HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 5, 21 June 1883, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

After a number of Bills had been introduced, including a Bankruptcy Bill by the Minister of Justice, Mr Shaw moved the Address in Replj. He was, sure the pleasure expressed by tha Governor at meeting them was entirely reciprocal. He was sure the House would. endorse the Governor's thanks to Sir William Fox for his services on the West Coast A vote of thanks, he thought, was. alsb due to Mr Brycc for his native policy. The chief difficulty in reforming the Upper House would lie in the details. He was glad to see that the present disgraceful bankruptcy law, which r . encouraged rognery, was to be amended. He also hoped an effort would be made to reach criminals irho deserted their wives and families. Mr E. J- Lee seconded the Address. Mr Montgomery condemned the Address as the most barren ever offered to the country. He condemned the delay in calling Parliament together, and said the Estimates were kept back last session to gain tie Governmen( support through the Roads and Bridges Construction Act. Mr Bathgate condemned the speech, and denied that the country was in a prosperous condition. Sir George' Grey attacked the Government for haying bought the Kawhia harbor land in a private name, and wifhout letting the owners of the land know its real value. Major Atkinson said he was disappointed with the Opposition speeches. The House had approved of the Kavrhia land purchase. The Government were prepared to try conclusions with the Opposition at any time. Mr Fish condemned the tone of the Treasurer's speech, and the recent appointments to the Council. June 20. After a Jiumber of Bills had been introduced, ' Mr Seddon resumed, the debate on the Address in Reply. He characterised the speech as a sham, and the perpetrators of such a fraud should be punished. He strongly condemned the conduct of the Government in regard to roads and bridges, especially oa the West Coast. Mr Levastam said that no reference could be made in the speech to the East and West Coast -railway, as no money was available for it. Mr-Sutton , challenged the correctness of Mr Bathgate' s statement as to the existence of depression amongst the industrial classes. Mr Hutchison expressed his utter disbelief in the charges made by Rusden, in his history, against Mr Bryce.

"Wellington, This Day. After the usual adjournment the debate was resumed by Mr Bracken. Mr Holmes recapitulated the accusations made against Ministers of corruption and maladministration. They should be hurled from their 'seats, and covered with qte&al infamy. He would support making fixe. Council elective, although he did not much like the principal. Mr desired to disassociate himself front the charges of wholesale corrupted launched ' from the Opposition side of .the House against Ministers. A question having been, raised during the debate as to the legal position of Hoad Boards, owing to'delays in elections, Major A£kinson,% for -public information, stated- vtiiat the .Crown Law officers had carefully considered the point, and were quite "convinced th<s Road Boards were not in any difficulty whatever. The Heuae rose at 12.55 p.m.