PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3230, 21 September 1892, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(special to stab.) WELLINGTON, September 21. / The Premier intends moving that for tbe remainder of the Bession the House B it on Monday, and that no business may be taken after 12.80 a.m. Tbe Counoil passed tbe second reading of the Shop and Shop Assistants Bill, and referred it to the Labor Bills Committee, where the bill' is certain to undergo material modification. Compulsory closing of* shops is regarded as an unneoesßary interference with the liberty of tbeaubjeot. The House,, by 26 to 19, agreed to the second reading of the Publio Bevmnpi Bill, which releases £476,ooo of guaranteed debentures now deposited in the Bank of England as seourity for payment of interest, and 'authorises tbe wsne of £450,000 of debentures to be retained in the hands ol the Agent' General. After tbe debate extending over five hourß, the second reading of the Land and, Assessment; Amendment Bill was agreed Ito'on the voioeß. • Tbe Premier said that SirG.'Grey'B ameridment to exempt all > improvements would mean a lobb of i £88,000 and tbe Government could not accept' so serious an alteration in their ..'finance^.. Mr. Ballance has introduced tbe raymint" of' Members Bill, and a Bill for ". de^ositingofseoorities by foreign insuranoe companies. Th 6 Land for Settlement Bill bas passed its final stages in tbe House. The Hinemoa with legislators arrived frbmiWestport at 10 o'clock this morning, after a stormy passage. The»,Paymept to Members Bill is to be introdnoed by message from Government this afternoon. It is identical with tbe meadure which passed the Houbo last session, but rejeoted by Oounoil and provides feewthent of £240 per annum for membersof - ififeHoase; and£lsOfor LegislativeOourioilijrs. The bill comeß into force, on the , ft^January neSt, and payments ar« to be \ made-monthly.