New Zealand Parliament

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 150, 22 December 1897, Page 2

New Zealand Parliament

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ! Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright Wblmnutom, Dftcmnber 21. | The House resumed nt 7. H0. tUICONI* KEAI IVJS. A lengthy discussion ensued on Mr Seddon'.-i motion, that l.>in Kupiti Inland , Public Reserve I'ill be r^sid a Hfirond time, and suluujijueritl v (.fie: motion was a^rnwl to. ' : Mr Seddon moved t) c second reading j of the Lease* and Sale of Settled l-'ntntcm , Art Amendment J»i(l, whirh wan ;i.^rer.fi i tf) after a short disciisfii'Hi. Mr Soddoii inovod tli^ second reading of the Land l!cvcn\i« anrl Knduwmcut Disposing And KriaMin^ iSill, w}>ich wtiH, after dchaijf, ii^rfffd to. j TIIK fni.ti-f. fNyi.-iUY. I Mr Scddon laid on the tabl^ of the i Ilousn th<> reports of the (Jonii'iiHßions of Mi'|ihrv into th« rJiar^es ti^>iin:<t rxDotrctive Ficiul»:rson, {>( Cliristuhurch, and Inspector Kmersor , of Kii)>ii*r. IVIKiK KETTLK'S < AUK. Nfr Krddon, in r»;]>lv to Mr Itollfston, intifiititi.-d that he. would ntato to the llo<is<' tomorrow whether thcrf would \>e an enquiry into Jwd^'C Kettle's ease, and that he would announce tlie intention of the. (iovcrnnient respecting tlio Police CoinniiKsion. The House met at 10.30 a.m. SriTLKMKNTAHY KSTIMATP.S. Afr Pii-ani's motion to report pror»)'P<4<; j on the supplementary estimattN was lost on the voices. A lenpthy discussion ensued on the item i'^oo payment to Heuter'n Telegram Coinpnnv for special V-'k'nraim. Mr Seddon explained that the vote was required for telegrams sent by Renter relating to the colony, and a saving was affected by putting a sum on the estimates. The item was agree 3 to. Wellington, This Day. The Appropriation ]sill passed both stamen and Parliament prorogued at 4.15 a.m.