LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6281, 21 June 1882, Page 3

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Tuesday, Juke 20. rt The. Council met at 2. 30 p.m. „ -TjOlli UPON THE TROUBLED WATEBS. notice to move that all vessels should be compelled to carry a supply of oil to be used at sea whin* necessary, so as to prevent the waves fanri':b ! reaking; . WEST.-JBOAST PEACE PRESERVATION BILL. 'Mr Whitaker, in moving the second reading; of the -West Coast Peace Preservation Bill, said that the whole subject divided itself into two parts — the first having: reference to what had been already done and which, was covered by the Indemnity Billy and the second referring to what was to be done in the future, and which the Peace 'Preservation Bill dealt with. v ;j It woujd be admitted on all hands that there shad-'been great delay in settling thtf difficulties on the West Coast. It was unie'dessa'ry 'for him to go into the origin of" what had taken place, because he thought he could give sufficient . reasons for both the bills without doing Bfy.: itv 'Vfhitaker then -referred to the removal of. the .surveyors, and the arrest of the ; natives. . The, circumstances as they •: were Vat that time Btated to exist might have been overdrawn, but it appeared to him that in Augusty 1879, the full position was recognissd, and the responsibility of what had taken place since that time rested'with the 1 Assembly. In carrying out the mere details the Government were responsible, but for the policy which had been pursued the 'Assembly was responsible^, -When the Act of 1879 waa, passed a -state of things existed which, was dangerous to the peaco of the country, and which the ordinary course of law . 3 was t . unable '. to] deal with. It was essential- therefore: that something should be done by' the Government. T?6'-Whiti- and Tohu were arrested and removed from Taranaki. If they had been allowed to return, he for one would not haWbdrne the' consequences. He would have left others to carry out what might have been the will of the Assembly. At present 1 there was every prospect of matters settling down quietly. The Government idid not wish to punish. Te Whitiand ToHii,, but merely desired to prevent them going back to Parihaka and doing mischief. If they were at present ;., to .return the same difficulties would again arise; .; ' ■*■■ : '>\ ■<.■ Sir George liWhitmore spoke at some length,' reviewing the 'history of- the diffi- J culties on the J West Coast. ' He desired the pWaWbTe'siruckout of the bill.' u Mr Wi Taku supported the: ; action of the Government "as; td ;: tbe detention of Te Whiti- and Tohu/' The.Government, he considered, liad done the best thing under the cirbums.tanQe'a. ;!. . ' . - . ft Mr i&'M'Lean supported the bill. . MrjScoJiland and Mr ManteU criticised O^fhV motion .Captain Fraser the deba^, was'. aiiiourned till the next day. TptJSQuncil roie^at 5 o'clock. ■ j'i