GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10495, 19 October 1895, Page 6

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18. . Tho Council met at 2.30 p.m. ' ••--■-.".' ■ MOKICIPAJ, COEPOKATIOKS. "■'■'■''■ • The Hon. Mr FBLDWIOK moved that the Municipal Corporations Bill be committed on Thutsday.—Agreed to. . , 'V ;■ :

i .SECOSD READING. '.V" ;: , ,The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of tho Mining Act Amendment •Bill, pro forma. He took this course as it , -would expedite bnainess and probably shorten the session. ;-The discussion might "bo tifeen Btter'tlie J)iII came from the Goldfields Committee,—This was agreed to, and the bill referred to the Goldfields Committee.

The Shops and Stop Assistants Aefc.Amendmecrfc Bui was read a second time without disctitsioD, and referred to the Labour Bills Committee. ■

ADVANCES TO SETTLRnS. ''■ ■ i,The Hon. Mr MONTGOMERY moved the •econd reading of the Government Advances to Settlers Act ■Amendment Bill, which| came! from the Honse,.and io doing so cxplrined that one of its prinoipil clauses enableddidnaiices'1 to be made Upon suborbanlands cultivated oa market •gardens, &o. ;■"•'•■-.: .-•-■■ ■■:■-;

MrSTEVENS didiy<jonaider the lull newasarT. Possibjyjt imght. he necessary 'W alter, the1 composition of the -board, -but he ailed to ace why it was.neeenowry, so to speak, to.go into the street and obtain UfcS-sefvices of •£ gentleman-who was not in the civil service. SLfi v 1"1' SBe wily tho class of securities raouw be altered so aa to-inclade suburban land .used for dairying or market garden Lpurposes. Snch lands were generaily so used ontil they were required for residence sites •stte Legisiataro last year txcluded all suburban mids -because of their beieg held for «pecul»twe purpp^ea,'jind: <4^_ Legislature was not now informed why the proposed alterations were-to be made. He viewed wiith almostaiarm the attempts to load the SfcaV» with a lot of rubbishy securities,' which would be throat ngpn them-S£ the, bill. l«eam e j aw . H e objected to-theextension of Hme.for the raising of the loan; and, for.the reasons he had mentioned he-regarded tha bUI with the .jgravest apprehension, "■ ;P» -Hon; Mr PBARAZYN objected to the bill chiefly for the reasons advanced by tho previous speaker. ; He beh'ercd the proposed measure, was entirely in tho wrong direction, bnfc he would table no>dsreot«meQdmeut to the motion: ,■ •

• The Hon. Mi WALKER failed.to see why there «fcouM be any objection to an . alteration .inthe personnel ofthe board. The Dew member would only be one of a nnodjßr of others and he considered the alteration -would have a beneficial efieofc. With regard to advancing money on leaseholds, be»objectecFto the proporftion as calculated to be a deiusianand asn&re, and likely to cause vexation to applicants and the board. ■'•" --- ■ •

• The Hon. Mr MOHTGOMEEY, replying, remmded tho Counefl thai only one million ot thß' million cod a-.balf had seen lent, therefore j6" was necessary" that an extension of time Bbould be afforded.

The second reading- was agreed to on the•oices. ~■■•■■- . BATTHG-OH tWIMPEOTSD viroß. The Hon. Mr WALKEK resumed tho-debate on-the eeoond readinß of, the P.atfejg oa Unimproved Vaiueßill and Mr Bowen'a omeedmenb that the bill should be read a second time that day six months. He supported the bill; becmse it adopted a uirifoah system ef rating-for>'every ■description of land. .' •■ ; The Hon. Mr KEEB«lso.sapported the till, ■whidl he considered a fair measure. Tijafntrire of tho colony lay in encouraging cur poople-to go Epon the land, which this bill wa» oalcnlated to do. There weie * many vacant allotments in.cities tho owaerg of -which^hould bs taxed for refuging tc-brdld trpon them. The motion for the second reading- naslett f by IS to 14. - Ates (for trie bill, 14).—Messrs Baillie, Whitmore, E&iDicoat, Kerr, Kelly, Kieg, Jennings Jcnkinscm, Taiaroa, Frfdwick,ilacGregor, 51'Gullough, Montgomery, Buckley. < Noes (15;. — Sfessra Reynolds, Richardson, Bonar, Swanson, Pharazyn, Williams, Morris. Acland," Stevens, Ormond, Mtesm, Johnston, Grace, Holmes, Peacock. .- . .".' . HAI.IVE LAKD UTWB. The COLONIAL SBCBETAKY moved the jecond reading of tho Native Land Laws Amendment Bill, which came from the House, where its provisions wore" explained. - The motion waa agreed to, taid the bill referred to the Native Affairs Committee. ..->■ laiE rjanoß'.Birx. > The House transmitted reasons for. disagreei- ing with the Council's amendments in the .Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment Bill. These were read, and Messrs Kelly, Pbsrazjrn, Stevens, and Orraond were unpointed a committee to draw up reasons for insisting upon the amendments in the bilL Tha Council adjourned tiil 7.30. ■

Smoke "ROYAL COLORS" TOBACCO.

EVENING SITTING. On the Council resuming at 7.30; TIIE LIQUOR BILL.

The committee appointed brought up their reasons for insisting upon their amendments in the Liquor Bill. The reasons were agreed to on the voices and without discussion. The Honse having asked for a conference on the questions at issue, the Hon. Messrs Pharazyn, Kelly, Stevens, and Ormond were appointed mnuagers at a conference with the Houso, the time aud place being 11 a.m. to-morrow in tha Joint Oommittae room.

The Council adjourned to Monday, at 2,30,