LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3318, 11 August 1879, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Saturday night. The Legislative Council met at noon to* day, and the Appropriation Bill passed through all its stages; 'When ?in committee, Sir W. Filzherbert made a speech on the financial position of the colony, counselling the utmost caution in any proposals for borrowing in order to maintain the credit of the colony unimpaired. He beliered that to allow unlimited power to borrow would do much harm ultimately to the colony's credit, as had been ..the case in America a generation ago. \; The Maori Prisoners Trial Bill passed through all its stages with a short debate and several amendments, one being that it should only remain in force till 39 days after the opening of Parliament. On the Peace Preservation Bill^ there | was an extremely animated debate, all the speak rs denouncing' its pro* postlik 'ai■' an * outrage oV ' fciviljzation and a, 7 mpnitrously inmuUaus innovation toiobiiK tl.o'Li^iikirfarei j H-SM Sir F. Bell, said „the Governor would violate'tfie Royal instructions by absenting to such a Bill. j Mr Waterhouse saidl he '^oMd father cut off his right hand that* vote for jit. Be Pollen and Mr Scotland considered to pass it would-be equivalent to a declaration of war. ! Mr H. Buckley, G. Johnson, and others ' expressed similar views, and „. ■ Sir F. D. Bell moved tl.at the bill be read that day i hree months, which was carried by 16: to 6; „ ;-U>jii [j/. j Aybs .—P.Buckley, .G. puckleyj Bell, Chamberlin, Edwards/Grace, Hatt.rG. Johnson, Kohere, lahmann, Ngatata,' Pharazyn, "Dr Pollen, Patterson, fEiohmond, Waterhouse. j ! ! j i^row;:—Baillfcev }i>igßW» r f,Htnderson, Martin, Wilson and Whitraore. i The Council adjourned at 6 p.m. till noon on Mbnddy. ' • 'j *