PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 11, 8 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.

[PEB UNITED PBBRB ABSOCIATIOH.] Wellington, Julj 6 AKBWEBS TO QUKBTIONS.

Replying to questions, it was stated that there was no truth in the rumour that the Government intended making any further appointments to the Legislative Council at present.— That the dates and places could not be filled in ' at the left-hand top corner of the new; _ telegraph forms without a change; also, that the colour of the receiving forms would be altered.— That |€foi/"' vernment would put a small sum on , the Estimates for assisting ihe mor» _ pressing cases of the sufferers by the * recent volcanic eruption, but they' dip^» not intend to assist in every case. ' ( '" '%

kbw bills. - ; ... ...v , Mr Hislop introduced the Chattel! Securities Act 1860 Amendment Bill.

Mr Ormond" introduced tbe Napier Oddfellows Lodge Site Bill. ;

NATIVE LAND ADMINST RATION.

The Hon. Mr Ballance moved the •third reading of the K afire Land Ad- • ministration Bill. — Mr Bryce believed that it would lead to a great deal of confusion in dealing with Maori land. In the course of a year or two they ' would probably have to come back to the pre-emptive right system. In some> respects he approved of the measure, but he objected to the powers granted to n ttive eomuitoes. Mr Hobos contended that the natives did not realise- V that they were asked to hand over to- . the Government in the bill, and -the ; ~ majority were not in favor of it.— -Mr Rollestqn thought the bill was the most serious which has come before the House this session, and he had reluctantly concluded to oppose it. He agreed with Mr Bryce' that it;: would be necessary to go back to preemptive right, and the new system in, the meantime would have caused* : ' serious complications, against which.' he strongly protested.— Mr Russell •» said the Hon. Mr Ballance, as hard- r working and indefatigable as he V** j.^ knew nothing about land or native ' affairs. He objected to the resumptions of pre-emptive right as impolitic and unjust, and calculated to delay Settle- ■"- ment in the iNorth Island, The'bili took away from the. natives tbe right I.•<1 .•< to deal as they liked with their owa' property/.; r • .-:'■". . •.:■ ' ■ v July* ;': ' .-• Mr Orinond thought the debate •• would have come much better on the >"], '■■ second 'reading: The only result of- : the bill would be to restore pr£-eispt--ive right. In other respeots it . was a mischievous measure and would cer- > tainly have to be repealeji. The speech es of the Maoii mem berg,' »h owed - entire ignorance of what' the effects ■ .-. of the bill would be.. He had received numerous telegrams ft-om influential natives protesting against theubilL— Sir R. .Stout said the real reason, of Mr Ormand's opposition was, that th^e'. passage of the bill would prevent Rc^inie;*'. great landholders on. the East Coast", from robbing and cajolingv- natives. The past history of transactions ; jiiU native land was a lasting: dosgraesi-tav the colony, and the same thinj» wo«M o cur if free trade in land werewh- • . stored. — Mr Ballance snid the bill b^^. .; been well circulatecl in the country, : .\. : -. and considered by the Native Affairs. .: Committee. He then proceeded tq» ,,i . ;_• deal in detail with the arg«ment».of ■ ; _ the opponents of the measure. rc-Mr,^. Ballance impugned tho credit of *hew.7 meetings got up in opposition to the>l bill, and read the telegram froraß<)pktii>: r .->■ warning him sot to trust any express J - • sions of opinions from such sources. ■ The whole effort of the Opposition bail , been directed to obtain even one: con- ..-.- vert among the native members of the House, but had signally failed. :., He insisted tbat the principle of the - •• bill was accepted byth* nia» of the x - Maoris. He was satisfied that the, ■/:- natives, as a great body, wore indayor^r ? of the bill, and that it would proro<>;fcei V settlement with new energy. '.They; ■,: ■:.,,'.* oertainly could, not be- worse off iin. ' : that respeot than they were bow.' • . The House divided :— Ayes, . 219 ; •. noes, 9; 50 members paired. The Bill was read a third time* and the House rose at 2.15 a.m. ■ ,r ;i Sir Robert Stout moved the second reading of the Civil Service Reform ■ .5 j Bill. It provided that no one should *•'."•*! enter the service except a&^a cadet/ with certain exceptions in the case of experts. They must also pass* an i . examination equal to the : fourth i standard before they could obtain a i-v ■ salary of more than a J6IOO. v f '. ■, . ™ . '■"■ ■■-■"■ Mr Montgomery saw bo objection^o I . - the nomination of candidates by M^B.B/i,. "v but he disagreed with, the jwopoaba'coin- ' mission and other provisions of thettll. —Messrs Hatch, Gore, Brijce, CTowatf| Bichardsoa» and Newman spofe&ißore or : " leas in favor of the bili— Mr KoßestOTS- >-■ said some very improper^ppomifiinßiite? 'v had beea -made by the Govomment^o the ; Civil Servic&^ and the brU was possibly • designed to validate them. Tleere/W^s no attempt at economy whatever in it, and . it would desti-oy aU feehngs hi manly " independence .and security of tenure on' , *'• oa 'the part of einl seryaute;— Sir ßoberiS '■ r^: *** i>tout,replied •with : special<roference to Mr^'" V - ? Eolieston's accusation^ and Mr Balianc* <■ ■'.: ; X also defended the appointments rec^atfy ■■'; \\. T . made to the service. —^The bill -R^as readY „ " a second time on a divisiou of 2T ttt if? I*iL and the House rose at l.4o 'a m. ■ " *^