PARLIAMENTARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3736, 6 July 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday. The House met at 2..'50 p.m. NATIVE LAND COMPANY'S BILL. The Standing Orders Committee reported that tlio Examiners' report on the Native Land Company's Bill was correct, but they recommended thiit the bill be allowed to proceed if clause (i, giving the company power to purchase, was struck out. Mr DeLautour moved that the report be considered on Friday. Major Atkinson moved that it be Tuesday, as the Government wished to consider ■whether, the bill being of such magnitude, affecting half the North Island, and dealing with great questions of public policy, it .should bo introduced as a private bill. Mr DeLautour at first opposed, but after some discussion agreed to Tuesday being fixed for the consideration of the report. (iUr.STIOKS. Replying to quotions, Ministers stated that in'lHTO an invrstiyation and report on the Government Insurance Department had been made by an ofiiccr not connected with the Department, but it \ras of a private nature; the Government could not undertake to dispense with the duty on materials used by umbrella makers, or have a survey made of a canal between Manukau and Auckland harbour : the Government were in communication with the Australian, colonies about hydra phobia, but were not aware that it existed in any of them ; the Government had under consideration the question of making a survey of the Arthur's I'ass route of the East and West Coast railway, and whether anything should be put on the estimates for the line ; the Government would be prepared to consider an offer to make the Ota go central railway under the Railways Construction Act; the Government had no information as to the Auckland Education .Board keeping a register of the religious belief of teachers, but there "was no power to prevent such a tiling ; the Government did not contemplate taking any steps in regard to Judge lleale's memo, about the Pouawa block near Gisbornc; it was not intended to establish a laud oflicc at Oamaru, but arrangements to afford greater facilities for obtaining information about land would be made when circumstances warranted it; sales of Crown land within the County of Wairoa would be held at AVairoa some times, Napier or Gisbornc were more convenient but Auckland was too far ;"-■ it was impossible for the Government to compel the DuntroonHakataramai Railway Comany to reduce their rates charged over the Upper Waitaki bridge, unless the Government were prepared to take over the railway altogether ; the Government would not take over Mr Feldwick's Chattels Securities Bill, but would interpose no obstacles; the Government had in January last refunded the tines indicted on cortain shecpfarmers in Poverty Bay under the Sheep Act—the case of one fine was still under consideration—-the fines on Light and <"*ordon, in the Marlborough district, hud also been remitted, in accordance with the recommendation, of the Magistrate who inflicted them. NEW DILLS. The following new bills were introduced and read a first time:—Waitara Harbor Board (Trimble), Gaming and Lotteries Amendment (Shaw), Juries Act Amendment (Tole), Hawke's Bay and Marlborough Rivers Act Amendment (Fulton), Single Vote at Elections (Barron), Hours of Polling Extension (Barron), Railway Employees (Seddon). TENANT'S FIXTURES HILL. The Tenant's Fixtures Bill was f urthor considered in committee, reported us amended, and read a third time and passed.

PRISONS BILL. Tho Prisons Bill was read n third time and passed. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. The Municipal Corporations Bill (Consolidation) was read a second time. Tho House adjourned and resumed at 7.30. SECOND READINGS. The Married Women's Property Bill and the Patents Bill wore read a second time. Tlio House went into committee on the Bankruptcy Bill. Mr Barron moved to postpone all the clauses except the repealing clause, so as to test the feeling of the House on the question of repealing the bankruptcy laws altogether. Mr Connolly* said, if this bill was not passed, the only result would be that the present bud law would remain in force, as the Government would not, without taking the views of the country, assume the responsibility of totally repealing the bankruptcy laws. After some discussion Mr Barron's proposal was lost by o2 to \'y. A motion to render the trial by jury of all cases of fact compulsory was lost on a division of 10 to '22. On clause 1 \ being read, a motion was proposed to abolish tho right of intermediate appeal to two Supreme Court judges, but it Avas negatived on the voices. The proviso at the end of clause 28 was struck out. Clause 31 was amended so as to allow of more than one official assignee in a judical district. Clause o'l was amended by making the minimum security to be received from an assignee £2000 instead of .EoOOO. In clause \'i the words "three days," were altered to "five clays," and cl.xuse p by requiring a debtor to file in the district in which ho~had resided or carried on business for the greater part of the preceding six months on'a division of 38 to 1. Fixing the minimums department for which a debtor could be adjudged a bankrupt on petition, £->0 was inserted in place of £2.',. Clause 5G was amended by making the debtor's property vest in an assignee immediately on his presenting a petition. The clauses to ')'■) inclusive were passed. Progress was then reported, and the House'rose at 12.20.