PARLIAMENT.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1291, 31 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

Mr Sedclon itoyed that there be laid before this .TOpse, a return in each public departnfip;, .of promotious since the 81st dp^March 1881. (2.) The names of Jffsohs now employed in each Public who were not in the emplPp&nt of the State on the 81st day oi^kreh 1881, stating in each case, the atjiounfc of salary and the kind of employment (B.) 'The names of persons who wj&pe in the I'ublic Service on the 3lpHa£of March 1831; and who have lte|||g>romoted since the amount of incrl) now given. (4.) Th||&mes of those employes who hai |>een provided with increased salar^ih the estimates of the years 1 881 J||i other than the increments cause< |y the operation of law. The inoti IWaa agreed to. The Affirraa |i and Declarations Bill was road a; |rd time and passed. In the Hous Yesterday the follow- \ ing bills were . |rodnced and read a first time : — ln lotion of Machinery Extension Bill J(>lr Dick), Public Works Atnendnttt Bill (Mr W. Johnston), District .] jailways Amendment Bill, Railway ■ Land Bill, Crown and & Lands Rating Amendment BilTgbpperty Assessment AmendinpntiLj^B^Jndustrial Society's Bill. The Treasurer moved the discharge from the order paper of the following Bills :— Settled Land Bill, remarking that he moved the discharge of this Bill with regret, Auctioneers,. /Fisheries, Legislative Officers, Salaries, Local Courts, (Savings Banes, Fire and. Marine Insurance Companies, River Boards, Municipal Corporation, Impounding, and Married Wan en's Property BilL The amendments made by the Legislative Council in. the Bankriptcy Bill Were considered in Committee, and the majority of these were agreed to. The Members Expenses Bi'l, which has been introduced by Ministers, provides for the reduction of Legislative Councillors' honorarium from £2 : 0 to £105 in the case of those residing above ten miles froni Parliament House, and to all in the case of those living within a ten mile radius.