PARLIAMENT.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 5, 21 June 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

i-,- - . , . — r— f-r+t — -7 ' •' ■ (PBB UNITBD BKBSS ASSOCIATION.) WituNoi-o.*, This Day. The House met at 11 a.m. Major Atkinson moved, that the House. go into Supply. Sir George Grey moved an amendment, that the opinion of the law officers of tbe Crown should be taken as to the action of the Waste Lands Board of Canterbury in the case of Albert Walker. The amendment was negatived after a discussion, the Government saying the ease would be brought before the Supreme Court. The Premier announced the Wakatipu would be detained until Tuesday for the convenience of southern members. In reply to Mr Shrimski, the Premier 1 said the Government were advised by tue law officers that they had no power to bring Otago dumxuyism cases before the Supreme Court. In reply to Sir Geoige Grey as to whether the Government would also assist the Kauri gum diggers to bring their wrongs before the Supreme Court, Mr Rolleston pointed out that the system of leasing gum lands- bad been established by Sir George Grey himself when Superintendent in 1876. The Hon. Members conduct in the matter had been neither * honest nor upright. Sir George Grey moved that the words be taken down. This whs negatived on the voices. Mr McKenzie blamed Rolleston for supporting, the membeas of the Otago Waste Lund Board. J. Green defended the action of the ' Board and the Minister of laftds'.Fi_k comieumt-d both.