Wednesday.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2178, 27 June 1890, Page 3

Wednesday.

The Council had a short sitting, during which the Speaker left the chair to present the Addrees-in-Keply to the Governor. On resuming, the Council rose until the next day.

In the House a few questions were answered by Ministers, the ouly one of general interest being that in replying to Mr Marchant. The Hon. Captain Russell said he would refer the question of introducing a bill toamend the Slaughter House Act in the direction of permitting settlers to slaughter one head of large or four head of small cattle per month without haviDg to take out lioense, to the Stook Committee for their

opinion. The Address-in-Reply was presented to the Governor, ani a number of new bills introduced.

At the evening sitting the Hon. Sir H. A. Atkinson, in moving that the Speaker leave the ohair iv order that the Houae go into Committee of Supply, thanked the House for ita indulgence in allowing the Financial statement to bo read by one of his colleagues. Up to that morning he had thought he would be able to deliver the Statement himself, but be was informed by hiß medioal advisers that it would be absolutely dangerous for him to do so in his present state of health. He could assure the House that nothing but ill health prevented him f rom delivering the Statement. Tbe Houae then went into Committee of Supply. A message was received from v the Governor transmitting tho Estimates for the year. The Hon. E. Mitchelson then delivered the Financial Statement. The Hon. J. Ballanco asked the Colonial Treasurer whether it was proposed to take the discußaion on the Financial Statement, which waa a lengthy and important one, at an early date. The Hon Sir H, A, Atkinson Baid he should ba willing to take the discussion on Tuesday n*xt< A message was received from the Governor asking the Houae to make proviaion for imposing a primage duty of 1 per cent on all goods imported into the colony from June 30 to September 30, 1890. A resolution to that effect was put and carried on the voices. Thursday. The Estimates were circulated to day. We append a few of the more interesting items :— A new vote of £1,300 is asked for printing the electoral rolls and advertising the elections, and of £800 for the expenses of the Representation Commissioners. Lirge savings in the mail service subsidies are shown by the proposed abandonment of the San Francisco route, but there will be a slight increase in other ways. The capitation vote for education is calculated at £3 15s per head. £2,700 is set aside for the importation of stoats and weasels, and the Railway Commissioners ask for £18,000 more than was voted last year.