NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 225, 22 September 1868, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

Wednesday, August 19. HOU^E OF REPRESENTATIVES. On Mr Vogel's motion for the abolishing the postage on newspapers a very interesting debate 1 took place. The motion was lost by a majority of 11, Mr Wells being the only Nelson member who voted against ita abolition. A long debate ensued on the Easfc Coast Lands Titles Investigation Act, and the Marlborough Reserved Lands BUI was read a first time. The Goldflelds Act Amendment Bill was read a second time. Protection of Animal* Act Amendment Bill read • second timeBishop of New Zealand Trust Bill read a third time. The adjourned debate on the abolition of the office of Defence Minister resulted in the Ministerial promise that it should be done. Thursday, August 20. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The following bill* were read a firgt time:— Perries and Bridges, Bishop's Trust Bill, John Jone6's Land Claims Act Amendment Bill; the Law Amendment Bill was read a second time, and the Weights and Measures Bill a third time. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Major Brovrn moved that a committee be appointed to give effect to the recommendations of the Prisons Commission ; the motion was withdrawn. Mr Pox in bis motion on colonial and provincial accounts said that we had nothing before us bur, a confused act of accounts which would neither add, subs tract, multiply or divide, and proposed several names for a select committee on the subject. After a very lively debate the motion for omission of the names proposed was agreed to. Weighta and Measures Bill was received from tha Legislative Council and read a first time. Mr Vogel'a Libel Bill 'was read a second time, all the Nelson members voting for it. Protection of Animate Act Amendment Bill in Committee. The following clause was carried: — ' That a boy on the second conviction should be privately whipped if the fin© imposed be not paid and if the convicting justice or justices so order it,' Mebsrs Baigcnt, Curtis, Parker, and Wells voting for it. Friday, August 21, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Trigonometrical Stations and Survey Marks Bill was brought in by Dr. Pollen, whfr stated that obstructions had been in some cases offered by Europeans, who should hare known better, to this work, and the bill was to provide for its being carried on. Read first time. The Law Amendment Bill read a third time, and the Ferried and Bridges Bill a second time. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-. To a question from Mr Cox, whether any inti~ mation had been received from England relative to the power ol the New Zealand Legislature to create counties independent of Provinces, Mr Stafford replied that the despatch was being printed; and in answer to Mr Vogel'a question whether it was the intention of Government to dissolve the House at the end of the session, he said, ♦ Sir, I decliue to answer the question.' On Mr Stafford's motion that the Disqualification Bill be read a second time a debate taking up 60 columns of Hansard ensued. The object of the bill is to disqualify gentlemen receiving emoluments under the Government from having a seat in the House, including the Provincial Governments, except Superintendents. The latter will be strongly opposed io future stages of the bill, Mr Yogel remarking that such men as Burns, Cargill, Carleton, Dignao, Fitaherbert, Hall, Harrison, Heaphy, Haughton, Hepburn, Omrond, O'Rorke, O'Neill, Pateraon; Reid, Reynolds, Rjcajßond; RoUeaton, Stevens, Ta&owdj

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f Taylor, Yogel, and Williamson, would be ex- | eluded by its operation. I In the debate on the Bakers and Millers Bill, it was asked why not make it applicable to other trades as well, as other commodities were much more adulterated than bread, namely sugar, tea, and coffee, as it had been proved by investigation in England lately that in those articles a greater amount of poisonous material was used than in articles composed of corn, meal, and flour. Mr Bunny said that an Act was passed in the session before the last to prevent adulteratinn in all articles of food and drink: the bill was read asecond time. Thursday, August 25. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Protection of Animals Act Amendment Bill read a first time. Bishop of N.Z. Bill, John Jones's Land Claim Bill, and the Trigonometrical Stations and Survey Marks Bill, read a second time. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Col. Haultain, in informing the House of the taking of Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu by Col. M'Donnell, epoke highly of the discipline of his forces, which ■would do credit to any portion of her Majesty's troops. Weights and Measures Bill read a second time; Law Amendment Bill, received from the Legislative Council, read a first time; Goldfield Act read a third time, and the Bakers and Millers Bill considered in committee. The motion for printing the papers and evideuce taken before the Board of Inquiry on the conduct of Major Hunter was agreed to. c Some observations were made on the resignation of Mr James Mackay, when Mr Richmond and Mr Stafford epoke highly of that gentleman's indefatigable industry, and said that his health had been much damaged by overwork and deprivation of sleep night after night, A motion to provide better accommodation for : the Maori members and their interpreter was ; agreed to. I , | „ ■ ii i ;