GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9124, 3 July 1891, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

, Thnrsday, July 2.— Tho Speaker took :thc chair at 2.30 p.m. i The Revisions Committee recommended !that the Directors Liability Bill-be allowed .to proceed.

The Legislative Council Bill was recommitted for the purpose of reconsidering 'clauses 7 and 8. A verbal amendment was jmado in clause 7. Clause 8 ("the Go.vernor may appoint a temporary Speaker") .was struck cut by 19 to -9. The bill was reported as amended, read a third time, aud passed. ' Tho Criminal Codo Bill passed through jComipitteo with verbal amendments. ; The Council rose at 3.30 p.m.

! HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. ; Thursday, July 2. — The Speakor took the chair at 2.30 p.m.

In replying to questions, it was stated that the Govornuiont would rofor to the Stock Committee the question of taking 6teps to prevent the further importation of stoats and weasels into t\\\ colony. It was f,he practice now on the New Zealand Railways to givo preference in tendering jo New Zealand woods, and the Goveminent would endeavour to see that the practice was carried out as much as possible. ; The North Dunedin Cemetery Eeserve Bill, to enable the ' corporation to extend the present cemetery in that .city, was read a second time, after a long debate. ; DEBATE' ON FINANCIAL j ' STATEMENT, j The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m., and pn resuming at' 7.30 p.m , ■ Mr Meredith resumed the debate on the financial ' Statement. Referring to the Government proposals, and graduated jund tax he thought they were manifestly Unfair, as the absentee, and industrious man who had his farm,- were placed on the (laino looting. lie announced he would give general support to the Government, but would vote against them on their taxation proposals. I Mr Thompson (Marsden) alluded to a Speech made by Mr Earnshaw the previous pight, in which he stated that land owners Were " sooial pests,' and that their ebtates mustbeburstup by some means or other, lie was not ' aware whom Mr Earnshaw represented in the House, but he was iiertnra.he did not represent the working glasses, and he might tell that lion, gentleman that by using language , of that kind either in the House or out of it he .would simply, defeat the cause he* professed to champion.; Speaking as an ■ independent jmomber he said he was prepared to assist the Government in making the' Taxation pills acceptable to all * classes of every community. ] Dr Newman was not at all satisfied with the statement: He declared his intentio.i pi! moving later on in the Bession that a tax iheitiimbsbd.on absentees. , Mr Buk-k would givo the Government general and intelligent support. Mr Swan, while he would not support the Government, would not bo a factioiiß opponont to thoiu. Xlw Uqubq roue ftt 12.20 p,m,