PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1130, 27 October 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

By Teleßraph.-Prasi AMOoiation, WstuNOTON. thiß day. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Yestrrdav Thb Council met at S.BO. WELLINGTON CITY LEASING BILL

The Wellington City Lousing Bill occupied the Council in committee tho wholo afternoon. Tho Bitting of tho committee waß adjourned until 7.30, In the Legislative Council, after a four hours' speech by Mr. Konnendy Macdonaid on tbo Wellington City Leasing Bill tie Council was counted out at 1.40 a.m.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES YBSTSBDAY The House met at 2 30. ANSWERS TO QT7BSTIONT In reply to questions Ministeta stated that every effort wfll be mode to prevent family or any othor dmmnyism, and that offenders will be proseouted with the utmost rigour of tho law. Government have information that points to a material amondment of tho law on the subject being necesaary. That Government cannot see all its way to grant members of riflo clubs any con* cossion on New Zealand railways, which are not enjoyed by other members of the community. That the merabora of tho Premier s family do not exercise the privilege of using the telegraph soryice of the colony freo of oharge. That Bince tho last refusal of tho \Vel« lington-Manawalu Railway Corapfiny to accept tho offer made by tho Government for the purchase of theiinolho matter has not been further conßidored by tho Government,

That tho advisability of allowing fruitgrowers to borrow money atcheopratis of interest for tho erection of factories for jam making and olherwiso preserving froit is now receiving tho attention of tho Government, and will be dealt with before the Supplementary Estimates are brought down. Tho rest of tho aftomoon was occupied in disoussing tho replies to questions. The House resumed at 7.30, FIRST READING

A Bill to authorise tho duplication of the Auokland, Penrose, Addington.Rolleston, and Dnnedin-Uosgifl railway lines, at an estimated cost of £250,000, \w read a first time. THE REFERENDUM BILLThe Referendum Bill was under consideration in Committee the roßt of tho ovoning. The House rose at 5.30.

Alter iliu telegraph office olosod Clause 16 of the Reforendum Bill was amended by striking out the provision that a proposal regarding tho constitution or abolition of the Legislative Counoil may not lo submitted to tho Reforendum. Mr Mackenzie moved a now claußO providing specifically for a reforendum on the question of Bible reading in Bcbools, Thiß was ruled out of order as being an appropriates clause, Tho Bill was reportod with amendments and immediately recommitted. Tbo first sub-section of olaußO 3 was reinstated. This Bub-olauso had been strucK out and kit the olause useless. The third reading of the Bill is fixed for 2,30 p.m. The House rose at 2,50,