PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 116, 19 May 1886, Page 3

PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Ykbtehday. 'J'ho Spoakor took tho char at 2.30 p.m. Tho Colonial Secretary laid on tho table pnporH in connootion with tho Indian and Colonial Exhibition and correspondence relating to tlio Midland Railway. WELLINGTON EXnmiTIO.V. 'fho H(.u. COLOXfAT, SECRETARY, in vi uly l» ),!i,« [fon. Mr. Ha-t, H a:d thai; it -.van not, ( on ,i.l(.red udviiablo to take ofF tho duty <) Is |i.-f owl. on imported Milphnr; alno, that tho interesting speech of the Premier miulo on tho closin-o of tho Industrial Exhilutioii at Wellington had been printod in pamphlet form, and would lie distributed amongst tho members COHjmHION, BROKERAGE, EXCKANOF. Tiio Hai. Mr. LATKCIATE movod for a rpti-rn giving partieulani an to interest, uoinrnij-sioii, .5.0., eonnoutt-d with thoCoverniiwit banking account. Agreed to. A!)!)Ui: ;S-/N-HKI'f,Y. 'Jlio [fo'i. Mi-. UAKNrCOAT movod tho rj]i,|,lion of the Addrr^-in-Keply to hi-, F.\'.li.mcy'H Sjiccc!-. Tv boheved th.it tho S|icu«)h fcniliodiod mli"jii;italv the feeling of f 'uo Counril in (he tm-iiM which were cmployi'd to doHfi ii)c liio vmil , :ii!<] wishes of tliii country. Thoro «ould lie no question ai to tli" ]H'O|ii'i('ty ol tliD eoinji-atul'.ttion to l>o oii'Ci (.(I fo her ilajthty upon tho approach of Vm .'ilticili aniiivc"'ury of her acce-iiion to I'ic Ihrotic. NciJiu- could thoro liv any d'jliatu us to llio jfunurul de->irc to cement 1101 10 friendly relations of tho two -ace-, v/tiioh l ihabit Now Zealand, native ami European. The nittiv(.'s wore mom-ring to their original peaceful temper, a-i.l tlimi wn.s evory reason to hop*) that linnceforwiml Maori and KuroP'juii would aid in developing fcho process of t'no country hido liy nido. With rogard to tho reference inudo to tho commeruial de'iiviuioi-, it prevailed not only in Nou Zealand, l<ut in every part of the world, lie rould only hope that by thrift, industry, nud iTDiiomy tho people as well as their f;ovur;ini.'ii(,n would happily omerfjo from Much ii Htato of things. Ho thought tho Oovoi-nmoiit of Now Zealand had inado tho mont of tho opportunity which tho London and Colonial Inhibition afforded to display fln> resources of tho colony, and to maka known the varioty of tho forms of wealth which it offered to tho onorgy of ontorprifio. Thirt brought him to the passage that industry of a varied character should be onooaraged. Ifo believed that it had been tho policy of tho present Government to promote various branches of industry in connection with agricultural, mining, mihonoH, and others. Ho thought thero was Toason to congratulate* tho oouutry upon tho Wflißtriiellon of the Midland Railway by a powwful eompuny. Whon tho North Island Irunk Railway an<l the Midland Eailway Biiould bb completed, it was soaroely pos«j.,lo to osfonaiu tho rapidity with which tho resources of tho two islands would bo developed. Then oamo tho question ai to tho Soua Hea Islands. Ho w.m miro that tho of those wland* m oonnoetion imh trade and comniorco would bo duly co. H i,i orod by tho Gpym-nment. Ho thought th. t tlio address ot his Iwoollonoy was oncouragi» ?i an ,i that tht) country would respond to n^ Excoll<mcy'a invitation to proseouto tho (U lop- venionfc ot tho colony in overy part. He ooiKjludod by movinqr tho Addross-in-JJeni , Tho Hon. Mr. SHKIMSIQ, in seconding the motion, did not think it was nenosrarv to dotain tlio Council with any lengthened rumarkr, after tho oxcellsnt spoeoh of tho lion, gentleman who hud moved tho Addros.s-in-Ueply. Although thoro had boon considorub o doprossion in \arioua parts of tho colony yol this dopression was being gradually romoved by tho onergy of all classos oonnoctod w.ta indiiHtry. Ho thought that his Evcel- < loncy s Addrcsi truly deseribod tho relations between tho Maori and Europodn pooplo inJiabiting this colony. With rospeot to tho South Soa Islands ho thought that, unless a proporty could could bo acquired in thorn, no monoy should bo expended through a moroly sentimental fooling of connootion with thorn. Ho hopnd that whon this subjoot oamo boforo tho Council that tho Connoil would give special attention to this asiioot or tho question. Question put, tho motion for tho adoption of tlio Addros3-in-.Keply wa3 put and carried without diamwsion. Tlio Council adjoui-nod at 3.30 p.m.