PARLIAMENT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5100, 30 June 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) FRirAY. The House resumed the debate on the Bible Reading in Schools Bill at 11 o'clock, which was continued to a late hour, when a divisou was called. The following is the division list r-^Ayea 16 : Messrs Batbgate, Dick, Feldwick, Fulton, M. Green, Hursthouse, Ivess, Joyce, Lee, Larnacu, Macandrew, J. McKenzie, Postlethwaite, Steward, Sutter, Turnbull. Noes 52 : Messra Allwright, Barron, Beetham. Bracken, J. C. Brown, J E. Brown, Bryce, J. Buchanan, W. C. Buchanan, Cadman. Connolly, De Lautour, Daniel, Duncan, Fish, Fergus, Fitzgerald, George, Grey, Hamlin, Harris, Hurst, C. Johnston, Kelly, Leveßtam, Mcllwraith, McWilliara, T. Mitchelson, Montfomery, Morris, Moss, Munro, O'Callaghan. 'eacock, Petrie, Rolleston, Seddon, Shaw, Shepherd, Shrimski, Stevens, Sutton, Swanson, Tawhai, J.W. Thompson, Tole,Trimble, Tomoana, Watt, White, Wtyte, Wynn »VilHams. Pair : Aye, J. Wilson ; No, J. Green. — The Bill was thrown put. t ; The Speaker announced the appointment of Mr Frederick Hamlin to the position of an interpreter to the House, vice Mr Hadfield. In reply to questions, Ministers said Government was doing its best to prevent the destruction of kauri timber by bush fires. — A Bill to provide for certain land grants to Waimate half-castes wou'd be introduced. — The railway from Wanganui to New Plymouth would be completed in about eighteen months after the money for the purpose was voted. — Owing to want of funds it was not proposed to vote' any sum by way of subsidy to public libraries. — It would not be convenient to have a local rsgestration of trade marks. — Government did not intend to amend the Jury Act this session. — Government would amend the Rating Act so as to empower town districts to levy rates the same as Municipal Corporations. — Government would bring in an Amending Act in regard to the lawyers practising in Native Land Courts. — Government had taken steps to establish a sanitorium at the Hanmer Plains Hot Springs.— Government intended to introduce a bill to increase the salaries of Judge*.. < . The Gisborne Coasts Proceedings Valuation Bill was read a first time ; after some discussion, read a second time ; passed through Committee, and finally read » third time. A motion was agreed to, to the effect that Government business take precedence on Thursdays. — The motion was opposed by Sir George Grey, and Messrs J. W. Thompson, Joyce, lvess, Macandrew, Fish, and Montgomery, but was earned on a division by 40 to 24. Major Atkinson announced that instead of moving a resolution re the Pacific annexation he intended to ask for a Select Committee to consider the whole subjret. < Mr Steward, at considerable length, moV*f the second reading of the Election of School Committees Bill Mr Dick was prepared to vote for the Bill. — Mr Montgomery thong bt a better definition of householder necessary. —Mr Watt supported the Bill, but was not opposed to the cumulative vote. — Major Atkinson intimated that the Government proposed to extend the time allowed to local - bodies to send in applications to have main roads declared to 30th June, instead of 31at March.