EVENING SITTING.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2050, 30 July 1875, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

M • '% i ;&W This ■ day, 10.35- a.mV I .^The'Houiß^resumed at 7.30, but little business was left on the Order Paper. Mr Reid succeeded in getting the second reading of the Southland Waste Lands standing that it would not be pressed any farther at present, as the Native Minister said the Government were most anxious not toi let any ':m^i:ta^iS^iS^!Vß^WSSSSS t lands of the^jQrownr tp a .p)»ss,.J;|irough the House without almost' "carefuT"consideration. The chief object of""this" Bill"Ts~to enable,the f Southland Wasl^linds^ bpard : in all cases in which'they considered^ the public interest required,|;heir interference | to withKbld^an'd from'public-cbmfaetition, ;in order to prevent; land falling into the handsofjg)ecu\atprs. r-^ -«. T r^. - r # ; The' 4 Ofc%6-Wasta^Landsf Aiaending Act was also read.a-second time on a i similarlarrangement.,,,, , „ v „',,..„,..,.. o i.;'Mr "McGiashan objfected^tb Hh.4 Jpriii^ iciple of the bill in selling land on deferred payment at.a less .price^than thafesold cash. ■.•. : -<,-•,,-;! ■/.}'■<■■ ' ■- Mr Cuthbertson tesjified to the extreme; popularity in Southland and^Otogo of selling land oh deferred payments. \f-f )■ The Bill Was referred to the Waitl Lands Committee for its consideration. i The Natives-Minister^ laid upon the jlable the f b'pinion%f:'the Solicitor^Greneral jas toithe pp'wer. of^ the > Assembly to abolish the proViricesV! The jbpinion was read jand. it is to ,the, effect + ,that,,the .ppw.er of the {Assembly lijiabsdlute? f ° •"■'<■ '-r-m ,i.;Mr : W. H.;Harrison's,nanie was added,, tb'the Eepdrting'p^blites Cbmmitt;eeY &RX" Mr O'Neill,,moyedpfor.infornxation^re^' garding rocks or 'breakers 'off Sburangi' point, between C^e^'^jFgulwjgd^bd^Cj^ei ;Farewelli in^^ consequence' of a stfatemenf made .by. r Captain- McLeanj,on jJhis.. J; last; ■trip.;/.; ' •" '' y^\_--,--■';■.::■]■■<■.•" .'--'r' ; Mr Eeynoldsj isaid «-the:;>e3Eistence of breakers was well known since 1872. They were reportedf upon afterTani«xami-: nation by Captein; Edwin? 'and a sketch sent to"the Admiralty. /A^notice^toimariners regarding^thein A^^- printed, and besides, the rocks- were laid down in all : charts since ,1873. - ■- , .......-----. ;•. >The:Hojuse adjpurned:at.&4svc -..'{>,.p.i^f\