HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5555, 24 July 1886, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WELLINGTON, July 22. Replying to Russell, it was stated that Government would cause a survey of some sort to be made of the best line of road from the end of Patea road^ Hawkes Bay county, through Rangitikei'coun^j^to thenearest convenient pp'sitioA^W/aCßtation on the North Island Trunk Railway* ' Replying to Atkinson, it waayrtafedtha; ihe Engineer-in-Ohief' had *e%jsraended that surveys should,be'made,to enable an opinion to be formfcJd'W to the relative merits of the routea-tojionnect Taranaki with the main truntiiae'lfy Stratford and Mimi, and Government', intended to hare Uiisdone. : '/;,'".,- Replying to Guinness, w'aa stated— That, there.was nc/^wf ul authority for. travelling expensed of' gWnti/ juries J while attending the/Supreme Court, and Government did not intend'doing^o. That the trustees' of ,the'.'Sreymouth Hospital would receive tlie subsidy claimed by them of £193 2f 7d inVfmr days; • Replying to Grey, -' , Stout said that there was no necessity io bring in a bill requiring the word „" poison" to be attached rto,each^Mckage of poisonous matches which nf^tidigoikin the colony. '•'''" W' That any further enquiry was riot jaecessaryinto the^purchas^'l^G'ov'e'rßtfnt of the^ Waimate. railway If a farther mvesti gation were asked' ;for it would be a reflection on the committee. Macandrew moved that the Otago Harbor Bridge Bill be committed. He said that in order to ovejrcoTne'the^SJections that were made to the, bill he had eliminated the rating power from it. Gore hoped ;ihe 'bilLwonld not be allowed to pass, but thought it. was useless to oppose its committal.. ; /'■. After further discussion the House went into Committee on* the bitf, whloh passed with amendments. On the mption^ferth'e tWrd-fr&#ing of the Otago Harbor Bridge Billj , Gore said the bridge could ;ifcevei? be erected without ipflictirig damage on the harbor of Dunediji.?: TJbere -jr^g; a, -strong feeling against.it^andjjhje'srioufdpqt bejdo--^^^-/^^^^d^o^ raisers voica ;agai^.tt^|ill-. .He thepi/qroved that-it day month. "'" * amendment not.being-seconded, lapsed. Macandrew said th^ opposition to the bill was of the most selfish character, and was on the pact of a few-land owners. The bill was . read a third $me and passed. •■'"'.• *-■>■■" '"' 'i The Waimate Racecourse Trustees Emiiftmrfninjj) Oinf^Hi iiUi'liiHjißiuM'iliuiui, uity •oirpyhnßtonurca Mnmoroal Offices, and Auckland Harbor Board S»an Bills were passed through Committee, > road a third time and passed." -'" >' • V Macandrew moved #ie second raiding of the Port Chalmers Fire Brigade ""Site Bill. Agreed to.* . „,. Levestam moved the second reading of the Nelson Foreshore Reserve Bill. Agreed to. - Trimble resumed the debate on .the committal of the New. JPlymqnih. Harbor Lqan Bill, and was- speaking^, the 5.30 adioiirnraent. : , .;■*»,.,„.,., \ , The House went into Committee on'the Educational Franchise Bill. Clause 3 was amended to give every adult resident in a sohool district forSsix months a vote, and then struck.ont by 27 to 23. ; Upon this the Premier said the biil was useless, and moved that the Chairman leave the chair, which was carried by 30 to 26. The Do<f Registration Bill was farther considered in Committee. O'Connqr objected to th^e,' amendment proposing to exempt MaqnT^ogs^|r^m;#e pound tax, and moved jiha^^e leave the chair, which jßas/|qߧ|>y|37 to Buckland, Hurathouse^aniikO'Gonnor strongly opposed thejnll, the last named anneuncing that;.heirwas prepared to sit till daylight rather than, letjit.;pass. _ After^many divisions the clauses of the bill, were passed with a proviso exempting sheep, cattle, rabbiters, and Maori dogs. Duncan then moved- that it apply to Canterbury only. M'Millan said that Buckland-hatragreed