HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6972, 26 September 1884, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, September 25. The House continued sitting after 1.45 a.m. FINANCIAL DEBATE. Mr Stout said the late Government had announced that, if they remained in office, they would have reduced the education vote. The colony was spending £390,000 per annum on education, and that was more than it could afford. He was glad, however, to hear that the vote was so popular. Mai or Atkinson would have reduced it ss, while the present Government only proposed to reduce it a few pence. He believed Mr Wakefield had damaged his usefulness by his shiftiness. He denied that there was an agreement between the late Treasurer and the Auditor-General respecting the bonds, consequently nothing . unjustifiable was done in ths matter by the Government. Clause 7 of the Public Eevenues Act showed that Major Atkinson had no right to pay contractors' deposits into the consolidated fund. The late Administration were not justified in letting contracts after they were defeated; he called it a gross piece of jobbery. He regretted that any Ministry should have placed itself in such an unenviable position. The motion for going into Committee of Supply was then put — Ayes, 51 ; noes, 4. The following is the division list : — Ayes, 51. Allwright : Mackenzie, M. J. S. Ballance M'Kenzie, J. Barron M'Millan Beetham Montgomery Bevan Morris Bradshaw Newman Buchanan O'Callaghan Buckland, J. C. Wi Pere ] Cadman Reese Cowan. Richardson Durcan Ross Fitzherbect Russell Fraser Samuel Gilliea Seddon Gore Shrimski Grigg Steward Guinness Stewart Hatch Stout Hurst Sutter Holmes Taiaroa Johnston Thompson, T. Joyce ' Tole Lance Turnbull Levestam : Walker Locke White, W. Macarthur Noes, 16. Brown Lake Hakuene Moss In committee progress was reported, and the House rose at 2.55 a.m. AFTERNOON SITTING. The House re-assembled at 2.30 p.m. NOTICE." Mr Pyke gave notice that he would ask why such excessive charges were .made for PreßS telegrams on the occasion of the late general election. Mr Guinness gave notice that he would move that the police force be allowed to exercise the franchise. questions. Replying to questions put it was stated :— . . ; 1. That the Government would consider the advisability of inviting tenders for railway stores in. each district, so as to enable local tradesmen to tender. ' 2. That the Government would consider the propriety of providing endowments of land for hospitals and charitable aid, but they did not anticipate that any changes would be made in that direction this session. 3. That the Cambridge railway was completed, and would be opened in a few days. 4. That the Government would not dieturb the action of the late Government in respect to the re-appointment of the Agent-General. ,-,.-,;.. v - 5. That the Government saw' f no reason for reducing the charge 3 for telephonio communication. " ' ' v:

NEW BILLS. The following bills were introduced and read a first time :— Bill to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876 (Leveßtam); Bill to amend the South Island Native Reserves Act, 1883 (Hursthouee) ; Weßtport Harbor and Greymouth Harbor Bills (Yogel) ; Bill to amend the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1880, and Bill to enable the people of New Zealand to make changes in their constitution when they think necessary so to do (Grey). EDUCATION CAPITATION. Sir Julius Yogel stated that in view of the strong objections made during the late debate the Government had decided not to reduce the capitation allowance under the Education Act. GISBORNJB HAEBOR BILL. On the motion of Sir George Grey the Gisborne Harbor Board Empowering Bill was read a second time. BILLS PASSED. The following bills passed through committee, and were read a third time and passed : — Timaru Market Reserve Bill, City of Dunedin Leasing Powers Bill, Invercargill Reserves Leasing Bill, Wellington Harbor Board Loan Consolidation and Empowering Bill. SECOND READING. The Otago Harbor Board Loan Consolidation Bill was read a second time. The House rose at 5.30.