HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6976, 2 October 1884, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

v ; WbDNBSDAT, OOTOBBR L The House met at 2.30 p.m. *

fiILLS. y The, report of the oommittee on the Trustees, > Executors, and Agency Oompany Aot Amendment Bill was adopted. The New. Zealand . .Company's Empowering Bill was read a third time and passed. ITOTIOEB. Mr , Maoandrew. .gave notice that he ; would more that greater encouragement be given for the manufacture of paper in this colonjr. r Mr Wakefield gave notice that he wduld asfe if it was intended to afford greater proteoiion to the fisheries in .Lake Ellesmere by the appointment of rangers, &c." : ; Dr Newman gave notice that he would askf the Government to make arrangements for paying their servants full salaries when absent on public leave. Sir Julius Yogel gave notice to introduce a Life Insurance Policy Bill and a bill to provide for the better management of coal exporting ports. Sir George Grey gave notice of a bill providing that the Supreme Court Judges be appointed for five years and no longer. i , Questions. Replying to questions put it was Bfcated :— li That though it was not intended to introduce fishermen, from Mount Bay, Cornwall, to establish fisheries in New Zealand, the nominated system of immigration, when resumed, might be taken advantage of for the purpose. 2- That when a change of the tariff was. proposed the Government would deal with the proposal to impoße one penny per pound on imported blasting powder ; meantime they would be prepared to receive, opinions on the subject^ NEW. BILLS. The following biHa were introduced and read a first time : — Waikato Confiscated Lands : Bill- and 'Bill to Encourage the Prodnotion of Sugar from Beetroot and Sorghum. : .. . "*"• COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS. Mr Walker moved that the country Yoluntee'r> corps should be placed on a more satisfactory footing. Mr Ballahce said that the distinction between^ country corps and garrison oorps waß made on the recommendation of 001. 7 Scratohjey. : The reason given was that the former could not be so readily concentrated at port towns and other probable points ( of attack, and consequently they. ,were. held to be Ibbs effective. If the Country corps were subjected to the same standard as the garrison, corps he ventured to think they would be more dissatisfied; than they were at present. During the recess the Government would give the matter full consideration with the view of seeing what relief could be afforded. Mr ; Hamlin said that the motion meant the 'expenditure of £15,000 per annum, and if that were provided for the Volunteer corps could. easily be put on a satisfactory footing. The motion' was carried. INSPECTORS VoiT'I WEIGHTS. AND MEABURES. On the motion of Mr J. C. Buckland it waa agreed that inspectors be appointed for teßting f weights and measures, such inspectors to, visit the various centres of population and .thus remove the great coat and annoyance occasioned by the present; system.. ; MEDICAL 00E0NBB8. Mr Bradshaw moved that a medical practitioner, while in the active practice of his profession, should not hold the | office of coroner in New Zealand. Mr Levestam moved, as an amendment, that the office of coroner be abolished altogether. Mr Tole, on behalf of the Government, supported the motion, and promised that steps would be taken to give effect to it. The House divided on the motion — Ayes, 33; noes, 6. The motion was ■.therefore carried. > The House rose at 5.30.