The Hawke's Bay Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY. MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1887. The Proceedings of the New Zealand

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 503, 26 August 1867, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY.

MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1887. The Proceedings of the New Zealand

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Piii li nmmt ns reported in the Pallia •iientary debates forwarded to us by p >?t, extend only to the IGTa ins.;, the sapplimentary slips not Paving come to dand. We are therefore iiuLbtod to •Mir Wellington coutemporararies for dl the iu format ton we have subse intent to tint date. We condense

,'i'oiii the voluminous mass of matter? we have to Land such items as are of he most imp. rtanoe, reserving our re ■mu ks on them, as also minor matters to a future occasion. Mr McLean introduced his Bill for die better representation of the Maori nee on the Gth inst. by a motion forieave to bring in the measure. Leave having been granted and himself and ■.ir Vlillbunson ordered to prepare the hil!, it was read a first time and or dered for the second reading that day we ex. The motion for the second readina if the Municipal Government Dill was arried on the evening of the loth i;:st. iud ordered to be committed on tin loth, Thursday. Ine fate of the Local Governmcu: ■3:11 was recorded in our last issue, i: saving succumbed on the oaestbm t’, us being read a second lime by

;2-rn _‘i'i;y of, not, seven, ns given in "■-Tur ’ey ilie AucU.uul press, but nine. •■!;e r.u moors having I too a 27 fur, am! ) againsl the soeT.'i i reading. On ’J uesday ;];e 13th the Municipal .’'.'rnor.aiinis Bill was, after sumo disntssiun, rtail u socund time and ordonal po be committed on Wednesday tO ; 01st. air M‘Lean’s Maori Representation Dill was read a see-An ! time on Wednesday tiie 14th and ordered to be! jiunmitted on that day week. j ! On Wednesday the 21st Mr liar- j m-m ji;- 44 S 44 :i!- 1 a petition fr>;n the 11■ • v.| .V. b:o:k f,r an enquiry into the cas | •if Walter Trickor, now underg. ing t’ r ipunishmont of penal servitude for Ito f>r the cilme of ir.urd-r, a consider dde aiiu’unt of evidence having been ii'Cnveied ca’on la red t 4» jtrove his in- | lucenco. Tim h»n. Premier tluaight ih» 4 , : i 4, use C'uld not in’eifore, as it, was a ■'questi mof prerogative, "bo poth on ■vas, however, received and orvlerod in ie on ilie table. A similar petition •v.is read before the Logislativo Cuun■d by t'nc linn, Mr Johnson, but iw .•resoatalum was pusipoimd, that tin Jovernment might consider the snh ject. In Cawmittco, the Maori Hop- ' escßlation Bill utnlerwoiit an alt eradon that may prove fatal to it. I 1 b

o make it compulsory upon the M.i >• ! ;i,n to elect persons of their own race ; .15 representatives. On Taursday evening, the 22u 1 inst.. Hi <n. Mr Fbzberbort brought! i-Fwii the financial statement, which joccupied live hours ami u quarter in ~velivery. We find an abstract ia the ' Advertiser of the next umrniup-, !u;; ;c I** oi.iy im-.v- all .uni rc-oin far the Eslihut s for the current year as ful- ! n.vs Here imo. | £ ; ra~-'rr,i’ __ S/O.COCt' | £ ':aii-a Warchouacs 5, : ;,\i, I" -Vivus T'',OCki ; ; alisifilaacoui 134 0 ).')' i ' i j £i,cs:,o:u | The proposed expenditure being;— 1 £ !Civil Hit 2/,",00 ! '(’.••nnunerit Charccs SUS BIS jn(>v.’rnvr»i”..t homaia 4, ; '7a '■] FuLijc Departments 45,025 jLatr Juiticq ... ... G^SO2

Postal 355,2 51. Customs... ... 44830 afiro ~4 ... 24>.0d8 Militia £8,052 Miscellaneous 39/404 £734,178 These Estimates show an increase of <£40,000 on permanent charges, and a total increase of £6,000. We shall give a. summary of the whole ■statement without delay. Mr Harrison ask--d if the Govern-, men intended lo remove the restnclions on the supply of spirits to persons of the native race. Mr Stafford said they did not intend to do so, but were willing to suspend them in districts where it would be In indicia! to do it. The Municipal Corporations Bill was further considered in committee. In Committee cf supply £5,000 was voted for preparations for the reception cf 11.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh.