GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9191, 19 September 1891, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Friday, September 18. — Tho Spoakor took tho chair at 2.30 p.m. During the afternoon several local bills were passed through their final stages. On the Council resuming at 7.30 p.m. Tho Coal Mines Bill waß read a second time and referred to tho Mines Committee. Tho Rabbit Nuisance Bill was put through its final stages. On tho motion for a second reading of the Land for Settlemen Bill, Dr. Pollen moved an amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. After a short debate, tho amendment was carried by 15 to 8, the Bill thus being killed. 1 he Council roso at 10 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Friday, September 18. — Tho Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. The business during the afternoon was unimportant. On tho House resuming at 7.30 p.m. The North Island Main Trunk Railway Bill was passed through Committee with slight alterations. Mr Hutchison (Waitotara), moved a new clause to enable tho Government to spend money raised by tho loan in the Taranaki District as well ns Auckland. Lost by 31 to 13. Tiie Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr J. Kelly moved an amendment affirming the desirableness of the banking account of the colony being divided amongst the Banks trading in the colony, instead ot being confined to the Bank of New Zealand This was opposed by Mr Ballance, and lost after a long debate by 34 to 20. The House then wont into Committee of ! Supply for tho consideration of the Estimates. Tho Colonial Secretary's Department, £72,G96 ; Colonial Treasurer's Department, £42,596 ; Cuetoms and Marino, £67,654 ; Stamps aud Deeds, £18,440 — were passed unaltered. Tho vote of £18,030 for tho Native Affairs Department was reduced by £1, as an indication thero should bo a considerable change in tho present system of conducting tho Native Land Court business. The Defence Department and Police, £153,361 ; and Government Life Insurance, £38,774 ; were agreed to. Tho Public Trust Office £8,697, was included in this vote, as was £2,500, tho expenses of tho Royal Commission, which item was responsible for over three hours' dUcufision. Mr Roilestou strongly protested against tho Estimates for this Department boing taken at 5 o'clock in the morning, and eventually Mr Seddoa withdrew the clause. Bates on

Crown Lands, £1,500, and Survey and Lnnd, £95,465, wore tigreod to. This finished all tho Estimates, oxcopt those of the Public Trust Office. The House rose at 8 a.m.

A seaman on board the Terranora, named Alfred Collins, met with a severe accident on Friday aftornoon at Waitara. He was working in the hold of the steainor when a sack of wheat fell out of the sling and struck him on tho back, and knocked him down, his face and log boing cut in tho fall. The injury to- tho back is, however, most serious. On Friday night the unfortunate young fellow was brought into town, and taken to tho house of Mr Walton, his brother-in-law. Dr. Christio, who is attending the patient, will not bo able to definitely state for a day or two whether the spine is injured. Butter has fallen this week in Sydney ; local dairy made being quoted at lQd, and factory at lid. Ihe R.M.S. Tainui, from London, via the Cape, arrived at Hobart on Friday, at 3.30 p.m. She left again for New Zealand at 4 o'clock this (Saturday) morning. She has 97 passengers for this colony. The dead shark that was washed ashore at Witiora was opened on Thursday for tho purpose of seeing how it came by its death. In tho intestines of the fish was found a piece of stuff like shirt material, and this discovery, therefore, is looked upon as bearing out the adventures of Georgo 801 l the previous week. On Thursday an unoccupied house at Waitara, owned by Mr W. Free, was j burned down. It was insured in the South British office for £75. The Acclimatisation Society have received ten cans of English brook and Loch Levon trout fry from the Masterton hatcheries. It is intended to liberate the fry in streams at Tariki Road, Inglewood, Rahotu, and other Btreams in the district. The members of Mr Garry's Juvenile Minstrel company returned home by this (Saturday) morning's train. They report that they had good receptions at Manaia and Hawera on Thursday and Friday respectively. Their programme was received splendidly, and encores were many. If you want always to have the correct ■ time, wear a Waterbury, which is without exception the cheapest and best timekeepers made. Tbe Golden Waterbury, £2 10s ; the Aluminium Bronze Waterbury, £2 ; the Ladies' Waterbury, £1 2s 6d ; the gentlemen's Waterbury J, £1 2a 6d ; to be obtained from J. Aveby, agent, tobacconist, Devon-street, New Plymouth. — Advt. Attention is directed to a second lot of English Travellers Samples bought at a big discount off English cost, consisting of men's merino and lambs-wool shirts, pants and hosiery, working shirts, regatta and white shirts, and a splendid loc of ladies caßbmere hose, umbrellas, and a choice lot of towels, quilts, and colonial blankets, which will be sold regardless of cost during the next few days, as they must bo cleared to make room for new goods. Can early at F. A. Ford's, Cbeapside House, Devon-street.- Advt (Ftr continuation of newt see 4th page i