PARLIAMENTARY INCIDENTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 962, 26 July 1877, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY INCIDENTS.

LFEOM the correspondent of the press.] Wellington, July 25, 8 p.m. No debate took place on Mr Reader Wood's motion regarding the Hinemoa, but on the production of papers the question will be raised again. Mr Stevens withdrew his motion regarding waste lands withheld from public competition on account of volunteer scrip, after some discussion. Mr Rolleston thought the principle wrong, and that the Government should not exercise the powers, but throw open the land at once. The Ministry said all the laud would be opened shortly. Mr Delatour, on the question as to composition of the Waste Lands Committee, grew indignant that the five Canterbury members should be on the committee, but he found a mare's nesl t hrough a similarity of names, as in reality there were only two. The Taranaki Harbor Central Prison is to be pressed on the House again. Mr Standish, Mayor of New Plymouth, is down to watch Taranaki interests. The Fencing Act introduced to-day repeals all Provincial Acts relating to the subject, and gives a description of sufficient fences for which owners of adjoining land may be called to provide half cost. Ditch and bank and gorse are not allowed. Within towns gorse is not allowed except with the consent of the adjoining owners. Runholders in Canterbury are not liable to contribute half the fencing, nor the Crown owners of land fenced with gorse to keep the road clear of it for half tho winter, and not to throw trimmings on the road. The Slaughter-house Act consolidates all provincial laws. Slaughter-houses, in existence six months before the coming into operation of the Act, are to remain. County and Municipal Councils may establish abbatoirs, and make regulations and license private abbatoirs. Penalties provided for slaughtering cattle for sale without license. Inspectors are to be appointed. A record of cattle slaughtered is to be kept, and brands are not to be destroyed. A fee of half-penny for every sheep, and threepence for every head of cattle, may be demanded by the inspector.