PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 428, 11 September 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

'"'•?;?:': ' ?: - Weixington, September 11. In the House of Representatives yester-. day aft >rnoGify.- ' i4J - The debate'oh Mr. Rees' Hawke's Bay Land Committee motion was resumed by Mr. Cox, who entered upon a long personal explanation, and gave an account of his connection with the proposed Taupo Land Company. Mr. Macfarlane thought the matters in dispute must eventually come before the Supreme Court, and should go there at once.

In reply to Mr. J. C. Brown, Mr. Cox said it was intended by the Taupo Land Company to lease the land.

Mr. Hursthouse confirmed Mr. Cox's statement. He thought the House had had sufficient explanation of these matters, and he would vote against the appointment of a Committee.

Mr. Stout said he had been waiting for the Minister for Public WV-rks to withdraw the accusations against made agaii s; Sir George Grey, as he had not been supported by Mr. Cox. He considered that when a member gave the House to understand that a Governor of the Colony had thwarted a public company until promised a share of the plunder, and had said he had authority to use documents, which he had not, it was due to his position as a Minister of the Crown, as well as to the House, that such accusations should be withdrawn.

Mr. Ormond said lie had not withdrawn his imputations on Sir George Grey because he believed that they had been supported by the statement made by Mr, Cox. He said he had been accused of unnecessary bitterness, but he had spoken under frequent and gross provocation. Mr. Bunny urged the production of the letters, as Mr. Ormond had conveyed quite a different impression as to their contents from that left by Mr. Cox's statement.

Mr. Carrington said Mr. Ormond should apologise as a man of honor and a gentleman.

Mr. Barff strongly condemned the tone of the debate and the example set by Mr. Ormond, and defended Mr. Rees.

Mr. Lusk condemned the Government for their conduct, and spoke strongly with regard to Mr. Qrmond'a behaviour. Mr. Bowen defended the Government, and said that the House having refused an inquiry into the specific matter indicated by Mr. Whitaker's amendment, it should certainly not enter upon a general inquiry into matters pending before Courts of law. Mr. Hodgkinson supported the appointment of a Committee. Mr. WuulcuKk said tlitt o.linrores made against Mr. Ormond must be inquired into either by a Committee or by a Commission. Mr. Montgomery thought that the statement made by Mr. Cox entirely exonerated Sir George Grey from the imputations cast on him by Mr. Ormond. The debate was interrupted by the adjournment at 5.30 p.m. Owing to some unaccountable reason we did not receive our report of last night's sitting.