PARLIAMENT.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6352, 28 June 1889, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

t The House of Representatives met; yosfcer--0 ttaTl The Sergeant-at-Arins has resigned hia position, and a vote of thanks was accorded c him for the manner in which he had fol< j filled the duties of the office. j In reply to questions the Ministry sail j they would consider the propriety of offering scholarships for competition among children attending Schools of Mines, The Government ds not intend to proposfl anjf amendment in the Licensing Act ia tho direution of allowing married women tg hold publicans licenses, The Government intend to appoint a com« t mittee to enquire into any further claimi of old soidiers with the view o£ finally settling the matter. D The following Bills were introduced and read a first time Bill to extend operation " The '.Registration of Births [[ and Deaths Act, 1882," in certasn cases, t ( Mr Steward moved that the Educair tional Franchise Bi 1 ! be read a second it time. It is practically the same Bill as 18 submitted on the previous occasion, The Bill defines "householder" as j every adult male or female person, owner, lessee, or tenant residiug in any dwelling within school district. It also provides for the repeal of the cumulative is vote ' £ Mr Hutchison moved the second d reading of the Criminal Evidence Bil o explaining that the Bill provided that e where pny person charged with offence, 'i w'fe or husband, could tender evidence, 11 Kead a second time. 6 In Committee of Supply the further y consideration of the estimates was pro* e ceeded with, on Clause 2: Colonial ), Secretary department, a lengthy diss o cussion took place. '• Inspector of Lunatic Asylum and Hospitals £1200, Mr 'lWbull moved to reduce the amount by £200. The discussion was interrupted by the dinner 0 adjournment. On resuming at 7.30 on the motion of the Treasurer progress was reported, o for the purpose of bringing down. an 0 Imprest Supply by a message from the Governor. A Bill providing for the granting of £200,000 for services to 31st March, 1890, was then passed through all its stages. On the item Inspector of Lunatic Asylums and 'Hospitals £1-200 a very n lengthy discussion ensued on Tuubull's e amendment, which was ultimately lost by 45 to 25. ' i- Mr Percival moved to reduce the amount by £5 as a protest against the proposal of the Governments to fix the term of the Inspector's appointment g at 5 years. The amendment was lost 8 by 43 to 31, the vote being passed. 1 Replying to Mr Goldie in reference I to the item £10,000 for New Zealand ) and Sonth Seas Exhibition, the Colonial * Secretary said that the Government would consider the desirableness of making a similar grant to other towns in . the colony proposing to hold an Exhibit . tion. 1 The total vote, class 2, £113,022, then passed, The House rose at 10.30.