PARLIAMENT.

Star (Christchurch), 30 September 1893, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

[Peb. Pbibs Association.] .-; Legislative Oouncil. " • Friday, Sept. 29. AFTEBNOON SITTING. '"; -fEhs C-ouncil- met at 2.80. " . 7.1] . ... .... .HAL B WELL BTVBS . ' : 'The ilals well '.River District Drainage :_Bil_ waft read a third time and passed. "vXv.? .'_' .."• r:'.). QOAIPIELDS*...The /Westland and Neiaon Coalfields . Adpaimatration Acta -.Amendment Bill (Colonial Secretary) was read a second time and", referred to .• the Waste Lands .Commltibee. •.••,.r.,; - . . 'STOfe'ACT. ■'"^fch'e* Stock Act Bill waa received from the Houee anct read a first time. !v.^i,;.'rV-^N©'I)»AI-IA«B- ' .' -'.". • Tfce ''Eon '". 3_To_-T<_o_i__by moved the Becondj«idinr-pf the Land- Drainage Bill, _rbich came .from the House, and'explained itt provisions. ""' : ''"_'"" ; Mofcign agreedr.^o, vrithont diecußßion, on -the vc^ceaj the' committal being fixed for : -^lecstsit^ng day. • -.■■'._. : -_ i-Tffiwr upb. "•••■' f Thevfefftnt Life Protection Bill waa {WM6e<_r through Committee and its. final stages. . "' ■'„'.-.. 'P.- P. EriKCTOBAn BIIiD. .- The Electoral Bill : was.comanitted. He Hon T. KsliiY,. on Clauae 2, moved " » aew-sulwwetipn, as folio w_ -.— <* Eeaidence . -means uaual plwe of abode." ;SW« Wa-agreed to • ' . fHr>._h *8. Wsxmoss, on Clause '3, ° Skewew.may vote on -electors' rights," -(toyed tetadude" all absent personß " in €_£& -.clanee. . ■ i: long disousHon took place, .lbf. 'Hoi-.C* 0. -Bowen expressed his heEef { tbafc ere long all. voting, irrespective df*"cla_s_ "or .eer, would have to be effected fcydectoral rights. He thought the imendment would lead to false voting. '. Tlie toendment was lost by 22 to 10. ■•-4ye»*-io— li. Walker, Whitmore,. SwantMff "Slaitnalcii" Pharazyn, Kerr," W. C. Wiper, Feldwick, M'Lean and Jttantell. . ' N^, a-r-feeynolda, : Stewart,; Bichardioa,Bona_.i Kelly, Barnicoat, Williams, o*B -"enay-Bolt, Jennings, Jentirisoa, Digaan, Maogregor, Acl£_nd, Hart, Holmes, Piwwock, Montgomery, Buckley; Oliver, Sdwen and -Tohnson. - _St_9w«_r& ©a COdKoae. 4,-- '-'. eeameiijand com--o«_roi»l.itrßte}lßre*~ righte," the word w eSMMrfen" wm added onthe voiced and ii^,fl____ise ab amended-was agreed' to. 1 - E.^ SHBmeia moved the following jiev. clause .—"That no woman ■hall be allowed to vote for the election of * T lo ember ormemibera for the 'Honae until aft^-thefiraf 4ay, of January, one thonud4 eight hund-fed and ninety fonr." lito was rejected by to 3. •Jlßi»;yskai r Gyfi-'-JfrwEti moved, a new <_6w_Ae giving women greater facilities to MC^^'tfaeir votes through the Boat Office, whJ_Si danse -was thrown out last year. vlWaww agreed to by 16 to 13.' 16— Beynolds, Bonar, Swanson, JJjjßtazyn, . Williams, Stevens, Whyte, Olfveri Bowen, .Grace, Johnston, M'Lean, Hart, Holmeß, Peacock and Manjbell. *K<»b/ 13 -—Stewart. Kelly, Barnicoat/ Steimski; Bolfcßigjf, Jenkinson,Jennings, l^nan, Acland, Montgomery, Sfacgregor and Buckley. • Several other new clauses proposed by 3fo Bowen> conferring eleobwal rigntH upon -7£.B.enrw&e agreed to on fbei voiceis. "Tte Bill aa amended was reported, the thud reading being fixed .for Monday. • v -'.:.:-■• jtativb land thheb. The Hone Williams, Grail© and Stewart were appointed managers to draw up reasons lev insisting upon? the Council's amendments in the Native Land Titles Validation Bill. • V -"• BI^IS' FOBWABDEO. .The Wwiganui Biver Trust Act Amendtient !■• Bill, ; St Al bans Public Library Transfer Bill and Auckland Domain Vesting Bill were passed through Committea and their final stages. The Council adjourned till Monday.