HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 77, 5 October 1877, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

j Wellington, October 2.. i Xhe House met at 2-30. i The Speaker read a letter from Henry Russell lor.wardmg tohim.l3, letters about which so- much debate had takeu. place and which, wero quoted) by Ormond in. the iHawke's-Bay transactions debate.. Russellsaid he had no objection, to their being laid on. the table Stout r«ad a. long statement from. Russ«ll giving hi». version- of the trans action, referred to between Cox, Grey, and himself. Ha- moved this letters- be granted, agreed to ?r Grey then, as- a. matter, of privilege, moved for the production of the uucorrected proofs of tha;debate on.the Hawke"s Baj land, transactions as the corrected version in Hinstird did not he thought corroctly. represent what was said. Atkinson, did not oppose this in. the present instance, but thought it a very undesirable precedent. ' After nearly two. hours' discussion an amendment by Harper to refer the proofs to.the.reporting debate committee to report regarding alteratious made was. accepted by, G,*ey and agreed to. The Public Works audi Immigration estimates were received by. message f-fcom the Governor*. 1 Replying, to. questions, the Ministers said (!)ithe# would give a= return, of the cost of publishing the-Waka. Maori from December to Jiulyj.and^whenand.by. whom paid; (2) did nob intend to introduce any general lload Board.Bill this session ; (3) would give copies- of all correspondence received- regarding; Native Land SalesSuspension.Bill. The jDititriufc. Uailwayis. JJiJI was reads

third time, and passed after a abort discussion. September 4. Tho House met at 2.30. "^ The Satoris and Downe Land Bill was received by message from the Governor, and read a first time. In reply to questions Mraistere promised the first statement of intentions regarding the management ol Hospitals. On the vote- for Agent- General's Department they would state whether they would continue Vogel's services if he was willing. Had not directly or indirectly promised appointment) as Agent-General to any one. Bowen reply is? to Fox said he thought the Resident Magistrate in Chrwtchmrch guilty of a grave error in Needham's case, but did aot propose to reprimand him. The IMscjualiioation Committee was instructed to inquire into the sale of the Luna. The following Bills were read a second time, and passed' through Cammittee and read a third time- and passed sTokomairiro Farmer Club- Bill,. Clyde Reserve Grant Bill. Lawrence-Municipal Reserve Leasing Bfil, Otago Girls and Boys High Schools BUI, Rabbit Nuisance Act Amendment Bill, the Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Bill was read! a second time, and referred to the Waste- Lands Con> mitte. Wanganui Harbor Endowment and Borrowing Bill read* a second time. In committee of the wlwle address to ®overjjter to place a bonus- ©f £10,000' on the Esfmates. One half to be given for the first 500 tons beet root sugar produced in the North Island', nnd other half for the same quantity on Middle Island was agreed to. House rose at 12.15 . Chbistchubch, Septembor 4. At the trial of Carl Kehde for wilful murder of Thomas Powell coneluded*Jasl night, the evidence showed 1 that on July 2Bsfc Powell went home with a woman named- Lynch. wi*h whom. Kehde co. habited. Kehde on going home found the two together.. Turned Powell out, and went feo an hotel and got drunk. On return found Powell in the house again, turned him out and Powell hammeredjto get in- naain> when* Kehde- rushed ont and stabbed hira withi[a turner's tool, Powell died next day when it was found the weapon had 1 entered the front of abdomen and 1 penetrated nearly to backbone. Kehde when arrested, admitted that in the excitement of the moment he took up the tool and stabbed Powell, but afterwards tried to make out he slipped down and Powell fell on to the tool, which the woman ' Lynch in evidence corroborated. No one else witnessed the affair, except at a distance. After an absence of one hour the jury retnrned a verdict of guilty of murder with a strong recemmendation to mercy on the ground of provocation. Judge Johnston, said he concurred in the recommendation, but he had no option but to sentence the prisoner to death. Prisoner was very firm throughout. There is a strong opinion that the verdict should have been jnansla»n»bter. At the trial of Local versus Nevrctstle coal yesterday, the result showed ihe cost for Ways working of Newcastle 18s 2d, Local coal 10s 51, trial equally satisfac tory in other respects. All members of the Medical Rtaff, Chrislchurch Hospital, ceased ntteadnuec to-day, for the following reasons : — Some time ago, Dr Campbell, one of llie hospital surgeons, brought a case | in the Supremo Court for the recovery ot £500 from the executors of a priv.ito patient, when Dr Outnpbell said he gave him a deposit for the £500 just prior to his death. Dr Campbell sued for the amount claimed and did not recover ; nnd subsequently the Medical staff of the Hospital considers the evidence in Court disclosed improper conduct on the part of Dr Campbell ; they petitioned ihe Government to remove him from the Hospital stnff, the Government took no action. Application was repeated without effect, and to-day. Drs. Turnbull, Deamer, Med* will, Powell, Hayes, Doyle, andFrankisb, ceased attendance at the hospital room in charge of medical cases. Dr Prins continues to act with Dr Campbell in surgical cases. Westpobt, September 4. M man named Daniel Sullivan was committed to gaol for two months or 25s fine, for lying across the rails in front of an approaching engine on the Mount Rochfbrt line. He said he did it for a lark.