Ciuth i) a I (1 flth'V wh" took an interest. in th-Mnatfer i?i pn'pa'im: a Bill to deal with llv wh-; 1; * of t hesf p-'-tr-. Replying to M:* T. Tli*mhj »>.in (Auck land), Mr Hooves said th.' .\vst-Mn "f in# quarter money in primary sc-ioois contrary to the spirit of the Ivh-eai ion Act. and was therefore improper. Th« Minister of K'lwcatimi's opitit'ia wa- that the .Kdu-i----ti<ui Hoard should put :isf.n;)t» the prae-

tic, and it ii"t, the p-«i'unt< f)h'.iiishmid take lh»* in nn, l'\dhn4 lintremedy, Parliament should inleiicte in the matter. Replying toother stated that the fjue-tion of louiorMcal t.uiti' !re-oie> between Canada and Audrdisi i co.ild not ht; settled till the of I'm Aus tralim colonies was f Je-vi* !ci*l : 1 h «i. thf penny postage for the colony wo Jd oiiip' into force on ')/' 'iii 1 , and ' in* r<- bie 1 telephone chavtvs will emu inlo :ei -ration on the same date. The House went into Coujm:'! e of .Supply, Mr Perceval taking th■ • clr'ir, and a resolution was moved authoj th" renewal of dtticiency bills to I h i extent of vriision. Dr. Xewmm a-kfv! the Trea-eier whv lift wanted a hru'e amount of detici-mcy bills. Mr liallanee s-ii i ?.!n r»'-<o)utiou b->f <ro the I Foii>) ;iii ? iiw!'i<t'd the i->'ie of ihe-o hills under Ihe Public K'U'tei'nw la' M o"t of :.h ■ bids were b<>:u'in : iu'en ■'' :i i percent., and ill the bi;i- h.-id mi :;>»* colony by v.nious tru.-d. receipts. t'l nf .),OUO of these bills which were held by the Colonial P..nk\ expired in March, I>'.C, ami he, hnpud by thai time to be able io make better ai ran^einents. The motion was aurw 1 to. The Imprest Supply lhll for L'IiOO.OUO was then passed through aii its r>tatr-s. I Mr lu'eves moved the st end reading o[ the Employers' Liability Act Amendment Hill. Hp said this was one of the so-called Ldmur Dills of la.-t .ses-ion, which weic thrown out by I be Council. The motion a.v.T'-d to. Mi' Reaves mover! the second leading of (die Shop Hmui'm Hill, providing that, in cities and boroughs . hoi..> shall be closed at fi p.m. on four days of the week, on the evening uf one day at nine o'clock, and on the afternoon of one day at two o'clock. The motion was agreed to. Mr Reeves moved the '-tend reidin? of the Factories Bill, to provide for supervising factories and work rooms The motion was agreed to, and the J!i:i wa< i-fet red to the Select Committ''*. • M wcr/ into Committee on the Elect or,d tjill, Clau.o o, interpretata' U — " ; iv John Hall moved to insert in this pi"v; • ti for leiualo franchise. Kacsissiou ensued, which u;r- inlei rupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 ,■ ut. | ]n Committee o! Supply Mr l-'ish con- ; sidered that lu:fon.«. such a hazardous ex ■ periment as the female franchise was de- j ci led on, there should have been >0010 unmistakable expression of opinion on the subject from the women them-eKi;-. Mr liees supported the pn-pu-itimi IW female franchise, and he b-dicved it to bo a fjreul step in advance. He was plea >ed to liild that it Wa.-i acknowledged by ]u;iders on both sidt> of t.hn Hon-' that the 1 time was ripe for a k r reat s f »ci.u advance of this kind. Mr Serbia l\rcKeiiz:e had no hesitation in replyiuix that the int.-mbeis nf the Hnu-e who Kr.jjporU'il the female frauchise wr»ru taking the greatest leap in the dark that ever occurred in the colony. It >urely w.is a groat inconsistency after they had hoard somnch for years past against plural voting thaL they should now seek to invest men with any number of votes through their wives and daughter-*. Mr Bncklund supported the proposal, becanao it will give some extra weight to inarried men of the. colony as against the floating population. Sir G. Grey was desirous of removing th° very general impressiou that prevailed that the women of the colony did not desire the franchise. Ho wished to say that not only in New Zealand but in the other colonie.s he had been w.df.ed on by depiUalions nt ladies askinir him to endeavour t » obtain this irieat boon for them. iTe aid he Would not, however. Rti »p-»rt n ie- irv»sd that ivoni n n have sr dR iu the as they wue not vet justified for that. 1 Mr liryc3 moved to riipnix tvhioh was c.;r:icd by 3-* to 27» tlio Llcm'c r.'.\:c at (M.S *