Latest Parliamentary.

Western Star, Issue 1574, 27 June 1891, Page 2

Latest Parliamentary.

(By Telegraph ) Wellington, Tuesday.

The Council met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Stewart moved the first reading of the Indecent Advertisements Bill to prohibit writing or exhibiting in any public place obscene or indecent matter or publishing an improper advertisement.

The Legislative Council Bill was referred to a select committee.

The Partnership Bill and Com panics Memorandum of Associatioi Bill was read a second time. The Council adjourned at 3.30.

The House met at 2.50,

Replying to Mr Mills, Mr Seddon said the Honse would be asked to provide a more substantial reward fov the discovery of naw goldtields in exceptional cases. Replying to Mr Palmer, Mr Reeves said the Government intended to proceed with the case of Judge Edwards in the Privy Council.

Mr Pinkerton resumed the debate on the Financial Statement. He agreed with the proposals brought down by the Government, as he thought they had made an honest attempt to place th<) burden of taxation on the shoulders of those able to bear it. They had been told that instead of reducing the penny postage the Government should have reduced the necessaries of life, bnt as one of the industrial classes he thought it better to have a better system introduced which would provid s for the settlement of the land.—Mr Kelly (Invercargill) refuted the charges brought against Ranger Campbell of Invercargill by Mr Scobie Mackenzie, and said the whole thing was got up to make a serious charare against the Minister of Lands. He made some serious allegations against Mr Spence's administration as Commissioner of Crown Lands at Invercargill. He said that when ali, these things were known it was not to be wondered at that the Minister of Lands had acted to Mr Spence as he had done.—Messrs Macintosh and Taylor also spoke in support of the Government policy." The debate was interrupted by "the 5.30 adjournment.