PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1874, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(Per Aiißlo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency.) i Wellington', "Wednesday, 8 p.m. MAL ESTATE AND TUB MABKIAQE LAW. r K bill relating lp-real estate;was road a first lime falso, a bill amending tho marriage'law, the Hon. Mr Waterhouse. commenting on the absurdity of being different : to'bthcr colonicsan of marriage 'with a dceeVscd wife's sister.. CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS.

1 An addres9,;of- congratulation on ■the, marriage of the Duke of-Muburghiwas agreed t0.,,,, „,.,.; ( ~,1 ..,.;: ■■£■; . .... °'-'-"- •ADDBI!S'SIN;EEPLt. : .;""',';;.',^, Tho Hon. Mr Campbell,' in moving the'^atfdress'iin; reply, ''said 1 it was desii'ablb' 1 the; \G6jerbor .'should visit every ..the 'colony of New Zealand, as'it'waSjnoilikyiicj Australia colony, which had one' great centre of population. Ho thought, public works had' beeu ~. very., well carried '|uj^ufin|^the-'' past'; and all by.applied to effect-the-coinplctioa oflworks, already, far advanc;e I d) ( 'im%igratiq'n should be'-iri-creased^a{li'ei' st'ha'5t'ha'n ;i 'Heerea'sod.' .'15,000 hadbeeu'blugtm froray;lß73, ; 't& the cud of March, 1874, at a total of cost, £10 per head, and the return from them paid from 30!t6<'40'p ; er.cenfc.'ori; theidosfci; Ho thoughti-ih-twc! -or'three■yea& thepopulation would be.a million. , He eali-.. mated ,£300,000. over the estimated revenue!,;-.jiThoj-Life, Assuranco, bonus s-cheni'o mst prematurei; and the accouffts' ! ho ! considered should be sent to a first-class actuary in England to ascertain their real position. Now Zealand would be agreat manufacturing co'untry'j'Jaifd {■{hec,s:oljnesian:; "trade; should be directed . here, ,as it would supply abundant'raw ! 'mVteriar. J Ho did not anticipate any very difference between'the two Houses. ; the Council's services were not sufficiently known, for they had saved the country eleven Uhe* list session., -^heyJo]lowed,the examßlo.. of the AMralian'colbnies" tbti'much: J 'The : Government of New Zealand could teacjr them better than be taught.

The l|oh['Mr Mi^/secondcd.' T1 \ very alarmist speech on i thorarp.spects i :pf the coimtry.,;,Hq said his Excellency's speeo^coiifaiiie'cl 1 'nothing:'.._ .the recess Ministers had been feted, the' Premier banquettcdl 1 jM> .important negotiations carried on with the heads of lesjiltih^in:-jl|rge ysumsjpfj money feeing "promised to several provinces, fhere' i wouldVb , e- , a''g'reat:ljTht this session on a subject, of which no mention : was made m ' the" speech - provincial borrowing. In., ro immigration, ho considered the present ll ''"policy 'W dangerous and ,that, tbpy had broken' through»co'nstitutional limits. Last year £250,000 was''Voted.for t.lie inJ,rpductioiv ; oti^ioo' : up" to' the end of i874,.and ; 08 s.oqms Ui'Sfigel took over the immigration 35,000 immigrants were ordered at a cost of*'ovr-r £700.000; : besides, the introduction of immigrants did not lower the price of wages. Every immigrant required to be housed, and for the first twelve months''

demanded labour instead of supplying it. In a short timo a crash must come, 1 andhe believed it vory close at'-liaridV' 'Tin if: J - . ,:-:K-i!.;-.'.i.iJi : iiJ.'t-;;! prosperity was not owing solely to tl e Public Works, but to three cause■:— Ist. A rise in the. value vof r natural t products; jindj CdrilidkcP, esfcalilisiled/ thereby; 3rd. The Public Works Policy. The appearh'n : ce :;! pf 'pS'dsperity," was deceptive! j,• Bankj : ..returns. ;^sho^ed ., that we were";owing £10 per head, i, A tightness was already,observable in the money market. There"' wild'' be'ho fdll J in the revenue, -but:a.igteatjstoppage .of-, privato enterprise of every kind. Ho thought the Polynesian \ scheme, a pro.-, blem. .!,;;,;;.■:,!•:,,:!,.■ i>il;.-r.:.' ; vi. The Hon. Dr Pollen said thoistream -of immigration could not bo kept up enough ); and if the Government had not,sent for. larger numbers than they'wore, authorised' they would , iiaveincurred J ; .:;/ : The Hon, Colonel Brett'' praised''"tli'e Native Minister, and "condemned-the Volunteor force' as inefficient and- useless.-

The Hon. Captain..Frase'r, urged' the importance of .trade, with, Polynesia. . ; .-. The Hon. Mr Campbell, in reply, combatted the Hon. Mf ; Waterhouse's ! remarks, and upheld the.Government in the "conduct of immigration.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EQUALISATION OF EEVBNITE. Mr Vogcl, in answering the question by Mr Wakefield rogarding a reduction of customs' dutiepAiiod 'dqu.alis.iiig /the. revenuo by taxing land and property, said that if the Government had such an, intention he would refrain from making.; known ,the faot, earlier- thau he possibly. could, so/as to avoid j he daugerous'and injurious amount of speculation which would naturally follow. ■ HATIVE ['>{[ '.''. ■'■ In reply to a second question the Premier said an approximate census of. thewuolo native population was thon in the hands of the printer, •;>■ /•- • BILLS READ AiFIBST.: TIME. The following' bills" were "read a first time : r Eegulalion of .ffines Bill; Municipatßeserve's Pill,; Electric Telegraph Act Amehdmerit Bill; Post Offl'op.Savinq Bank Act Amendment Bill; and tho Wellingtpn. Hospital Reserves Bill. ■ •, . The.|Yorai'eiv explained tho.Jillec-; trie 'Telegraph..Amendment. Bill dealt, chiefly with'tlio production of telegrams' in a Court of Justice, and offences against tho Telegraph Act. CONCmATmHTIONSTQEOYAtW.. .' V Mr Vogel moved } m ;addros;s. to Her Moj"sty offering her congratulations on the'auspicious occasion of the inarriago of the JJulceof Kdiiibiii'fjh asmatter.o.f spdeial interest to tho peoplo of Now Zealand) His Royal Highness having twfco visited this colony, expressing aii oarnosfc prayer for the welfare ,of the lioyal paiv» and embodying an assurance of devoted amotion, and loyaltjr to kor Major's

. • NELSON LOAN BILL. Mr Curtis.moved that, to-morrow, the House resolve itself into a committee to consider the question of giving leave to introduce the Nelson Loan Bill. Ho said the, security was 400,000 acres of land. Mr Yogel asked the House not to allow tho second rcadiug of any bills of that character until after tho financial statement was brought down, which would be in not'more than ten days. The motion was agrend to. NATIVE LAND POUCHASES -

Mr T. B. Gillies moved for a return in detail-of the-expenditure of suras;dovoted the purcaso of lands in the North island. 1 ' .. : :' • •';.• -■ '' L t - Mr Richardson said the return was in 'course of preparation.',^-•- ' .■'.'; ■■■': ; ■- 'LAND SALES. „ It was agreed, on tho motion of Mr Mervy'n,, that a' .'return be : prepared -of land sold during the last twelve months in the various, .provinces, specifying the number of : neW/settlers and quantities' of land! '... , ■ !■•,' ~, '.' ...,,' , : \" '' • "'..;■' ; ..IMPREST SUPPLY BILL.

[.. ; ,Mr,yogelsiiid ho hoped no needless opposition would bo raised against the .Imprest Supply Bill to be brought down to-morrow, aa it was desirablo to pass it thjsjwcek.,.,'. i,.r. ■.•.;-.:■ ; .-,-.(•.,;: ,jphwß , xJIIAPJUN" AND. THE TELEOniMS. ,'.', Mr 'Ypgislria-;replying ,to. Mr' Gillies : (6tago)- regarding, thov,ch'argea jnade agaiust Judge Oliapman infthe tel.cg'rams (PuWjshodin'.tne.pta^ia^, said '-tliorpi was v iltEl e. "doubt.' that' thV telegrams were not as tiicy have.' only a .certain resemblaucb' to the "original telegrams, and their publication had not |een l iiuthqris.edJ)y f thomselves. Ho was ( aure. the Governmentwaslnptiesponsible 'for The; Go'ranmeut ,had nqtitajien'ahy step's, to investigate the matter,,; ndr;"' thcy',' : .of V%ej.r own !own,c.hoice ji piodub'e-;the telograms and , cprrespondehc'o'..rlelating to the' matter, iiiui'^qa^in. i complianc6'wU|i wish .atid.Jrigtit .Kouso,' expressed in formal resolution lay th'em'bn'the table. _~,/ LIGHTHOUSES. Mr Eeynolds, in .replying to Mr <Q.'Neilli .regarding the ..establishment of ,a lighthouse on the 'Three' Kings; said' en-' j quine.sv had; shown the site to be unsuitable, and" anolher one would be .erected on a more suitable place. The House" then adjourned;'' " : "