HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 213, 26 August 1862, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

.^.(Abrideed from, tk^ WeUj^ton_lndepmdeni.J_l THURSDAY, 7th AUGUST, 1862. - The SPEAKER took the Chair at 5 o'clock. . Tho hon. Mr. DOMETT and lion. Mr. DILLON BELL laid ou the table despatches from His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, which were read and ordered to be printed forthwith. The hon. Mr., DILLON BELL adverted to the circtunsta:ice that last night a despatch which was ordered to be printed bad found its way into the columns of the newspapers virtually before it was in the hands of the Government; but, as Chairman of the Lita-try a.-i Printing Committee, lie would take steps to avoid the recurrence of such a proceeding for the future. Mr. DICK asked the Colonial Secretary whether it is the intention of Government to propose during this s&sion any alteration of existing arrangements, ' whereby the Southern Provinces of this colony shall be brought into closer connection with the seat of Government, and shall have more speedy aad satisfactory attention paid to their requirements. ■;.•: The COLONIAL SECRETA&Y replied, that owing to the Government having so very recently come into office, they had not yet had time to give the matter sufficient consideration. MABrKE BOARDS. The hon. Mr. MANTELL moved that leave be given to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish Marine Boards for the general control aud management of Ports, Pilots, Lighthouses, and other matters relating to navigation; aud to regulate port charges and other rates. ] Agreed to. j Bill read a first time, and placed on the order of the day for Tuesday next. ADJOUKNKD DEBATE ON US. VITZfISEALS's 8830----IUTIOKS. # The Hon. Mr. DILLON BELL resumed the debate, and was followed by Mr. CAULETON, who said he could not concur in the terni3 of the resolutions ; in fact, there existed no special necessity for such a motion, inasmuch as the Maories were already represented in the House, some \ of the members of which advosated Maori quite 83 j much, if not wore, than European interests. He j compared the population ia Great Britain with that | of 2%ew Zealand, and contended that the Maories as a whole were actually tnore fnily represented in this House than the inhabitants of the British Islands were ia the house of Cozamons. The Maories, as it i was, could exercise the franchise if they chose to exert themselves. It was the old story, " put your shoulder to the v/heel, and don't call on Jupiter to help you/ Let the Maories do so. He should oppose the resolution.