GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 1594, 30 October 1879, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

[BY TELEQBAPH.] |— • „ -. ■ WBiuNciToif,-Oct. 2d; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tho Houto mat at 23o p.m. to-day. BOTIOnS OF MOTION. , Sir Georgo Grey gavo notico ■of a Bill to prevent corrupt practices m Parliament] Mr Moss gavo notice of a motion that the honorarium payable 16 momboi-s bo -fixed ' by Statute ■ i ' ■ "' questions. Roplying to question*, it was stated :— That tho recommendation of tho Dunedin Law Society for a eimplor and less expensive higher court proceduro would bo consider- d. "That it wbb not thought probnblo Govornment would introduco this session a moasuro providing for University education m tbo North Island. : That no stops were intonded to bo taken to place tho members of the polico forco m tho (ovcral Provincial districts on equal fooling regarding long service pay. That it was not proposed to intcrford with Sir Jolius' Vogol's appointment as'Agontcnerai. . . „ „ . GTbattho Government rccogiiijed tho. importance of making ari'migomenta at each police station to keep a. list of persons desirous of omp.loyinelabpr,.and also of petrops m Boarch of omploymont, and otherwise to facilitate the interchange of such information.; ■;! . That; Government' : was now m communication on tho subject of an'ndfanco of money to enable tho Uokitika Harbor. Board to proceed will i oxiating contracts. ,-,. ,-,- „.„;...- , . KEW BILI. :; i , „.,. ; ■ . A; Bill'to onsblo tho Ceupty Councils of Southland and Wallnco. to construct . light district railways or tramways was introduced by Mr McCaughan. ' , TUBAIiIiEaED COKPAOt. Tho interrupted debate respecting tho corrcepondonco rolntivo to (.ha alleged compact bolwecn the Gorernmont and certain Auckland morabprs was Tesumcd by Mr Lund on, wto supported tho proposal for the production of tho eorre»pondenco. > Mr Macnndrow spoke m similar terms. He said tho Government owed Otngo two and a half millions of money, and if compacts similar to that alleged were mado with all tho Pro-, vincial districts, the position of affairs would bo rendered very critical indeed. On tho motion being put that tho words proposed to bo omitted stand pnrb of tbc mction, 38 ,voted with the Ayes aud 25 with tho Noes. Tho following is tbo division list : — A.YFB. Andrews Murray 1 Atkinson Oliver Bnin Ormond Beelham Pitt Brandon Vollcslon Bryco ; Busscll Colbeck Saundoro, Dick Seymour Fulton Steven* Gibb? Httidliolmo Hnll Button ' Hirst Bwansou Hurst Trimble HurstboußO Whitakor Kelly Whylo Konny Willis Mason Wood Masters Wright '' McLean Richardson NOEB. I Allwright Macandrcw 1 Ballanco McDonald" Ifnrron Montgomery Brown Moss : Bunny Bo : d Do Laiitour Scdiloii Fishor Spi-ight . , • 1 " G brgo l'awhai '' Grey •■ Thompson Hauilin Tola Harris Turnbull Iroland, Wallia , Lundon -. ■ ISLAND OP XAWAU. Tho following motion, tabled by Mr -McLean/ was called on :— ''Thp^ on account ef tbo hnrdening effect tho oxomplion from alltaxatisn has had on the human. mind, tho Island of Kawau be includod within the boundaries of the County of Rodney." Sir George Grey' complained of the unfairness of such a motion hoing tabled, tho mover not presenting himrolf to support it. Kawau, he maintained, was properly exempted from tho County system. He had been instnmental m defeating an attempt on tho part of Messrs McLran and Whitoker to securo largo tracts of natiro lands on unfair terms, and ovor since this thry bad pursued him with nnrolaxtng hostility. Somo days ago Mr McLean spoko of scandals being diselosod Bgaihßt the late Government, but no such revelations had boon mado. Ho thought membors should be protected from such gratuitous insults. ■, TbVdcbato was interrupted 'by tho 5.30 adjournment. ; ,' BILLS FABBKD. • - At Ih o evoning sitling tho following Bills woro road a second timo : — Tho Wiiitara Harbor Board jßitcs for Working Men's Club." j Dramatic Works Copyright; Christ church Drill Shed j Native Lawsuits ; tho Mnitorton and Groytown Land Manogomrnt Act, 1871, Amondmcnt ; and the Lyttolton Harbor Board Bill ; oil of which )wero committed, read a third timo, and passod. , ' THE 'XBLAKI>'P? KKWiV. ' '! ' ' ' Mr Maeandrow roso to a question of privilego m connection with tho motion tabled by Mr McLean re tho. joining of 'the Island of Kawau with tho adjoining county. It was a gross insult offorcd to ono of tho most distinguished members of tho Houso, Ho proposed to tablo a motion censoring Mr McLean's conduct. Tho Spoakor ruled him out of order, and refused to allow tho question to bo diauussed.