PARLIAMENT.
PBB PRE.'S ASSOCIATION.— ABBIDOIDt HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I Wednesday, 28th August. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Guinness (in the abaear* of tilt Speaker) tcok the chair. STUD BJTJU. The Stud Bill was read a first time. THE HALr-HILLION LOllf. A discu-s'on arose upon the reading of a communication from the Auditor* Genual complaining that the b»lf- | million loan had given to investors a greater amount of interest than «rae allowed by law, viz., 4 per cent,; also that the Consolidated Account, instead of tbe revenue of the colony, wag given as security, Ou the motion of Sir Joseph Ward the lttt?r was ordered to be printed and referred to the Public Aoc unt» Committee, BBIAOH OF PBfVIGUW. Mr. Palmer, chairman of the Gold* field* Committee, reported that a breach of privilege h»d been coramittf>d by the Duntdin Star in publishing cert»''n evidence given before the eommiitee «nd before it had been reported to the House.
| On the motion of Sir Joseph Ward the Hou*e df claivd a breach of privilege had been committed, and a eoair mittee was set up to inquire as to how the informa'ion contain, din the rtport io question had been obtained. The House rosi at 5.30 p.m.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 194, 29 August 1901, Page 2
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