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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2048, 28 July 1875, Page 2

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TELEGRAMS. ». • - (Pjbess Agency.) ■ ♦ •' '. Parliamentary. —__♦ This Day's Proceedings. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS; Wellington, 3.30 p.m. In the House of Bepresentatives— . S'v George Grey presented a petition praying for an amendment of fcfce Auck- - land Corporation Act., . •",-. ,- '-„-. - The interim report of the" Debate Com- : mittec was read. The general effect is that debates not of political importance ' should be reported in a' condensed form/ and that the practice of reprinting matter rntroduced into speeches, should be J discontinued. . ■ ,*"-_%• This is done with the object of relieving the Hansard staff, so as to enable them report'ng in extenso important political debates, and enable the printer to issue - Hansard more speedy. ■ " ■ . Mr ONe' r..hoped tho House-Would not agree to the report. (Hear hear.) Mr Bunny also opposed, -He objected to leaving such a power to reporters. Mr Harrison said the speeches were reported too fully—fuller, indeed, than any other Hansard. Mr Creighton thought the matter ought " to be left in the hands of the chief reporter. Major Atkinson also disagreed with the report. He thought the better way. to meet the difficulty would be to limit, the time allowed'to meinbersito. sjieafc. V It was most important that a, .&!&-■■, report of their views should gp before. the Colony, this last Parliament.' ;, -'