PARLIAMENTARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3747, 19 July 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATFVES. AVednesday. The House met at 2.30 p.m. SECOND READING. The Guardians, Trustees, and Executors Company Bill Avas road a second time. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence for a week was granted to Mr M'lhvraith. NOTICE 01' MOTION. Sir George Grey gave notice of a bill to amend the Native Land Act. QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, Ministers said tho introduction of the penny postage system for the colony would involve a loss of £20,000 a year, Avhich the revenue could not afford ;" the Government Avould cnde.iA - or to consolidate the Acts relating to river conservation, and assist local bodies in killing keas: it was not intended this session to introduce a bill dealing Avith Sunday trading ; the Government could not establish a separate post-office at Fortrose; the Government would not incur tho expense of altering the present site of the goods-shed at Hundreds road on the Otautau railway. NEAV BILLS. The folloAving' uoav bills Averc introduced and read a first time:—Mount Ida AVater Race Trust Amendment (DeLautour). Mntaura Reserves A r esting and Empowering (Captain M'Kcnzic), luvercargill Reserves Exchange (Fcldwick), Sheep Act Amendment (Pearson.) PRISON LABOR. On the motion of Mr C. Johnston a committee was appointed to consider Avhether prison labor could ivitli advantage be employed in tho manufacture of New Zealand flax for export. EDUCATION GRIEVANCES. On the motion of Mr Pykc a committee was appointed to consider all petitions relating to alleged grievances under the present Education Act. HOSr-ITAL MANAGEMENT. Mr Sutton moved a resolution in favor of making permanent provision for the maintenance and erection of hospitals by placing them under tho entire control of boards of local governors independent of the Government, except as regards medical inspection, and to provide all necessary funds by local subscriptions. HaAvke's Bay, he said, avus willing to do this if other places did the same. Mr Barron moved, as an amendment, that ono million acres of pastoral land should bo applied as an endoAvment for these institutions. Mr Fish opposed the motion so far as raising all funds locally was concerned. Mr Turnbull supported the amendment, as also did Mr Macandrcw. Mr Rolleston, Mr Fyke, Colonel Trimble, Mr Fitzgerald, Mr Dick, Mr O'Callaghan, Mr 11. Thompson, and Mr Munro Avere opposed to the motion and amendment, most of them urging the granting of subsidies of £1 for £1 on the amounts locally raised. The debate Avas interrupted by the dinner adjournment. ELECTION PETITIONS AMENDMENT DILL. On the House resuming Mr Ivess moved the second reading of the Election Petitions Act Amendment Bill, and pointed out the great loss inflicted last election on candidates by blunders of the returning officers. Mr Smith supported the bill, detailing the extraordinary conduct of the returning officer for AVaipawa. Mr Dick objected to the Government being held responsible for the errors of returning officers. Major Harris and Mr Shcchan supported tho bill, Avhich Avas then read a second time. CONSTITUTION ACT REPEAL BILL. Sir George Grey briefly moved the second reading of the Constitution Act Amendment Repeal Bill, saying it was unnecessary to say anything, as the question had been fully discussed on the motion for leave to introduce the bill. Colonel Trimble moved that the bill be read that day six months. Mr Shepherd, Major Atkinson, and Mr Connolly strongly opposed the bill as en • tiroly beyond the power of the House to pass, sis it repealed an Imperial Act. Mr Moss supported the bill. Sir George Grey, in reply, and speaking to a motion to adjourn the debate made by Mr Tole, contended that the House had full power to pass the bill and send it home for the Royal assent, and that it should do so. On a division the second reading As r as lost by -19 to 26, and the bill was ordered to be read that day six months. VACCINATION ABOLITION RILL. Mr Dodson moved the second reading of the Compulsory Vaccination Abolition Bill, and spoke at length against the dangers of Compulsory Vaccination. Mr M. AY. Green AvanmV supported the bill. il Mr PostletliAvaito supported the bill, as also did Mr Pykc. Mr Fish, Mr O'Callaghan, Mr Hutchison, ' Mr Levestam, Mr Joyce, Mr Shcchan, and Mr Dick opposed it, several of them urging the desirability of rendering compulsory vaccination and re-vaccination more stringent. On a division the bill was thrown out by 13 to 8. J TRUST BOARDS INCORPORATION HILL. The Religious Charitable and Educational Trust Board Bill (Durgavillc) was read a second time, and the House rose at 12.-10.