PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1887, 10 August 1874, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.) HOUSE OP EEPiiBSBNTATIVES. 'Wellington, Saturday, 10 a.m. MINIBTEBIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. At last evening's sitting of the House the Premier announced that he would bring down measures next week for dealing with the following questions, viz.: - Proposals made in Financial Statement regarding the Provinces; the Polynesian Islands trade; further loan for immigration and pnblic works; amending the Public Uevenue Act. He also announced that he would make a Ministerial Statement regarding immigration. FOBBSTS BILL PASSED. The House went into Committee on the Forests Bill, which passed through, after considerable opposition, put forth with the object of securing further delay. BEEAOH OF PttIVILE&B.— LUCKIE APOLOGISES. A report of the joint committee of both Houses on the breach of privilege regarding the Ward-Chapman inquiry was brought up. The substance was that Judge W ( ard and Mr Luckie were responsible for the publication af the information, Judge Ward having told Luckie, who telegraphed it, Mr Luckie, in his apology to the House, Baid he was indebted to Judge Ward for allowing him to inform the com- , mittee who supplied him with the information. Mr Luckie then withdrew, i Mr Sheehan made Borne spirited re- . marks on the absurdity of the whole proi ceeding as absolutely laughable. He in- ' aisled that the public had just as much right to be made acquainted with the proceedings of select committees as of 5 those of courts of justice, and that the ; b tending orders required amendment in t that direction. . _ Tj l ? a P ol <>gy was accepted, and Mr Luckie re-entered the Chamber. The House adjourned at 12.35.