PARLIAMENT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 217, 19 October 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

By Telegraph.—l’reee Association. Legislative Council. Wellington, This Day. The Cenneil met at 2.30. TheTongariro National Park Hill passed its final stages.

House of Representatives. The House ruet at 2.30. The County Vehicles Licensing Bill 1 was slightly amended in Conirnittee and put through its final stages. In reply to a question it was stated it would depend npon circumstance* whether the Government would make further calls te the Legislative Council: that it wan too late .u the session to bring in a Rill rais ing the poll lax on Chinese and other Asiatict to j£so ; that no ehange was cob leraplMed in the direction of giving the Colonial Biak a share of the Government hanking account. The House roes at 5.80. The House resumed at 7.50. The Pnblio Trust Offices' Consolidation B?ll, Government Life Insurance Acts Amendment Bill, Post Office Bill, West port Ngakawau Railway Extension Act Amendment Bill, and Railway Authorise tion Bill were read a second time. I a committee on the I.and and Income Aeeeeemeat Acte Amendment Bill, Clause fi. was amended for biennial returns instead of the annual retime. Clause 18 was amended by striking out the provision raining to absolute maebinerv. The Bill was reported and pit through its final stages. The Pnblio Trustee Office Consolidation Bill, Westport Ngakawau Railway Extension Bill, Railway Authorisation Bill, Government Insurance Acts Amend

m. bi bill, and Unclaimed Laud* Kill were committed, read a third lime and passed. kJr Seddon gate noliea that he would nove at next fitting day, that tb* Midland I4ah’w*jr Contract bill be now read a second fisuo. The House rose at 1.80. The House met at 11.50 thin morning The banking bill nut rend * fir«t tint*. In referring to the Little barrier felnnd burrl.aiu bill, in reply to Mr Hone ll* ko, not permit the solicitor for the owner* to he heard at the bur of the House a* re- . • v .: aira (lon The subject wan dteeuaaad at some lan th The first clause of the Little Barrier I Blued bill wae under discussion up to the luncheon adjournment.