PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1849, 25 June 1886, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(non ova skoal coaissrosDure.) Babbit Put. On Wednesday, in the Legislative Conneil, Ur Chamberlain asked the Government -1 If at any time they had received any official information to the effect that rabbits were so numerous in the King Country that it would take on army of soldier* toexterminate them ? and, generally, if the Government intended U take measures to put down the pest in that district, so a* to protect the lands of adjoining settlers. Mr Buckley, in reply, said that no official information had been received relative to the effect that rabbits were so exceedingly numerous in the King Country. The Government, he added, desired to do all they could In the matter under notice, and bad sent an officer to examine into the matter. (Bran Baamnais Schools Bill. The Lords threw ont this Bill on the motion for its third reading.. Th* Rubksentation Qnxsnos. On Tuesday, in the House of Representatives, tbe Premier stated, with respect to the representation question, said that the Government, if tbe public business would allow it, might introduce a Bill this^session to readjust the representation. But if they did not introduce one this session they would, at all events, circulate a Bill which they had prepared, so that the matter might be discussed by the members of the House and of tbe country. He would point ont that this was not tbe last session of tbe present Parliament. It might be necessary to hold a session next year, and after that there would be a dissoln* tion, the elections taking place in October or November following. One session next year would be quite enough ;for next year's business, and also to deal with the question of representation, and that perhaps would be the best course to adopt. In order, however, that the Bill to which he had referred might receive full consideration, he would introduce it, and have it circulated. A debate followed, but nothing need be added to the Premier's explanation as above. In Bast aid Wist Coast Railway. There wss a stiff debate on the motion for tbe sseood reading of this Bill, but ultimately it was carried by 63 to 14 votes. Canterbury will therefore probably get her much desired railway. The House reee at 1 o'clock a.m.