HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 201, 3 October 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellington, Wednesday. Mr Wakefielcl gave notice for the re-com-mittal of the Land Tax Bill. Mr Whitaker inteuds moving for keeping ordinary and territorial revenue separate iu the public accounts.

Mr Fox moved for a Committee to enquire into the dismissal of Major Mair, G. Mair, and Seerancke. .Mr Fox spoke at some length, urging the reasonableness of his request and the claims of these officers on the country, and pointed out that the Pretnict sail the Government would Dot shirk enquiry, while the Native Minister objected to aiiy investigation. Mr Slicehan replied at considerable length, and went into details to show that his action had boon justified in the public interest, and that the dismissed officers had not shown that zeal and enthusiasm in the oblects and desires of the Government they had a right In c>pt"et. Ho paw no reason to change tlio views he expressed in his .Native Affairs Statement, and .-.gain asked the House to ai-sist him in defeating the motion. After Mr Fox replying the motion was put and negative'.! by -17 against 22. T!;i' remainder of the sitting was occupied in discussing Mr Smindevs' motion, that districts receiving no benefit from the Public Works scheme should be exempted from all contribution to Public Works. The mover spoke at some tengtU iu urging his motion on thtj House. The Attorney-General opposed the motion, and spoke until 530. Thursday. All last evening's sitting was occupied over Private Bills which contained little of any general interest. Several of these Bills passed and the House rose at one o'clock.