PARLIAMENTARY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, Last Night.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 11, 18 August 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, Last Night.

IiiTTLR real progre^ Ims been mide during the week. The E-stiin.itc* have been under consideration, but by dint of a variety of side is s ue«, thesp lnve bean >irgely interrupted. Yesterday the motion for going mto.Cm*ynirtee of Supply w.is blocked for six orseven houi.-. by an amendment for substitution of a lnnJ instead of the property tax. The debate was kept up with dreary persistence. Sir G. Grey spoke for an hour, if anything, in excess of many of his previous utterances. The notable Hurst has of late become mpsij offensive by jeering and laughing at members who (happen to apeak in opposition to. hj}? p?.e-coiieeived opinion. Sir G. Gh-ey singled him out, and then admjnjstered one of the really Rharp cutting remarks for which the old gentleman is famous Norhing could j»o«Bibly exceed Hurst's moitiiuMtion, and what was more, no on,c seem.-d to enjoy it Snore than the very parties whose interests be attempted, to coi^erve. The Public- W'or-ks Estftp;»tes got through last night, and. as.it is more thai* probable the- ordjnwy Estimates will $nish to-day, there seoms little reaiion foisupposing the session will be prolonged boyond the end of the month. In the House this aftornoon the committee appointed to enquire into the alleged dnirnnyisni in Otago brought up their report. They found thai the charge of aummyism, on ftjjessrs G.illibrand and Cos. Station was fully proved. Iv the House, to-day, on a motion for going into Supply, Mr Bathgate moved an amendment that the Government should acquire 2000 or more acres of land 1 on. the Vtain trunk, railway, an/d lay it oi^ as a Jjoglafative CapJAaJ*,. w.here. the Legislature diould meet. He> advocated the removal of the seat of G;overnraienjb at son^e fength. Mr Rolleston s-iid the proposal vvas entirely outside of the- ranije of practii-al politics. Me«grB J W' Thompson ?ind'Montgomjsry supported the proposal Mr opposed it,, but all tbr^o m.gpd- a logiblaf,uro |or each Island. The resolution was lost by 33 to 29. In Supply tbe Tijcibiiry Estimates were passed.