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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 166, 13 July 1880, Page 2

In th Legislative Council the other day Colonel Brett enlivened the proceedings. The Provisions of the Wellington Racing Club Bill were again under discussion, when Colonel Brett moved that the Bill be committed tbat day six months. He was grieved and distressed that the noble speech of Dr Pollen about racing had not been attended to. That was a noble and truthful speech about the immorality of racing. Mr Buckley, who is in charge of tbe Bill, rose to order. Colonel Whitmore said it was not in order to discuss the general morality of racing on such a motion. Colonel Brett continued by asking all members to reflect on the experience of racing which they had had. All the old fossils in tbe House must have bad experience of it. He had bad experience of the ring in India, where it was conducted in a high tone compared to what it was in this couutry. The greatest roguery took place here, and it was the duty of the Council to put a stop to acts of immorality. Sir F. D. Bell roße to order ; but Colonel Brett said he decliued to be lectured by Sir F. D. Bell. Mr Whitaker here made a suggestion to Colonel Brett which was inaudible in the gallery. Colonel Brett replied '* No ; he did not believe in nny artful dodges on tbe part of any Minister or other member of the Council." As a parent he was opposed to this Bill. They should not legislate to send their poor children to the devil by Act of Parliament. It wns their duty to look after the rising generation. All characters of the worst description could assemble at races to cheat their neighbours and themselves also. He would ask gentlemen in tbis very town what was the resnlt of the last races here? Were they conducted iv a high tone? Acts had been done which no honourable man would have done. (Cries i of "Wbo was it.") He would not say, because it would implicato an hon. member of the Council. He would raise his voice as long as be lived against all such acts of abomination — Post. The correspondent of the Auckland Star Bays tbat when the House was in Committee on the Licensing Bill, on the clause relating to Clubs, Sir W. Fox raised a discussion by declaring tbat persons unable to obtain licenses