PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 189, 11 August 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF itErKESENTATIYJSS. rni , Wellington, Friday. 1 Ihe whole of this afternoon wiCs occupied iu discussing- the question of the adjournment of the .Native Laud Court Bill cowing on. ■ The Premier asked that it be adjourned till luesdajr, .wh.en..the. Governmeut ... wouldstate what they proposed to do with Mr „ Biillaucu's amendment. After. some 4iscuasiou this, was agreed to, when cries for adjournment arose, audfinally Mr Ashley Brown moved the adjournment. j The Premier then' explained' that the Bill was only a social one, and there was no teason why they should not proceed with other busiuess. If a section of «th'e House wished to treat the matter Us a vital party ■■ question, it would be better to more- a vote ' of want of cqnh'dence at once, when the Government would readily talce iip -the ' challenge. : •, .• . ! -A general discussion then ensued, which-' embraced many matters foreign to' the point. •■ Iu the dispute Sir George Grey aud Mr Rees . made charges of financial falsification, and were answered by the Premier. The gist of the arguments iu favor of ad- ■ jouniuiont was tdat the Government were in a precarious position ; that members' minds were disquieted regarding the .Native Land Bill and other matters affecting their Opinion as Lo the lituess of Ministers to administer, and while -iu that state they were not fit to approach Hie consideration of the Education Bill. The Government and their supporters urged that the Opposition desired to force Ihe m into a false position, by which it would appear that they adjourned to consider their position. It would be time enough to do that when the- amendment was carried. It came Itoiu their owu side, and affected previous legislation so seriously that consideration was necessary. The debate .was interrupted by 5.30. _ The House resumed at 7.30 p-.m. . Jn .continuation of the debate raised on the motionto adjourn till Tuesday, Mr Sueehan resumed ius argument to show tliat Ministers would' have acted more manly when' they fouud that the House was not with them, in not act- ;. _ ing or taking issue upon the point. When 1 Mr Stafford and Mr Fox led the House, the : one on Government bunches, the other' lead- ! nig the Opposition, they tried thestreiigth of j the respective parties on the very question' i mow m dispute, and lie thought there was ! only a majority of otic .Resignations were handed iu next day. After some f uther remarks, the hon. member said, liaviuggaiued i their point, they were prepared now to'lat the ' | question ot adjournment go, and listen to the ! P.ublic Works Statement; l' The matter then dropped, and Mr Ormond proceeded to deliver his statc;ueut. (See Fourth Payo.) , Saturday. lhe Public Works statement was:foilo\ved • by applause. ( -Mr Joyce called attention to au. omission. '■ There was- uo.t the slightest meutiou of the coiistruc'tiou of the line but ween liivertou aud Orepuki. ile couiplained- thatifche want

%of. £ that -Mae l ive./&£ the greatest jiossNj(e hardships Ho the inui^ >pi> jfoad was impassably to travellers in wßteiyand j doctor^ qould not be indiiced-for nicJiiey to! trayel;the 25 miles to: relieve the siclc land Avoundted miners. They jvejr^ obliged to leave ■theic'work toearpy tij.eSfxittdtied Jt^Sipk iuto town. They were as badly otE^in the ' way of water carriage, as the last boat the miners had was lost with six men, and owners of steamers after losing one would send no more. The line ought to be part of the ftrunkline, aad.would be the means of opening up millions; of fibres of fine agrfcultaisal Mr BarfE expressed himself in a similar strain in regard to the railway from Greymouth to Hdkitika? - " ' '"■" r ~~; The House adjourned at 9 p.m.