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Evening Star, Issue 3904, 28 August 1875, Page 3

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VVKI.MXii'iYiX, AiV.lUsi; 28. Major Atkinson, in eis loply, ilealt very

- ■vi.ti ly wiih ,sir <i.:-...m (;■(••>-. ~ies.-i" Header Wou-l. .vljcrne'. \v. ami iS I • >i-'.. ! U'e!i;ir;;w : "■Mr Oeonje with i'lrenli-maily making mis s'atemem.-; ;i;ill nil' sup! in ' to deceive the b.u-m and countr;, - , when lie never took the rmble to consult lie/ 7-"J=:::::c-.-t.J .^r-nteincjit. M>-Stou:.'s sr-eeii is -•■'•:•! rally admitbm to have been x'O" i from Iris ;miai; «.f \b-\v, hut, lie ■lid not put the land rpie;-d;ou fairly. 'lhe 1 >i»i-osition were delighted with his' speich, mid cheered him to the ee.hn. Major Atkinson, -mil Mbdstcml cheers, exposed his determination b-m've Sir O.eor-e i iiey no rest, until he. either proved the Budget figures wrong- or retracted his sbrtement. The 11 ou-ie ami country must jmk*e between them. Sir denize Oroy left the Chamber while Major Atkinson replied. All the member.-; voted c.xeeot Tairoa, who ■•van unable to decide which side was in the ri^hfc.

Tht i<ovoi'iiiih;nt :ue (Keiniineil to push the bill through, mid wdi not ( j:l k«- any other '-nsiness for the present : and it tin- Opposition are obstructive they will sit on •Mondays and emuinue each day's until an advanced le.my of the morning. I reckon that the ib.vm mimm!; will have a majority or iii'f-ecn ou the thin! re.L'Hi,^. I'.epo't •••i.iys tho ',o)vi-r:,mc:it have leceived unfavorable .'civic,.i of liie -la'e of Sir J Vo 0 health.

{From a Con\\<pou'u:nt )

■VYi::.u:;<;7o>;, August 28. Mr J. C. Prown spoke his-, night"for about t-vo hours find a-half. His sp-vch was a- very ■dill-one, aud dealt with the alteration tho Abolition Hill would nuiko. to the mdd fields, rdmwm- tint the- jmlrifieb!.-; would be lo<eis. ! !e v-'fv.l ehibo,\>te tables pr. pared by himself. Mr Brown voted for (lij : ;.c.md reading, hut U'lless greatly altered in Committee, he will oppose tho Hill. The 'New Zealand Times' this morning says, writing on the debate :--" There remains another speech to be noticed, that of iMr Stout, tlie newly-eleetej member for Caversluan, whose maiden eft'orf. last evening fully sustained the deservedly lii.jh reputation lie. has earned for himself in Mr Stout is a decided acquisition to the House, and a representative ot v/!i;,m may well be prou-V