EVENING SITTING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6977, 3 October 1884, Page 3

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30. BILLS PASSED. ; The Mining Company's Act Amendment Bill, the Anatomy Act Amendment Bill, the Employment of Females and Others Act Amendment Bill, and the Bills of Exchange Act Amendment Bill were read a third time and passed. SECOND BEADING. On the motion of Sir George Grey the Criminal Law Procedure, Bill was read a second time. BILL PASSED. The Amrmationß in Lieu of Oaths Extension Bill passed through committee, and was read a third time and passed. NATIYB LAND LAWS." The debate on the motion for the second reading of the bill to amend the Aots relating to native lands, was resumed. The Native Minister strongly objected to the bill, and expressed a desire that the House would reject it.; Wi Pera; contended that if the bill became law all native lands would/ soon pass aw»y frfob the Maoris. 1 !l iV '"*

The debate was further adjourned until next Wednesday. . THE, QOLDi DUTY.: # : On the motion for going into committee on the Gold Duty Abolition Bill, Mr Rolleston said he hoped the House would insist upon this duty being retained -until some other provision was made for subsidising the local bodies. Mr Fergus- strongly supported the abolition .of the duty. . • Mr Shrimski opposed it. Mr O'Conor said that the expenditure on the goldfieids by the Government compared with the receipts had been very little. The gold duty had certainly been handed over to the local bodies as local rates, but as suoh they had never been subsidised, and a great injury had bean done to the gold Geld industry. Sir Julius Yogel would not oppose the bill if the date of its coming into operation was altered from the Ist of March to the 30th of September. In the meantime the Government would consider how to make up the amount which would be lost by the abolition of the duty. . The motion for going into committee was carried. In committee Mr Ballance moved an amendment that the Act be suspended until brought into operation by the Government by Order-in-Oouncil. After some discussion the amendment was carried by 38 to 9. Mr Seddon moved aa a further addition the words " provided that the Baid Order-in-Council be not delayed beyond the 30th of September, 1885." After considerable debate Mr Seddon. agreed to extend the time from the 30th of September, ,1885, to the 31st of December, 1885. The committee divided— Ayes, 9 ; noes, 46. Mr Seddon's addition was therefore negatived. The bill was then reported with amendments. The House rose at 1.5 a.m .