HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6281, 21 June 1882, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

*I^2. * 'Tuesday, June 20. ' .. >: -The House met at 2. 30 p.m. .;■,[«„• -' ... PETITIONS. '.= : ' cMr Smith presented a petition from a number -of deferred payment settlers, praying; that 1 they might be enabled takelup; r additional areas of land on the d«#£rr*ed^piytaa i ent principle;- . "« Mr presented a petition, praylnjaj .that the teaching of skilled trades _ UJfimßo'ns, be '.discontinued. _"';' MH^eddph p,£eseh ted. a petition 30 feet « in^sßgth, 'casing attention fib' the unjusti-. ablßy ■manner in , which the Westland Education Board administered the Act. X<i hi ' • BIBLE' IN SCHOOLS. ' Mr Fulton gSve notice' that' lie would move'th'at the, Education Act be amended sp f as. to enable the Bible to be read in the p.ubH? schools under certain restrictions airotiinV" j. ! si :.: ■-. .;- ■ QUESTIONS. *j Replying to" questions, it was stated that reserve No. 143, Waimate reserve survey district, that was about being sold, was not, so far as the Government were advised, suitable for settlers in lots of five to-- ten : acres, and consequently they did not think it right, to .have the land offered at Waimate instead of Christchurch, but further' enquiries would be made as to the nature T .and.^posit;iou of * the land ; the propriety of adopting the American check sjatamJ for the conveyance' of passengers' luggage' on the railways would be considered ; encouragement would be given for local bodies desirous of going in for tree planting on a more extensive scale ; the Government did not deem further concessions than those afforded by the Patents Act necessary, as the Act was already liberal enough aB regarded fees ; the Government would as soon as possible indicate' their intention with respect to the report of the Volunteer Board); a sum of £25,000, out of the £69,000 voted, had been expended in the construction of the Thames- Waikato railway. .TRADE-MASKS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr Dick moved that the report on the Trade-Marks Act Amendment Bill be adopted. "Mr Fißh moved the re-committal of the bill with the view of moving the insertion of a new clause to prevent the bill being retrospective. 1 The House divided on the original motion. — Ayes, 40 ; Noea, 27. 'On the motion for the third reading, Mpssrs Fish, Sheehan, and Bathgate deriounced the preamble of the bill as antagonistic to the well-known theory regarding retrospective legislation being carefully guarded against. The bill was, however, read a third time and passed. i- , . ' .IHE ESTIMATES. J&&, the. motion for going into Ctomtnittep ,qf ..Sup. ply, Mr Montgomery and Mr .' Macandrew asked the House to * delay discussing any question of financo'untilrthe' whole policy of the Gov-

ernment, including- the Public Works Statement, was before them. ~

Major Atkinson demurred, stating that the whole policy of the Government would cover too wide a field for debate at one time. To do the subject justice it ought to be discussed in sections as they might come forward. The Government invited the fullest discussion, both upon their finance and their policy. Tho House then went into Committee of Supply.

Class 1. Legislative, £39,748— V0te, Legislative Council, £1735.

In. reply to a question as to how the vote had been increased from £1446 to £1735, the Treasurer stated that the items were sent down by the Speaker of the Council. Item, Chairman of Committees (also by Act £300), £100. On the motion of Mr Swanson the item was struck out. Item, Clerk to Council (also by Act £400), £150. The item was reduced by £50. Item, Assistant Clerk, £400. The item was reduced to £337. : Item. Second Aasiatant Clerk, £225. *he item was reduced to £200. The further consideration of the eat:. ates was interrupted by. tho adjournment at 5.30.