The Legislative Council.
In the Legislative Council, after the Governor and the Lower House had retired, Sir F. Dillon .Bell raised a question of privilege. He thought the proceedings of the day informal, as business was done before a Speaker was elected for the Lower House. After a' discussion and much quoting of precedents the matter was referred to the standing order committee. Among a number of notices of motion was one by Mr. Scotland, to ask the Government next day m what relation it stood towards the " Vigilance Committees " at Taranaki. Colonel Whitmore gave notice to introduce a Bill for the control and cure of drunkards.
Major Richmond wrote declining his reappointment as Chairman of Committees. Captain Baillie waß appointed. On a motion of appointing a House Committee, Mr. Scotland complained that Members left their scores at Bellamy's unpaid at the end of the session. The Counoil adjourned at 4. 40 yesterday.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 837, 17 July 1879, Page 2
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