General Assembly.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 86, 22 August 1868, Page 3

General Assembly.

TIIUnBDAT AND FIUDAT, AIKJ, 20 AND 21, [•»Y fIUBMA.niN'B TKrjTi:anA.pii.J Tho dobnfco on Mr Fox'w motion for a committoo to invoetigato fcho nbato of fcho Accounts bofcwoon tlvo Provincial and General Qov&vnmmU vras continued on Thurfldoy with much spirit. Mi' Curtis narratod how fcho TroaBury had overpaid Nolaon during fcho nine months ending March fli, J3 14,000, which lod him ( to proHoni; OHiimnten to tho 'Provincial Council calculated on a false basis for d 520,000 in f>xcoa» for tho curront yoar. This wan not diticovorod until hk nrrival i»\ Wellington laflfc month, Moroovor, having to rofund tho £1-1,000 ovorpnid tho Council had ovor ■ appropriated nearly £85,000, Thin nocesHitalcd tho nuaponsion of contraotß, and croatod goneral confußion, Mr Stafford eonHontod to forogo a ballot, if tho committoo woro altered, which being ngrood to, wan carried, Moosrfl MoLoan Harriflon and Onrloton woro oubrttJtutod thoroon for Moaars Macfarlano, Maoandrow and Williamson. Tho second roading of tho Libel Hill was carried on a division by 20 to 21, Moflßi'B Koid and Oarloton being tho only Hpoakoro in opponition, hours woro occupied in tho didoussion of tho Animalfl Protection Aofcj principally on tho whipping Boy« okuflo, which now onacte whip ping only on tho«ocond offonoo.^ Tho li'ouso adjournod at midnight. On Friday Mr StiiiVord said that fcho Duke of Buckingham had moroly aoknowlodged fcho rocoipt of fcho May despatch with roforonco to tho County of woutland Validation Act. Mr Stafford doclinod to givo an anywor to a quofltion by Mr Vogol, whether a diijnolufcion was intended at tho olobo of fcho proflont ae»Hion, A difluufwion thon took placo on tho Disqualification Bill. Mr Stafford aaid lio would luvvo tho whole Bill or nono, Elovon mombora spoko, and all oxcopt MrCurloton condomnoditsdotailH, but noarly all will vote for tho aocond roading, Mr Hall oaid that fcho GoYornmonfc would aoeopfc unoful amondmenta to tho Bill, Tho country party had a mooting on Friday, whioh was moHfcly compoHOU of Qovornmont iupportor«,