PARLIAMENTASY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIII, Issue 3691, 27 August 1880, Page 2

PARLIAMENTASY.

-~r»(PBB PBKBB ASSOCIATION.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, Thursday. The House resumed at 4 o'clock.; "hansabd."' ;: The Be'porling Debates Committee •reported that ihoy were unable to agree upon any recommendation for the publication oi Hansard, Hon J. Hail refuted a statement which appeared in print some time ago to the effect that a previous Sergeau't-at-Arms in the House had got the appoint' ment in consequenco of. a pecuniary con. sideration given by him. It was due to the previous Speaker of the House, Sir W. Fitzherbert,'to make that, explanation. ' ' /' w . lAW pbaowtionebb Adr. Sib Geo. Grey introduced a bill to abolish the servitude provision in the Law Practitioners Act, He said be would not press it beyond the first reading this session,—Agreed to. FINANCIAL ABBANQEHENIS AM AMEND' •■: MENT.-BDBSIDIBS TO LOOAI BODIES. ? Majob Atkinson moved the second reading of the Financial Arrangements Act 1878 Amendment Bill. ..He explained that its object was to provide for the continuation of subsidies to looal bodies under the new arrrngement. Mr Ptke strongly objected to the bill, and moved that.it be read that day six months, denouncing the bill as an aofc of' repudiation, .• » .: Messrs _ Thomson, Turnbull, Barron, Brown, Gisborne, and J. T, Fisher spoke in support of the amendment. Debate interrupted by 6.30 adjournment. .

, '■ EVENING SITTING

After considerable, further discussion* the second reading : of the Financial Arraugement Act Amendment Bill was carried by 43 to 23.. The Customs Duties Bill was thon read a socond tiino and committed. : i ;