Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1881. "CAULD KAIL HET AGAIN."

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 86, 28 June 1881, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1881. "CAULD KAIL HET AGAIN."

Mr Hall, in his Leeston speech, denied that the session of 1880 was a barren one. The proof, however, that it was barren lies in the fact that notwithstanding the Government had a strong majority to back them up, hardly any of the important measures they introduced became law. In his speech on the address in a reply, Dr Wallis, the humorous member for Auckland City West, said : — " Last year we had a fresh banquet of Bills of considerable variety. This year there is not to be any such banquet : this year we, arc- to subsist on what we may term,' in my native language, * cauld kail het again.' That 'cauld kail bet again,' which is good Scotch, consists of the Representation Bill, such as we had last year, the Regulation of Elections Bill, the Licensing Bill, the Charitable Aid Bill, and some other Bills These are the things, Sir, that are to be served up like dishes warmed up again. I ask you if there was ever such a miserable, such a second hand bill of fare presented to a Legislature before." For 'confirmation of Dr Wallis' remarks we have only to refer to the Speeches from the Throne in opening last and the present sessions of Parliament. A comparison of the subjoined extracts will fully prove Dr Wallis' charge that the chief measures to be introduced this session will be " cauld kail het again :"—

Governor's Speech, 1880 : Bills will be pre■ented to you for oonsolidating and amend* ing the licensing laws of the colony ; for placing the administration of hospitals and ohuitanle aid on a sound and intelligible basis ; for completing the changes in the electoral law which were commenced in the last session of Parliament ; for readjusting the representation of the people; sad for amending the laws affecting the dealing with native lands. . . . Yon will be asked to oonrider a plan which, it is believed, will place the finances of the local bodlf s ob a satisfactory buis. , Governor's gpeeoh, 1881 : Bills will be sqbtnittea'' to you for the redistribution of .the representation of. the people, and for the regulation of eUwUoDt. . . . Bills will also be laid before you for the regulation of the administration of charitable aid } for tile consolidation and amendment of the rVoensii|ftlj^fi(p&4io^mjßidment.«t the tirisinglaw ln respect of the administration jof native reserves ; for rating Crown lands ;

and for providing for the grant of assistance Socal public works, in view of the above, the Premier's ertion that the session of 1880 was' barren appears stralnM.^lt is %o be hoped thr Ministry will be more successful this session. £\ =