LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Southland Times, Issue 3783, 6 August 1880, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thursday. August £ In th© Legislative Council, on the motion '■of -the -Attorney-General (Mr Wliitaker), Mr' Waterhouse, Mr Wilson, andtiie mover were appoirrted^a eomttnttee to confer witli a committee of the Lower House as to the amendment of.the Council (one Judgein--tead of two) in the Elections Petitions Bill, to which the Lower House disagreed, andiwhich the Council insisted upon." The Phannaey Bill was read a third time and passed after discussion, in which Colonel Whitmore, Mr Reynolds^ and Mr Wilson opposed the measure, and Messrs Waterhouse, Wliitaker, Mantell, Dr Grace, and SirFi li. Bell supported it. „ Colonel Whitmore moved the printing 'of a return of* the expenditure for the last year. In a speech in support of the motion the mover 'showed that though the Grey Government passed 11£ millions through their hands in two years it was nearly all on fixed charges over-wln«h they had no control^ less tlian three millions being for public works against over four millions of loan money spent by the Atkinson Government in its last two years of office, and over two millions to foe' spent by the 1 present Government this year.' Colonel VVhitraore also showed that there ' . were over tliiee millions of the five milr lion loan still unexpended, and the .only liability was a million for native lan/1 purchases, whjch the Government did not intend to carry out. • Theireturn was ordered to be: printed. The Native. JSeserves Bill was re-com-mitted; amended after some debate, and - was then read a third time and passed. Mr Waterhbiise moved the Becond reading, of the Public Health Act Ameniment" Bin.. '■;,- .. . Df Pollen moved that the bill be thrown cut. Mr Peacock supported the bill which, however, required amendment, „ Mr Wilson and Mr A eland supported the : bijl,.which was read a second time. ' 'The'lnvereargill Drill Shetlßill was read a second time. The Port Molyneux Reserves Leasing Act Amendment Bill passed through com- ' mittee. ' ■ The Council rose at 5 p.m.