PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1636, 28 May 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

As yon bave been informed by telegraph, the Representation Bill has been passed by the House. It is said that bat for A vote accidentally given by Mr. D. Reid, junior, member for a southern constituency, contrary to his own opinion, there would have been a majority of two for a reduction, instead of the 91 being retained, by the casting vote of the ohairman ; bat once the vote had been taken there was no recalling it. An attempt was made to recommit the bill for the purpose of having the bill reconsidered, bat it was hopeless from the outset. It became a question of a bill with 91 members as against no bill at all, and many of those who bad fought for a lesser number preferred the number to no bill at all ; and so by a majority of something like 20 the motion for recommittal was negatived, and the bill passed on to the Legislative Council, where it will, no doubt, be passed without alteration ; that chamber not being very greatly concerned in matters connected with representation and having no desire to interfere with arrangements made by the Lower House in such matters. Representation disposed of, the business of the Sfssion, nuance, has come to the surface, and real troubles have commenced. The most experienced of political mariners cannot see their way through the storm that is brewing. That the House will not have the tariff as brought down is, I tbiok, unquestionably certain ; that the House is ready to turn out the Ministry and force on a dissolution and second session is not so certain. It is merely a desire to keep Ministers in and their measures out, bat the trouble is to find a means of doing this. It is stated, also, that if the Ministry should by the exercise of ingenuity manage to pail through this session, the Opposition will not consent "to the granting supplies for more than three months, to as to compel Ministers to meet the new Parliament immediately it is elected. However, in spite of the unfortunate aspect of things, it is most difficult to believe tbat there is not in the House sufficient ingenuity and sufficient patriotism to secure a method of procedure whioh would save the colony the enormous expense of a second session, an expense which the colony certainly cannot afford and for which it would get practically no return. Among the bills practically slaughtered during the week are the Wanganui Harbor Board Borrowing Bill and the Women's Franchise Bill. Among tuose advanced a stage is the Otago Central Railway Bill, a measure of great moment in the sense tbat it contains a proposition to hand over a large portion of the publio estate to any company which will complete the line referred to. The remarkable feature in connection with the bill and the debate thereon was, the fact that the Minister for Lands— very properly, I should say— denonuced the proposal on the ground that if the line were to be made the Government should make it, and not follow the very bad precedents laid down in the Wellington- Manawalu line and the Midland line. In fact, be appealed to the House not even to raise false hopes by reading the bill a second time. Bat his remarks bad not time to take effect when the Treasurer made a very powerfnl speech on the opposite side, and earnestly uiged the House to pass the bill, declaring that he could not understand why there should be opposition to it. Later on the Premier smashed up the Treasurer's view of the case. And this on a bill nndsr which it is proposed to hand over to a company no loss than a quarter of million acres of the public estate. The puzzled House read Mr. Pyke's bill a second time, the Treasurer beating his chief and colleague by a large majority. It would be very funny if it were not such a dangerous perversion of all constitutional practice. The West Coast Settlement Reserve Bill has been read a second time. You will have learned by telegram of the action taken by the Taranaki members to induce the Government to give relief to the tenants. The result appears in the following new clauses ot which notice has been given by the Native Minister:— 5. Whereas by regulation twenty-two of the regulations made on the thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, by the Governor, in pursuance and exercises of the powers conferred on him by " The West Coaeft Settlement Act, 1881," it is provided tbat no lessee, or any person claiming by, through, under, or in trust for bin), sba|l transfer, charge, sublease, or otherwise part with the possession or occupation of the land leased tq him, qr any part thereof, without, amongst other things, the pre? vious consent in writing of the lessor. Now, be it enacted that when and so often as nny transfer or assignment (otherwise than by mortgage or charge, which latter are expressly excepted from (his provision) Bhall be consented to in writing by the lessor, such consent shall ipso facia release and discharge the transferor, assignor, or other person parting with bis leasehold interest, and whether the privity created by such leasehold interest be of estate or of contract, from all liability accruing and to accrue due in respect of the said leasehold interest from and alter the date of such consent, but each release shall iv nowise prejudice qr affect tqe rights of the lessor to receive and recover trom such transferor, assignor, or other person all rent then accruing and accrued due, and the transferee, assignee, or other person taking such leasehold interest shall, on and after the date of such consent being given as aforesaid, be bonnd by ml} and singular the covenants, conditions, provisoes, and whether expressed or implied, as are contained in the original lease, as if he had been named therein as lessee. But this provision shall not apply to any onsentsheretofore given, nor to any any proceedings now pending against person for past defaults in payment of rents due. 6. Notwithstanding anything contained in any lease now existing or hereafter to be created under "The West Coast Settlement Act, 1881," or any Act passed in amendment thereof, it shall be lawfuj for the Public Trustee, if, and whenever, he shall think fit to delay instituting and commencing proceedings in any Court or Courtß of competent jurisdic? tion, for the payment and recovery of any rent reserved in any lease as afore* said, or for the purpose of enforcing any rights of re-entry for non-payment of any rents reserved as aforesaid, given by or implied in any lease as aforesaid fora period not extending twelve months from the time when the first payment or portion of rent so in arrear as aforesaid shall have become due and payable according to the tenor and provisions of any such lease as aforesaid And the Public Trustee, whenever he shall exercise the discretion hereby conferred on and given t> him, shall be and he is hereby indemnified for any loss resulting therefrom. May 25.

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