PARLIAMENTARY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6479, 23 September 1892, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(F*«M OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, last night ELECTORAL RIGHTS FOR HARVESTERS. In the Council this afternoon Mr McLean moved the inclusion of harvesters in the clause providing for voting by •Uotors' rights by shearers, seamen, and commercial travellers. Sir P. Buckley opposed and culled for a division, and the motion was carried. CITY ELECTORATES TO BR SPLIT UP. The prinoiplo of separation of city electorates wa« afirmed in the Ceuncil this afternoon by a vote of 11 to 7. Sir P. Buckley strongly opposed the proposal, saying he did not see why men on opposite sides of a street should vote in different constituencies. Messrs Oliver, Stevens, Whitmore, McLean, and Barnicoat Bpoke in favor of the abolition of amalgamated electorates with a view of currying out the principle of one-inan-one-vote. Dr. Grace opposed the motion, saying if the cities were cut up they would have the people more radical, rapacious, and vulpine than at presant, whilst if the present system continued the greateit intelligence would have its proper weight, and there would grow a sound conservative feeling, that is, a wholesome respect for the laws of the State. Mr Pharuzyn said the present system gave no fair representation. It was simply a toss up who got in in ths cities. BREEZE IX THE COUNCIL. The usual severe calm which overshadows the proceedings of the Legislative Council gave place to a slight breeze for five minutes this afternoon. During the course of his remarks on the Electoral Bill Mr Pharzyn said if the amalgamation of the city electorates were abolished it would mean a loss of one seat in each city to the Government. Shortly afterwards Sir Patrick Buckley rose, and with some warmth, remarked that if he were that hon. gentleman he would not sit for five minutes in the Council He never got up to speak without dragging in the Govornment and insinuating something with regard to it. He had insinuated that the Government's existence depended simply upon the support of the towns. The Government were supported by the country. If he had been placed in the Council, as that hon. gentlemau had been, by the present Premier he would not talk as ho did so often. He held his sent simply on sufferance, and it needed simply an appeal to the Privy Council for him to be deprived of it. Mr Pharazyn, in reply, said that he had simply remarked that if the proposal were carried Government would probably lose one supporter in the towns, and did not think that was sufficient call for the attack on himself. As for the personal remarks he should simply take them from whence they came. It »vas wrong for Sir Patrick to think that because a gentleman was placed in the Council by a Government he must remain subservient to that. Government. He was judging other people by himself. He hoped on reflection the hon. gentleman would regrat the improper remarks he had made. JOTTLNUM. Local Bills of no general interest occupied the attention of the House all the alternoon. Captain Russell is urging Government to place a sum on the estimates for repairs to roads and renewing bridges in the Wairoa county. Woodville is to get a hospital, a Bill for that purpose having passed its second reading in the House this afternoon. Sir P. Buckley rdtnarked.this afternoon that it was a delusion to suppose he was in charge of the Electoral Bill. The Committee had taken complete charge of it, but he would resist all amendments. The hour of closing the poll has been fixed by the Council for 7 o'clock, both in town and country. Sir George Whitmore considered the people of the town have put themselves without the pale of the sympathy of the country people. They are an incubus on the country. They produced nothing but most objectionable legislation, and were an unmixed curse to the colony. He did not say, though he thought it, that the towns should be disenfranchised, and certainly considered they ought not to have one man three votes. The Gisborne Harbor Act Amendment Bill, which is to remedy the defect of a farmer Act in not having given the Board » name, passed its second reading in the House this afternoon without discussion. The Cook and Waiapu Counties Property Adjustment Bill was brought on for second rending in the House this afternoon by Mr Guinness. Mr Kelly said the two counties were in bis electorate, and he had been asked by one county to assist the Bill, and by the other to oppose it, ho he would say nothing. (Laughter.) The Bill was then read a second time. A compromise has been effected in connection with the Workmen's Lien Bill. A conference of managers of the two branches of the Legislature met to-day, when it was arranged that a mortgage registered beforo registration of a lien shall have priority, but when the lien is registered before the raortgago it is to have priority. If the mortgagee is a party to the building or work then the lien has priority. The Shop and Shop Assistants Bill is practically killed, the Labor Bill Committee of tha Council having decided that though all assistants are to have a weekly half-holiday the shop may kept ©pen every afternoon, that is to say, compulsory closing has been deleted from the Bill. Saturday fortnight, Bth prox., is now mentioned as the probable date for closing the session. Several weeks ago I gave the second week in October as the time to which the session would extend. The Premier makes a statement regarding the order of business on Tuesday, and the Public Works Statement will be brought down at tho latter end of the week. Wellington, to-day. The Mining Companies Act Amendment Bill passed the third reading, after considerable opposition to the clause precluding sharebrokers from sitting on directorates of companies. The Dairy Industry Bill passed the third reading, after final protests from Oppositionists against an unnecessary and harassing provision which was said to contain water supply. The Friendly Societies, Factories, and Government Loans to Local Bodies Amendment Bills passed the final stages. The amount to be lent to Drainage Boards according to the latter Bill is fixed at L3OOO. The Native Land Purchase Bill passed the third reading after a lengthy debate, in which several members proested against the mode of purchase by * gents, and Capt. Russell made a strong a lea for other Native legislation to secure P. ties which were threatened owing to ti chnical