THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Evening Star, Issue 3949, 21 October 1875, Page 2

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

[By Telegraph. ] Wellington', Oot.-ber 21. The TTouse met a 2.30 ye-torday. Mi Stafford brought up the Public Accounts Committee’s lepoit, which rccnnmnnded that ii.'tic-' should be given to determine, the present agreement with tin- Bank of New Zealand, and that tenders should be invited from all binks in the Colony to lake the Colonial accou.’u. With respect to Mr Bridges’s evidence, the gommittee reported that hi-i pu . .tions and inferences are absohrely unwarranted, and without foundation.-- (Applause.) Mr Buuny moved the adoption of the report, which was strong v supported by Sir Donald M'L. iin, Mr .Stafford, Sir George Grey, and other members. i’iie motion com urring in the report was adopted, and o d-.-r -d to be communicated bv ID ."'peak'-T to Sir .Tn ui ; Vogel, in- 'i'proprißtiou Bill parsed through all its stages. Tiie House adjourned at 4 p m.

THE i’KOKOGATIOA.

Parliament was prorogued tins afternoon The following is the speeeh ofhis Excellency the Hon. L gis ativk Councillors and Gentlemen or THE MOUSE OP i. EPEESEXtativub,— The H-a-e of the public business oro.hlra nir!ii- v - jv« fuitin r ii; a : ); fc in ’ ■m ut. and I tike .- c .mm", . : b • . k ’ ;)I and atlon . on ub c ,. h;,\o nnnkid ! tisciiar-e of your oner u- duties auinj the ! | IT. expressed rom ratififr.ction at tie ' ' ui;.i e ion oi the eonttvoi. foi Hyini> of ’ la- .iph carle ’.)«!.«•• cn .Nc-v .South ■ Wales and Aew Zealand, you u dl : , e "lad to be • ssur*d that before j ne next session n- this Assembly the Colony ■rill be piacal iu telegrai hie connection with be Australian Cob'nits, a: d with i.ieat Eri- ! lip. The cm, dir.-on- of he contract ?or -he ■■ ' ••'■■■ , 'V.C‘ «ue per., ttiiv-ucc and ethoienoy of tuut seiVK« Mill ho secured, '

Qentlemvn OT THE HOUSE OP Rkpresekta. TIVES, I t‘ia,.k you for the libeialitv •srith which you nve ::ran;od rupplio* for (he canreut year, liny will l:e «d einistcud wilh etwimiry and car. for the a.udnuient of the objects for ••■iiieli they have been voted. Ti;e Immigration ami Public WWlm A| pro- !' n .r :,, y ,) Ci , *, n . 'l’’ 1 ' " 1 * ia ' d, behalt of Her i\l .j s:y »,y , ivirnr t.netJy a statem n( i f tin- iinaiigiMiimi and pul.He works loan accounts, and by slmwni; se’s-ritely all ,i npropriatieiia .-hai,:. ank to )o‘k„. ' w id rciidor eiioiiy intclligdil» a ..unjret. vieoi, wl-uh there lias br-.i, some mivq.prelu; turn,, ami whli the t uoju; ewuuc Ad «ut* it> unjp ])u ies -V.ct. 10 w ich ’ have n Rl , u e-n.ted vs id effect a \ alu and..; a minis; rat v im p vemeut. Hon. I.EGisL,vnvts ( ouncillors GEN-”I,EMKN OF THE 11 EBE OF PKPRK SF.NTATJVES. The que.-iiou ivlalivo to t-'he ah. 1 (ion of the Pm incu.’. hj rm of governxnuu.t in tin si islands which 1 inti,, al. d m, tbeop-cumg oi tin Bossi-in you would ' e invited to decide hj s been amov tv.', by ihe pussing of t.- Ai-oliliou of IVoVßco* Act t-y large m,-.j.e i,-e.-, n bo'h ! -..-us s of'he i-seml' y, I n.iv-c -i . t,.{ to ty. C.i ~n mm if ol k.Jes y. uni,! .« t’ ' ’ hj v in * ♦ ui iu ;’i; ' eci'-s 1.0 g.V'l ;o «.eiii.;u>; to 111** 11.1. ..soi.-rl ,t .1,1 of CXlstin,; I’r.jviiio.ai -.ci, ~, 0-diii ...ees, on! to prepare sv-ch vi ;o laws o! Amu ieipftl ohatacUT * s wid fac: itat- and reiwlet uniform (ho a i.’n ;st r.,ti ve work of the; !«. ;>1 gov. rising l’"d v-s UoW exirting, O. 'fl< fIT to be rh l I’shvd, in rim -iv«-ial ■ rov ur'al ,i , so that (he Coast fn:ion loh ve v i:i- hj m a - j.oi-nled fo lake jilace .\r. the ,cl.,ve ••! the fust sens .on oi tin- .‘it Paili tnma. m yhe necoasj) ;ni d with ease. i lie rea jus'ine t of tin? rep-vscillation effec.e 1 by tins ItenreHCetarnni A- t s. ill meet ilu. a>t.-red cimiin-aatmes of t, i, s. wr 1 alee tor.'d »i.vis?oiis ui womb ar, ii’c.*’ei'se oi t i,:. i umber of memlje.w has been imule. I earnestly tmat that under the hh s'ingof Giviue Providence the memureif you have (iuthoris d iu ibis session may tend to promote the p’ogro>s of tins oo .y and the weliare of the people.