LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3437, 6 October 1879, Page 3

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

After some formal business, Col. Whitmobe, in reply to Mr Mantell, said that copies of the book on New Zealand prepared for the Sydney Exhibition, which was a most successful work, should be presented to members of the Assembly. Mr Chahbeblin asked if the Government intended to introduce any measure to encourage local industries, and said protection was neoessary for the good of the country, but was ruled out of order for introducing debatable matter in asking a qaestion.-Col. Whiimore said the Government intended to refer the whole subject to a select committee. Mr Holmbs moved for a return of the work of the Public Trust < iffice, and said they first felt the importance of the ques tion through the failure of the Glasgow B'mk. Had there been Public Trust es as in ''ngland the ruin caused by that failurft would not have occurred. Mr Wateb ousb denied the Inst statement, and said if there had been a public trustee in Britain the Government would have beenans<erabls for the Glasgow Bank deficiency. Moti n curried. •Vlr yfusos'a bill to amend (he 'sw as to deceased intestates was read a first time, find the second reading is ord* n-d for Tuesday. On ihe motion of Mr Fbaseb the Native affairs committee of 8 members was appointed by ballot. Col. Whitmobe said, as the council were evidently disinclined for general business pending the settlement in the Lower House, he would move the order of the day for the second reading of the Habitual Drunkards' Act, on Tuesday.— Carried. The counoil adjourned at 4 30.