HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wellington, November 29. The House met at 2.2 U. p.m. In reply to, questions Ministers said (1) they wou,ld introduce a Itepresentation Bill next session aqd, when it passed pursue tho usu,al constitutional course. New Bills introduced : Stamp Act Amendment Bill (Sbeeliau). 4 Bill to reduce Hamsters, salaries was read a gecond time without dahate. Ou a raotiou for its committal tiimtusl^i moved it be committed to be repoi^sidorep; threo months hence. The reduction of salary was opposed by Atkinson and Reynolds. Stout thought ano,tb,er Miniiiter u^ces« sary. The debate was then adjourned. After sooje debate Burn's call to amend the Employment of Females Act, by making the working hours nine per diem, whs ordered to be read a second time that day six months, %b$ Etycßt Treed JPlaqtin^ Eapourage-
ment Bill was thrown out on a division by 26 to 15. Macandrcw opposed WouleockV mo--fiun Cor £10,000 for a bridge between Greymouth and Cobden, as there was no money available, The motion to go into committee on it was carri d by 19 to lp, but in committee the vpje was? thrown ouj; by 22 to 18.
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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 3, 30 November 1877, Page 2
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