PARLIAMENTARY.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 21 December 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

From our Special Correspondent. 11Y TIiXjKGRAPII. Wellington, Dee. 20. nun •' MENTION. The Government had not time to go through their catechism to-day, tho questions being therefore postponed till tomorrow. The Premier to-day announced that Government would abandon the Crown and Native Lands Rating Act Repeal Bill. The House sat till six o’clock this morning, and disposed of tho Education estimate. The Government expect to get through all tho necessary business by to-morro iv night, and prorogue Parliament by Thursday. Tho Union Company’s expross steamer Takapuna lias been detained till to-mor-row evening for the Southern members. Legislative Councillors stipulate that under the new arrangement they shall not bo dopilved of their cherished free passes on railways. Dir M'Arthur will move in Committee on tho Loan Bill R-morrow, that there shall ho no further borrowing by the Colony for live years. The .post disagrees with the action of j,he House in refusing to raise the school ago on economical and physical grounds. I,AND hoards , Tho deadlock between the two Chambers arising out of the clause in tho Land Bill dealing n Ith Land Boards has been satisfactorily got over by a compromise by which Land Boards continue in office until the end of next session, with a view to introducing fresh legislation on the fiibject early in next session. Members of Laud Boards who are also mem bens of Parliament will not bo allowed to draw fees in the interim without rendering themselves amenable to tho provisions of the Disqualification Act. CLEARING •. '. in order to gel I hrough the business by to morrow nigh! work is being veiy rapidly pushed through, and the House Vi I probably sit very hi*o again to-i- : gbt to transact the necessary business. This afternoon the second reading of seven Bills was taken in us many in' uites, Ministers contenting themselves with ...orely moving the order without remark Hi' explanation. The only reman .ig measures over 'which I Jlioic is likely to be much discussion w e the Loan Bill c*id l ie Naval Defences Bilf.