PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1721, 17 August 1885, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

On Thursday the- business in the llou-c cl lira -eseuwtives w;s not of an interesting characr. r In reply to a question, tin Colonial JVeasnter he would refer to the Executive i"r>iam!tteo the question of opening the Exhibit! '-JJ on Sundays. In answer to Mr Ha-tL im, .die Mirnster'for Public Works said he wots! I ; .k into the matter of running eicandmi trad - to the Waimnin during the c. -.iti:,., ocf the Exhibition. The hours ~f 1'..,;;. _> Bi’l -vis considered in committee, r.n i an mmo-t interminable lot of a-ei<twk emu--i. Ultimately the further consid*ration ol the : dl was adjourned- The Licensing Acts Amendment Bill was further dealt with in O. mmhu-e and a Tory dull sitting came to an tvl at 1.10 a.ra, Un Friday in tee House of iic-pro.’PDtatives, some ’discussion took place relating to the duties of Dr Grabham, the Inspector of Hospitals, in which pointed reference was made as to certain irregularities in Hospitals which had taken place under his regime. Ultimately the subject dropped. Then soma time was taken up by the discussion of the disqualification question in respect to Mr Seidou’s connection with the “ Kumara Sludge Channel, No. 2," the result being that motions for the production of papers and correspondence, and for a committee fa inquire into the alleged breach cf the Disqualification Act, were carried. A number 0/ Local Bills were advanced a stage. Major Steward's ScLovi Committees Election Bill w .s .reported from the Legislative Cou-icil, m ns-m’cl, an I ih> truth t of tit-.-Bill m >v(-d tint ling amendments lie agree 1 to exceeding thit being the minimum age for children attending schools ut five- ye ns. This yra* Cuttkd. The LR-uco went into commit-

tee cm the Coroners Act Amuidmei.t Bill, Invoice and Matrimonial Causes Act Amendment Bill, and the Eating Act Amendment Bill. The former went through very quietly, hut the Divorce and Matrimonial Bill had a tempestuous passage. Progress was reported upon the Eating Bill, and the House rose at 1,40.