LOANS CONSOLIDATION'S BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5632, 4 December 1879, Page 4

LOANS CONSOLIDATION'S BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

[BY TELEGRAPH, OWN CORKESPOX-i-M'-j Wellington, Wedges lay. The Auckland Loaus < on-oli'i it EiU managed to squeeze through the st-rnd readiug in the G mucil to-d iy. Th.' crier was called on at 5 10, and Ur. Pollen m:ved the motion, explaining tint amendments are to be made ia ejtmn.ue!. Mr. Reynolds opposed the b.il, not , •/ but because Dr. Pollen bad manage 1 ti threw out a shady little measure which M-- li«y nolde had brought ineoncerningtht L.''i"reaiE Athenaeum, aud which the Counc;l, on Dr. Pol'ten's motion, had a few day; " jected. Then Captain Fraser — the postponement of the insure, because it was an unimportant y there were only 19 out of IS present. This was rejected, ou a by 14 to 5, the five against the hm L-tfiOij Messrs. Reynolds, Wood, S.'Jt.aEil, aud Wilson, while those vo::h' 101 it were Messrs. Whitakir, WYinuiwn, Baillie, Nurse, Peacock, Jlroct. Dijoao. Edwards, Lahman, .Johnson, M : ';' Richmond, Pollen, and Sir B-"' On the result being made kuova, 'j'Wood, whoso o, position was 'nor-. : 1 Pollen than to tile hill, spoke agains: - showed strong symptoms of the :1 = i: out, the minute haud rapid yapp. • the half hour; but he i 3 an exm::: speaker and could not hold oat, whs.- / ;£ 'J other opponent of tho bill hal *--■ spoken. Then Mr. Whitaker £.•••' minutes to the advocacy of trie bill, member of the Government but as land ratepayer; aud finally, at -?> ' ' second reading wis earrieJ. Mr- ■- noll£l ' however, stating that he thouU iroa: J watch it in committee ; and as ::;-J gentleman is the recognised cenS'.-: - monetary bi'ls, it is tul rably c.:t" 3 *'t. measure will finally issue from the r "°- ordeal radically diff-.-ivnt from th. " which it entered it.