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♦ • - [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [PBB PBEBS ASSOCIATION.} GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ♦ ■Wellington, July 13. The House met at 2.30. Replying to Mr Andrews, Mr Rolleston said that the Government would take steps, if possible, to recover from tbe West port Colliery Company the expenses to which (he Colony was put in conse* quenee of tbe said company, through the general manager, Mr Arthur J. Burns, refusing to find employment for the miners brought out to tbe Colony at tbe request of Mr Burns, one item alone of which, expenses of rations, amounted to £230 7?. Replying to Mr Murray, Mr Hall said tbe 10 per cent reduction would be made to apply to salaries under the Permanent Act and, pensions, but that no distinction would be made between pensions drawn by absentees and those drawn by residents. The reduction, however, would not be made to apply to the judges whose salaries were fixed by law, and unalterable during tbe tenure of their term of office. Mr Moss complained that the present electoral system in excluding leaseholders from tbe franchise was doing a gross injustice* He wanted to know if the Government proposed to bring down any amendment this session. Mr Montgomery objected to one piece of property carrying two votes. Mr Hall said tbe Government did not intend to make any alterations in the ejections law, but if the hon member ihou 2 1it it right Government would afford him every facifity to bring down a proposition on the point. The motion for going into Committee of Supply was then pat and carried. Vote—Audit Office, £8.450. Mr Dick moved that this vote should be sent for consideration to the Public Accounts Committee. The Government did not wish to control this department in any way, but would be prepared to give effect to the decision of tbe Committee. The vote was withdrawn on the un» derstanding it would be brought up at some future time. Vote— Government Statistics Department, £13.910. Mr Dick moved it be reduced to £6600. The sum of £8000 for taking census would not be required this yearMr Adams moved that • the items, Registrars of Marriages for tbe several Registrars Districts, £3,650, be struck out, and the duties in future be relegated to the Rosident Magistrate's. They had 33 Resident Magistrate's to a population of 138.000. Mr Adams' amendment was negatived. Vote — Geological and Meteorological Department, £3,565. Mr Dick said they proposed to abolish the expense of weather reports and

storm signals, £1,070, a -id to combine it with this department. Mr Reader Wood said that with the exception of the meteorological reports, all the rest was dilijtanie soientiGc nonsense. He proposed the reduction of the yote £2 ,§OOMr Rolleston looked upon the vote as small compared with the advantages it secured. Sir George Grey spoke in favor of the vote. He mentioned the skill of the draughtsmen iv connection with books on New Zealand. Then again the safety of the coal mines to a certain extent was looked after by the researches of this department. 0 Mr Swanson contended that the ren ports of this department had proved practically valueless. The House divided on. Mr Woods amendment-%Ayes, 21 : Noes, 35. The vote as pn'nte I was agreed to. Vote— New Zealand Institute. £500. Mr Dick said, the vote was provided for under clause 14 of the New Zealand Institutions Act, 1876. The amendment for striking out the vote was carrricd on a division of 30 and 23 votes. Voter- Agent-General, £4000. Mr Dick asked leave to withdraw this vote until the House had an opportunity of discussing the inscrips tion of stock. Vote withdrawn. Vote— Charitable, £25,000, was put and carried. Vote—Lunatic Asylums £36,547 15*. Mr Dick proposed the reduction by £1741. The voted as reduced was passed. Vote — Printing aud Stationery, £22.552 10s. Mr Dick stated it was proposed to appoint three experts to inquire into the whole question of printing. The vote > was reduced by L 2300, and passed. Vote— Sheep and Cattle, L 13.000. Mr Seddon moved a reduction of LIOOO. The vote as printed was passed.

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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 July 1880, Page 2

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TELEGRAPHIC Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 July 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 July 1880, Page 2

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