PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2612, 1 June 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OF BSPRS&EKTATIYHS.- -. ToxsdUt. The Houi# met at 2.50 p.m. f Mr Ormond called the Speaker's attention to a question of privilege contains*! \ in a return laid before the House, in 1 which his name appeared as having applied for the removal of resbrietions'on certain native land of ,Mahia. He new wished to;state libit that of the' return wail vwlwlly ineorrecb, as ho had never applied ;for tlie> removal of anv' restrictions on native land,: Ho WdiriS moyc, if in order, that-the; return be sent back to the department;for correction.' Air Ballatico; said; tho roturo had been prepared by;; the dopartmenti and he-had no knowledge ;ofthe mannerin which Mr Ormond's name was "inserted. Ho might say that when the matter was referred to io the House by Jlr Sfeddoni he (Mr Ballance) said fco''.hls the Premier,' that the return iwas incorrect in that particular. •u > '" i" : * .

Mr Seddon r.said he liad only ■ been guided by the return; laid on the table in the remarks he bad made on tho matter." He regretted he had been incorrectly informed, 110, however, to*-the statement ho bid lniulo to the effoot that Mr Onnund-wju one of those members who in 1884 :was most' conspicuous in asking the Goverhineufc not to resign %.n& moved a resolution to that effect.

A lensthy \ ensued, Mr Ormond denying Jiaving moved any such reHolutiun. What he had said was, that if the Goveranicnt abandoned all their measures, ho was willing to support them.' ' ' Messrs Holmes and Dargaville cornbatted Mr Sedduii, and Mr Scobse Mackenzie bore testimony to Mr Ormond not having-moved'any such resolution. Sir Robert Stout said that after the decision that • had been arrived at in the House with reference to the tariff bill and other financial proposals of the Government, tbe Ministry-hiioS considered the position and liad tend&ed""advice to his ifiscellency to dissolve Parliament. Ho desired to {state that the .'Governor had accepted that advice and'a dissolution had been granted. The' Government were. exceedingly anxious that the general elections should be held under tho' new Representation Bill, which had* been j passed by such a large majority of tho | House, and which'was now,. in another-1 placo.' Tho Government would do fclveir best to get that BUl;."passed iuto law. He added that in order' to enable the" Government to hold electiona uuder th*- , existing law, it-iwould be ■nocessary for the House to grant, eiipphsa, .which the Governnient wonld-ask ,for. ■_. Tbey" only proposed r to a3k'fot' -sis nign'th's .supply, and they... would endeavbr to,.have the elections held aa early ais;.jbsti)>loi . It would bti the object of the -Gowrnmont to further the.work required to bo dbu,e' before the:elections ; asi-.hiiicn'' ..3 ''possible, inorder that that, the now Parliament might bu called tbgether as early as practicable. Hi- would therefore move That the -Government business have precedence for ihb temainde£sF;ths session,, ■ ' Major ' Atkinson;' asked'T whether the Premier would givo.the -Hciusrany informatioo !is to when:the now RopreseutaMou Bill would be brought into operation, and also what date the Premier proposed to fix for the rciissombling of Parliament,' also whether any information would;bo supplied of the financial proposals of tho .Government. - Tfi&'lfoustf.would also like to be told what the Government going to do with the tariff proposals, and they would further like to be told something" with refc.reuqo"'io the .public works, and'as to what' ; contracts it was necessary to proved with, nod what further: contracts were to'bolot. Information would also be renuired as to what business tjio Government'intended going with, and as to tho prxtitioo of thb;Midlaud Railway Company which seemed a question which tho Housu slioUld know something about. Ho said tho Opposition would bo prepared to ipeet. the Government in* a reasonable maunei-if iiifwrnatioii fiinsished on tho points he had mentioned. He took tho first opportunity of protesting i». tho strongest possible manner of the action • of,tho Government.' They had brought down tho most outrogijotfis tariff proposals over aiibinttted to tho House,' and when they ware rejected, instead of duing'wliat any pa triotic mun. would have done, they recommended His J<!xcelloticy to dinsolvo Parliament. Ho said "the Gomwumtt wore wholly reaponsible for a sucond session tin's ycdT. A hmgthy discussion onsued, t!io motion beintr eventually, agreed- to. . In tho ovoning "the 1 ; Publio Kevonuos Bill, to gmnt Bftppliee for" six mouths, wan introduced by ,tlftf. Treasurer, who inttde a statemCjnlron fliiauviai matters on the motion to go into Committee of Supply.' , MajorAikins&'iißt once moved i'"- ii--.j-.h-: ■ ' , ,uid upon thin i|ucßtiou a disouiaion followed which ilftfsted till, hrtlf-.ijftefc.'fl, at which hour Major Atkinsons amendment was ciirried, and tiie House stood udjouniod till 2.30 io-day,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL '. The Legislative Council mot at 2.50 p. in. ■' Mr Buckley moved the adjourn meat, of tho Crninuil,Btatiug that on tho following duy he would bo prepared to go on with* such business as tub Government propusud to press on. Mr Pollen thought they should proceed with tho private business on the order paper. Mr Mantel I considered they ought.to. bo informed of the intentions of the Government with respect to the no-con-fidoncc vote. /■_'.; Mr Reyuoldv said they required time to consider. j ' ,; ' Messra Oluv.r, McLeau, Richmond and Monzics proloatti'd against the want of. respect to the Council in the Ministry not stating tboir intuntioc9. Tho motion IVir adjournment was then put nnd carried, and the Council rose J at 2.80 p.m. .