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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 969, 4 September 1871, Page 2

[from, the sost.] A motion by Mr White respecting a petition frony certain miners in the Kanieri district 'agairat their claims and' plant being subject to local taxation, gave "rise to a little discussion among the West Coast members. Thepetitionhadbefcnrererr«&to the Petition Committee, which had rejected it. This seemed to make Mr White excited, and with forcible word and gesture he asked for the petition, which was purely on a gold fields subject, to Be referred to the Gold Fields Committee!*Mr Harrison seconded, in a speech 'which really condemned the petiti6n ; white Mjr Tribe said that the matter- was one which the Kanieri Road Jr^oard had full powers to d.eal w ith. Eventually the motion was carried. Bills to make provision for charging the expense of maintenance of prisoners; detained in pubttcj^ls^for fixing' "the fees" to be taken qiraeV «* Naturalization Act, 18W>," and to Jcbnsolidate and amend the Jaw for prevent: ing the introduction or spreading btiufectiousdiseasesamongcattle^were'introduced by the Hon. MrGisbome, and read a first time. Two returns, moved for by Mr Shepherd, were refused, the mover showing in his speech, that he at, length Jiad become conscious that the Housfe Vaa quietly exerting itself to put down boredom. He had said on one occMion that being now in a more elevated sphere than the <Otago Provinoial Council, he would endeavor to behave himself a^rordiagly, and it appears as though the' House' were kindly supplementing those efforts with a little gentle instruction. The second reading of the Auckland Cemeteries Bill was

* postponed for a few days, es the Bill is not yet out of the hands of the printers. , ' .■■.-, August 25. The first business of interest to-day before the House was a question by Mr Collins, "Whether any urgent necessity existed for sending the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer to England when Dr Featherston was so shortly to follow as AgentGeneral for New Zealand. Also, what was the expense of Mr VogePs embassy, and how and by whom the duties of his department were fulfilled during his Absence." He said that the people of New Zealand wished to know if that kind of thing was to continue. The sending ;bf Mr Yogel home was looked upon with alarm. If he could be away from tlie Colony so long, it might be a question whether he could not be done without altogether. (Mr Collins was frequently interrupted by first one Minister and then another, who seemed very imich afraid of the questions and remarks of Mr Collins.) The Hon. Mr Gisborne rose to a point of order, and asked whether it was competent for any member to put any question involving an expression of opinion. The Speaker ruled that Mr Collins question was irregular. Mr Gisborne withdrew his objection. The Hon. Mr Yogel asked, as a personal favor, that Mr Collins might be allowed to proceed; The Speaker could not give way even to the member who had just sat down. Mr Collins put the question, which was replied to by Mr Fox, as follows :— " There was urgent necessity for the voyage ; the expense will be made known in the ordinary way ; and the duty was performed by his colleagues. Mr Yogel then rose and said that in consequence of difficulties in the printing office the papers connected with his mission had not been laid before . the House. He would endeavor to make the Financial Statement that day fortnight, when he hoped to have the indulgence of the House under the peculiar niwi-itnniariM'H nf t.Vift cnsfi.