GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Evening Star, Issue 3592, 27 August 1874, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

[By Telegraph.] Wellington, August 26. In the House of Representatives &r Reeves called the attention of the House to the extraodiuary delay s occurring iu the transmission of telegrams, in some instances as much as twenty-four hours more than the usual mail time being occupied en Wellington and < hristchureh. Himself, as we 1 as many of his friends, had telegrams delayed to that extent.—Sir Donald al'Lean said the Government would consider the matter carefully. At the adjourned debate on the motion for the second reading of the Real Estate Descent bill, Mr Thomson regretted the Bill did not apply to females as well as to males. “;' Jr & B - barker did net approve of the Bill. He had always considered that primogeniture did more for colonising enterprise than anything eLe, by tending out younger ton# to shift for themselves.—Mr Stafford said he approved of the Bill as preventing cases of great hardship, which bad occurred in this country lor want of such a measure " hen in office the question had occupied his attention a great deal.—The House went into committee on the Bill, which was read 9 third time, and passed. The Burial-ground a Closing Bill: Sir Donald M‘Leen moved the second reading.— Sir Cracroft Wilson was sorry that any re ference or distinction had been made between denominations. In the Mauritius he saw the renicdus of men. of all creeds aud oountries interred side by side, iu one of the most beautiful cemeteries he ever saw. "Why could we not do the same ?—Mr Stafford welcomed the Bill as a step in the right direction, but regretted that the measure was ouly permissive Reported with slight amendments, and passed. Bills passed : 'lhe Auckland Improvement Act Amendment Bill, Clyde Waterworks Bill.

Upon bringing up the report of the Colonial Industries Committee, the Government demurred to taking action on the resolution of the committee regarding the establishment of a manufactory of iron in the Colliugwood district, aud the resolution \va* then amended to this effect—That the Government be asked to consider, daring the recess, the proposals made by Mr Anderson on behalf of the T'ara Para Iron Works. This was agreed to. Upon the second reading of the Excise Duties Bill, Mr Mneandrew recorded bis pretest against the principle adopted by this Bill.—Mr O’Conor also had bis misgivings. He was much afraid it would lead to the springing up of numerous illicit distilleries, and require a special fores for their repression—;\ir Hunter hailed the Bill as a decided step against the pernicious system of proteot'on.—sir Cracroft Wilson approved of tbe action of the Hom-e in this matter. He also regretted that the House should pass such a Bill ; it was pouring into one bucket and taking out of another.—-Mr M'Glaahan supported the Bill.~The Bill passed through all ita stages. Before moving tbe House into Committee, iir J, L. Gillies wished to record a figures m support of the statement he had made during the recent debate, with the object of snowing the lesser cost of the manageipent of Provinces, as compared with the b °u c C f° verQ ment administration, and which figures had been controverted by the Minister of Public Works—Mr Richardson painted out that there was such a wid, Uuiparily between the figures announced no w and those given before, that he need not Say a single word in refutation. —Mr Cuthbertson characterised the aet o i the member tor j

Wailaki, in raising the question, whore his * figurei had been so outrageously incorrect, aa s lly in the extreme. Un the motion for going into Committee of upply, Mr MutTa/ made a Ion? speech, in which he found fault with the financial administration o ' the Colony. He regretted tne fathers of the House did not take the matter up.—Mr Thoraso i ma le some remarks at the same time. remarks as to the mode of carrying out the immigration policy in the immediate future, tie Premier intimated that ho would cause tbe attention of the department to be tamed more in the direction of nominated immigration. He would also endeavor to regulate f iture t-hi; ments, so as to arrive here in favorable times of the year —The immigration and supplementary estimates passed thr ugh the committee without opposition, including the estimates for unauthorised expenditure. The Licensing Act came down from the Legislative Council with the following amendment in the 13th clause “ Provided that new licenses shall be granted only at the quarterly Jicens ng meetings, to be held in the month of June in each year.” The Premier did not think it wise to peril tho Bill by resisting the amendment, which had been fought twice over in Council; but he proposed to amend the clause so as to make it apply to houses not previously licensed, the amendment to be referred back to the Council, along with other amendments dis- ■ agreed with. Mr Sheehan pointed out, upon the committal of the Native Land' Act Amendment Bill, that its expensivene.s and complication of machinery must render it practically use—Mr Holies ton disapproved of the Bill, at all, but would desire the Bill to be Takamoana would prefer no Native Land Act circulated amongst the Natives. Wi Parata said no Maoris opposed the Bill, hot merdy same of the detail*.— Bill committed and passed Mr R chardson intimated to the House this afternoon that in order to enable members to go South, the Tararua would be detained till Saturday, and that the Luna and Taranaki would sail North the same day. In the Legislative Council, | A select committee of tbe Council Reported m favor of its officers being allowanced on tue same footing as the Meuse of Representative officials.

On the motion for the second reading of the idvan.es to Province Act, Mr Campbell moved aa an amendment that it be read that •:lay six months, basing his opposition on the ground that the advances were made ea no established principle, and on account of the ictioa of the other House re the abolition of the Provinces.—Mr Waterhouse replied that there was no good grouud for throwing out . > unless it was to precipitate the abolition of the Provinces. He could be no P*rty to such a course.—Mr White was prepared to vote for the abolition when the question came before the Council. It would be acting disloyally towards them if they now threw out the Bill, thereby causing great inconvenience -—-Ur Pollen took the sapse view, —The second reading was carried on the voices.

Ihe Council is now debating Campbell’s amendment that the Railways Bill be read this day six months.

The Auckland Waste Land Bill passed its third reading.