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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 216, 19 July 1879, Page 2

Ox Thursday last,' in the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr Waterhouso moved —That there be laid upon the table a copy of all telegrams that have passed between Mr Larnach and any member of the Government in reference to the contemplated sale by Mr Larnach of estates in Otago and Southland. The mover detailed the steps taken to float a company in London to buy a large tract of land in the southern part of the South Island, and severely condemned the action of the Agent-General in being connected with the undertaking, and also censured Mr Larnach for being interested when, from his official position as one of those to whom the raising of the loan was entrusted, he should have held aloof from all transactions of this nature. Mr Waterhouso also blamed the Lands Commissioner in Southland and the late Colonial Treasurer for having sent information to England in reference to the land, and expressed his earnest hope that the Council would signify its strong disapproval of anyone having any connection with the Government of the colony being mixed up with private enterprises of the nature of the one alluded to. The Hon. Colonel Whitmore, in defending Sir Julius Vogel, admitted that the Government had requested him to withdraw from the company referred to. The motion was carried. In the House of Representatives Sir William Fox broke ground on the Native question by asking the Government,—if they will lay before the House, at as early a day as possible, a report of the interview between the Native Minister, Te Whiti, and Hiroki, at Parihaka, on or about the 22nd of March last; also a report of the great native meeting at Kopua ill April, and May last, and the events connected with the visit of the Premier and Native Minister thereat, including any invitations received by them to be present at such meeting; also, a report of a late interview at Taranaki between the Premier and any deputation of settlers at that place relative to the recent disturbance ; also, copy of all telegrams and letters sent by the Premier and Native Minister to any body of settlers in the Taranaki district relative to the recent disturbances. The mover said his reason for asking the question was that it was of great importance that the appendix of the records of the House should contain such information as that which he now asked for, and which formed part of the history of the country. In reply the Hon, Mr Sheehan stated that the Government would be prepared to give every informamatiou in their power, and a report would be laid upon the table'at the earliest possible moment, as well as copies of telegrams and all the information sought, so far as the Government could give, With regard to an interview between himself and Te Whiti and Hiroki at Parihaka, no information could be given on the subject, as no such meeting had taken place, A good deal of minor business was initiated, but the sitting was of a formal and unexciting character.