HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7122, 19 July 1888, Page 6

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

W-OKMDAT. JuXT 18. The House met at 2 30 p.m. I—O—II—.TXV- —3T————S. Sir H. ___nrso_ gavenotioe that he ton—l move, on an etrly date, that ia ■apmJA- of the House Government should be reapon—ble for the L?g_lative ea———te cf Pax-aalent __vva or _bs»c_. Leave of si senoe for fourteen days was granted to Mr Larnach on aooouat of sick«m in h_ family. QO_mOKS. . Mr W__d asked the Poet__ster-Genar_l tf, in view of the large profit derived from the ttryjhT system of the colony, he will —_taider the piopriety of reducing the ——»-*i cost to subscribers. ■ Sir H.At-ikboh said he ehould be happy to consider the whole question during the recess. Mr C-T-tUT asked the Minister of Mines if he will inform the House what Government purpose doing in respect to offering • - boa—i or reward to any one who will introduce into the colony a system which win sn-—«sfo_y treat refractory ores on go—lfi—ds, reference to such bonui or reward being disclosed in his correspondence with Mr John Cm—nbers, of Auckland. Mr Bich-bdsoh said the Government intended to cff_r a aubstanlial bonns f„r t_ep_rpofle. Mr HrrrcHieoK asked the Premier if there is aoy precedent for the Governor a-seating -i-uelf from the colony while Pari—unent is in session , and Whether, \b*-se the departnre of the Governor, the - Min-toy tendered any advioe aa to the iaconraiieaoe of his* aosenoe in the event of a change of Governa_nt before Ms ta*BSf

- Sir H. Atk-—ox said that there waa a ' preoedent, Sir Arthur Gordon having left -daring the sossinn of Parliament for Fiji while the late Goveramtnt was in c_i—>. The Governor had not a*kid for any advice os the matter before he left, but if he had asked for it, b*> (the Premier) would have advised his Excellency he could leave without any inconvenience; and aa to change of Government, which he (tbe Pee- % __«r) did not think waa at all probable this •canon, no inconvenience would arise abould that occur. Mr B__v_3 (loangahna) aeked the Pre- ___- if Government will confer -ith other A—atralian Colonies as to the advisability sof laving a cable between New Zealand ••ltd Vancouver. Sir H. Atkinson said Government had _sen in con_a—_ca_on with the other ffiflonfaf on the matter, and he should take care that the interests ot the people would got suffer in any way. TBrp _O_H S-O— TBX CO-08-—i BANK. Mr Hutchisoh aiked tbe Coloai-I Trea'a_rer whether cetore borrowing from the Colonial Bank at 5 per cent. £500,000 nuthor_edtobera——J ondebentonsunder the Public Bevenoe Act, 1887, he common——ted with the loan agents aa to the poesib-itLy of obtaining the money in Lon* ' Bonatalesser rate than 5 per cent, and whether before arranging with the Colonial Bank he endeavored to obtain as fVrorable am~— —*»*-r«>n from a»y other B—uk in Vast-eat in the cr—ony or in _—Iboorne or Sir £L Atk—tbo- said be had not comanatieattd with the Agent-General for the wary s———ent reason that to do so would ha fatal to the raising of the loan. He a—d '_ tad* application to other Banks befon eompletuig the negotiations. He might .as* he had been congratulated by the lSfßt>Q«-illl OQ't-6 tctj reccef ß [ui ■ii ■ ■ jll iin nta be __■__, TTT.cte& in tib-B _o_-tt«ar. fiiiii]o"i«i"'ii(iitifri

ir+»"— on this t—uupction. Dr. Stw—it and Mr Do—sn 8— —isr WWily critinsed the financial enange- ■"—■■♦- ——.—, hy the Prettier in —_B tog this

Su II Athiwh ipun Wended tbo' t—■_——&aoa ataome——gth, and oc—tended *. that the ante —gement be had made waa m wise and proper one. He had so eleaire ia aay way to hide the transaction, or to ——__o—l fro—i the —lo——> full _———_——_ -'- -ets QC-t*no- of muvilkqe. '-_ __-W—i—__ _toTed, "T—afc a S—«et Co—iBUUee be appointed to search for precedent and report to tbe House in relation to the . question of privilege raised aa to the placing by command on the table ot tbe Moose a letter written by tbe Chief Jndge of the Native _and Coart addroiiod to the 3Sfative _—n—rter, and commenting on T words ottered by a member at the Boose in debate." Agreed to. THB COrSTOXS BILL. Sir—'. A-cixsos moved, "That the House agree wit— the amendment made by the Deputy Governor ia the Custom* Daties Bul, namely, that ekctrie appliances and -ads—wry be added to tha fires -at." Carried. ptn_ <ic ___—w. lb—————naox moved the seco—d reading of. the Pah—9 IT-wiim Sale Bill, to authorise the sale or other disposition of . certain pub—c reserves.

[ Mr Bxbvxs (St Albans) and Mr Izabd pointed out that the present was the most inopportune tune tor selling those reserves, and that there were other wajs ot disposing'of them for public purposei. Mr Richardson britfiy replied, and tho motion was agreed to, and the Bill referred to the Waste Lands Committee. —_>__■ ISLAND HALPCASTS A—ANfS. The House went into Committee on the Middle Island Half-Caste Grants Bill, which passed with a slight amendment. SL AUGH rBBHOUSKS The House went into Committee on the Slaughterhouses Act Amendment Bill. Clause 2—C—iditebns of license, Mr Thompson moved an amendment to make the license apply to cattle slaughtered for erpirt.

Mr Hhodbs pointed out that by far the largest number of catHe elaugatered in his district were for bailing down pu'pjses, not export. Messrs Witht and Bla._b contended that the Bill should apply only to export trade.

Mr T_t_o_ said if the amendment ware agreed to the BUI wonli r."t be required, ai the present Ac"; wsi bu_uient for the re'ail trade at any rate. Tae amendment wis lost by 33 to 33, tmi tbe clause aereei to.

Mr Buchawan moved to make tb«» fee paysbls for licence not to exceed —5 instead of 20*.

Lost by 49 to 13, and the limit fixed at 2CM.

la a new sub-section, providing that any person or Company requiring a license may elect to pay in commutation of the tVe ehargable under the Ast the sum of £c 5. or any lcsj amount which may be fixa-J by title licensing authority, Mr * „lbn moved to insert £50 inateai of £25. L j a t by 32 to 36, and __5 retained. Ia the new (1 .uso 3, providing that the Bill should cot extend to aoy person slaughtering cattle at his own residence, or his run or farm, and whica are not for sale bnt for his own usa, Mr M—EC—_nt mo red that the clause be stru—c out. Lost by 37 to 17 and the clause added to the B U. Tne House rose at 5.30 p.m.