HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2989, 13 September 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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' ■ CATHOIIC PETXIIOMB.. ( Mr Barton presented petitions fioin' 396 Catholics oi; Wellington, and 100 of Waugauui, praying i for Government B',d to their schools. : '- , ' * ' ' : THE'DISMISSAIi OF ©PFICEEB. ■ ' , Mr'lFox gare nplice to< move fora 'select, Committee to'inquire iulo the S'nmissal of Mojor Mair and Mr Searancl c from the Government service, and"of Mr C. O. Davis and Mr Giindell, and tliu cancelling of their i( licenses as intorpr^ters., , „ %, i i ■ GOLDFIEIDB SUBSIDIES. | Mr Barff gave ;notice to more that goldfieldg revenue be considered Counties' rerenue fer the purposes of the Financial Arrangements Act, 1876. - LICENSING BILL WITHDEAWN. In reply to Mr Wakefield the Hon. J. Sheehan said the Government didl not ;u- ---, tend to go on with the Licensing Bill. ■ 'NATIVE AFFAIRS' STATEMENT. In reply to Mr Sattoh, Mr J. Sheehan said that if the House would sit on» Monday he would make his statement on native affairs on 'Monday next, and 1 would practically more tne second reading of the Native Lands Act.' BILLS INTRODUCED. ' Several bills were read a first time. BUSINESS TO BE EX^EDITST) The Prencier moved that ths House f|or the remainder of the session sit on Mobday at 7.30, for the transaction of Government business dtlyVand'that on Thursdays Government bus'uep's take precedence. " '<

The motion was agreed to after som? discussion. "' r' '. " , ' i#l . t I GOVEE^MENT GHANTS. 'j / Nearly the whole of > the afternoon was taken up with rather a sharp debate 'arising oh' a motion to obtain a gi'pnt f-. 1 the consti action of a bridge over tfie Taien "*• Hyde. T;he'GoTernment strongly opposed hat' ug anything to do with spear 1 graats of this kind. Leu Uhem ontj'eiestablish sodapgerous a precedent,,and they wou'd never get'through the' work, or fW money to do a ll that would be wanted. \

In the cor^se'cf the debate the Premier went over a very wide field, r d denoriced the late'Miri'tryfor'a'lthe evils they now experienced. J 1 A ] division-was tiaa'lly taken; and the motion was lost by 48 to 9. • •'-