PARLIAMENTARY.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6632, 21 August 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Monday, August 29. The House met at 2.30 p.m.

SETTLED land bill,

Mr Conollj moved the second reading of the Settled f.and Bill, which, he said i was substantially the same as the Alien- I ation of Land Bill of laet session, and of the Act recently passed in the Imperial Parliament on the same subject. Mr DeLautour did not think the bill tended to abolish entail and settlement of land. It would rather encourage them. He moved as an amendment that the House did not desire to encourage the making of land settlements in New Zealand, and that the Government be advised to withdraw the bill, and introduce another more in accordance with the bill of last session. Mr Seddon opposed the bill. Mr Sheehan would support the bill to tke second reading as a step in the right direction, but hoped it would not be pressed further. Mr Sutter was dissatisfied with the bill, and moved that the debate be adjourned. Mr Macandrew opposed the bill aa quite unsuited to the requirements of the colony. Mr Moss designated the bill a perfect fraud, and not at all in the direction the House had affirmed. Mr J. W. Thomson opposed the bill, Mr Shephard thought, the bill would prevent tbe tying- up of land, and so fibvinte the yreat evils which that system had caused in England. Mr Fi'zGerald did not think members bad had time to consider the bill. Mr Sutton opposed the bill. Mr Conolly consented to the adjournment of the debate. Mr Montgomery asked whether the Government would introduce the Alienation of Land Bill which had previously been proposed P That was what the House and the country wanted. Mr Rolleston said the Government would state its intentions on Thursday. The debate was adjourned till Thurs day. LAND ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. The House went into committee on the Land Acts Amendment Bill. Replying to Mr J. W. Thomson, Mr Bolleston said he proposed inserting a clause to give effect to the recommendations of the committee on Otago dummyism. Interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30 in Committee on THB LAND ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.' On clause 12, an amendment of >Sit George Grey to substitute ballot for tender was lost by 37 to 30. On Colonel Trimble's motion, auotion was on the voices substituted for tender. Clause 14 was amended to read ,l nor less than 21 years." In th>« aam© clause ihe words " fr»m time to timr* by public tender" were omitted on a division by '42 to 13. The clause as amended was then passed. Clauses 20 and 21 wero struck outi Progress was reported, and the House rose at 1.5 a.m. . „ .