PARLIAMENTRY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 264, 5 October 1875, Page 2

PARLIAMENTRY.

'*x..'i? ?r t i., WELfciNGToir, Monday. Tha House raft at 2-30 p.m. .■ . j^k. further ten days' hare was granted to Mr Thomson aiked a s-uriei of questions the fliinnce of i he colony. •r-f'Jffrtpirfflgy the Trcssurer inf)rm-d him - JthstSir 'Julioa Yogel positively refused to ''gtoe * plecigo that the colony would not "-go ia:o the monay market during the next -yeirs to borrow, though he said he did •Hbt.th'nlt abe would require to < o «o. '':f'Mr Heytioliis mo^4 a resolatioo fchtt the ißouad thoutd ratify the joint contract entered lato hy the representntivos of New Zealan 1. -and Now South Wales regarding the San "Vr&t&isco Steaui Service. the general feeling seemed to be in favor of ratifleatioi, bat npoa Mr Murray moving thKt-'ibe'' Unit.'d Stafc;s be*r a proportion of tha.cosUot the eervLe, on the g.ound thit : Bhe derived: as ■ much benefit from it aa the ißritwa colonies of Australia, a eh up debate ensued, which resulted in the deb ;te hiring adjourned till next d«y. Adjffereidcdofopiaion prerailelas to the deiirableaess of the costal part of the service, 'Mr Stafford opposirtj?. if, and »ayinat.a rood:fic*tion,Tegard«dg that portion ahouti be obtained as aaonas possib c. Mr Andrew would nat give a p .'nay (or the . Isetvi^ M)i mere postal ode. . lie expected .: the cjasta! part ofit to lead to great comgniflcc^'«dlir«it9ge) to the cjloay ia opening a Irade ia wool, and maoy other commoiities between thietWQ cpqutrifl*. . / v ■ ;. hfiiQ remalader o( the afternoon was passed in Committee on the'Dabtorn' and Creditors' J-JBllj "••■._..;.'. ;■ "V.->■""* .' - . •

T^Touߧ>oge'4tß.3o p.m. fy , In^hopmeat ifor- Debt, and AfibHUobi f wVreriada third tinie. "■ r WiW - V i--. Taw|ay^ : ' Th;eHouße>Te\uirte^:atT?.3oand wtnt Info Committee again on the Debtors aiid/Cr^Ht>rs Bill, and weos thrpftgh with^ife^hd. principal amendment Tieing the etrikinig-out of the provision as to after acquired property. The Hfamp Du'ies 8 11 was nearly all paw d thr ugh Gotijifns'§3 be.S>re7prrg^ai rt was reported. ,/Isef stamp », on promi«ory' notes were made linifrrm", being relu ci "from fixr'tnce to one penny on demand. The ten a'LUling^jtsnip, oa a. chafter pwty was reducrd to one shilling The Bill then pasßeo!~ The imprisonment for D.ht Abolition Bill Amendment Bill and Fraudulent Debtors Bill were aiijourcel The d bate upon tlie Refreseatatlnn.Bill w&3 taken u;> by Mr Outhberifon, and occuP^he Hpuse for Jtheremaintitr -of the }gs> yMr^ Giithbeft9oa' ! BaidVtha>Bi|l was^. rVdm^p£rfet!t,'"and'' he 1 hopeft „ tiv'see^it ' amended ia Committee, but, as being a stepin the right direction, he would vote for the' aecjq<t Reading The r quection was- very Aiffi'Jalt to df^al' with from" any p irfciciii&r ' basis, either of population, area, or property. - The arrangement regarding Tioiara.aad Napier might be amfn«ied' in Committed, if unsatisfactory to the Hotrta. i. :.< : Mr M'Giliirray took a somewhat similar ▼iew. . ■ / ; . . Mr Harrison recognized in the Bfll an at T tempt, though only partial, to deal justice to dis'rictß at present inadrqoately '■ represented, notnbly so as regarded the We»t Coast: 5 Me Swsnson would not .oppose the second reading, bat dwelt at some lengtH upon the details of the Bill to show that Auckland was not furry dealt with, when- compare i'^ith ■ Hawke's Bay, Taradakfj and Timaj a, and he : hoptd thafr ,ia committee the (iovernmenfe , would take from o^er-represtntei district^ to gire to under-rer reseii tel bnei. , Mr O'Ndl woald support the second read- : ing, but aircngly urged another'^additional ; member being given to the Thames. „ , Mr W. Kelly r woa'd suppprs the Bill ii nUborneaDd the dietri ts south of it ; were included fo theHHwke'a Bay district in con- ; sequence of its- having been granted another member. • i :■--,-- ,- ,- -■ .r . ... r ,," -Mr Andrew supported the second reading i though he did not approve of, the principle ; upon which additional representation liad been granted, - ' ■•■ .''■■ .''•'. ■•■ \' r.. ;■;■.- \ Mr Rejdi deprecated increased repreienta- ; tion, though he admitted tha.c the great difflculty of deiliog with the aijuiimknt of - representation would be discovered. He was opposed, to Napier hiyiagranother member. Mr Mervvo supported the Bill but was not ; satisfied with its provisions. ' Mr^O'Conor also supported the Bill, haf spoke !e gth to show the unfairness of the proposed arrangement;, especially to the Bui It r district, and he generally regarded the measure ss a poor evasion of what the Government hid led the colony to espect with regard to the elections for the new Parliament. * . • = ~Mf Fitfcheibert moved the adjouratnent of the' debate. \ /-. /Mr Bryce brought np' the rerbrt of the Committee upon the Ohinemari.iniaers'.rights case. Ibe burden of the report was th»t miners' righ's bad been obtained fraudently by Mfsirs O'Ballorßh ant. BJissenden, anl that the latter had a direct interest in. the fraud. " ". V The;TEfoas3 adjourned at: 1.5 a.m.