PARLIAMENT. 4, [BY TEI.EC.IUPH.— rilEsS ASSOCt VTION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MONDAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2037, 28 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENT. 4, [BY TEI.EC.IUPH.— rilEsS ASSOCt VTION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MONDAY.

Thk House met at 7 30 p.m. Mr Orac.s, m*n>>.*r for Taur.an?.!, W»s inttoduced, .'aid took the usual oath and his seat. Bills to .uncnd the Sayings Bank Act, IMS', .md the Parcel-. Post Bill were intioduced and read a first time. The Distress Bill was repotted with amendments, le.ul .1 thud time and passed. On the. motion fm committal of the Bank Note Secunty Bill, Sir .luli'i-. Vogel sud the bill would make an linpoitant alteration in hanking liiwn »-s, and would operate injuriously ou eieditois w'io ha^ bjen dealing with liink-". To make tho lull of any practical uh % , ii new clause would have been inserted to the eliect th.it any special or private act de ilmg w ith an} act-, proposed by tho (iiueial Assembly -h.ill be deemed to he icjiealed. He suggested that the committal of the bill be postponed. Mr \V. F. Buckland thought the bill would fail of its object, which was to pro* tect small holdeis of money. He would tlicicfotc move tli.it it be road that day six months. Me^sr-, Samuel and Stewart thought there was no neie-Mtv foi the bill. Sir Julius Vogel t>aid those who held notes should be protected, and liabilities incmred b'foie the parsing of the act .should be a fii^t chaige. They must also li.i\e iegaid to the fact that a Urge amount of money was held by bankers as fixed deposit. If these were no longei a tirst charge, it would materially affect those se.cuiit.ies. The motion for going into Committee was rarned on a di\ision by 35 to 33. After going into Committee progress was leported, and leave obtained to sit again »r- - month hence. j • Mr Fit/herheit moved the second reading of the Gaining and Lotteries Bill (No. 2), " winch legalises small sweeps. Mi Peacock suggested that, as\he Leislatne Council had eaim d an anienfchncnt in the Hst bill lfgah-ing sweeps ujr^J^^t^ that amendment should bo accepted7tn^H| the bill withdiawn. Mi Bi\ce <>b)<>cted to gambling of any defoliation, and lie would be sorry to see the bill pa-sed. Mi Stew ait mo\ed that the bill bo read si\ mouth-> hence. Col. l'iasei could >»co no harm in small sweeps usually made up on l aceeourses. He had foi 2"i >eais' been a racehorse ownei in the colony, and his experience was tint most i.f the l.uyo coiisiilt-itioiis were got uj) foi swindling ]iiuiH).ses. M\ Samuel suppoited the second reading. Mi Stout suggested that the Bill ba withdrawn. If the measure parsed its seconi reading it would have great difficulty in .slipping through committee. Mr Hobljs was .surprised at the hon. member bringing foi ward a bill asking certain concession*, which the House had so stiongly decided against on previous occusmns. He spoke -stior.gly against the Bill. Mr Blown supported the Bill, and Mr Fitzheibert leplied to aiguments against the Bill. On the motion for the second reading, Mi Hobbs called for a division, with thfl result that the bill wad thiown out by 32 to 24. Mr Beetham moved the second reading of the Adulteiation Pre\ention Act Amendment Bill which was agieed to. Mi O'Connor mo\ed the committal of tlie Friendly Societies Act Amendment Bill. He said it was intioduced at tho leqtiest of a ntimhei of societies, and pro- \ lded that evei ytlnng o\ er ."i per cent of the suiphis funds of tin* lodges should be at the disposal of the 'odge, and go into the geneial management. Aftei a sharp discussion the debate was adioiimed until Thuisday week. The Police Offences Act Amendment Bill (Mi Fishei) was thiown out on a division, by 31 to :>7. (Left Sitting. *