HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 288, 16 August 1882, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Monday, August 14. _ government statement. Major Atkinson made a statement that the Government had had under consideration the best means to expedite private members' business, and it was their intention, at the rising on Friday, to asjk that the House should meet at 11 a.m. on Mondays, and that* lip to 5.30 p.m. should be devoted to private members. He saw no reason why the business of tbe session should conclude at the end of the present month. Next week he would be in a position to state to the House what measures Government would go on with, and what they would drop. NEW ZEALAND LOAN BILL. Major Atkinson moved , the second readiug of the New Zealand Loan Bill. He did not intend to make any speech, as the measure was fully discussed last week. Mr. Holmes spoke against th/. Bill, and advocated the adoption of a system when non-paying railways might bo made a charge on the adjacent lands, and by this means they wonia, In his opinion, get rid of much of the clamour for railways that pervaded at present. He would vote against any Government who proposed a loan for .railway purposes. Messrs. Hurst and Dargaville supported the second reading.' r . .- Tbe division on the second reading was carried by 44 to 33. ' \ Tho Bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow. ■ .- ; FRIENDLY BOCIETIES BILL." Major Atkinson moved the agreement to the report on the Friendly, Societies Bill. . ;. • . Nv. Levestatn moved that the Bill be vccouimitted in order to reconsider clause 12, to make Government responsibly for tho cost of valuation, as agi-eed toH» the Colonial Treasurer to a*deptfUtipn.j r ;

Mr. Hutchison seconded the motion for recommittal. Mr. Fish objected. The friendly societies in his district did not want the Government to pay. Mi*. Levin supported the recommittal, as he understood the societies regarded the cost of valuation as an unfair charge imposed by the Government. Major Atkinson opposed any recommittal. He had learned from a large number of societies that they did not wish the Government to pay for this valuation. He, however, while recognising the spirit, thought Government ought to pay the cost, and although he objected to any alteration, in the Bill, he would place a sum on tbe estimates <to pay the cost of the societies who wished to lake advantage of the vgte. On a division, the motion for recom* mittal was negatived by 37 to 29.

Tuebdat, August 15. queßtions. - In the House, twenty-nine questions were answered, most of them_ being merely of local interest. — Ministers • stated that they did not intend to introduce a Bill to compel members taking office to be re-elected .—They were not in the least inclined to abolish compulsoi'y vaccmation.—36s girls had been sent for by friends' as nominated immigrants by the last mail. — Thoy did not intend to give to all the Parihaka volunteers the same allowance as claimed by the Thames Volunteers. — The Local Government Bills would be down on Thursday, and a proposal about Direct Steam Service on Friday. NEW BILLS. The Bankruptcy Bill was. read a first time. The Prisons Bill passed throiigh committee. On the motion of Sir John Hall, the Justices of Peace Bill was recommitted, and after considerable discussion and several divisions, clause 58 was amended, bo as to allow any Justices of the Peace to hear an indecent assault case with closed doors, representatives ,of the Presß, however, being allowed to remain. The Bill was read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND LOAN BILL. On the motion to go into committee on the North Island Loan Bill, Messrs. Turnbull, J. W. Thomson, and Duncan spoke against the borrowing'policy generally. Mr. J. Buchanan also strongly opposed it, and said nine-tenths of the people in Hawke's Bay were opposed to borrowing. .He adypcatcd an East Coast, route for ' the railway, if made. '/, The motion for going into cbnimittee was carried by 47 to 26. At the evening sitting, On the motion foi 1 going into committee on the New Zealand Loan Bill, a further discussion took place. My. Hutchison objected to the loan pro-, posa]s r: Mr. Shrimski opposing borrowing'alt^getherVMr. Joyce thinking the, money should bo raised in the colony, and. a change made in the banking account; and- Mr-. Seddon urging that a larger' sum/BUOuJd bo appropriated to the gold fields. The motion for going-into committee was cavrtcd by 44 to' 25. IN COMMITTEE. Major Atkinson moved an addition to 'provide that the one million loan should not be raised until the line had been surveyed aud approved by Parliament. This was carried by 55 to 15. Mr. Barrou moved to reduce the loan to £250,000. Lost by 47 to 13. A proposal by Mr. Barron to limit the interest' to 4 per cent, was lost, by 48 to 13. Mr. Barron then moved to strike out all the words after security in clause 13. Lost by 45 to 16. At Major Atkinson's suggestion, clatiße6 was. struck out. The remaining clauses passeJ, and the Bill was reported. Progress was reported on tbe New Zealand Loan Bill, aud leave obtaiucd to sit again. The House ros6 at 2.45.'