PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 9 July 1880, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

Wellington, July 8. ; In the Legislative Council to-day, < la reply to Colonel Whitmore, Mr. Whitaker said a property tax officer at Invercargill and a Government insurance agent at Dunedin had lately been appointed, they not being civil servants. He promised that future vacancies would be filled by dismissed officers, if any were - :;r. " MfrPeacock gave notice that he would move that the Government should deduct irom ..some other- part- of the Estimates "sufficient to pay Legislative Councillors the usual honorarium. The-Native Succession Bill was re-com-mitted. A' large number of amendments were made. The Native Reserves Bill partly passed through Committee. The Council again went into Committee on the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, and Colonel Whitmore moved that it should be thrown out, saying that he would abide by the result of a division. Fourteen voted for the Bill, and 13 to throw it out. Colonel Whitmore then moved an amendment that all ! marriages ' already entered on Should be validated and.;the children j' legitimatised. Several other amendments were proposed,_ and ultimately thejir; coiisiderationjwas .deferred to Tuesday. , r( r ' . . |tfr. Pejters moved'the throwing out of his Deceased Husband's Brother Marriage Bill. It jwas,thrown out;. •.' •:> : The Council rose at .5? o'clock.. , • : i' In the! Hov.s© of Representatives today, i : Mr. iM'Caughan gave notice. that he would move that the next'session of Assembly- meet at Christchurch, and that an address.be presented.to the Governor, prayirrg:him:'t6 place the sum of L20,00Q on . , t the,. Estimates to defray the' .co&t of se&iring the necessary accommodation. „.J . „JVIr.. Moorhouse gave notice "of a ques- j ag-toi whethe? jGovernment *ha.d the Agerit-(3eno(al! to attend and? take' part jri the meeting held in EAglan,?i on the uuity of the Empire.; Jones gave notice; that,'he, would move that copies of all correspondence be produced relative to? , the/appointment lof 'MH'-H: Houghton to a position in the 'Grdvermtaent Assurance I)§pai>tment.. Replying to Mr, sJas6ri, Mr. Rolleston ; s§,i'd', : committing itself to any ahsolute rule on the point, Government that:, itivpas' > desirable to keep Steadily' 1 in yie.w ; the introduction .qf&a. uniform of * instruction, in , the primary sbnoblS'bf th r e but riot to -matkexapyj sudden change, i ; Replying to Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Hall said that I fines imposed, on officers, and others in jthe Telegraph Department'were :paicEto th!e special- account, and were not ■siibf ect other revenue to; appropriation'; "findl audit,' 'b'tit'-were. 1 dealt- with #ccor3ihg|to certain regulations.' ' Replying to Sir W Vi EoxjTfr.'" Oliver said' 'that j a.n agreement was ,with Mb. "Oonyiersj 'fiiddle-Islarid Railway Commissioner by the ..JateL-Qa'veriimentj iii and;that he. should reQeive ;L9OO a. .ReftSiri&od iif the working of the'lines was ; §&tisfaotar>y ha: was toreceive avbonus b'f LSQOrla'at -year. The bonus-was paid on the authorityi-'o'f 'tlie then .Government.' :: ' >ii Replying to Mr. Bowen, Mr. Bryce said > that' instructions had been given-to the to enter into -a contoab.t for of-suitable firearms -for Qadet' cqttpsj.with a view of eijQot\raging military tMll .in "sigh 0.6,1 a. ' " . . ' y 'Sii; IW- Eox. gave, notice that he would 'move lor the' production of correspondence between Mr. Conyers and, the Government relative to the-payment of the bonus of. LSOO. i-i'Mr; . de; Lautflur moved that it was desirable thi*t the .Government workshops should be made available for the practical instruction of boys' receiving instruction at half time at one or more of the primary 'or secondary schools in their districts ; that primaryor secondary schools, or some of them, which may be so situated as to enable boys receiving instruction therein to attend half time at' any Government ment should be organised with the view of engrafting the instruction upon the educatjapal present by law carried out. ; ije. said his object was tQ pnable practical training to be afforded to the rising generation, and he merely wished to; bring the subjeot before the Government with a view to ;getting a, scheme of thb ; kind, initiated. : ' - 1 ' ■ "Mr. "Rolleston agreed with much , that : had 1 been j stated.« -So -far as'' he 'could gather'^-the workshops at present were not adapted for the purpose, but as a suggestion the;motion was .worthy of; coil*. sideration.j ; -- The interrupted debate on the question that this House is of opinion that the Government should cease to borrow further, either for the purpose of carrying on the Immigration and Public Warkg Policy, or for the 5 purpose of defraying a ..portion..of!the ordinary expenses of the GoYpnrfleqt, resumed, • ; 'Obldnef Trinible : said 'the motion appeared to :him,jto ,be-unnecessary, The Government did riot propose t to borrow more, and if-they did .they would have .to. .come to the House. When' they: did so, 1 jti : woi.ild..be time enough to consider the point. -, ~ ; ' Mr'. ,Thomson moved the adjournment •of the ,; debate. The? motion was : carried; t'i ori the motion that it; bp adjourned .to that day . fprtn%ht s ; an jjarijendnaent was moved tljat it b,e adjourned til} thftt, day six'^q'nthg.! '<jii-'-'a''-aivision, the amendment wag carried by to 33- ; s j MJr,..Hi l l tchisQn moved the second reading of "th'e'Qhinese Immigration Bill. Sir-G. .Grey seconded the niotion. Dr." Wailis moved that the Bili ; be read _ .that day-six months. , £ };After a lpng discussion- the' 1 motion'was then put arid carried.,. Ayes, 31: noes, ' 12. " I : Mr. Stevens moved the; second reading ,of.; the Endowment Bill. r ,., , . ;, r . , Mr. Barron supported the Bill. Mr. Rolleston said that, as the Bill had only been distributed that day, and a3 it inyolyecl a large question" of policy, lie "would asK' ifor» the i; ad^ournm ; ent'-of the . guestionj.toj matter more fully," i Hlieiif "'tliiitli : e 59usp,had .ajldgfiaaly: affirmed -the-principleg-of the waatO lands. 0.;. ' ! ti ■ . .;The;Bill was adjourned till^Thursdayj '/ Mr. Stevens moved the second reading of "The Bill was read a second time, and 6rdered~To~ be committed that day fortnight;® ; . t. ...The second reading of the Qfcago 3sivers Bill by Mr. Eulton, and agreed to after Oho.rt discussion. : *• then went into Committee, on Harbor Bill, whioli was opposed by MegsrE}. M'Lean, and a.hd condemned by Mr. as .dangerouSj! if it.-we.fe. not useless. As heiothoughti it useless, it 1 was not 'worth jopposingiiiw j «« ' <: 1 -9 ~ . aMfc MAbrfn|drew and Mr. :ii!7 Oiij lis 12.30. ' / ? w ,'nu su'aaa u etf nvtu\