PARLIA MENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 17, 19 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIA MENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [pee united press association.] "Wellington, July 17. Mr Rolleston moved the second reading of the Lands Act Amendment Bill. It was a further step in the direction of extending the liberal land laws originally initiated by Mr Donald Reid in 1877, to prevent class jealousy, and to discourage land speculation and land monopoly. It was in that direction the existing laws had been administered by the department during the last year. After the usual adjournment, the House went into Committee on the Bankruptcy Bill, which was gone through and reported as amended, its recommittal being ordered for Friday, to consider certain new clauses and further amend* ments. J The House rose at 12.25 a.m. July 18. CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL. Sir George Grey morel the second reading of the Constitution Act Amendment Repeal Bill. — Viajor Atkinson failed altogether to see the object of the Bill.— Colonel Trimble thought Sir Geo. Grey was trifling with the House, and moved that the Bill be read a second timo that day six months. — Mr Shephard had voted for leave to introduce the Bill, but could not support the Bill itself. — Sir G. Grey, speaking to the amendment, claimed for the Assembly the power to pass a Bill to repeal any Imperial Act injurious to the peace, order, and good government of N"ew Zealand, and sent it Home for assent. — Major Atkinson quoted authorities to show that there was no power to pass such a measure as the present one. — Mr Conolly argued at length against the possession of the powers claimed by Sir G. Grey for this Legislature. — The House divided on the question that the Bill be now read a second time : -Ayes, 26 ; noes, 49. Bill ordered to be read that day six months.