PARLIAMENTARY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 250, 30 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAM E N T A R Y

e 3. [The first portion of the report of ye-- >'. terday's proceedings will bo found ou ihc n fourth page.] l^ The Council in Committo resumed, at hall past seven when the Government Insurance Bill was further discussed in Commitiee. On clause 22 '•' The Colonial Treasurer k be chairman. 1 ' Mr Waterbouse moved tc 3r , amend this clauso in the direction of pic viding that the Governor should appoint th( chairman of the proposed Board. Aftei discussion the amendment was withdrawn. ! " Clause 38, " Whab contracts Board maj ie enter into," Mr McLean moved to strike ou L ' e the concluding- words of the clause giving 19 the Board power to enter into contracts foi ie the insurance of sums to be payable in tin 1S eveut of personal disablement, injury, o '. death resulting 1 from accident only. 1S The amendment was carried by 15 to 11. n Mr Oliver moved a further amendmen er " That nothing in this Act shall be dcemer to authorise tbe Board to carry on tin l " business of Life lusurauce outside tin 3fc colony of New Zealand." The ameudmen 3r was agreed to. The Bill was reported with amendments 10 On the Grejmouth Harbor Board Bill, tin ; d Colonial Secretary mov^d tho foil wing iiom e clause "So soon as a sum of £100.000 hi>: y been expended out of any public monies it ■8 the improvement of the harbor of Givy lC ' mouth, ther,? shall be pnM in respect of overj 13 ton of cal br< ught for shipment in the 'd said harbor by the shipper there of a sum o: I s threepence as special r;v!e for thn purpose o: ltr being applied towards the repayment of tin monies authorised to he borrowed undci lfc this Act an.l the inlere-jt thereon." i\f, rrec y to. 10 The Bill was reported with amendments. lR Iu Committee on tho Westnort Harboi '" Board Bill, the Co'o;ii\l Secretary movt-c 10 the foll)\vincj new clan -e 1 1 A, "So soon as 3 ' n sum ol £250,000 ha-s been expcr,dp<l on tin l^ inipiovout or! the Harbor at Westjort there f ' shall he j) id in respect nf every ton of coa ■d brought for shipment in the: s lid harbor bj r ' the shipper a sum of threepence as a specia 11 r:\to for the purpi>s<! of being applied towardi thn rc-pavnuMit of the monies authorised to Ik l |" boriowud under this Act, and the intoresi d thereon and that the aforesaid shall bo col 11 lected as from such day and by such persons !1 " as the Government may from time to time appoint, and when collected shall be paid tc -" the Board to be applied by it for tho purpose s herein above mentioned." The Bill was reJ ~ ported with amendments. 0 The Council rose at 10. 10 p.m.