NEW ZEALAND. PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. First Session of the Twelfth Parliament. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Eighty-third Volume. COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 21 TO JULY 20. 1894. WELLINGTON. BY AUTHORITY: S. COSTALL, GOVERNMENT PRINTER. 1894. LEGISLATURE OF NEW ZEALAND. GOVERNOR. His Excellency the Right Honourable DAVID, Earl of GLASGOW, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. THE MINISTRY. Premier, Minister for Public Works, Minister of The Hon. RICHARD JOHN SEDDON. Minister of Education, Commissioner of Stamp The Hon. Sir PATRICK ALPHONSUS BUCKLEY, The Hon. WILLIAM PEMBER REEVES. The Hon. JOHN MCKENZIE. The Hon. JOSEPH George Ward. The Hon. ALFRED JEROME CADMAN. ROLL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS. Acland, Hon. John Barton Arundel, Canter- Baillie, Hon. William Douglas Hall, Marl- Dignan, Hon. Patrick, Auckland. Montgomery, Hon. William, Canterbury. Reynolds, Hon. William Hunter, Otago. Grace, Hon. Morgan Stanislaus, C.M.G., Wel- Scotland, Hon. Henry, Taranaki. Hart, Hon. Robert, Wellington. Holmes, Hon. Mathew, Otago. Jenkinson, Hon. John Edward, Canterbury. Kenny, Hon. Courtney William Aylmer Thomas, Kerr, Hon. James, Westland. Mantell, Hon. Walter Baldock Durant, Wel- Miller, Hon. Henry John, Otago (Speaker). Shephard, Hon. Joseph, Nelson. Stewart, Hon. William Downie, Otago. Whyte, Hon. John Blair, Auckland. LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Allen, James, Bruce. Bell, Francis Henry Dillon, City of Wellington. Buick, Thomas Lindsay, Wairau. Button, Charles Edward, City of Auckland. Carncross, Walter Charles Frederick, Taieri. Carnell, Samuel, Napier. Carroll, Hon. James, Waiapu. Massey, William Ferguson, Waitemata. McKenzie, Hon. John, Waihemo. Millar, John Andrew, Chalmers. Mills, Charles Houghton, Waimea-Sounds. Collins, William Whitehouse, City of Christ- Mitchelson, Hon. Edwin, Eden. church. Crowther, William, City of Auckland. Duthie, John, City of Wellington. Earnshaw, William, City of Dunedin. Grey, Right Hon. Sir George, K.C.B., City of Guinness, Arthur Robert, Grey (Chairman of Hall, Charles, Waipawa. Hogg, Alexander Wilson, Masterton. Houston, Robert Morrow, Bay of Islands. Hutchison, William, City of Dunedin. Kelly, James White, Invercargill. Kelly, William, Bay of Plenty. Lang, Frederic William, Waipa. Larnach, Hon. W. J. M., C.M.G., Tuapeka. Mackenzie, Thomas, Clutha. Mackintosh, James, Wallace. Maslin, William Stephen, Rangitata. Montgomery, William Hugh, Ellesmere. Newman, Alfred Kingcome, Wellington Suburbs. O'Regan, Patrick Joseph, Inangahua. O'Rorke, Hon. Sir George Maurice, Kt., Manukau (Speaker). Parata, Tame, Southern Maori. Pinkerton, David, City of Dunedin. Reeves, Hon. William Pember, City of Christchurch. Russell, George Warren, Riccarton. Seddon, Hon. Richard John, Westland. Steward, Hon. William Jukes, Waitaki. Stout, Hon. Sir Robert, K.C.M.G., City of Wellington. Tanner, William Wilcox, Avon. Te Ao, Ropata, Western Maori. Thompson, Robert, Marsden. Ward, Hon. Joseph George, Awarua. Willis, Archibald Duddingston, Wanganui. Wilson, James Glenny, Otaki. Int., Introduction of Bill.-1R., 2R., 3R., First, Second, and Third Reading.-Dis., Discharged.— h., House of Representatives.-l.c., Legislative Council.-Adj., Adjournment or Adjourned. -Amend., Amendment.-cl., Clause.-Com., Committee of the whole House or Committed. -Recom., Recommitted or Recommittal.-Sel. Com., Select Committee.-Conf., Conference. -Cons., Consideration. - Deb., Debate. -Expl., Explanation.- Instr., Instruction.—m., Motion. Obs., Observation.-q., Question.-m.q., Main Question.-p.q., Previous Question. -Rep., Report.-.p., Report Progress.-Res., Resolution. ALLEN, Mr. J.-continued. Bank of New Zealand Share Guarantee Bill, Bezar, J., q. 220, 223 Coal-miners' Relief Fund, q. 197; m. 548 Fire-appliances, Obs. 182 Hawkers and Pedlars Bill, 2r. 211 Hennah, Captain, q. 229 Lands and Survey Advertising, m. 275 Martini Rifles, q. 192, 274; m. 396 Parliamentary Disabilities of Women Aboli- Pharmacy Bill, Com. 601 Serjeant-at-Arms, m. 108, 340 Shops and Shop-assistants Bill, 2R. 117, 127 Tuapeka Seat, m. 11 Waipori River, 9. 630 Waitemata Election, q. 382, 391 Amounts paid to Borough Councils, Amounts paid to Borough Councillors, Amuri Road, h., q. (Mr. Meredith), 630 Annual Rainfall, h., m. (Mr. Buchanan), 197 Armed Constabulary, |