HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 2.30 p.m. After returning from the Council Chamber, The following members took the oath and their seats: —Messrs. Seymour George, F. J. Moss. R. T. Turnbull, R. Hobbs, G. E. Barton, and W. H. Cutten. Notice of appointment of the usual sessional committees ■was given, and a number of papers were laid on the table. A couple of petitions were presented. Mr. Sheelian obtained after some discussion, to put through all its stages the Native Lands Act Amendment Bill, for amending the Native Lands Act, 1873. The object of the bill, he explained, was to compel an unwilling witness to give evidence regarding certain land purchases in which the Government are largely Interested. After a few sight alterations the bil.. was passed through committee, and sent up to the Council, and it having been brought down, the House adjourned till 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday next. In the course of the proceeding Mr. Seymour George gave notice lie would move the address in reply to the Governor's speech. It is understood that Mr. Hobbs will second the address. Sir George Grey was absent from the House through illness.
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Wananga, Volume 5, Issue 31, 3 August 1878, Page 386
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194HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wananga, Volume 5, Issue 31, 3 August 1878, Page 386
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