HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 65, 7 September 1877, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

A large quantity of work jwas, gone through last night, a number; of lobal^oills passed aIL stages, Eino Arts Copyrighj|Bilt read a second timfi, Law Societies .ActeAi'tneodment Bill passed- through. cOffltnUt^/ Conference with, counsel appointed on amendments in Auckland' Highway District Validation Bill. On recommendation of tho Gold Fields Commtteo regarding gold fields reward;!, and aides to prospecting, motion agreed to with anfcmimenls. On the committees report to effdf that Chiueso be not counted on estimating fjopulotion of Gold Fields, and that rewarrts bo payable for dfa3t>vornig^ffSSFsetrtß3 or workhg in the vicinity of listing gold fields.. In committee on the Local Opt bu Mill claused 2, 6, 7, 8, were struck out on voices after diseusMon, Further consideration adjourned till next week, tho House a-Tjournod »t 12 3) The House met at 2 30Replying to questions,. Ministers saidl. it was not :nteuded to appoint a committee to inquire into fheDune.linrtlit:h School, Inquiries would be tjiado fabout | establishing a post office ' at' Dielniaa Town, Kliniara. ! A long discussion took placr on Mr Wakefield's motion Hint the manuscript of the statement read by, Jones at the bar of the House, and furnished by him, to the Clerk for the convenience of the Housn, be returned to Jxmesv This wa3 ultimately agreed to on the voices. Mr liees briefly moved for a select committee to inquire into iJawkes Bay land transactions. Mr Ormond took the opportunity of replying to charges recently made by Kccs and Grey, against himself in connection with those transactors, He declared the charges and imputations were utterly faise and quoted largely from the report of the Commission of 1572. He also attacked Eees as being from his own. transactions unfit a man to make 1 charges against any ons. Mr Ormond was in'errupted, but is to continue on the House rcsumiug.