HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4389, 22 August 1885, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

~ nuay. The House mot at 2.30 p.m. _ Mr Samuel said that as the Premier had g ivt him m assurance Aat ho (the would cause a commission to be to enquire into the Wellmgton Hospital proceedings he did not intend moving the motion he had put on the order r aper Mr Stout moved that, the House at its rising should adjourn till Monday a. noon for private members' business, Government business to have precedence at 7.30 p.mMγ Hurst moved an amendment that the HouTc should meet on Monday at halt-past 7pm for Government business only.-lhe ,ommittee -In clause 34, providing for the tabllshment of Land Boards fal , George Grov moved to strike out the word dp--S^^^^s^i Government would bring a bill making the tho Land Boards elective, which was acceptedby Mr Ballance.-Mr S.mll. moved Xoviso after clause 41 that secUoiis ?A to lllho uld continue in force till one month uiter tl c termination of next session, but no 11 L Ciiiied —Clause 131 was opposed wfrßolieX who contended that the by JJ-i nvLxi. _ , fipfpvrod payment BFsmmm US of residence and occupation are com-

plied with, was strongly opposed by several members. Eventually the words " such persons as may be unable to find employment" were struck out on Mr Fulton's motion. —The further consideration of the bill was interrupted by the adjournment at 5.30. The House resumed at 7.30 in committee on the Land Bill.—Mr Pyke moved an amendment to clause 164 to the effect that the land so granted should be inalienable by sale and not liable to seizure for debt.—The clause as amended was carried by 32 to 28. —Clause 166, providing that land may be acquired for village settlements elicited a long discussion. Eventually the clause was carried by 42 to 30.—Mr Macarthur moved a proviso to the clause that the price to be paid to tho owner or owners of blocks of land shall not exceed the property tax valuation by more than 10 per cent. — This elicited another long discussion, but the proviso was lost on a division by oS to 26.— Mr Rolleston moved a further proviso that no amount should be expended in any one year over such amount as had been sanctioned by a previous session of Parliament. This proviso was negatived on the voices, and the clause was carried by 10 to 28.—The remaining new clauses were passed with slight amendments till clause 218 was reached, providing for contributions from endowments for roads. The clause was retained on a division by 33 to 17.—A long discussion ensued on a nev ■ providing for improvements, which ■ .; iinally carried on the voices.—Mr M; : ..juzio's clause re extending payment by deferred payments to settlers was lost on the voices.—Mr Guinness moved a new clause, making tho perpetual leasing system apply to rural and town lands. Negatived.—ln appendix C, relating to lands in Nelson, Mr Hursthouse moved an amendment to eliminate that portion which provided that the Land Board should first sanction the expenditure of rents in opening up lands. Agreed to.—The remaining appendices were agreed to without alteration.—The bill was reported with amendments, and read a third time and passed. The House rose at 3 a.m.