Parliamentary Notes.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1709, 20 July 1885, Page 2

Parliamentary Notes.

In the House of Representatives, on Thursday, Mr Macandrew presented a petition horn Sir Julius Vogel for payment for services rendered by him in connection with the insciiption of loans and inscription of stock to the Colony. The prayer of the petition was that the House would take the circumstances into consideration, at d grant such relief as it might think lit. From the high official [position the petitioner held, it hud he n thought advisable that the claim should lie allowed to remain in abeyance, hut in view of the stale of Sir Julius Vogel's health, it was found advisable, in justice to his family, to h-se no time in bringing the matter before the House. The petition was received. Sir George Grey gave notice to introduce a

bill providing for the election of Justices of the Fence. Several hills were advanced a stage. The School Commitli ea’ Election Bill was read a third time and passed. A lengthy debate took place on the motion for the second reading of the Bible Beading iu Schools Bill. This debate is fully refined to in our loading arli-de. It is sutlieient to cay here that the bill was thrown out bv 50 to 18 votes.

The adjourned debate of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Uill was resumed by Mr Fergus, who stated Omt tbo sums given by the Government to ti;e entire support of hospitals during tiro year ending 1 sup,.St were—ln Auckland, HO.O'.iO; Napier, L)n72; New Plymouth, Ll(litf) ; Wellington, LbT-sd ; Nelson, LiiOliti ; Marlborntigh. LI 282 ; West laud, LSI 73 ; Canterbury, L7bbl ; and Otago and Southland, LCiO',l2. Thus, it would lie seen that there was a groat disparity in (ho proportion of assistance, and that disparity was very much pi-eater in tbo distribution o! charitable aid. The distribution of charitable aid showed that in Auckland (lie amount • iv u to the population per head was oh; llav, i. Bay, (Is "el; Taranaki, 2- .VI ; Welling!,m, ds Id ; Nelson, As Id ; Mn IV,rough, 2s sd ; Westland, (is Pd ; Canter I air;.. 2-. lid ; Otago nod SouUtland, Is Bid. th 'V.ugbt tn« time would eoiio- \eiy shtv ih. win-:, p.Gdie.H would all ho wiilnhawn -aid tin i ■ -ij). porting clwiiU Me i istiiuti.m- w ..;i ■' m upon the local bodies. Mr Moii'-.-oom ■ -outeuded that the (lovt in no ir i. hj! i- = u;. i r, -n; ro ute at the rate of pound lij pound to ‘(i .-■■■■ t iI« and Charitable Imtitutions. '-1. .Ft,ins Vogel explainid wliat t)n> <;■ .v< icm ,t ~ prepared to do in the in- iter A' Fu institutions under I)i-nVl Boards v.Fi"!. would remain the Government \v■ •u! i ;vo pound for i>oiind for all v, luntarv o: 1 1 : ■ tiolis, exclusive of htMJUests, for two VCIlls; and, in orde> to di-cutr e-e ,), s , fie levmeuts by 1 .-til bodies up to should ia* looked upon as voiunt-try eoiitiibiitiors, and entitled to pound for p uim I. Tbey would continue pound for pound to s 'pa-ate institutions, exclusive <•{ he.(uests. Another point which hud boon raised by maovhon. mrinVis was in regard to ii quisili e s lor ! authorities; the Government were in favour ol them beii;;; based not on population, nut -on property. The Government would uhmdou for live years the provision that the Colonial Treasurer shall be r. ijiiurd to be eoi.vinc:.-1 of ihc necessity for assistance ; and atfhe end of tli.-it time it Would be piovidel tint 1... Treasurer could telieve the consolidated fund from assisting an institution, if be could slew that (lie institution no longer meded av-nt. ante ft was said that the mle-ioies w, u'.l not sul'liciently relieve the boron •’ s. sin-i a portion : f (hr money wo it hi have to (,■• di ! to other ptf posers, Tbt- Governnieut v.nnM 1 insert a elanm to met that objietion. As ? the ConeessiotiH made m tiiis explu iall n materiilly m-Jilhd the bill and ren o.d Several gr. unis of oV mtir.n, th- , 1 reading was agreed to, mid the 1 h:s • adjourned. In the Legi’bitn.e Coum-i; on F on- i uns-.vei to Dt Mi tt/.ie, th" Glenn,l : oa. ;n , informed the Council '■ha', the i .’in • |.- • Values of aprieuhm.n an i 'i iin pioaip-o I ■ he u c \po; tal liitii-i;; th ■ la<t illr--- eot . to h!io .Firur a I H- >nw an 1 pr>.mi, mg tiia: art, up. d* . a : tins I i ! hr Colo iy : \ ■ V establishment of the sirvsv to the Fm , b Kiegiom, by wav ot M n br.-r'i and haun, £27 ; iv>. { j atr m , IV, cheese (Ml ; i.nr, ti; pp) . ill oiiions, i' 27 • pola'o • t la T2i l'i the House 0 f I'.cprrseut-.tlvcs, op Friday, in answer to Mr Hirst, th- Mimstel t'r Justice said Mr Itavy did n,,t give any d--sion in rest cct to Mr Sutt mb-, cage, "it w,s the intention of the Gmvnmu.-nt t • oT. r Mr Mit’.nna position whir, a suitable vacancy oe-urred. fu answer to Mr lii etluiui (ite Vina-ter !>» Cubits Works said he would cause iup.iiiita to he made with a view of Beating the lino from Ekatiilrana to 'Vo •duile. In answer - to Mr Brt tii.iir, the Min' ler lot PiiUic W'o:kH said S w, old a - en’■ n a daiipel exi-tif.r m ar t,.e Ngt.i .puma it’: gt , though the Maiiam.tn l!i\i r breaking thr iurli. A Bill to provide f.’i ” c i hj .1: n < (Justices ef ** r Beau 1 was iutud c i an read a 1 rut