HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7123, 20 July 1888, Page 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

' "Wednesday, Joxy 10. After tbe motion to report progress had been lost, further consideration of clause 3 was postponed. Clause 13 was amended so that par* manent improvemento-ahould not be taken into account for the purpose of fixing tenants* rents. At this stage Mr Hislop agreed to report progress, and the House rose at -16 aan.

T_tj_*d_t, Jtjlt 19.

The Speaker took the ohair at 2 30 p.m. QTJ-BTIONB. Mr Goldie aalced the Minister for Public Works by whose authority and for what exceptional services .£-00 was paid to Mr C. T, O'Connor out of the amount £9497 18s 81 paid to Civil servants as bonuses in addition to salaries, bet-ween March, 1884, and Septembar, 1837; whether such services were rendered during the time he was a salaiied officer of tbe Govenunent; if bo, what was the amount; of his annual salary at the time the payment was made.

Mr 2_i.ch_lson said the bonus was paid by authority, of the late Government, but the sum paid was not too much for the enotmoas amount of work he had dona. Mr O'Connor was one of the hardest worked officers of the department, and he (Mr Mitchelson) knew Mr O'Connor had been offered an engagement by the Westport Harbor Board at. per annum. The salary he was in receipt of when the boons was paid was £BQQ per annum. Mr Valentine sijked the Minister for Poblio Works whether it is the intention of Government to make any announcement before the close of the present session as to the appointment of Commissioners for the management of the Government railways, and whether there is any ttnth in the report that Government have abandoned the idea of obtaining the services of a special expert from England or elsewhere to act as Chief Con-mis-sioner?

- Mr Mitchblson said the matter was still under consideration.

i£r T_iwh_m_a atked the Native Minister what steps Government are taking with a view of bringing to joatioe the Waiapu wife murderer, "W. Tori.

Mr Fzbo-b said the police were on the track of the murderer, and the lav ia force was sufficient to meet the^oaae.

MrFa_owic_ asked the Premier what steps Government intend to take ia regard to the question of Chinese immignttion. Sir H. Atxiksoji said the matter -was

et-_-ua4e- o-tuudatation. bufc-Qav *Wam& had not vat detirioioed what courso'thewe*U take.

Beplviag to Mr Sadden. Mr G. F. Sich-rdson s*id he thonlq take steps for exudiug tne Inspector 0! Mines to report on th« au» «old diggjmo£ Mahakipawa (Marlborough).

LOCAL BILLS. The Otago Harbor B>»rd Indemnity a&x Land Ye-tin?, Oamaru MuaieipU, and Eduoation Rworrea Exchange, Timajn H-rbor Board Loan Aat Aro.-adtreat-ad Mount Scmors Bond Board EtnpowerinBills were committed, read a third time and passed. '

Th» Ngaruawahia Cem«teiy Leasia-K-iappl Drill Shod. Waikato Model P_-__ and Ob-iatchurch Baflj -tango Bdla Wr ~! read • «Mond time Without debate. Mr M-_che-9on moved the second read* in_ ot; the Epsom and Mount Eden Recreation Reserve BUI, to change the purpose ot Uie publio ecsarve in the suburbs of Auckland, and to constitute it as a reserve for publio recreation and for a gravel pit. Messrs Hislop, Tatlob and K_l_t innported the Bill. r

Messrs To-bnbull, Kerb and Tanhib opposed it.

The motion for the second reading wm agreed to on the voices. ACCKUND GIRLS* HIQ_ SCHOOL. Mr Kbub resumed tbe i-bate on the second reading of the Auckland GUl_' High School Bill. Hn moved, as _a amendment, that the second reading hj postponed until the opinion of the Uw ofiUers of the Crown be obtained v to the legality of the gift of tbis reserveto to the High School. ■, .. Mesarß Tanner and _*ix*_»_u__*- r X| ported the amendment, urging the Minimi fcr Eiuc-tijn to accept it.

_iter a )on_ dt6CUß»ion, ~-,. _tr Fisn-u _tk„d Mr Kerr to withdraw ki« -uund-ient, which at thiß stage of the fusion meant the destruction of the Bill svtid he would undertake to get the oplnton <4' Ufa law oflLier on the inatt-r. 4U fee (Mr Piaher) had done with re iptSot to■ thU Udl waa to otirry out what he ooßi'dertd was an honorable uudoretamlint* entered into by tho late L-auister for Edu<_,ne. *ad all the correspondence showed that tin reserves had been Bet apart (or the A_<_* and Girla' High School.

'1 he amendment was IOBt by 37 to 13. Oa the motion being put for theaeco&d reading, Mr Fjldwick moved th%t the debate, be adjourned. . ' -•' Mr Fish supported the amendment, &_£ was speaking at the 6.30 adjournment. \?* EVENING BITTING. 't'i The House resumed at 7.80 pin. ~;j HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTrr-JTIOMri BALL." •. ■■'■■ 'i .'it Mr Macabthtjr moved, that the Bonn go into Committer on tho Hospitals and Cuaritable lnslit.it wna Act Amendment Bill.

Mr B bodes askod the Speaker's ruling as to whe'hrr this was not a local BilL'Ji

Mr Pxbckval sud he had also intended ■au ing this question. He contended the, »a the Bill dealt with particular kcalitdai it should be referred to the Local Bills Committee to report whether oc nob it wm a local B 11. T

The Srbakes said he hid always held the opinion, which-was alio held bjhii predecessors, thai; a bill affecting more -ban one locality should bo regarded as a general Bill and not alt.cil one. Mb. Macabthok. then nioveJ— ** T-»t the Bill be committed.'* • ' ll5 «

Mr Pebcival moved as an amendment— " That the Bill be referred to the Loot. Bills Committee, in order to ascertei* their opinion as to whether it is a local - Dill or not." ... , Mr objected to a Bill of tJ_tItind being dealt with by a prints ~~ member, and said it waa the duty of Government to bring in a comprehelttiw measure.

Sir J. Fall thought the House would - not be doing its duty if it alloTed.fchg Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill to be torn piecemeal iv the manner - posed by the pr< Bint Bill, and they ihonli set their face- against it. He was oppoted to any such attempt unless very gpod' reasons were' shown for it, and h& h6p& the Housa would hear from that they wcnld t&_9 up the matter. "

Mr Fish took tho Mm* view, and deprecated Bills of this kind being brought in, which only had for their object ti* dismemberment of ■ the charitable aid' system. He speka at some length capita question, and eatd ho intuntfed moving us *" adjournment of the Houw, aa. it;£ru evident a largo number of its memWi were determined not to allow this Bill to pass, and it wes uaoletia wasting*the time et the House over it.

Mr E ■ EicHAßbsoN i»}_'> agreed Wit- Sir J. Hall t__t the main Act waa one not to *- ba tampered with lightly. He asksd Ml PwcevaL to withdraw his amend \ot the Bill be decided brt its merits/" ""*

Dr Nhwhih asked Mr Macarthur to accept a fcinad's advice, -ud withdraw t_B Bill, as although tho Maniwatu portion (A it was qaite justified, the proposal to ia- „ elude tJae Wairaki fctod"_.Bhbrlrtondijtl*it* would destroy the Bill. • ~ D* FrrCH-T. 1 ■ was' surprised fhat-w gentlemen interested in the £i'll had 80 * spoken on it, and it was evident they had nothing to aay in favor pf this Bill wbi-K" to his mind, ~&3 one of the most iniq'uiioul measures aver submitted to the House. Hshould support tbe sme-dment to refer tb* Bill to the Local Bills Committee, and ha a-ould do all he could to prevent it going into Committer. •'

Mr Tubnbdll also opposed tha Bill it ... some leagta. '' '<--'•■<'•'«-'•*•''*"*-* - Meisrß Khodib and Hodgkinsoh oppoMd

the Bill. Attention was frequently called tot-» state of the Huuee, aad the ball had tobt rung for a quorum, several timefe. Oa-SI occasion Mr J. McKenzie carried _■& Fitchett bodily into ; th* Chamber/*-* • held him there till the requisite numbs*, „ was declared to be present. ' ■ '•-•■' Mr Jonbs spoke against, the Bill at - sidorable length". Mr O'Conob, at 11.10 p.m., called -*" tention to the fact.ihut there weW strangers in the gal J «■«■-. He did bo ont« consideration for Hansard reporters, M» he thougtofysa- thty were-uk-tag AeMUj| tioDS of themselvfij, they should Bq punish the servants of the House,«_- *»<# tin- Hansard reporters at wpi-k rnportiiK » debate wnich no one waited-to a§6 pob* lished. The Speaker, then put tbe question j*** _ strangers be ordered to withdrawr-:*»_» was carried by 27 to 18, and the galtow* were deared. . -'/'" [Left sitting]. ' ~,