General Assembly.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 53, 15 July 1868, Page 3

General Assembly.

[l)Y miJMAiUmi ■JL'JSlil.Cl.tAlMl.] "WuM/IN^ton, .Tuly M,7M p,m, Tho Afi«embly mot at three o'oloek, Tho .Government ntated thoy had no inlontion of nominating Mnoria to tho liOgiiilativo Council until tho roHult of tho (U'enont experiment in the House of^ Roprcflontativou had boon aaoortain od, A bill to ouablo tho Qovornor to make regulationw for charging a wmallor duty on gold from the Auckland RoldiloldH will probably bo introduced. An ad interim tmpply of -13100,000 will bo connidorod in oommittoo tomorrow. ' Tho firat diviflion occurred on tho voport of tho Houho Committee, which recommended t tho cancelling 1 of Ofigood'o appointmont aii caterer at Bellamy 'a, in favour of Donnockcr of tho Olub. Tho roport was carried by ft majority oi M to 8, In introducing tho Diatillation Bill Mr liichmond said tho Govornmonfc deaired to provont omuggling, by con« pidorably roducing tho duty on apirita, and wore anxiottHiy considering a eubetituto on which to mako up tho royonuo. After leavo had boon- givon for, tho introduction of Hovoral law bilin, the Houso " adjournod to five o'clock tomprrow. i , . , „,:., ..-. . Thoro havo ;boon no freah arrivals of memborfl, Noarly thirty aro absent*. '