PARLIAMENT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 586, 22 December 1897, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. House of Representatives. Wellington. This Day. The House met at 2.30. Mr Piraui’s motion to report progress on tbe supplementary estimates was negatived on the voices. Consideration of the estimates was continued, the chief items objected to being tiie payment of Renter - .- Telegram Co., ±‘>oo: bouus for felt industry. £SOO : and shipping master at Wellington, £SO. A motion to strike out the felt bonus was negatived by 25 to 21. and to strike out the shipping master was negatived by 22 to 20. Mr Pirani moved to strike out tbe item £IOO for technical education.— Negatived by 28 to 9. Tbe House resumed at 7.80. The consideration of the supplementary estimates was resumed. Oil the motion of Mr Carncross. the item £950. permanent militia and volunteers, was reduced by £1 as an indication that free railway passes should be issued to volunteers proceeding to shooting meetings. The remaining votes were agreed to. Afterdiscussion, the supplementary estimates were recommitted and the £1 taken oil the vote totbe permanent militia and volunteers was restored oil the understanding that the Government would make more liberal provision in respect to railway passes for volunteers. The resolutions were agreed to. The Appropriation Bill was nitre duced and read the first and second time, and was committed and passed unamended. Oil ibe question of the third reading a debate ensued, m which Messrs G. Hutchison, I’irani. Hogg. Stevens I and Richardson spoke, j Mr Seddou, iu reply, said the Opposition’s policy had been one of studied and determined blocking of the business. Despite the blocking tactics an average number of bills. 13, had beiii passed this session. The Bill passed its final stages at 1.10. aud by IS to 15 tbe Ileus, | adjourned till Friday.

Legislative Council. The Council met at 2.80. Tho following nn isurcs ras>od ! their final stages : Government Kailway Department. Clarification . Act Amendment Kill, Wosport N:;ikawau Kailway K\:cn>;o!i Kill. Wellington City Empowering D . Wellington Ko\s’ Institute Kill, KlulT Harbor Board Empowering Kill, Ivohukohu Foreshore lleola’. nation Bill. Borough of Lwu lion Corpora tion Enablin ’ Bill, Wellington Education Board Transfer and Koserve Kill, and Kapiti Island Public lit « rvo Kill. The Council resumed at 8. The Appropriation Kill \>as re ceived and put through all Us si ages. The Couucd adjourned at 1.15 till Friday.