Parliamentary

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3915, 23 October 1899, Page 2

Parliamentary

Wellington, Saturday. —Ii ■ the House of Representative! 1 the second reading of the Govern' ' ment Loans to Local Bodies Ac was carried on the voices. Olausei ' 2 and 8 as to voting were strucl out. * Other minor amendment were made and a new clause wai added including Town Boards. The Premier intimated that hi would, by Governor's message i bring down a proposal to- reduc< the rate of interest one half pei cent and at a subsequent stag* this was approved and the Bit reported with amendments. " The Municipal Franchise Be form .Extension Amendment Bil ' was committed. Objection was taken to the pro vision enabling residential voter to be nominated to the office o j mayor or councillor. j Mr Herries moved to repor 9 progress but this was lost on thi voices. 3 The Bill passed through Com mittee with slight amendments. On the House resuming at 1 . the Premier moved the recom . mittal of the Municipal Franchis Bill conferring the right' oi residential burgesses to becom members of municipal corporation 3 and mayors. After a long discussion th I motion was carried by 36votesto 15 3 In Committee Mr Wasoi moved an amendment to olaus* k 4, in the direction of making th< f mayoral office an elective one a r the hands of councillors instead o: I burgesses. After discussion Mi 7 Wason withdrew his amendment Strong opposition was displayed to clause 4, conferring upoi residential voters the right to b< * elected mayor or councillor. Oi | division the clause was retainec 1 by 31 votes to 23 and the Bill wai reported with amendments, anc 8 read the third time and passed. The Government Life Insurant ' Amendment Bill passed througb 7 Committee with slight amendment* and at a later stage it was reac | the third time. The Trustee Act was Ifurthei considered in Committee and pro- ■ gress was reported. The Railways Authorization 1 Bill was reported from Committee ' without amendment, read the third time and passed. The Land and Income Tax Bill was read the third time and passed, The Premier moved that the amendment made by the Council in the Factories Act be agreed to. The clause passed by the House exempted factories from the Aot where only one person besides the owner was employed. The Counnil'B amendment exempted a factory were, in addition to the employer, his wife or one member of his family is employed. The motion was lost by 35 votes to 23. ~ In the Legislative Counoil the Pharmacy Bill and Police Provident Bill were read the third time. Wellington, this day.— In the House of Representatives the Native Land Laws Bill was further considered in Committee and re>orted with amendments, read th« third time and passed. The Trusteesßill was committed, reported without amendment an J passed. Tho House went into Committe< of-supply on the Supplementar Esfci mates, amounting to £312,70^ The first item, Parliamentar Librarian £400, was passed an the Premier agreed to report pro gress. In connection with the Mininj Bill, Mr Cadman announced tha he did not intend to seek re-eleetioi and asked the House to pass th( measure as his last Bill. In the Legislative Council thi following B'lls were put through hdr 3u«l stages :— Government Loans to Loral Bo'Hes, Government Life In«ur*nce, Railway Authorilation, Land and lucome Tax. Thq Mining Act Amendment 3ill was put through its finai tagps without amendmopt. Th^ Native L%nl .-Liir* BUl was Kghfl ?: istmeuded in Conamittee nd passed. A telegram has beea rrcivel hv be Grant* Cl*tlc from Mr W. H. fftrri^ M HR . that he ha* been ble to get th-j f..Uowinjt nunig placed v the Bupr«le neutary Estimate*' fir a»ioas» w>ik» in thi* Cnanty. nam* ly, lOH for Papainoa roads ; £l(,o[ yea Pa r«iad ; £50. P .enearoa ■Md; £lOj, Akeake road; £200, .atikati-Waiihi road. Again we reret to (tee th-«t the KMmai road haa Ben forgotten, aa well as several Bier imporUmt wnrk< fox which Hwtftaoetaal^aittVQk^