TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 303, 1 September 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondent.) WELLINGTON. August 30. In the Legislative Council on Thursday last, Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill was thrown out on a division, by 17 to 11. In the House of Representatives on Friday, Mr. O’Neill asked the Government vthat they intended to do to open up road communication between Waikato, Thames, and Ohinemuri gold fields. The Minister of Publie Works replied that the estimated cost was very heavy, and the difficulties great; therefore he could not say when the work would be done. Mr. M’Andrew wished to know who was to decide as to what works should be undertaken, and what should be left alone, in the event of the Abolitionof Provinces, and Provincial votes proving insufficient for all those determined upon by existing Provincial Councils. Major Atkinson said that the decision regarding them was left now in the hands of Superintendents; the Government proposed, before undertaking such works, to seek the advice of the several Superintendents and their Executive Councils. Sir George Grey asked for a return of all transactions in confiscated .lauds, — granted. Sir Donald M’Lean tabled a motion for leave to introduce a Bill placing all confiscated lands under the ordinary land laws of the provinces in which they are situated. Mr. Fitzherbert thought that in view of abolition such a Bill was useless. Mr. Kelly said half a loaf was better than none. Taranaki had some land left. Wi Parafa hoped that the confiscated lands would not be placed under Provincial control. Sir Donald M’Lean said the Bill was only intended to provide for control of lands till next year. Since 1870 the sum of £BO,OOO had been placed to the.credit of the colony from sales of confiscated lands. The Bill has been read a first time.

Sir George Grey took exception to an expression in Ormond’s speech, which characterised Auckland as a “ rotten community,” and said that reparation should be made for such an improper remark. Mr. Ormond did not recollect in what way he brought in the remark, whether in heat of debate or not, With regard to his other statement that Sir George had made the Auckland Council rescind a motion favoring Abolition, he said that that honorable gentleman had moved in the matter to degrade and bring into contempt those very institutions of which he (Sir George Grey) now claimed to be guardian. He (Mr. Ormond) thought the subserviency showed by the Council was such as had never before been seen in any province. After some further mutual recrimination, Mr. Sheehan gave notice that he would move that the resolution passed by the Auckland Provincial Council in reference to Abolition be laid on table. Mr. T. Kelly then resumed the debate on Abolition, defending Taranaki against the aspersions cast upon it. He said he would vote for the Abolition Bill unamended rather than it should not become law this session. Mr. Stout the new member for Caversham, followed with a brilliant speech in defence of provincialism; he spoke for an hour and a half, and sat down amidst a storm of applause from the whole Hou’se. Mr. Wales replied in favor of the Bill, and Mr. Brown against it. There being no other speaker Major Atkinson replied. Mr. O’Rourke called for a division, which resulted as follows: — Ayes: Messrs. Andrews, Gibbs, Tribe, J. E. Brown, Bluett, Ormond, Richmond, Pyke, Reynolds, Wales, Wi Katene, Mervyn, Murray, W. Kelly, J. Shepherd, T. L. Shepherd, Von der Heyde, Bryce, Wi Parata, Buckland, T. Kelly, ” Luckie, Stafford, Creighton, Pearce, Bowen, O’Connor, Cuthbertson, Ballance, Harrison, O’Neill, Curtis, McGillivray, Wilson, Richardson, Atkinson, Williams, Carrington, Johnston, Bastian, G. M’Lean, C. Parker, May, Munro, Wakefield, Sir Donald McLean, McGlashan, Steward, Webb, J. C. Brown, Ingles, and Jackson. Noes : Sir George Grey, Reader Wood, Thompson, Dignan, Sheehan, O’Rorke, Stout, Mac Andrew, Takamoana, White, Fitzherbert, Reeves, Hunter, Swanson, Reid, Montgomery, and Bunny. Pairs for: J.. B. Parker, Kennedy, Bradshaw. Against: Rolleston, Ward, Brandon. This gives the Government a majority of 35. Major Atkinson moved the House into a Committee of the whole to consider the Bill on Tuesday next, (yesterday). The motion was carried and the House then adjourned.