PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 87, 18 August 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

H6tFSE OP BEPIIESENTATIVES.

[Peb Press Agency^ ' ' Wellington, Friday. ' ~ f Upon the House resuming Mr Whittaker drew attention to ah article m the " Oamaru Mail," of the 13th August, reflecting on him m connection with' the Native Land Bill. Its alleged facts were pure fictions ; he knew nothing of " them ; the whole thing was entirely false and untrue. After a long discussion a* motion was passed declaring the- article 4 a breach of privilege, and ordering Geo. % Jones, Junr., the printer and publisher, to attend at the bar of the House. Messrs Travers, Wakefield, . Fox, and others -urged that a severe example' should be made. Messrs Stout, Thompson, and Reynolds thought the House should accept Whitaker's statement and let the matter drop. In the Native Land Bill debate Takamoana spoke strongly against the "Bill and urged that the Government having failed to propose a satisfactory measure,, the Maoris should~riow prepare -a Bill. Taurheo and Hone Nahe spoke m favor of allowing jthe Bill; Messrs Boss and Rowe strongly condemned its provisions. Mr Hunter urged giving time for the Government to consult the Natives. Mr Bryce made several suggestions regarding the character of theiegislation required. Regretted that Mr Ballance's amendment was not accepted. No' one else speaking, motion as amended was passedas follows without division or,opposition : — That the order of the daj^foo - discharged to enable Government to * give effect to amendment of -hon . member for Rangitikei now pending, as amendment to order-for the second reading of. the Bill. Auckland Grammar School Site, New" River Harbor Board Management, Cou- - veyancing Ordinance Amendment, New Plymouth Harbour T?oard Am.^ndmejit Bills were read a second time. Dunlin Drill Shed Reserves, Invercargill Gas Works Loan Bills read, third time and passed. House adjourned 12.15. < Ministers do* not intend bringing m, 1 the Rabbit. Nuisance Bill this Session. They will inquire the cost of bringing a telegraph _ wire from Invercargill to Queenston; In the adjourned debate on Mr Wilcock's Incidence of Taxation motion, Mr Bo wen said that the Government fully concurred m the propriety of throwing a fair share of the burden of th,e country on property, but that it was impossible to make any change this year. i It was moved"as an amendmei^^hat m the opinion of this House Incidence of Taxation should be adjusted so as to impose on property a fair share of the burdens entailed on the Colony by the expenditure on public -*rt>rks, thereby affording means for a reduction of taxation *on necessaries, aud that the financial proposals of the Government 1 next Session - should entirely embody 1 this principle. Messrs Manders, Reynolds, Bunny, Fisher, and Sutton strongly supported this view*. Mr Travers said there'ought t first to be one purse for the whole Colony. * Mr Lumsden opposed Mr Woolcock. The amendment being carried on the voices, Grey moved as a further amendment that income and ( property tax be at once imposed to relieve the people of the Golo'ny from Customs duties on necessaries of life. He* maintained that £350,000 yearly could be remitted m duties; if an Acreage Land Tax were imposed, expenditure reduced, and the Land Fund made 'a Colonial rev- v enue. Debate interrupted. "