HOUSE OF EEPEESENTATIYES.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 14, 1 August 1895, Page 3

HOUSE OF EEPEESENTATIYES.

y. Tpisp+T, .JyjiT 30.. Replying to question"', it was slated : That the Premier will assist, as far aa- . possible, in getting Colonial boys into the.' "ships iof the Australian squadron, — The' question of preventing the transmission of fruit trees from infect.d districts to .uninfected districts is under consideration.—The Premier will see the Commissioner of Police to ascertain if . it is desirable to' alter the system respecting the • issue of railway passes to police . constables when on duty, so that the • ends of duty may not be defeated through the present rail way system. — The Premier is to communicate with the Home authorities, as to making provision for young men from the colcny joining tbe Imperial army. The $od. l£r Beeves said the introduction' ~qf technical' graining in schools Jg' a matter for EJucati.n fioards to undertake, ;1 ,' The UTiii Mr Cad man says the Government hare made reductions in rail* way fares in all direotions, and further 7 concessions arc under consideration." „ -The Premier says that 1000 Martini trifles arrived on Monday by the Tainni from England, and tbey will be distributed as judiciously as possible. The Government are doing their best to arm the whole of our forces with these rifles. The Hon. Mr Oadman says the question of providing free railway passes to the-neart-t-hrg^ school forycbildren'who have "f>-?8-d the Sf-ftn" St apd ard in primary' schools is finder consideration, but it wguld entail a cost of LI2OO a year, - 'fhe Hon. Mr Se.djn hoped to have fho Xiicensing Jill down the next day. The great loss to the population of the oolony was purely imaginary, There was ' only a'loss of 160Q!pe_s6ns'hst year. A motif n by thp Premier, "That the House disagree with the amendment ' made by the Council in the Criminal Coio Bill, regarding the age of consent, and that, a committee, consisting of Sir If. Btout, Mr Bell aod lbe mover, he appointed' to dfaw up reason*," wag B-jrrpd to. -At the- evening sitting the $on. Mr Wird ' mad. his Financial Statement, At the conclusion of the Statement, Mr V^ard moved the resolution to give effect to the proposed aU. Ration in the tariff. , Jh.ieply to seyoral {juestions," fhe oniarTrea'urer'said be was following the psual custom in asking tbp House pow ,'tp pgree. tp tbp new dptie., but the dj-cnS-ioD pn'tbe whole financial Statement wcqld be taken at a la'pr date. The resolution, imposing tbe new do tie?, was carried on the voices, The 'Honi Mr Ward Ihen hid the report of the Tariff Commissioners on the table, with the evidence attached. - Tbe House rose at 9 35. . Wednesday, Jvvz 31. She bn--iness in tbe aTt.rno-$ was pnimpprlantr ' '. Jo the evening Mr McNab moved' the sr pond reading of tbp (licensing Act's 4-'rae.ndment Bil 1 , in a temperate speech. •™he Premier opposed the Bill, as did flnn. W. P. Beeves, Messrs Lawry, M. Smith, Fraser; and Collins, while B. Stout, and M.ssrs Sannders and " '.(Jr. J. Smith strongly suppoited it. /\The seoondreadin^ was agreed to f