HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5438, 19 July 1879, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Friday, July 17th. The House. met at 2 o'clock. IMPORTS OP CORN AND TIMBER. In raply to Mr Johnston, Sir George Grey laid a return on the table showing . the quantity of timber and flour imported during each of the last two financial years,

> T?HE TABANAKI NATIVES BIB'FIOUITY.. c Mr Carrington asked if certain reserves '** of iand were promisocl to be given to the natives, within the donfiscated boundaries in Taranaki : and if so, wheh the proiiiise was made, and under what authority? . ■ i Mr SHeehan replied that this tfaa one of-thfl promises made by previous Governments, which had not been fulfilled. THE VOLUNTEERS IN TARANAKI. In reply to Mr Carrington, Mr Sheehan stated that the Government did not intend paying; the volunteers during the unaettled:state of native affairs ort the West Ooastj but "that they expected to be able to employ them on public works very soon. \- THE; WELLINGTON RECLAIMED LAND. Replying to Mr Stevens, Mr Thomson Said that the extent of the Wellington Reclaimed land sold during the l'ecdss was 13 acres 1 rood 13 perches, and the price obtained £86,172 16s. The rate of commission paid was one pet dent. , the whole being sold by auction in accordance with the Financial Arrangements Act of last session, and no payments were in arrears. ttABAITIANA's HOTEL RILLS, In reply to Mi Sutton,. .the ISTathre Minister said that the (JpYefriiiienj^/was. Hot liable, for the hotel bills at Napier of } -the late itiaraitiana Tafcamoana; - t . THE WELLINGTON- NAPIER UAIfcWAY.. . - k ,In l'epTy to Mr Beethatti; Mr Macandrew said the Wellington 1 - Wopdyijle rail.-- ---$. way to • Mastei'tori was expected . to, be completed by the 22nd March, the date for finishing the contract. A JPA-ROELS POST. In repij^to' Gap'tain Kussell, correspondence aul^ information ob'iain'ecf on the Bubject of a parcels post between the colony and England was promised to be laid on the table. - ; NEW BILLS. Th.c following bills. werjf introduced- and read a first time : — The Land- Act, 1876, Amendment Bill (Thomson) ; a Bill to regulate the control and management of Public Hospitals and Charitable Institutions ; a Bill to make better provision for the regulation and inspection of Mines ; a Bill to regulate and restrict the immigration qf Chinese (Giaborne) ; a -Bill to amend the Licensing Act (Curtis)i .y CONVICTS" PREVENTION tilLL.' Sir (x. Grey ( moved the second reading i- of the Introduction' of Convicts Prevention Bill. , Captain Kuasell pointed out that no' provision was made for the case of: political , prisoners. Sir G; Grey "said that- the difficulty would be obviated by leaving ifc in the power 1 of ■ the Governor to deal with offenders of that claSsY ' The bill was read a second time.