PARLIAMENT.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXI, Issue 1044, 27 July 1894, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. In tho Legislative Council — The Dunedin Waterworks Accounts Bill passed through Committee and subsequent stagos with verbal amendments. The Auctioneers Bill and Taonui Branch Railway Bill were read a third time and passed. The Jubilee Institute for the Blind Reserves Bill (Auckland) was read a second time. The Juries Act Amendment- Bill was considered in committee and reported with amendments. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the industrial conciliation and Arbitration Bill was resumed and the second reading was ultimately agreed to on the voices. In tho House of Representatives — Replying to questions Ministers said the reason why the land tax was demanded thig year in August was because very heavy payments had to be made in London at the end of September. — The Railway Commissioners informed Ministers that the question of reducing the cost of the conveyance of live stock on the railways was receiving careful consideration. Mr T. Mackenzie (Clutha) moved—" That the provisions of the English law, under which, when a. man has been convicted of aggravated assault upon his wife, a judical seperation may be granted in a summary way, should be adopted in New Zealand." He explained that the motion was similar to one moved in the Council by the Hon. Mr Stevens, and it was simply for the purpose of protecting women who had suffered in this way from the action of their husbands. — After a. short debate the motion was carried by 3G to 7. Mr Houston moved — " That the time has arrived when the question of hospital and charitable aid should be put on a more satisfactory footing." — Carried. Hon. Mr Waijd moved the second reading of the Land Tax Bill to impose the land. tax. He stated that the Bill was necessary, because the Government had to provide L 600,000 interest in London at the end of October next. It was necessary that the bill should be passed that night to enable the tax to be collected by the 31st August, and ho hoped the House would assent to the second reading. — The motion met with strong opposition but was carried by 41 to 22 and the bill was forced through all its stages and passed.