PARLIAMENTARY.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1582, 3 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

! Wellincjton, July 28. The l'liprirss of the evening sitting \v.i< not of importance. I The Whibnoi-e- Eim'-'incr l'»ill was i co::i:nittej tuid read v third timo and I parsed. ! The Ithup^ tln-n- went into C~>m- ! mittee on th<» Pa!»!io Works Act j AmfJidmont Bill, which was e\eni tuallv agreed to. j ' " 29. T!:e lmsiness of the House yesterday was not of any particular direct interest. The TuUift Works Act (1882) Ar.iHiiclmont Bill was read a third time and passed. ! The Housg after this went into Committee on the Hospital- ami Charitnb!e I'istitnr'or.s Kili, considera'ion '< of vrhi.:h oc(!nj>iod the whoU- afternoon, ! r>'if| promises to occupy the evening. The principal ohj^-tion to the Mil so far is against allowing the contributors, instead of the trustees selected hv tlutn. to appoint medical officers. The princii'lo was sturdily defi'iuled by the Co;o»i.il Treasurer, but it was , struck out by a large majority j j wherever it appeared. \ I D;i ring the 'afternoon sitting, Gvr I rick presented ; a petition signed by oxer GOOO persons in favor of the construction of the East, and West Coast roilwjiy. Apropos of this subject, i Vogelgave notice of his indention to | move on Tnoa'ay next for the appointi nient of a Select Committee to consider i nnd report upon the proposed constrnctionofthelvist and West Coa^t railway, the committee to consist of Major j Atkinson, Messrs Cowan, Fiaser Garric\', Hursthouse, Men tenth, Mitchelson, ! Steward, Macandrew, and the mover, three to form a quorum. Some ! little objection has h^en marie to this niotio.i on the ground that the Committee ought to be composed of North j J-'atid members. | In answer to Sutter to day the Minister of Mines said that Govern « ment were subsidising the Kumara sluice chaniul to the extent of The Ilo'ise was into Committee all ni:rht, on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Institutions Bill, very little alteration being made in the general policy of the bill. 30. In th« House this afternoon the business was purely local. A lengthy discussion took place on the Pnnedin Dtill Shed Reserve Act (1884) Amendment Bill, which was eventually read a second time. Tn the evening the Law Practitioners i Bill (Sir George Grey), a phoenix like measure, wis thrown out by 26.10 19. Mr Seddon's Auctioneer's Biil was [ thrown out, and the Pharmacy Act Amendment Biil was read a second time. The Financial Arrangements Art Amendment Bill, and Employ-, nu-iit of Females and other "Acts Amendment Bill were argued iv Committee.