LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4147, 6 November 1884, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wednesday. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. : ' Mr Wilson called the attention of the Government to the decision in the" cockfighting case on the West Coast,- and said the police were well aware that it was to come off. • With regard to the action of the R.M., ho hoped it would' teach him a severe, ••." ; .<.'

:Mr Bonar.thought the decision of the R.Mi should 'not be impugned until first enquired into. . * ■'■"•' ''*••' : The Colonial Secretary said the Government were investigating the matter. ! ! The Speaker gave his ruling as to whether it was competent for the Council to amend' ipy clauses of the Beetroot Sugar Bill; that after examining tho. bill carefully ho was of opinion that the Cdiincil' cannot amend or / interfere with either of claiisea 2 or 3, biiW it is competent fof ■ the Council to<* omit .clause 4, although not to amend it. The adjourned debate on the •Federal proposals was resumed. ''■''■'"•. ' Mr Waterhouso while thinking Federation, desirable so far as the Australian colonies irere concerned, yet he considered the question not one in which New Zealand waa interested, especially ''Owing' to'her *geograjjhical,position.. : That the.establishment of such a. Federnl Council as proposed in thb Convention? s draft bill is prematureV and Ke moved that the following be added: "If so far as New., Zealand is concerned, the geographical portion ■ requires 7 federal connection that between New' Zealand and Australia should bo less close than that between the various Australian colonies.'' ;' The Council resumed at 7.30 in committee on tho Land Bill, which was reported with amendments, and the third reading was,/ made an order of the day, for the following' sitting. ■ • ■ ~The second reading of the Consolidated Stock Bill was carried oh the voices, passed through committee without amendments, read a third'time and passed , . ; '■■■■<

The liifle Association Policies Bill, and Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill was read a third time" and passed,

Captain Fraser entirely objected paying tho expense of a protectorate over New Guinea He would prefer to t=ee the resolution, negatived altogether. ■ y The amendment, was agreed to by 19 to

Resolution F,' was struck out-Resolu-tion G. was negatived on the voices—l he resolutions as amended were agreed to. The Colonial Secretary moved reading of the Consolidated' Stockßill The debate on which, was adjourned until the evening sitting..; ■ T , Progress was reported on the Land Amendment Bill, and leave giving to «t ag The second reading of the Beetroot Sugar Bill was carried, passed through committee, read a third time and passed. ■ The N.Z. Loan Bill was read a third time and passed. ■ . _ ■ -. The Property Tax Bill was reported without amendments, read a third time and passed. The Council rose at 11.5.