LATEST PARLIAMENTARY.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3894, 22 June 1881, Page 2

LATEST PARLIAMENTARY.

(Peb Pbess Association;)

This Day's Sitting.

Wellington, This day.

: Mr Moss gave, notice to move' an address to put a sum on the estimates to compensate Farnall . for his services as Emigration Agent, „.

Leave of absepce was granted, to Mr Seddon, on account of sickness in his family. * '

Mr Macandrew gave notice to move-— " That in the opinion of this House no Liceusing Bill will /be [. suifc« able to the requirements of every part of the Colony which does not preserve to each district the r,igb.t to determine the description of liciynses to be granted, and the fees payable for such licenses within its boundaries." '•■*- '■"■ -

Mr Ballance asked the constitutional authority or preoedeut pu which^,Hie Premier relied in disclaiming the resflonsibility for the Governor's despitchre Mr Bryce's resignation. • , „ Mr Hall said he relied on the conatitutional principle of Ministerial responsibility, and for any actiott in accordance with this advice, or in which they concurred by remaining in office. The Governor, however, as an Imperial Officer, bad a right to communicate with the Secretary of SUte without having any responsibility in the matter. Ministers were onljr responsible for the presentation of the despatch to Parliament. He quoted.Tod in. support of this view.

In reply Mr Hall said the Represen. tation Bill would be brought, down a* soon as possible; the delay had beejk caused by the non-receipt of certain returns from Auckland, which had only been received the day,^before yesierday. The bill and "the maps would be prepared without any unnecessary delay. In reply to Mr Reeves, Mr Dick s)»id the latest cable from the Sydney Government stated than the-small pox patients in quarantine were convalescent, and no further spread of disease had manifested itself. The Government did not therefore consider it necessary at present to declare Newcastle an infected pttrt. ■