HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 10

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, 2nd October

The Houte met at 2 30 p.m. Mr BBETHAM asked if it is the mteutiorr of the Government duriog this session to intcoduce a measure providing provisions for pros-. pecloru for gold in districts that ha-va not been proclaimed srold fields.

Mr PYKE ajkfd when the Government vrill cause a survey of the Ofcago Central Eailway to be completed fr^m Cijpde to Laka Wauaka.

Trie Hon. Mr MACANDREWwpIied thafc tke'Burvey was about to bo jesuined.

NEW BILLS.

Toe f nllowing bills wera introduced and reaxl a. fir«t time:— A bill to constitute the Harbour Board for Wel&Dgfcon (Mr Levfa). Licensing; Act Fnrfcher Amendment Bilt, 1 No. 2 (Mr Adams).

JUJ EXPLANATION.

Tha H«n. Mr HALL ruse to make an. eocplanatkna. J a the New Zealiander of thafc momiog, a letter was printed signed J. G. Brawu, which set forth that the flail- VbgoE Government of 1872 had premised him (Mir Brown) anything he might name for hisvotev at the tiuio wiaen the want-offsenfidence motioit was ponding. The "members of th.i Government at that time w^re- the late Sir D. M. v L u *n, B>6Bra Fox, Vogel, Ormond, Giaborae, and Saeves. He (Mr Hall) had communicited with Mr Ormond on ths subject* aud the testimony of Mr Reeves would ba available if required. Rf r Ormond's recollection qraite concurred with his own, and h« (Mr STal) would ask the Honne to believe tbat that statement made by Mr Bnown was absolutely r/othiag mows nor less than an unblushing and. aamitigated f a'sehood— Mr Brown's nama ok that occasion never having been mentioned in the Cabinet, aud it would be the very lawfc name tbe Cabinet would have thought of mentioning. The other statement in the lattery about the Lana b*icg, sent to bring voters from Otego, was also an uatrnth. Tbe Lunt went down with the San Francisco maiL

Mr BEOWN roee to a point of order. H«, complained of the iangmfcge made use of by th« leader <s£ the Opposition, and on being questioned hu .explained tbat his objections referred! to tlie words "absoltate unblushing and. unmitigated falsehood T He would challenge the* leafier of the Opposition, whom he dubbed % "Johnny AH sort*," to gat a Select Committee app<rint"d to inquire into the truth or ot&erwise of the statement which appear*] us &ht» newspaper. On the Speakesfe ruling, . Mr BROWN .withwew the term c «^«!mnsp Ail BOTte."

In response to an appeal made by Mr HalJ, Mr GrISBORKE said that he was a member of tha Government referred to, and no suck pro[>osal had ever been made to Mr Brown «» far aw he knew. Had it been made, he (MeGiflborno) , would never have ramainad st» member of % Governmeat capable of cash. coadact.

Mr BROWN ssid he acquitted Mr Hall and! Mr Gusborne of all responsibility for the pro-. postal. Ntserthelesf it had beeu,made, and if allowed an opportunity he would prove it to b* true before % Select Committee.

Mr HALL challenged Mr Brown to namat the pernon by whom the oijer had bwtt made.

Mr BROWN replied that if a Select Committee weie appointed he would •be prepared to\ establish both tbat and othe^ facts of similar importance.

THB NO CONFIDENCE. MOTIOrr.

The debate on the no-coufidenca amendment was resumed by

The Hon. T. J. Fisher, followed by MessrOi Murray (Opposition), Barrou (Government)^ and' Masou (Opposition), aatl the House them adjourned. !jsMr T&inui, Mr Tawhia, and Mr Tamoana,. f < Ho wed, and t'nn Hon. Mr Sheehan aud Da Wallis concluded the debate.