PARLIAMENT.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3916, 2 October 1873, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wednesday, Ist October. The Hon the Speaker took the chair at two o'clock. WELLINGTON BUfiIAL GROUND BILL. The report of the managers appointed to confer with the other House with regard to the amendments made in the above bill by the Legislative' Council, was brought up, which stated that the conferenoe had been unable to come to any agreement. The Hon Captain FRASER moved that the Hon Mr Mantell, the Hon Mr Waterhouse, and the Hon Dr Grace be appointed new managers to confer with the other House. He believed they might come to some arrangement. The Hon Mr STOKE 3 said it was a most unprecedented procedure for managers to be appointed who were opposed to the amendments. The Hon the SPEAKER said the House of Representatives had not agreed to any one of the amendments of the Council. The Hon Captain FRASER could give plenty of precedents for his motion. However, at this late period of the session be would withdraw it. Motion withdrawn, INCOME AND PEOPBBTY TAX. The Hon Colonel WHII'MORE asked the Hon the Colonial Secretary if the Government would, during the recess, prepare a bill for the imposition of an in some and property tax for the colony. The Hon Dr POLI/KN said the hon gentleman might anticipate what the answer would be. It was not likely at that late perio lof the session the Government would give such a pledge; COMPENSATION AWABDS. The Hon Mr PHARAZYN moved that the Government would instruct the judge who mi at the Compensation Couit, Warganui, and whose award was published in the New Zenland Guzette of 2Ot.h April, 1867, to ratify the steps taken by Government to satisfy those awards, by holding a Court at once, and making, in terms of hia own award, a final order. The Hon Dr PuLLEN. hoped the Council would not interfere in the administration of these affiurs. He thought the hon gentleman should withdraw his motion, and be content with having drawn the attention of the Government, to the matter.

The Hon Colonel WHITMORB said the Government should make no exception in favor of any portion of the colony. Some years ago the Government was asked for £200,000, as compensation in the province of Taranaki; and also for another large sum for the province of Auckland. He thought it should be left in the hands of the Commissioners appointed for the purpose.

The Hon Mr PHARAZYN Baid the last speaker had evidentlj misunderstood the object of the motion. It was not a request for compensation. It was simply to carry out what hud been decreed several years ago. It was not fa r to the parties affected to keep them waiting so long. He had not brought the motion forward with the purpose of bringing pressure to bear on the Government. The motion was carried. OKDEhS OF THE DAT. The Licensing Bill and the Prisons Bill were read a third time, and the New Zealand Extradition Bill, Native Grantees Bill, and the Justices of the Peace Act Amendment Bill a second time. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Wednbbdat, Optobbb 1 The 8 teak EH took the chair at half-past two p m. KATITE AFFAIRS. TVT r M'LEAN said he had the gratifying intelligence to announce thnt t.he Maori King who had kept himself in isolation for bo long a period, had come in and spent, last night in Alexandra. (Applauso) He had then gone hack to Euiti, wherp he ordinarily lives, with the view ef going on to Kawhia to get up a great (east, to which Europeans would be invited. MKS3RS BROGKDEN's PETITION 1 , The interrupted dt- bat* on the question that tho evidence before the select committee to which whs referred a p -tit ion of Messrs Brogden. be printed, was resumed.

Mr RICHARDSON s-iid the Government, would not oKjeot to the printing of the evidence. They had regarded the mutter as one for the Executive to deal with, and did not • pprove the course pursued in making an appi'ul to th« House while it was under the oonxiripratinn of the Executive.

Mr T. KItLLV moved that the Governin nt, during the recess, be requested to make such arrangements an may be necessary to initiate a simple codification of the colonial laws H9 now existing, wit.li the view of pro celling to thpir consolidation during the next imrt following sessions.

Mr YOGEL snid the Government would tuke the steps sugijpstpd.

GOLD DUTY REDUCTION.

Mr PYKE moved that, as a matter of equity and justice, the gold export duty ch'iuld be abolished, hut, as a mutter of expo, innoy, such abolition should be by an anmMl reduction of 41 per ounce : to take eflvct from Ist January, 1874.

Alter some discussion, the motion was negatived on a division by 21 to 12.

CLOSING- BUBTNEBS.

Several bills were sent down from the Legislative Council ; amonaj them was the Education Bill, in which there were several amendments of considerable importance.

Mr M'LKIN moved that the Housp should meet at two o'clock to morrow to decide what course should be pursued with reference to the bill. Government would r< quire some time to decide ss to whether they should agree to the amendments or not; Ihe Council would meit at 3 p m. (o consiiipr the decision of the Houhu on the subject, and the proiogation would take place at 4 p.m.

After some discussion this course was agteed to.