PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 408, 2 July 1880, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

The debates in both houses have been entirely devoid of interest. Tho No-con-fidence motion, of course takes, .precedence of all other business, ahd'the discussion on it is becoming insufferably tedious. Under date June 29, the Press correspondent telegraphs as follows":—i ! The No-confidence debate to-day.has been moro dreary than ever. Mr,Speight started at a quarter-past three, and spoke for two hours. Mr Fulton followed him, and then Major Te Wheoro, Messrs Gibbs, Tawliai, and Mr Andrews is now (10 p.m.) speaking. All havo been very diill, and the interest has flagged greatly.. -The political situation is unchanged, although all Borts of canards are freely invented arid circulated, but almost immediately contradicted. Several more on both sides intend to speak', but it is* intended that, if possible, Major Atkinson Bhalt clpae the debate to-morrow 1 , and the* division will then be taken. If so, it appears certain that the G-owmn.enVw.lMn by a large majority. The tug of war may then be expected to come. '• ' * On the same day tho correspondent of tho Lyttelton Times Bays ; :*-- J : ■'•' '/ j Anothor attempt is to be inade««tb have tho seat of -government ; -removed! : tp Christchurch. In 1878, a resolution to this effect was carried but not aptefi. on* >; On this occasion it will probably take' the form of a motion in Committee Ot Supply to the effect that a shm v df ".lAoxiey'b'eplaced ou the estimates 'for"that' purpddei The rumour that' 'the < teaMand sugar! duties will be re-imposed has been revived, and tliere .eons little dbtibtHi&t Sucli Will eventually bethe-ckse, even • though |: the beer tax should not be .reduced to threepence as anticipated. Th6re' i- ■fevery reason to fear that in CußtomV receipt's' there will be a serious falling: off during tho current financial year unless duties are re-imposad. t ~ ' The Waimato Plains is"'again I 'attracting attention. In reply-to, a question the Government to-day did, not deny that it was their intention immediately' to place Surveyors on the Plains...with a view to surveying blocks for sale. , tlie other hand it is known that thd'NativWW rah ing funds for the * purpose of''having the whole question of the legality, df * the confiscation tested, and if possible being hoard through counsel at the Bar of the Il'ouße.

Amongst tho papery lald,on the table of the House are Major Marr's Native Report, in which he plainly says that morally speaking tlie -uneducated Maq-fTs"|ai# superior to the Maoris who have a P.uropean educati.ht * s * J __l6o, papers relative to the purcliaee' of' block, shewing that? froifij n first to last Government has for it £10,732, in which "' passages " arid " food " for Maoris figure very *'« •*«<•<>«"*{..; ffA In the of the afternoon cusßion of the Wellington Kacmg Club Bill, on a motion for its re-committal.

The debate was mgrelj' ,qf local interest, except a vigorous' ; d.n"uncia^Vp'-by Col. Brett of racing generally as conducted in tho Colony, w berg'acts w_i*e doheigtleh as no honorable He expressed his.,intention to"' opposo racihg Bills aslonji as he liv,cd,-}n we interest of the fl,n^ ; moved' tltd throwing out'- of^_U*lefc'*.preßcnt menHUTo./M^\-'4*J.\^! A £ ■ This, was negatived,% 4, and the BfttwnctoiMtyiQ.ffi^^ In the Hbuee of the same day the No-.C^fc-WW^-debate was cqntmucdr - Majdr Atkinson"rose to reply shortly before ten^p'cipck.v--His speech liqd not come through uptto 2-a.m;./.Jr-^f i J *" •>,'■■'•''',