PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 28, 16 August 1888, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[PES I7NIIEI>>RBSS.aIBOCIATION. f ■; WE|iiNetTON, August 14. : In the House of Representatives, Mr -.Larnach wished to^draw the" attention of the House to a most libel-; lous and scurrilous article -id the NewZealand Herald, a paper^PublisL^dM-' Aucklaßd/refemng to hin^ " ft!^Sii^ ?; be in the recollection of members thaj(£he recently had saddenly to go to'hi&ihome in the (South in consequence of "'• f llßess in his family; an'tT tEiT fager had taken up a circumstance which occurred while he was away m a niost scurrilous . way, preferring--' to him as though his absence was on busineßsy . and that his statement; about illness imf' his farmily was only an .excuse ,to',bef!' away attending, .to „s£, pwn ajß&rsJjHe^as leaving New. Zealand sji6r;tiy r ,' •and if this article was i tobeipujfjUsh^B in the papers of AustraHa,V where? b^* s intended to reside, it \fbitfd dd very 1 " great injury to his character. ; •"/■ ; .The Clerk read 1 the 'article, /being" frequently- interrupted by t memb'Wr? expressing disapproval of jits «(tjite^ f ments. It was based ona quea^gn. asked in the House" by; Mr Eobl&:-aS:y to whether Mr Larnach was to draw;, „ his honorarium : while he ; was in Aub^ . ■ tralia. The article assumed that Mr" Larnach had really gone away on Hu^ : mess, and said Mr. Hobbs d©so^V|d ' the thanks of New Zealariid s& bringing the matter forward. ;r, A long discussion followed, iMr Hobbs^ being warmly condemned, for his action in the matter. ~.' T '' ; /-^ ;^-- Ultimately Mr Seddon moved; That this House expresses, .its! with the hon. member! for the^eni^sula, and regrets that auch^an-imV truthful, libeUow^article sb;6idd have-' been published in the newspaper in question. '■••-• • ,• :,.-?.? *.« ?■;?.'.. This was seconded by 1 Colonel Fraser, and carried. Replying to questions, Ministers said that the sum of bqr-. rowed by the Greymouth Harbor, Board was spent when the Board :left office, with £27.000: additional.-r7-It was not true that officers -; had -• been excepted from reductions on therPerr manent Militia:~lt; was not intended to propose a commission of commercial men to report on the Civil, ServicW^ There was no truth in, the ramor ti^t the.General Manager of Bail way sjlmd resigned. ' -„,- ; J, 5 . The Native Land- Court Bill wa» further considered in) Committee. The Premier , intimated that heshould move to recommits the Bill for the purpose, of reconsidering clause. 18. This clause had been" amended^ on the motion of Mir Hutchison, .lnthedirection of allawing. past.t^ansaciiona in Native land at tb&timfranalienabler to be. legalised and a certificate or title; issued. The Premier thought- IHs. amendment had been agreed to uodjlr a misapprehensionl • ■ .-'■R : -''-'- : - - < "ivitci ;■ Mr Hutchison questioned whether that was tbe case, and said.t here wa* a proviso clearly excluding f torn theclause any ease in which the law had been contravened at the time when the transaction was entered into/ or completed. --'• "■~'"'~i The discussion of proposed new clauses in the Bill occupied a; jvery long time. A long discussion *i6bls. place on clause 30, providfngf thatithedecisions of the Committee on the^ye--hearing in respect of lands khoviid^agt Porongohau, Mangamaire, and :^aipiro should be deemed original decisions, and that the decision of Chief Judge refusing a rehearing 1 ia the Ngarara case should be annulled^ and such application be considered* still undealt with. ' 'i> if- : Mr Menteat^ '' ; &poks KfcoDioeKifta with the Ngarara c^ej- : ; ]ttrgjng"^tne claim of Wi Parafa'/^fitf^ 'Br/Newman expressed an opinion thai; if a case of an able, and : clever , #lftiye getting the better of others wh6h"ad equal rights ; ; ;;_■ -l^ Mr Hutchison moved to strike out the names of Porongabau, Mtkidgamaire, and Waiparo.^Lost.' ; s>ir John Hall moved to Striite/oHt the . provision for annulling: thi decision in the Ngarara case:— Lost-" * • Sir John Hall then moved i proviso. - to : the efie^t that the coets of retearing should be borne by the applicant. - —Lost." ,-'-■■■:- v : :, ; ;rS.',.;>^c)|j' .:• Various other amendments' of' a minor character were proposecl; •'• but in most cases were negatived. "'•' ! ' sr The Bill was then re-cothhiitied for further amendment' in on)e of tfi'e'earlier clauses, ' and! af^rward : re^' Wthird time and passed! v, . : . /^; The House rose at 12^35 a.m.. v '„'.'; August 45. Replying to Major ., Steward, Sir Harry Atkinson said jtßat the Goyerpment proposed ta expend £10^000 ; the establishment of labour settle-. 1 ments, as recommended by the'depatation of Canterbuy members. * ' ""*; ; The Native Land BiU^^^ef-a f long discussion,-^read : a tb^'ifme^d"; passed by 63 1 3. . '"'' „_''£ '*'•;-■ ; The Premier suggested. /ihatiffier^ motion referring to tfiie mail sejfvlces: should be postponed 1 till next day,! v i After a lengthy discussion the/" motion for the committable of Ddstrict " Railways Purchasing Bill was ag^ee4 - to, and the House rose at 3.50 a.m.