WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3001, 27 September 1878, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Thursday. TE ABO BECLAMATION BILL. Te Aro Reclamation Bill was shelved by,a report of the committee declining to suspend the' Standing Orders. floods" and damage in cantebbttby. Mr Macandrew informed the House, that the railway north and south of Christchurch was injured by a flood, and two spans of the Bangitaia bridge, of 120 feet, were carried away. • VOLUNTEEB FBEE PASSES. Free passes to volunteer or fire brigade men on duty were promised. ELICTOBAL BILL. The Electoral Bill was brought up. Major Atkinson proposed that the bill be re-committed for the consideration of clauses 5, 17, 18 and 25.—Mr Stout opposed the re-committal as unnecessary, the matter having been fully debated. Mr McLean opposed the adoption of the report because insufficient time had been given to consider, the b'll as amended.

It had only been given to members that evening. Mr Gisborne thought delay would be useless, because the 3rd reading would be <;ski'ii later orr, when the whole subject. fould' be re-debated. liollestou. Bowen, Stout, Button, Sheehan, McLean, D'otiglas, Fox, Swanson, ' Morris, Atkinson, llee.s, Fitzroy, Tole and Tawiti spoke on the subject. Tlv dibate whs interrupted, at 5.30 p.m. 'IHK HrjSBMOA. *• Mr Fiizn-y asked the (ioverament for the return re the Hiaemoa, asked for on August 2nd. . ■ - The Pien.ier said that unforseen difficulties bad oecuired in furnishing the return asked, but no unnecessary delay would la'io place in corni letiog it. ;