General Assembly.

Western Star, Issue 455, 22 June 1881, Page 2

General Assembly.

Fbidat, 17th June. : ■' NOTICES. Sir W, Fox gave notice that he would move that the House Committee be instructed to confer with a committee of the Upper House with a view of getting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the premises abolished, and in lieu thereof to convert the apartment now used for their sale into-a tea, coffee, and uon-intoxicatingrefreshment room. EEPLIES. Jvlinisters, in reply to questions, stated that the Government had under consideration the question as to what railway works should be proceeded with, and, on coming to a conclusion, they would be prepared to say whether or not it was their intention to go on with the Windsor-Livingstoue line. As regarded the unemployed dependent on the resumption of such worksthat steps were being taken to distri, bute them over the colony, so that they might be enabled' to obtain work. If the necessity was urgent, relief would bp given.. 5 i CHINESE IMHIGBATION SCHEME, In committee oh this scheme it was proposed that the poll-tax should be increased from £lO to £SO. On a division the sum as printed was passed, the vote being 21 against 23.’ The following is the division list:— Ayes, 24.—Atkinson' Bryce, €bl-

beck, Collins, Dick, Fulton, Gibbs, Gisborne,, Hall, Hirst H. (Wallace), Hurstbouse, Jolvnston, Lovestam, Luudoh, M‘Lean-j Murray* Pitt, Eeid, Eolleston, Saunders, Studholme, Swanson, Trimble. .

Noes, 23.—Allwright, Bali), Ballahce, Fisher J. B. (Bullcr), Fisher J. T. (Heathcote), , Fox, Harris, Hutchison, Jones, Kelly, Macandrew, Mason, Montgomery, Moss, Ormond, Eichardson,' Eussell, Shephard, Speight, Stevens, Sutton,-Thomson, Tele, Whitaker.

The Bill was then reported with amendments. - -------- - LICEJtSi&G BILL. v - -

In committee clauses I to 11 were passed as printed. On clause 12, subsection 1, Sir W. Fox proposed as an amendment —“ That the Licensing Committee shall consist of persons who shall be annually elected by the ratepayers of the district.” Oh a division 19 voted for the clause as printed, and 34 for the amendment. The following ib the division list:—

Ayes.—Atkinson, Brandon, Colbeck, Collins, Dick, Gibbs,Mall, Hursthouse, Johnston, Kelly, Levestam P. H., Eeid, Eollestcn, Stevens, Studholme, Sutton, Trimble, White. Noes.—Andrews, Bain, Ballance, Barron, Bastings, DeLautour, Fisher J. T., Fox, Fulton, Gisborne, Grey, Harris, Hutchison, Jones, Levin, Lundon, Macandrew, M‘Lean, Montgoihery,Moss, Murray, Ormond, Eichardson, Eussell, Saunders, Shephard, S?eight, Swanson, Tawhai, TeWheoro, Thomson, Tole, Wallis, Wood. The remainder of the sub-sections of the clause were struck out. The clause, as amended, was then passed. Mr Bastings proposed to strike out danse 29 —“ Family hotel license,” The House divided : For the clause as printed, 10 ; against, 27. Clause 30—“ Effect of club licenses.”

Mr Tovestam moved that the hours for +he sale of liquor be restricted from six in the morning to twelve at night. After considerable discussion,, this was agreed to on the voices, dim the clause, as amended, passed, j Tuesday, 21sr June. In reply to questions in the House to-day, Ministers said they had arranged for fortnightly payments of all railway wages; would consider _ the propriety of reintroducing the Chdrh table Endowment Bill, Of past session if Mr Stevens declined to do so ; would introduce a Local Public Works Bill.-

The Chinese Immigration Bill ..has passed. A motion'to re-commit, and raise the poll-tax to £SO, was rejected, by 35 to 23cIn Committee on the Licensing Bill, a long discussion took place on clause 37, authorising bottle licenses. An amendment proposed by Mr Stewart, to limit such licenses to the provincial districts in which they already existed, was carried by 37"t0 2-7. A further amendment by Mr Tole, prohibiting any other business being carried on in the same premises as those licensed to sell by the bottle* was also Carried by §9 to 28. At the adjonrnmeiit the Committee were considering the proposal to strike the clause out altogether. On the House resuming in the Evening* clause 31, “ Bottle licensing,” was struck out on the voices.