HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2072, 21 July 1896, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

July 16. The Wesleyan Methodist Church Property Trust Aot Amendment BiM passfd. The report of the Comtnii'ee »slgf to the printing of the evidence in the Horowhenua Enquiry was referred back to the Committee. It was agreed fhst tho two Banking Com mitleee should not sit together. The Oiiriaru Harbor Board Lease Validation Bill was Tefewed back to the Committee. The Grisborne Harbor Board Empowering Bill wasTead a second** time; and c number of local Bills were pnpsed through Commfttes. In the evening the following Bills were passed :— Dnnedin Borrowing, Picton Recreation Reserve, Dunedin Garrison Hall Trudges, Lika Porsj'h Linde. Cavereham Waterworks end Westport Harbonr Losn. The Lyfcte'ton Harboai Board Enlargement Biit was re»d a Beoond tiaip, as ;was the Monnt Wellincton Bill. Ttie Female Law Pruc'jtinnere Bill end the Deceased Hue* band's Brother Marriage B'll were The Pubiio Morgues Bill was read a second time. The S'bck Act Bill and the Abolition of Oapifcil Puntehment Bill were \o*i. ' ;.;'■.,. ,Jtrr?l7 v ■■:■•• ■ . The Hiit'ng was occupied in coneiderft. tion of the refusal of Mr Wnt'on, Pres?i dent of the B'ink of New Zealand, to answer qiiPt-tiona put to him bythe B'iriklne: Cauimittee rapppfting accounts writ eft off by the Bank in 1888, In ihe aftff- ' noon ihe.Chrtirman of ihe committee. Mt<e Graham, repotjd Mr refusal, ' nnrl in the - evening that offlcnr w«b summoned the bar of the Honee. Hβ persisted in hie refua*!-, whereupon the Prrniier moved «l-at be ebculd be finedl £500. Ciptftin Riipß?ll moved nn amend-inei-t to thepflEett thAt, tinder the oircura- ; standee, Mr'TaEebn , ehouid not'be. oalleS -. Won to disregard the eoletun" decUralioa <if 'H'crwcy^inidt!» in- tie bank to prewerve .Tdvic.il.'itj th" (sot fit.tMioa. of its The t: lf>«?. , ../ . 'Eventually-the.P'emi r's moi'on 'o ■fine.AFr •>V tsii"', P- si i-i-t «f tiie B»;u of Ncw.iii&nd, £3UO f'f Ms re u-a,l 6o utia.ver cerala u'i-«tois puf. fco him by ,t'e Bit'ki' /* -