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Evening Sitting.

Tho House reassembled at 7.30. IN COMMITTEE.

The Qualification of Electors Bill was resumed in Committee, and the following amendment by Mr Seddon was made on Section 2:—"Aboriginal Native inhabi tauti of New Zealand, including halfcastes being males, and of the full ago of 21 years, who shall bo ownersfof land for which Crown grants have been issued to the value of £25 and upwards, and are not registered in respect of qualification under the Maori .Representation Act, or otherwise legally incapacitated." Mr Murray moved a further amendment that " every male Maori of the age of 21 years and upwards whose name is enrolled upon the ratepayers' roll in forca within tho electoral district in renpect of which he claims to vote, is entitled to be registered as an elector and to vote at elections for members for luch districts for the House of Representatives, but no such Maori shall be entitled to be registered as an elector, or vote at any such election in respect of any qualification under the Act.

Mr Moss moved a further amend* ment, to the following eScct: "That aboriginals, including half castes and male descendants of half-castes, shall not be deprived of any new rights under this, nor shall they be deprived of any new rights they had at the beginning of the prenent session of Parliament." Ho said they had been told over and over again that it was not intended to deprive the native race of any righlß they now hold, and ho thought the amendment now proposed was the shortest way of expressing that purpose. Mr Macandrew spoke in favour of the amendment by Mr Moss. He folt convinced that, as things now stood, the discussion would go on for days, and after all it would just come hack to what was arrived at in this amendment.

The amendment tabled by Mr Seddon was withdrawn, and the clause sub section 2 of clause -2 passed. Sub-section 3 was put and carried with slight amendments; sub-section 4 was withdrawn, and in lieu thereof it was proposed to substitute an amendment proposed by Mr Murray.—Mr Murray's amendment was carried on a division by 29 to 19. Sub-section 5 was then put, that no alien nor person attainted or convicted of any treason, felony, or infamous offence, within any part of Her Majesty'fdominions, unless he shall have received a free pardon, shall be entitled to be registered. The amendment was moved to add the words after pardon "or shall have undergone sentence for th« same." On a division the amendment was carried, the ayes being 26, the noes 22. Clause 3, that every man registered as tn elector, but no other person, is qualified to be elected » member for any electoral district ia the colony, was then put. . Mr Seddon moved as an addition to the clause, "if the holders of miners . rights." The amendment was then put and lost. The clause with some technical amendments was then put and carried. Clause 4 and 5 as printed were put and carried.

The following were added as additional clauses : —The word " Maori " in this Act means aboriginal native inhabitants of New Zealand, and includes any half-cast living as a member of the natife tribe according to their customs and usages, and any descendant of such half-caste by a Maori woman. Nothing in this Act contained shall affect any right or privilege conferred upon or granted to Maoris under "The Maori Representation Act, 18(57," or any Act amending or continuing the Progress was then reported, and the House adjourned at 12 35.

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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3398, 12 November 1879, Page 3

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Evening Sitting. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3398, 12 November 1879, Page 3

Evening Sitting. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3398, 12 November 1879, Page 3

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