PARLIAMENTARY

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2287, 16 July 1880, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

LKGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thursday, July 15. A fter a very little formal business, the Council adjourned (having only sat live minutes), on the motion of the Hon Mr Whitaker, out of respect to the Hon. iS r . Edwards, one of its oldest members, news of whose death, at Helson had just been received.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THE iIAOUI TIUSONEKS. The Maori Prisoners’ Pill was read a first time, and the Hon. J. .Bryce said that to meet the circumstances of the case ho would ask that the Pill be passed through all its stages to-mor-row. HAYS UK SITTING. It was resolved for the remainder of the session to sit on Mondays. rcntiCANs 1 LICENSES. t Sir G. Grey moved —“ That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the petition of Louis Ehrcnfried, of the Thames, complaining of the manner in which licenses had been refused to be renewed to certain publichouses in the Thames district! Mr Stewart urged that the petition before the House showed the necessity that existed for provision being made in the new Licensing Pill for giving licensees a right of appeal from the decision of Licensing Commissioners. Sir W. Fox spoke against that view.

On a division, after a long discussion, the motion was lost by 27 votes to 32, THE TIMABU CONSPIRACY CASE. The following motion by Mr Turnbull was carried ;— i( That there be laid before this House all papers connected with the pardon of Edward James who was convicted of forgery at Timaru in December last. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr Shrlmski gave notice to ask Government if they wore aware that the faulty railway waggons, alleged to have been built at Dunedin, wore in reality built at Oamaru by Messrs Brogdcu and bon, and if Government intended to make further inquiry into the case. HOSPITAL AND CHAUITARLK All) ENDOWMENTS HILL. The adjourned debate ou the second reading of this Bill was resumed. Mr Turnbull suggested that the Bill be read that day six months. The Hon. J. Hall said he intended to support the second reading, and after some discussion the motion was carried. OTAGO II AH HOB BOABD. . Mr Macaudrcw opposed the provision to borrow £250,000, and contended that a Bill of this magnitude ought to have been introduced by the Government. A large sum had already been wasted by this Board. He moved that the amount be reduced to £IOO,OOO, and it bo stipulated that one-half of the sum bo expended on improving the entrance. Mr Oliver proposed that £150,000 he sanctioned, and this was agreed to by 2G to 21. Mr Macaudrcw moved —“ That half of the amount he expended on the entrance to the lower harbor.”

The Hon. J. Hall hoped it would be most distinctly understood that the colony was in no way responsible for loans contracted by Harbor Boards or any other local bodies. Mr Driver said he did not dispute the locality of what had been said by the Premier; still lie for one would never think about silting there and clothing (hose bodies with borrowing powers unless lie thought that in the event of repudiation the House would step in for the relief of the bondholders. Major Atkinson said they allowed these local bodies to pay an extra interest, which of itself showed that the colony never contemplated any responsibility. He apprehended that if they found a locality inclined to repudiate its debts, they would step in and cause a rate to he levied so as to provide for the debt. That was all he apprehended the (lovernment would he asked or expected to do. The clause was carried, as was also Clause 4, authorising a grant of 10 acres to the Borough of Sout.li Dunedin. Progress was then reported, and the House rose at 1 a.m.