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Star (Christchurch), Issue 715, 7 September 1870, Page 3

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♦ "Wellington, Sept. 6, 7.55 p.m. The Water Eights Bill brought in by Mr Eolleston was thrown out. : The Legislative Council's amendments on the Public Works Bill have been accepted with a few modifications. Mr Macandrew complained that the Traquair and Stewart Hundreds Bill, circulated in the Legislative Council as having passed the House of Eepresentatives was totally different to the bill actually passed by the Hove, and contained four more clauses. j The Speaker said that attention /had just been called to the fact of other bills being similarly tampered with. Messrs Stafford, Creighton, and others, expressed great indignation and alarm at the discovery, no one being able to explain the matter. Mr "Fox, at the Speaker's suggestion, moved for the appointment of a select committee to investigate the affair. Messrs Jollie and Eichmond protested against and opposed the second reading of the Public Works Loan Bill. On division, the bill was carried by 35 to 6. Mr Yogel explained that the Government could not consent to give the imperial guaranteed million priority over the defence loan, or money now proposed to be borrowed for other purposes. Not knowing the exact terms on which the imperial act was passed, he could not say what course would be adopted, but he would ask for power to negotiate the matter with the Imperial Treasury, and hoped that they might get the guarantee at a lower rate, or for a shorter term, or for interest only oyer the whole four millions. Mr Hall opposed accepting the guarantee at all. Mr Mclndoe has given notice of

motion in favour of holding the next session of Assembly in Dunedin.