PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3303, 23 July 1879, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Tlie Debate upon Sir William

Fox's Motion.

2Sx Bees to the Front.

2To Serious Accusation yet made Against tao Governments

(Pee Peess Agency.)

WELLINGTON. !

This day.

In the Legislature Council the Hon. M^Taikrba: todtHls )jels.(' r * ! In the' House of iepfesentatires the Premier said the; aeopttnts for the quartet would be published immediately.

Mr Shcehan promised to table any papers hij-deeined'prudent to submit, referring to the land to be grante^l by 3£ewi .coßstrjictiouyof,,the ; railway from Z%aikato i t(jTManaki,M< l >:' ! '

Bills were introduced to impose,duty on income, to enabtethe Maorisj to Bell or lease their Kind f^MwiMo^n b^nefiti and a Land Tax Act Amendment Bill. ■', : • '■'- In- the a sd^our|ied 'debate upojn the Ad' dress jii^piy 5 Mr Barff attacked the QoTernmeiit ; forr the faoti-fttlfilment, of | their p"rbmisess; for T /ai«org*nijsing the Civil "Service,: ! tie,natiTe trouble; .jHe,thought the Native Department ought either to be reconstructed or abolished, ''f- ;'--; r ; ;'. '..?'■'..", ; /.-:r.o • ,'"' ,;^ pallia;!. defen^d/Mjniatete at c6naiderable (leoßth from ith* < Opposition ■ :attacki^>n^h<«i^;he;^saict;'jilted the mi my good things they haddonev and uU^od that they should be allowed to carry out the great , policy they had; enun«iated.r rVThile adfitting that the JG6Tetnmerii fiai beefl a little eitraVagtot in {expeodii Jure p and^'^|;ro|aa^e r) hj»^refdjthat^e. ilbui^l W^l'd ,ig9fe,iwtea jtp their proposals for retrenchment/,; st^ll ,they had achieved wonder* iti efiec^'iatift^s'tration. J ! f H^on. ; Cr^borQe called jupon the Opposition to traverse the policy of tfie Governmenfc,land to declare one of their owii, f M the|\ defired^ to. b§ considered wbrthjr ofihe name/ pf aQ.!Oppbiiiti;on.? He def(^nde|l-i|it /ction'bf the Premier tad Mr Sheeilaia in visiting the 14aori'/;mee^ iris's, being'jdit what was done by previo»s Goveranieiits. . i:. .'■ ■ . i , -Mr - fiaunders:: staid if the | charges brought' Against the Gof erametit jwera unsupported 1 :-te^yffeVr'thiDgai/dr'ei; would be, jßuppprted,'inv^at^QUSja.f^ JHei accused tte Premier of; having only-one speech, as he, having heard some hWf dozen, he found oiio! hacU^'iiifla bit jitit o^lifr^ pointed oat ;thati xin liis last's'peebh.thelPremier ,did ■'6f' Ttiit f^#r'!^«ft^«#i:i# iGorefll'

Mr .Bees spoke *t great length in defence of , the Gavernment laying never beFpre; tad sucli a'^|e"ne« 7of | Liberal jfekyet aleiPlßir^kced. jHe 3e^ nounced yigoroasly the many actt of the >pfeyi6'us Miili«ti»re» 'regwrdifig the native wars. 'Had iff not been for the present j£r the | country wpuld have been plun^edyintQ bJoodihed long ago. j Mr Jackson announced he would tote! %ith !itne' 'GoterxiniSeli^ V ""' s:Jl {\ — . Mr TnomsQa, would not say that the Govei^mpnt; did npiwrpni? whilfc pin office, but it was astonishing so little fajilfreduld ibe found with \ 'tfieiryadibjfnis^fcxonU $£&■ combatted many, of the charges! brought , againpt the Governdient, and made accusation* of unconstitutional ; acts| against Mr Turnbull moved the adjournment. -, It i« expected Mr Sheehan wiil speak afc 7.30 to-night if wlßironWgh;' | IL3O|