GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1596, 16 September 1873, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

[AKGLO-ATJSTRALIAIT PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.] . „• Wellington, Sept. 35. In the House, to-day, Mr ; M'Lean promised, that a Bill would be introduced' to remedy. defects in^the Acts relating to Maori lands on. the : East. Coast,: ; doing away with joint tenancy. ; ;The: Premier promised to try? if Victoria would establish a branch mint in the ■■Colony.': i. .:.■■' •;,■•■—•;;--■-■:■■'''■' :. The Stewart's Island^ Grant Bill, the Native Lands BilL, ; Fraud. Prevention Acts Amendment Bill,* Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Bill, and Public Trusts Act A lnendment Bill, were read a third " time and passed. ' - .. , ■. The Provincial Council Legislation-Ap-peal Act; Amendmen- Bill, to'enable two or more members of a Council to'subrait the trial of cases to the Supreme Court as to the validity of a Provincial Act was thrown out on the voices; ;i ■ A motion for aii audited capital and profit and loss account of ;the Government printing- office, forj the , last f oUr years was? carried,. , Mj.Creighton and Mr Harrison 1 spoke strongly on the mismanagement of : 'the office. „-•.■.-'-■.• -The motion, for a Royal Charter for the Otago University and amendments were withdrawn..- .' ; ••' A motion^ affirming the 'desirability of „the, .the revenues of .the "University Reserves iii the Colony being dovoted to the. promotion of superior education, was carried.