EVENING SITTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1906, 31 July 1888, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The Premier aaid that Me Taipua had misander&tood former acts. Carroll asked that the Natives should be represented oa the commission to be appointed under the Bill. The Premier assured him that the Bill ahould not apply to Native laud after the commission had fixed the reuta for the first period of five yeara. Mr Carroll then withdrew hla amendment and clause 3 paß3ed. Major Steward moved a series of clauses which elicited a lengthy discussion. Opposition to them waß principally on the ground that they really meant an Interference with the eduoation reserves question whloh the Houee had Blready deolded this sesaiOD. The first clause was negatived by 37 to 13, and Major Steward did not press the

The Bill was then reported with amendmen fa. Mr Qu!ohlson moved Ita recommittal In order to Inolude under "public authority" In clause 3 " trusteeo and mortgagees " Sir George Grey supported this, demanding ander what prinolple of justice they coald exolude private lands from the oporßtlooß of the BUI, and yet deal with the lands of a f aw Natives. The Premlo* denied this, and said that the Bill Bffeoted confiscated land m the neighbourhood of Parihaka, which was to be returned to the Natives undet certain conditions. Government merely wished bafore handing it back to fix the rent at a reasonable rate. The amendment waß lost on the voices. Mr Whyto regretted that the Bill had passed m its present shape ; hoped that it wonld be rejected In the OouoolJ, and that the Minister of Land* wonld make some provision In another Bill for the relief of Grown tenants and deferred payment aettlera, both of whom he knew to be m very great Btralts. The Bill waa then read a third time and paeaed. BIiAUaHTKBHOUSES AMENDMENT BILL On the motion to read the Slaughterhouses Aot Amendment Bill a third time Mr Marchant moved to reoommit It for the purpose of striking oat clause 3. Lost by 29 to. 18. Mr Fitzherbert characterised the BUI as a most unfair measure bronght In m the interests of two member* of that Hoaso, and by way of final protest he moved that it be read a third time that day six months, Loat by 31 to 12, and the Bill was read a third time.

INDUSXEIAL SCHQOIS BILL. Mr Flahar mo;ed the second reading of the Industrial Schools Aot Amendment BUI. He explained that no additional burden was oast on the State j merely a freah allocation of existing liabilities wis made,

Mr Taylor nafd the Bill really oast con slderable extra expense on iha local bodies, The third clause wan most expliolt on that point. Mr Goldle took the same view, and hoped the House would refuse to paia the Dill.

Mr gJones said It looked a harmless meaimre on the faoe of it, but lfc was really very important, for If passed it would relieve the consolidated revenue of a very oonaiderablo charge and phoe It on the »v ™. . 6 looaJ bodles - He wsa af"id the Minister kn«w very little about ihe effects of the Bill.

iJ^l ? eddon moved the adjournment of the debate, which, after some dinousßlon, was agreed to.

Btf4Tß FORESTS BILL. Tho State Forests Aot Amendment Bill was paaeed through its remaining stftges and the House rose at 12 30 a.m,

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