PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2994, 22 September 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE OOl'V.'iL. MOXI>\Y. Thi: Council mot at 2..W p.in. Onion"! Whittnoro annou'ic ■ 1 ihat th" conference on the Selector* Lind R-valti t- ! iihi Bill had be.'ii nnablo to arriv.; at. any c 'in■ >rihiiis <. The Xorth Island .Main Trunk Railway Hi 11 w.n put tln-i i l.s final sUem*. Mr Hockley moved 111" second reading of tin? ('ounl.ies Ac'. A meri'Jnieiit, I'll], ulii' li lid regret'ed had Ij-mi so s.elly mutil:il"• lin another place. Mr Stiivmi; thought the Hill nli'iuM hi! hung ii:i, hi it, um-i, t.n s;iy thu least nf i', tun iiii;iia-1:■ iit. u measure tn bo liurrii'dly in the last days of the session. I'ullun an-J Waitiiiorc opposed the Bill. .Mr Adanl moiel, :is au ain"ndineiit, Mint the Bill be rr-:i<l ;i s aid time that Hay three month*. He took this course us he felt convinced the country knew hut little of tho provisions nf tin? measure, ami also because the session was too far spent for a select Committee to do justice to it. After fuither debate, the Bill was thrown out. by la to 10. The Council roso at 5 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SATL'ItI) \V. . At'THn th« telegraph ofliclos»d at, two o'clock this inornimr the tot, i! vote for tie Agent-General's Oiliee pa-sed without alteration. Unsuccessful attempts were made t'n reduce the salaries of th» AgentGeneral's secretary and con-nlting oiifjineer. Colonial Treasure.-'s I)>inrtm>>nt£42,s9f>, Customs ami Marine i!D7,ti")l. Stamps anil Deeds t'lllt passed onatLeied. Native AtFiirs, fclK.li.'fO. This vut.e was iv.duc.t'l by fcl, as ail indication that there should he a considerable chance in the liresont system oi cond'ict.ing Native Ij\nd C'!ourt bosin.'ss. Mines and Lmds Department, £10,-112. Agreed to. Defence Department and 1>..1ifri,,£153,3,i1.l > ..1ifri , ,£153,3 , i1. In reply to a question, Mr SjiMmi said he intended to submit a resolution to the House on the volunteer quest ion before the House prorogued, which he honed would have the effect of dispelling tiiu idea Slid to be prevalent among volunteers, that lie was not in sympathy with Lhe volunlcjr movement. The total vole passsid unaltered. Government Life Insurance, 4,'35,7-U. Agreed to. Public trust. £Sli97. Included in this vote was £2500, expenses of the Riyal Commission. Mr Seddon said, in reply to Mr Rolleston, that ho thnnpfh! the gentleman wh ' had Knt ou the Coramission had been paid for their services. Mr Rolleston remarked thi* was news to him, and urged that iirocres.-! should he reported, so that the matter could be jjoiw into fully at a reasonable hour, when more members would be present. The motion to report was lost by 23 to 10. Mr Seddon then offered to withdraw the whole clause, and this was agreed to. Rates on Crown lands, £1500. Agreed to. Department of Lands and Survey, £105,405. Agreed tn. This finished tho Estimates, with the exception of the vote for the Public 1 rust Office. The House roso at S a.m. MONDAY. Tho Hot-f.o iuet at 2.30 p.m. It was decided to di-eigreo with the amendment made, by the Legislative Council in the Rabbit Nuisance. Bill. Mr Seddon moved the second reading of the Railway Authorisation and Management Bill to authorisu the construction of an extension of tho Te Aro Railway (Wellington), Whang.irei - Kamo - Hellansville northwards and the Otago Central (Wingatire ballast-pit siding.) Tho Bill also proposed to provide for the management, working, and maintenance of the Kaihu Valley Railway. Mr Rolleston said the individual proposals of tho Government with rospect to the public works did not comply with those principles which ought to be observed at the present time and there was no doubt that those proposals involved fresh borrowing for unproductive works. The motion was agreed to and the House rose at 5 p.m., that being the hour fixed for the conferouuo with the Council on the Land Bill. The lbuisc resumed at 7.30. The Hon. Mackenzie moved the second reading of the Education Endowments ai.d Reserves Management and Exchange Bill to authorisu thase reserves being dealt with by the Land Boards of the colony, and to hand over various endowments to the trusts to which they belong. The motion was ugreed to. The Borough Reserves Vesting and Sale Bill was committed, and went through with verbal alterations. Subsequently it was read a third time and passed. Tho Railway Authorities Mauagoment Bill wis taken in Committee, reported without amaiidm-jiit, and put through its final stages. On the motion that the House go into O irnmit.tee. of Supply for the consideration of the I'lstimates, Mr Houston moved an amendment tn thr> effect that no more timber bo imported for railway sleepers. Mr Seddon premised to comply with the proposal by every means in his power, and it was agreod to on tho voices. Mr Rolleston referred to the proceedings in the House on Friday night and Saturday morning last, ami he complained of the action of tho Ministry in keeping members till 8 o'clock in the morning and especially tho failure of the Minister in charge of the Estimates to give information connected with the Public Trust Commission. Mr Uuiness moved a further amendment to going into Committee of Supply to the effect that Sir Julius Vogel should not lie precluded from presenting his claim to the House through the technicality that it was presented within 12 months after tho claim arose, or on tho gronnds of the statute of limitation. Mr Reeves said the Government could not accept tho amendment and it was lost by 41 to 8. (Left sitting.)