PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1047, 22 July 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

lij Telegraph.— A.'ioeiittitm. Wellington, thin day. HOUSE 01' REPRESENTATIVES Yestkrday Tho Houso met at 2.30, SECOND HEADINGS 1 The Wellington City Leasing Bil (Duthic), Destitute Persons Act Amend* meat Bill (Hogg),and Public Works Act, 1003, Amendment Bill (Miller), were read a second time, NATIVES AND LIQ.UOJI Mr Major moved the second rending o tlie Maori Liquor Supply Bill, which pro" poses lo giro Maoris the same power local option as Europeans. A good deal of opposition was shown to-wards the Bill. Mr Carroll urged that its proposals should be doalt with when the Licensing Bill came down this session, Ho stated that when tho great Licensing Bill was in committee, ho would proposo that no liquor be sold to Maoris on licensed premisos for consumption off the promises, The second reading was negatived on the voices. The Houso resumed nt 7,00 THROWN OUT Mr Major's Lumps on Vehicles Bill was thrown out by <ll to 24. FARMERS BILL Mr Major's Farriers Bill, providing for I ho examination and registration of farrion, was read a second timo on the voice::. BOXING CONTESTS Sir Joseph Ward moved the second reading of the Police Oll'encos Act Amendment Bill, which aims at rogulntiDg boxing rontests, The seoond reading was agreed to on tho voices, FINAL STAGES The following Bills were put through their final stages :—Land Drainage, Domain Boards, and Fencing Act Amendment, RATING NATIVE LANDS After considerable debate Mr Carroll's Native Land Rating Bill was road a second time by 47 to 5, NATIVE LANDS ALIENATION Mr Carroll slatod ho would introduce a Bill this session to abolish tho. stamp duty on tho alienating of native lands, The House rose at 12 35.