PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1427, 11 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(By Telegraph.) , .

In tho Legislative Council yesterday, the New Zealand Uuiversity Bill was read a third time and passed. The Prisons Bill was read. a. second., time, after, a short debate. Returns relating to contagious diseases, and to the case of the late interpreter to.the, Council were ordered.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. •.. In the House the Hon. Mr Buyce presented a petition ; from. -lljl jJasfc Coast natives,..complaining bfi.the dealings of tho Native Land Company, and opposing the Bill now betbreTarliament, " '■ ' ■', -'".'y

Mr De Lautoub said that tyith the approval of the Government lie would move that the report of tho."Standing Oiders Committee on tho Nejy' land.Native Company's Bill be .agreed to. The Company did ! iiot'want; the power to acquire lands by 'pm'chase, and the clause objected to ! givihg-that power had crept in by accident, The Company invited the most thorough criticism of their proceedings, especially after such allegations as made in the petition just presented, which really emanated, not from the Maoris, but from the swarm of land buying agents. Major Atkinson concurred in the motion, pointing out that; the , Bill would then go before tho Committee on Bill to have it determined whether lit was a private Bill.or not, Mr Hurst objected to the standing orders being dispensed wjtjj in the slightest degree, and -he wanted tp know how many members of the■ jßLodso had a direct personal interest in'the be . - ;;7..,■!.-.;'!:' Mr Moss said ho had been connected with the Company in tho -early stages of its existence, but thei originaljplan had been departed from. He .quoted the minutes ftom an extraordinary | meeting of shareholders, to skw that ;l it was deliberately decided to;, tiyand ■* obtain the power te purchase. Ifithe law on the subject was t* be amended, it should be amended generally, : and not for the benefit of one great' company alone. ~./;,,;;.,;[ The Hqn J. Bryce and Mr MAOA!f, drew supported thp : course; nrq'positj, which was agreed to. The Bill was then read a first time, and referred to the cqmrnitteo on Bills to determine whether it was a privatp or a publjo BUI, The Gprdian. Trust. arid .Executors Bill was read a first time, : as. ajjjo tlje City, of Auckland Additional Lgan Bill. -■ •■■■-; i'::- 1 .:/■.«' Replying to questions, ! Ministers said the Government considering a plan for compulsory assurance amongsr rail, way employees, and when the proposal for classification-of the Civil' Service was made they would state their scheme. It was • hoped tho surveys ; .of all the North Island>tiimk.railways would be made be made before next session, The surveys had not commenced earlier, as the Native/Minisfer had not thought it prudent'to attempt this; sooner. The accommodation ; pf the Napier Lunatic-Asylum was I very * bad, and it might soon be found desirable to provide better 'accommodation in WellingtQii.ancl reinoye there, In ;the meantime ;a; .padded, room would be provided) ''Probably ft Bill would be introduced,.to. relieve local bodies of the cost obtaining, con. veyances oOand taken ;fpi>;rqads A and streets. .■ ,'i.'. r:f.,-n ua ; :; In the Committee of Sapjjly | resolution was 'passed 'airtnorisirig .the issue of £IOO,OOO of deficiency Bilk . The Impounding Bill waa partially ;<Mnsidored in, Committee. ' At the evening sitting, Mr Montgomery moved his anti-cen-tral -resolution. .Hej, the co'urae of events since'lß74 to l shW how the people had been deluded into abolition, and, .■ Jiow,, the , jSuwsiye promises by whioh it was secured'had ; been'broken. ! 'As to what had resulted frqm abolition, the general discontent ' existlhg'with'tWpresent q| centraNdministration was, he oontenclod, 1 ! notorious.' ' What he Was a return to something like provincial incompletely separating local and general finance. Be would divide tho .colony jnto districts? having, commuMtyLonhtereaJs,, .Q'tiigo,) WiiaF/)

mid Westland would bo one, Uelson ahd Marlborough might be included, oi\}(f joMdfliwitli Wellington and Taranaki its a second • district. ''"'■■■lTaWk6s l ''%'' :^ ,J a-(liffi--culty/'as it'might'not like being joined;.to • Auckland, ut and it,_ would : . be.anpther.distriofc. Ineach obtliese .') districts ho would luive ! a local body ■'■'charged":with restricted, legislative powqrs, ( jjtit .administering education, lands, police, gaols, railways^'ami havingJ/irge,.powers.,cf The. 'General AssyuiUiv oi)ly ; ."deal with large ..questions, •■the land and education'"laws', aiuLadhliiiister customs,, posts, telegraphs, dofenw,' 'jitstice,. ! ite, \ Such a ,syfltem,'"lm coiitondedj would meet the requirements. .and, connnftitd the' acceptance'of <tlio country; ,•,„;, ,\'..■.■•. ■, ■',", ; '

>Major, Atkinson followedjMr Mont-, tbrougli his sketch of events' since 1874, showing that many of the alleged promises were, avowedly only .(temporary expedients, and contended ; that substantially everything promised ■ had beeri fulfilled- /He denied the ex- .',' istettce 6f'general discpnt'ent' 1 in the "country and, ridiculed: the scheme set ~ up. by iMri Montgomery. : The only : discontent 'Was about the want of | ■' money)'and. Mr, Montgomery.had not "shown how that was to be met, The idea there being, community of interest between Stewart's Island and: jHpkitika greater than between those places and the rent of the colony was . absurd. They could both be governed (is well from Wellington as from Dunedin. The wholo tendency at present was to split up into small and governing bodies not to imito in large piiesf, and . if such a scheme as proposed is carried, every county would want its Legislature. Railways and Police ; could not he managed as proposed, lie contended that the country enjoyed a full measure of Mil self-government and was fairly • SprfKOiidK Ohev sfiirl great discpi)ietrWid 'prevail, for, the people had beon plundered by' the governing families and. their* friends who had acquired large estates aiul great wealth at the expense of the people. Ho denied that the Parliament which . carried ' .'abolition, represented th : e people, as it was elected on an unfair distribution of representation, Ho defended 1 Sir Arthur Gordon Mr Kusden from the charges made plieiJl jij the Press, and called on the Government to ooifept tlje abuses ; in the Native Land Pourts without rie-' lay.- •■.' • ■ !;■ ;/

_ Mr Tuiwbull had supported aboli- . tion, but now saw it; was: a : mistake, and had failed to realise what was expected, and had intensified tho evils. it was intended, 'to cure. Some change ~was, absolutely necessary ,to avert a serious crisis arising... " ' Mr J.'W.'Tiiojii'son moved the' , adjournment of the debate, till Thurs- •' The Hoi) Major objectcrj, ', find uiove.d t,hat ft be. Wednesday,. as '.the debate had really become.one bf No Confidence. ■■■■= v..''.'.•■/. ■■> IMr Joyce said the discussion was 'quite' useless; the result ''had' been determined by the compact entered into with the Canterbury members about the railway. He declined to even discuss the revival of provincialism. He was prepared to support provincialism. .'" Mr' Lkvastam hoped the debate" would be carried on, so as to. get out the facte' of the compact which had been made in defiance of what had been , promised in the Public Works Statement. The debate was adjourned to Wednesday,- ■'■•■' ■■ ' ■ I The House rose at Vl ..