GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Kumara Times, Issue 614, 16 September 1878, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

[press agency.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, September 14. On the House resuming, at 7.30 p.m., Mr Sheehan continued 1 his speech on Mr Woolcock’s motion. He was followed, by Messrs. Ormond, Barff, de Latour, Sutton, Rowe, and Hodgkinson. The greater portion of the speeches being mostly of a personal nature, as regarded the nonfulfilmenl of pledges of Government the action of the Opposition at present, and their inability and unwillingness to do what the country required when they were in power, the question was then put, and stated by the Speaker to have been carried on the voices, when Mr , Woolcock called for a division. The result was Ayes, 52; Noes, 11. Ayes: Messrs Atkinson, Ballance, Barff, Barton, Beetham, Bowen, Brandon, Bryce, Bunny, Carrington, Cutten, de Latour, Dignan, Feldwick, Fisher, Fitzroy, George, Gibbs, Gisborne, Green, Grey, Hamlin, Hislop, Hobbs, Hodgkinson, Joyce, Kelly, Macandrew,. Manders, M c Lean, M’Minn, Montgomery, Moorhouse,, Nahe, Oliver, Ormond, O’Rourke, Pyke, Reeves, Richardson, Russell, Saunders, Sheehan, Stevens, Sutton, Tawhiti, . Teschmaker, Thomson, Tole, Wallis, Wason and Wood, —Noes : Messrs Douglas, Fox, Macfarlane, Morris, Richmond’, Rowe, Seymour, Sharp, Swanson, Whitaker, and Woolcock. The remainder of the sitting was occupied over the Estimates. , ‘ Several votes were passed without alteration. The electoral vote of £5190 was withdrawn until such time as the Electoral Bill was in Committee. ‘ Considerable discussion ensued upon Charitable Aid vote of £50,000, objections being taken to the fact that in some of the large towns, Hospitals were mainly or half supported by the Government contributions, while the country Hospitals were left to struggle along as best they couffi, upon the assurance of Government that a general principal would be laid down in regard to all these Inatitui tiona the vote passed, and J . The House adjourned at 2 am* 1