GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6092, 19 August 1881, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(Tun Unitku Punas Association.)

LKOISI^ATIVK COUNCIL Thursday, 18th Auui'sr. The Council met. at ■-' 30 p m.

'I- Kuplyinc to the lion. Mr Waterhouse | The Hon. Mr WIIITAKK* said Colonial Parliamerits will I not legislate re extradition of decamped 'j husbands, and s.> a bill lor the purpose was now uev f re the Imperial Pa:liamciit, but was hardly lilio'y to >. On the Hon. Jlr I'KALVCK's'motion a Select Committee was appointed (o inquire why the Jlillsboroush i " ri'i'Ku norsK HKi-niiM. J Tho Hon. Mr IiUY.VOI.D.H moved-" That the 'members or tho Coum-i! should bear some relative!' rjpruporlioii to the number of representatives of the!1 = various districts of tho Colony." < After sonre debate tho mo'.iou was rejected by 15 ■ to U. t . Tin following was tire divi-iou list :-For tho motion' I , —Messrs lirett, 0. iiuckley, 11.I1. lSurfdo.v.Cliamborhin :t Fraser, O. Johnston, Lahmauir, Meiizies Peacock' t > Ko.vuolds, Scotland, H'uterliouse, Wilhoii, and Wood' , Against - Messrs Acland, L)if;riaii, Hart, Henderson > 'j.Mantell, Martin, Miller, Nurse, Peter, l'harazyn Pol'! 8 lien, Kobinson, Wliitaker, Whrlcy, and Williamson. ifc I SECOND UKAIIIXa. 11: I The Hon. Mr WHITAKKIi iiiot.il tlio sscond read- ° iiitr of the Distress for Pient Abolition Bill. ii There was a debate of some length, t Tlio Hon. Mr WATEKHOIWE moving an amend- " merit that the present law should be amended but notikl abulished. « The motion that the bill be read a second time v " now " was rojeeted by 20 to S ; but Mr Waterhouse'a P |amen(lmeutwasthenuej;ativcdby 15 to 10; and thel N I question as to the second reading of the bill will;" I therefore come up aguin to-morrow. I tl

At 0 o'clock the Council adjourned till 7.30 p.m.