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PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Wednesday June 9 BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

BILLS. I The Native Owners Equitable Bill wal read a first time. I The Charitable Trust Bill was con-| sidered in Committee, and the Council! adjourned till to morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AFTERNOON SITTING. I The House met at 2.30. i FiiBNCH CONVICTS. J Replying to Mr Moss the Premier said! there was power to prevent French con-1 victs coming to the colony in trading! vessels. An act was already in force! prohibiting the importation od foreigners. !

RETRENCHMENT. I Mr O’Connor moved that a committd be appointed to consider and report whd retrenchment may be made in the es penditnre connected with the legislature) the committee to consist of the Premier M*jor Atkinson, Messrs Garrick, Barronl Dargaville, Levestam, Thompson, Brown; and the m ver. _ The motion was agr<ir In' „raiUAL SETTLEMENT

.y Wilson moved that the special settlement regu’ations be so altered that a three months residence during any yen', from the third to the sixth, af er occupation shall be sufficient to comply with them.

Mr Bruce warmly supported the motion

Mr BaUance hoped the motion would bo withdrawn He said he hid received no complaints on the matter, and there was no Decision for the motion at the present time.

Colonel Trimble and Captain Russell supported the resolution, and Mr O’Connor opposed it. Mr Kerr supported the motion, but suggested that three months residence be inserted instead of six.

Mr Beetbam also agreed with the principle of the motion, but moved an amendment that six months residence be inserted.

Mr Wilson accepted the amendment

Mr Ormond supported the amendment. He said he would like to nave seen some stops tiken by which these lands were w isposed of to bona fiide settlers. He Knew of many cases in which they were riot bona fiide settlers, and where land was taken up for speculative purposes. The Premier hoped both motion and amendment would be withdrawn, as it would tend to destroy ihe special settlement scheme. Tae foundation of their land system should be to provide for the occupation of the land. Mr Hursthonae did not believe in the special settlement scheme at all. He thought it was a fad of certain politicians.

After further discussion Mr Beetham’s amendment was put and lost by 35 to 34

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.

The following were appointed on Mr Ormond’s motion a Select Committee to enquire into and report on the subject of Investments made by th« Government Insurance Association in land purchases, and also to report generally on the working of the institution :—Messrs Montgomery, Gore, M. McKenzie, Macnndrew, Holmes, G. F. Richardson. Stewart, Levestam, Fraser and the mover.

The motion was put and lost by 36 to 22.

committee's report.

Sir George Grey moved that the report of the Pacific Islands Committee be considered at half-past seven next day. The motion was agreed to. RETRENCHMENT. Mr Brown moved in the direction of retrenchment, to the effect that Government ehou’d appoint two practical expert accountants, to enquire and report as to poatiole savings, without impairing the efficiency of the Civil Service. The debate was interrupted by the 5,30 adjournment.

EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30. p m. LAND ASSOCIATION BILL. Mr Ivess moved the second reading of the Land Association Bill, which, he re marked, had bean carefully drafted by a number of gentlemen interested in the subject. btr Julius Vogel said that since mentioning the matter in a former speech, he bad received a strong hint that, if they were to go into the Home maikot and ask for a loan in order to re-lend money, it would have a very bad effect on their credit. As to the bill he had scarcely had time to consider it thoroughly, bui from a hurrisd g’ance he coil’d see there were s'rne points which must be modifie h The measure was complicated, and in parts wonld be difficult to work, This was done, and the bill postponed for a fortnight. LAND FOB SETTLEMENT BILL. Sir George Grey moved the second reading of the Land for Settlement Bill, which he said was intended to turn the present depression to the fuure advantage of New Zealand. The Premier agreed with the principle of al.owing the State to purchase private lands for settlement, but regrelied that Sir George had not brought in a more workable measure. Mr Soobie McKenzie said the bill really aimed at providing peoj le with farms improved by other people’s labor and capital. There was no necessity for the bill whatever. Mr Rolleston said the Bill was in the right direction and reflected credit on the mover, but he .feared that so many alterations were necessaty in details and they would lead to so much discussion that there was little chance of its passing this session. Sir Julius Vogel "said undoubtedly there were some holdings of much too large a size In the colony. If they clearly saw that in the future some of the choice lands of the country must be bought back, they certainly could no( begin to discuss the means too soon. He did not think, however, that the present Bill provided the proper machinery, though It was a decided advance on the practical road of the settlement of the people on the land. Major Steward hoped that some scheme in the direction indicated in the bill would be tried as'an experiment, to relieve the depression in the south. Mr W. favored the bill because It would teat the reality of the cry for laud. Mr Kerr deprecated tinkering with the land laws as a cure for the depression. Messrs Dodson and Turnbull supported the Bill. Major Atkinson moved the adjournment I of the debate till Friday. The House adjourned at 12.25 p.m,

Dr Menzies moved—“ That in the opinion of this Council every School Committee should have power to cause the Bible to be read in its s :hool daily without comment,”

After a lively debate the Council divided on the motion, which was carried —Ayes 20, Noes 14. THE KERM4DEC ISLANDS The adj jurned deba’o on the motion re the address to the Queen relative t > the Kermadec Islands being annexed to the colony, was further adjourned to Tuesday next.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1260, 10 June 1886, Page 3

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PARLIAMENTARY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1260, 10 June 1886, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1260, 10 June 1886, Page 3

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