PARLIAMENT.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 108, 16 July 1895, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, Thursday. ASSETS COMA ANY. The Joint Standing Orders Committee recimmended that the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited) Assets Special Realisation Bill be allowed to proceed, but leave to introduce the Bill was refused, on a division, by 49 to 13. . DEFAULTERS. In reply to Mr Duthie, Mr Larnach said that two ex-members would not be admitted within the precincts of the Parliamentary buildings here after being defaulters at Bellamy’s. One formerly represented Inangahua, and’ the other the City of Auckland. • LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence for another fortnight was granted to Mr McGuire, who is expected by the next Frisco steamer, COLONIAL TREATURER. The Hon R. J. Seddon said that the Colonial Treasurer would make a statement to the House with reference to the three per cent loan, when laying the prospectus issued by the AgentGeneral on the table. FINAL STAGES. The Patea Foreshore Vesting Bill was put through its final stages. DUNEDIN DRAINAGE. Mr Pinkerton moved the second reading of the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Bill, which he explained was similar to the measure passed by the House last session for the city of Wellington. Mr Seddon said the House, in passing the Bill, would affirm the principle that local bodies would be empowered to borrow. After a short debate, the second reading was agreed to on the voices. GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT. Mr Lawry moved the second reading of the Gaming and Lotteries Act ' Amendment Bill, to legalise consultations. Ae said he was not a friend of gamnling, and if any member intropnced a meassre to stop gambrng : .- together he would support it; but that being impractible, it was the duty of the House to regulate gambling as far as possible. Mr Earnshaw moved a hostile amendment —that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The amendment was carried on the voices, without debate, and the bill was thrown out.

THIRD READING. The Property Law Consolidation Act Amendment Bill passed through Committee without amendment, and was read a third time and passed. journalists’ institute. In Committee on the New Zealand Journalists’ Institute Bill, a new clause was added, providing that any rule, regulation, or bye-law made by the Institute may be declared invalid by the Governor-in-Couucil. The‘ Bill was subsequently put through its final stages. DECEASED HUSPANO’S BROTHER. The Deceased Husband's Brother Marriage Bill passed through Committee without material amendment, and was read a third time by 43 votes to 18, and passed. COUNTIES ACT.

The Counties' Act, 1886, Amendment Bill (Mr Pirani) to remedy a technicality in the Counties Act, was read a second time pro forma, and referred to the Statutes revision • Committee. PAYMENT OP JURORS. Mr Collins moved the second reading of the Payment of Jurors Bill, providing that all Jurors, 'whether in Grand, Special, or common juries, shall be paid 7s 6d a day for every day they attend a court, and shall also receive travelling expenses when residing five miles or upward from the locality of the court. He spoke of the hardship that was often inflicted on jurors in having to come long distances to attend court, receiving only miserably small payment if they are called on to serve. After a short debate of a friendly character, in which the principle of the Bill was generally commended, the second reading was agreed to on the voices. In the course of the discussion the Hon W. P. Beeves said if the proposals of some of the members in regard to the Bill were carried it would entail very heavy expenditure on the country, and the Government would then have to oppose the Bill at its later stages. Even the Bill as it stood would entail considerable expense.