EVENING SITTING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9489, 28 September 1893, Page 4

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7,30. BILLS, The Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the Criminal Code Bill were put through their final stages, Tho House disagreed with the amendments made by the Council In the Native Land Validation of Titles Bill, and managers for a conference were appointed. Mr Ward moved the second reading of the Cheviot Estate Payment Bill, to enable the Treasury to issue debentnres in payment for the pnrchas-) by the C own of the citate known as the Cheviot Hills. The bill authorised the issue of debentures to the amount of £250,000, but it was noo compulsory to issue to the fall amount The Government would have to wait till the sale of the property before they were able to state the exact amount that would be issued.—Sir John Hallcomplaiocd that very little opportunity bad been afforded thej House of discussing the expenditure on the estate. Mr Rollcslon was afraid that the Cheviot estate would turn out a white elephant, and they would year after year find they were coommitted to a large expenditure in connection with it, —Mr Seddon defended tbe purchase, and said that there was no part of the colony where land for settlement was so much required 03 in Canterbury.—Mr Richardson regarded the purchase ns a political cop to Canterbury.—Messrs Hogg, T. Mackenzie, Dathie, and Taylor also spoke.—The second reiding was agreed to, and the bill was committed forthwith.—Sir John Hall moved a new clause to the effect that a copy of the Cheviot estate accounts should be laid before Parliament within ten days after tbe opening of tbe session, —Mr Ward opposed the new clause, which was rejected afteralong diucnsMon by 29 to 25,—Mr Moore moved a further new clause, providing that any eurplns arising from the sale of the estate should be paid into a separate trust account for the redemption ot tbe debentnres, but it was rejected on the voices.—The bill was then reported without amendment,—On the motion for its third reading Sir John Hall expressed his surprise that tbe Troasurer, although requested to do so by his own supporters, would not agree toany reasonable hmendment hu hud proposed, —Sflvfiml other members also tpoke. — Mr VVnrd OHuerted that the bill was not Hie propnr pluce to irmert Sir John Hall'd e.lnilßU, It wuh provided that n separate awiiiHl wriH to (.(. kept for (be working ol ilifii!,tuio unit fortiio imdltiiig of tho owuiHto. TneOoveiinuoiitlind nothing to tain buck aUll.-1'1,,, Mil woh then null v ttoid turn and riwojfid on tho voices, f Tlia Jufant Life .Protection Hill wai .jotmnitted wi.tbowt «..ujtn^wen(, flN,i put throuj/h i'efaoal tungis. The Land Ihawna frill a.v.4 the Wetland and fieteva koal/ioldu Ad^fufnirii. tion Act Auif-pdujtßt Bi'l {jitsed tftrouqli commltteii wlUioiH »,tt<ejial joweu-Jiaent, >md were mad a third time and pau-wl, ThQ amewJ/tieiU* wade l;y t)u) Lejjl*. atlve Conncil lv tliu Workir.m'* Waym Bill were disagreed with, ond mmmunrn *ere appointed to confer with tint Chamber. The House iobb at 12,45 a, in,