GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 28 July 1880, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Wellington, July 24. Members, after hot del>ato, much parade of virtuous determination, and an infinite amount of rant and fustian, cut their own honorarium down 10 per cent. Beyond this jliey did little business yesterday. Messrs Wil?on, of Auckland Herald ; Bain, of Southland Times ; and De Latour, formerly proprietor of Mount Ida Chronicle, are appointed o Committee to enquire into the working of the Government Printing Office. The report of the Railway Commission will be laid on the table to»n ; ght. The only line on the Const which it recommends is from Brunnerton to Nelson Creek, which it states should be proceeded with at once. All other lines to be stopped on account of not payioe. Mr Hall moved that for the remainder of the session Government business take precedence on Wednesdays. He said they expected to geh through the Esti« mntrs by Wednesday, anil the Public Works Statement would be brought down early next week. The Government hoped that they would be able to ggt

through the business by the end of Aujiiist. What the social bills to be pro* ceeded with or dropped he was not then prepared to say, but would do ,*o on an early day. The consolidating measure* already referred to would provoke little or no discussion, and, to get them dis< posed of without making an inroad upon their time, he would probably ask that they be taken at a morning sitling of the House.