SLAUGHTER HOUSE BILL.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XX, Issue 6160, 31 July 1888, Page 2

SLAUGHTER HOUSE BILL.

The Slaughter House Act Amendment Bill was further considered in Committee and passed with slight ammendment.

FAIR KENT. The Fair Kent of Land Bill was also further considered in Committee, Clause 21 " Rent fixed by Commission deemed to be rent payable." Mr Percival moved that that portion of the C'auso bo struck out whioh provided that- the fixed rent should not be altered for three years from the date when the order of the Commission takes effect.

Mr Peacock moved as an amendment that'' three" be struck out, and " five " substituted,

Mr Percival's amendment was lost after a long discussion by 32 to 30. M: Pcacock's amendment to insert five years was carried on tho voices. The remaining olauspp passed with verbal amendment." A lengthy discussion ensued on tho motion by Mr Carroll to exempt lands held by natives on West Coast from the operation of the Bill which was objected to by several members on the grounds that the natives shptilfj bp p(tt on tho samq "footing as European. The debato'was interrupted'by the 5.30 amendment.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The Premier said Mr Taipua had misunderstood the former act.

Mr Carroll asked that the natives should bo representor ,j>p .the Commission appointed un(|pr/{hj3^fiijl. The him that the Bill should native lands after the Uommis£iijp|«|xod the rents for the first period and Mr darroll then and the cjause pasadM®, , . , Mr Stewafuj .dioyra ij yevipa or Glauses relating to which elicited a lengthy ' The opposition to them'was °. n the ground that tliey icu 1 fpteri'etense with-the Education which the House had 'drcfeflecided this session. Tlieprßt'|i%;ftr|s by 37 tq I' 2, and Mr||fcv||®did ngt pras \\\q rest. MMfaiyfeas. Iu Sir G. Grey supported, uud do(uan|||l under, what principle of justice they co||§ oxcludo private lauds from tlin operuUDpi of thp Ifjill, »fld yet doi\l with th? lands, fp 'few natives. ' C Tli'c Pio'rniei; denipd that the hitter wag; private'land,' It was confiscated land inj the neigiib'orhood of Parihaka which \y<\| returned to lhe natives under certain cqnv ditions. The Government morply wished, beforo handing it bapk, tpi fix the ront at a, l'eponal)ilp r(ito, The amendment wns lost on the voices,

Mr While regretted that tho Bill had passed in its pruaent- shape, and hopod it would be rejected in the Council, and tho Minister of Li\n<ls would mako some provision for another Bill, for- tho relief of Grown tenants and tleforrod payment settlors, both of whom he knew to be i» very great straits. The Bill was read u third tinio and passed. On tho motion to road the Slaughter lloim Act Amendment Bill a third time,

Mr Marchant moved to recommit it for the purpose of striking out clauso 3. Lost by 29 to 18.Mr Fiizliertiert characterised the Bill as a moat unfair measure brought in in tho in« teres!; of two members of that House. By way of a final protest, he moved that " it be road a thiid time that day six months." Lost by 31 to 21, and tho Bill was read a third time.