PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1856, 4 July 1874, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

, Prera Telegraph Agency.) ! /; - '■•'"■:■ "~~-^rr~-—-. i "' ■-'"'•. ' :i ■■•■ OPENING.-OF THE ASSEMBLY. i,: HIS EXCELLENOIf?s".SPEEOH. - . ;; IWemington, Friday, '/.25 p.m. .'! .The House of Assembly;., : was. formally! opened by .the .Governor this .afternoon, His Excellency addressed the Assembly' as follows:—^lv^ 1 " v',:' 1 "' ■'; ': "'' : ' .. HONOBABM ;LEGisUTIVE.CpUKCIMOIiS ""' j,AND GENTLEIIBif.,OF. the House of .. i BEPRESENTATiyES,-iU -'V 1!. »':;;:. '. . Ihave i recourse, with pleasure, to youradvice .and ; assistance. : The • marriage' 1 of of" Edinburgh; with';th3 GrandDuche'ss Marie of Russia'seems an.' pecasipn upon which ybu -will be glad ;tp; express o^eV."'l^«jeßty!.:ybu'r.-cpngratulia^; : . tibns^and my,advisers will submit to,you' addresses for ; that purpose. Since, the' .prorogation.of. the. General Assembly, I have,,visited most of, the .provinces'," and I have^'Viaken..every_ opportunity,■ iii. my ! power,'"of 7 acquainting: j myself. I with. the- circumstancesiof.:the,'; wholer-polonyj.-, 'andj.i-am glad, in.-the,courso/of ; .my .visits,- -io-v-havelbecomej ! knowri?to'- great' numbers • of the inhabitantsi -il-have had the pleasure of view-' ingthe-great l natui'irresources of N.ew Zealand,. and ; the cori'siderable' progress already'madeitfitsdevblppment. Eyery-' ' '"com'forb' and' iampng'.tlie /coibnists,*. wti'il<s" ,in {districts F ' iii .which Europeans'-'and; natiyes ,are' ; mingled-.there; are signs iPfmutual,, oonfidencej; -and: even ; of regard..The public works-, sanctioned:' by you have been prosecuted'withfthe utmogt vigburithe resources of the Public 'has' largely [increased.'' will be laid wiw^-; the ,ancl; j passages,iflf; immigrants, : anpt.. : j;he l ; of |the. ■Gpvewme'nt ihereon;ii v willalsp Uearasiwith'.i'.pleasure, that juwithoixt: : impairiagrfitheir^pw;riM!responsibilityr ! -W I advisers' * ha*;e; made'; rangementa-wifch' thb ;; 'Pf6'yiribi.a'l- (xojffli' rnigratits" J 'on contrac^ ! wHich'''ha's'bee'n^ 1 ab t by[Mr Thos.- on .behalfj;b|,thp : |colony,"' Jby junctipn" with' again .established-avmailvpacket.. service: wiphithe mother ;country.,:by way-'of,,the United States,, iwillsbb laid.befofo you.-. Owing-to delays in pbfcaining;the ratifica- . tipn ; -of .•'■; the;- Parliament': of New South Wjale.s'rnb' effeofc : has yet beengiven' to the agreement 'approved ;' by you.Mast'year between the.;, colonies : , of "NeW' .VoutH Wales,;' Queensland,".'and Few Zejalaiid;, .for 'est'abljsh'ing telegraphic Ico'mmunica-'. •tiqn.between -New,' Zealand and,,Aus; tralia,...and,,b'etweeri,,.Qjueenslaad and' Singapore;'..,.. The .apprpcal of the,, Par--liament';;. of -New .iSputh:..:. Wales,, which.- recently.; reached .t the., Governs ment, ■; will,-t, it'•."■'is, i hoped, •: enable' measures shortly to be taken;to ; prbmote !i a j communication ~so'"'imp.ortant to the 'colony. -The'general' 'prosperity'wbich prevails'throughout the ceuntry will ba ,a gratifying-proof tpyou of the wisdom' of the provisions'whichyou:have;made' for at the same time'inbreasiiig the population and enlarging and piittihg'to'profit-' •able uses .'the resource's, of'' the colony." The'cpntiaued peaceful.relation's' with the, native race7"a ! rid the'disposition wliich the. ■Maoris evince to recognise in your policy •a desire-to promote the..interests-of .both races, are - subject's^calculated.,'tOi afford i you, the. utmost gratification.: ;< <~ : ■;.;■■>'■ u

: i Gentiemen- -of >:tse 'House-' : of EEPaESENTAfrVES,— ■/ '. • . -iThe %tiraates ; havd-'beea ! with; due reijard to economy, 'but which'ueces-' 'sarily indicate a largely increased work' of administration to be laid before you. i . yery : op'nsiderable increase: in.the reve- : give, you confidence in .continuing;! Me great public works of Jhe colony and iti expending money upon immigration. | Honorable Le<hslative 'CouNcir.Loiis j I * and ; ' Gentlemen of ote House • of 1 |/, TCepbE3ENTATIVES,:;, : \~. v: ; : ; .'. ,'- :r' ; I am pkased to assure yqu.of, the con-, i of .the .Government system; I and annuities. ; ThotimV; has come when it is. desirable you shouldj stamp, upon.tliis .institution; the unselfish* nature of the motives which called it into; existence, by deciding to relinquish to' those whobyusingdfc have responded to ypur, desire to_ cultivate provident habits the[profits^whichimay arise fro'nrifc. My advisers will submit a measure which will j contain provision for periodically 1 allotting to policy-holders'such profits as -may: be considered safely advisable, and papers will' "be : - presented to you which will, enable:,-you ~to judge. -My. advisers consider- that the Polynesian Islands, their, civilisation and Settlement,: their commerce ; and forms ofgovernmenti present problems of great interest' and importance to the colony. - Measures will be submitted to provide; an "additional electoral qualification,;to create and conserve State^'forests.aS'Cblom^l'property, to provide a means forguarding against difficulties 1 which I ,may'ariso/.in; cbhse.quenoe of continued differeiices'of opinion jbetweon'two,branches of' the Legislature/, and to make provision fdi l'van6uVfequirements of a more or less' pressing nature. !: The urgent demands Upon their administrative attention coh'sequerit on the rapid ; progress" 'of-the 'Colony, and 1 the many matters to which that progress'makes prompt lead my advisers'tathmkit'expedient to riot to invite legislation upon 'questions which do not press for anJnimiT.ate solution; "The responsible duties you;are, about to discharge will, I hope, .undbr.'ihe blessing of Divine Providence, further' add' to the. •welfaro.of the'coldny and. the happiness of its'people of both races.'' •' '. ," " ; Having handed his speech to the Speaker' of the Legislative Council, his Excellency withdrew. '■■,-. -, : ■.-. '~..!-;■• -;;,. i ...v 1 «.; , ':-.'..-i : ;.:,''.'-7.35.p.m., ; ; ; At the opening of Parliament to-day there were thirteen members of the Legislative Council and .thirty-live of the House of ilepresentatiyes present.' Notices of motion regarding the 'usual sessional committees were made. ' ' Messrs Gibbs and Montgomery took the oaths and their seats. '...•■ ■ ;':

the table,, chiefly regarding immigration and including copies of the hand-book of New Zealand.. ,-'■.'• ; - : ; !: '• v-i A bill to abolish imprisonment for debt , was'introduced by the Premier and read a ■.first time. ■>'■ ' ■ _ .' The Premier explained- that the reason of jnY Me Lean's' absence was that he left Wellington under the impression that the House would not meet before the 16th July/but he was expected' back in a week. • /■•■'; A number of notices of motion were! made,'and the House adjourned until Tuesday at .2 30 pm. ■ ■■■• : - ■■■■''■■-'■■ '-'.