House of Representatives.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1083, 31 July 1880, Page 2

House of Representatives.

The House met yesterday at 11 o'clock, in the morning. The Counties Act Amendment Bill, and Land Transfer Act Amend- ' ment Bill was read a second time. The Census Bill passed through all its stages. •■■'*■ The Hon. Mr. Dick stated that the Bill "*aß introduced at the request of the Imperial Government, bo that the census might be *%£& the Australasian Colonies, as., well 4&tW TTnited Kingdom on the 3rd April next. The Arms Bill wfts read a second tune. A numbejrt>f Bills re-enacting Acts revised by. • Statute of the revision of Commissioners, was passed : jthrough all its stages. The House rose at 1 o'clock. The House resumed at 3 o'clpck. ; . -The Hon J. Bryce introduced tb.e '-"•Maori- Prisoners' • (Detention : Bill, . and moved that it be read a second time. He explained that the Bill

intended to deal with the Natives arrested for fencing across the road and. like actions on the part of Natives for'inin^ ;/I part : of an organisation against the Queen. A long discussion ensiifed. } Sir George Grey denounced the Bill! as an outrage on a constitutional Government ..greater than any yet perpertrated, and asKed the GWvemraenk to spare him and those Ayho thought with him the shame, and disgrace of such a measure. Messrs J. B. Fisher ?ij Reader "Wood, Speight, Te Wheoiij-taWhai,' Moss, and'-Sfeddoii, spoke against the Bill, and' Mr. Pyke denounced it as a law which- was a disgrace to civilisation. Mr. Bryce said that heavy as was the responsibility upon the Government, greater responsibility rested upon the Opposition for what they were doing. He was both disappointed and ashamed at their action. As for Reader Wood he was a free lance, and gloried in vagaries of irresponsibility. He ventured, however, to say that if the fate of the Bill depended on Reader Wood's vote he dared not take the responsibility of voting against it. The Biil was read a second time and passed through Committee. Another debate of the same character ensued on a motion, for a third reading which was carried on a division by 41 to 24., There was still another ' debateon a motion that the Bill do now pass, whith. was ultimately carried. The House rose at 5.30. The House resumed at 7.30. ' The Imprest Supply Bill for £250,000 passed through all its stages on the motion of going into Committee of Supply, Mr. Moss moved, that a Royal Commission be appointed I of members to be appointed by registered electois to inquire into the best form of local self Government. He spoke at great length on the subject. The Hon. j. Hall opposed on^the. ground that the Government should have had notice of such, an important question. After some debate the motion was withdrawn on the Understanding that it .would be brought on again onj some future occasion. The House then went into" Committee of Supply. Government Insurance Department, £26,925, the Hon Major Atkinson proposed that. it -be reduced by £5000, the amount set down for separate' offices for the department. The debate occupied the whole of the remainder of the sitting, several members, particularly Sir George Grey, Messrs. Hurst, J. B. Fisher, Andrews, Turnbull, and Murray, advocating ., that the whole, thing be Jhanded over to a- private company.,. I Mr. fisher said the Government interfered too much with relations of private life. ' SjLs^nonths after a child was born the. .State vaccinated him ;] shortly'after the -State educated him, j when he grew up and went into business and failed, the State cleared him of his liabilities,' and started him afresh with a clean certificate, and finally, when lifc'died, the State provided him with a trustee to administer his estate. The vote was finally passed as reduced by Mr. Atkinson. AiPiotion was made by Mr. Turnbull for reducing the Commissioner's salary from £800 to £700, which was negatived by 27 to 14. The House, adjourned at 12.45. The Sergeant-atr Amis (Major Paul) has resigned in consequence of the reduction of his salary, and the insulting remarks made during the discussion of it. It is also stated that Paul paid-a sum of money to Dr. Greenwood to resign in- 'Paul's favor. - ' ' " . .T,he Education Board passed a., resolution yesterday that in , c6J4.sequeric,e of *the capitation allowance being' reduced, teachers salaries must als.O; be reduced.