PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 162, 10 July 1874, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Wellington, July 9. ' The business on the Ottjer Paper today was generally unimpqrtairt^ In replying t^Mr o'Neii*tbe-Premier aaid that the Government did not intend to introddce any Representation Act this session. Some discussion ensued on Mr Wakefield's motion for a return of the cost of ihe New Zealand Handbook. He 1 severely criticised ihe production, and was replied to by Mr Vcgel and Mr Fox, by whom the return was opposed. ' A division was taken with the following result :— Ayes, II ; Noes, 29. Mr Yogel then stated that the house would be placed in possession of all the necessary information as soon as possible after the Government had. obtained it, as all payment* .bad not yet been made. ;'' The quesj^tm of producing all the telegrams aßd Correspondence regarding tiie telegrams feontainuug the charges against Judge^Chajftnan called forth a long speech fjfom Mr Fox, tbe gist of it being that the petty quarrel between the Judges should be allowed to sink into oblivul|j*bjg£ tbsll|6fa# Government should discover how tt& Otago Times was placed in possession of tbe telegrams.' Thetgabver, w [f 0 waß supported' by Mr T.^illies,'%ai«f; that such a . /grave scandal., as that between the 3 Judges couH fio£ be allowed to rest. The Premier spread ~tel>l4ce the correspondence on the table for the information of thejgiembers, but not for printing. , \ t An Imprest^ t^pJy^LU for £250,000 Was advanced y stagewj-