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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 74, 19 October 1872, Page 2

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(From the Daily Southern Cross.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. Wellington, Wednesday. •Judge Chapman was unable to attend the Appeal Court at Dunedin, owing to pressiire of business. The Rev Mr Bannerman lias been chosen Moderator of the Presbyterian Synod. Thursday. Steps are boing taken to have a race meeting in January or February. The Press conference meets to-morrow, at 11 oVcck. Hokitika, Wednesday. The meat market is well supplied. Beef, 255. per 100 lb. Merino wethers, 16s. to 17s. each. Picton, Thursday. Brown md Inglis's sawmill, at the Grove, has been destroyed by fire. It was uninsured. Westport, Thursday. A slip in the Alpine claim covered a rich leader for present. Napier, Thursdry. Mr Colenso was elected [to the Provincial Council by a majority of one. ' The inquest on the bodies of the Maoris poisoned at Waipukurau has been held, and the jury returned a verdict that they had been poisoned by some arsenic which had been found by some natives on the side of the road, and they had eaten it, presuming it to be flour. The agricultural show held to-day w s a great success. PARLIAMENTARY NEWS. Tuesday night. The debate on Sir David Monro's motion lasted till an early hour on Wednesday morning, Mr Yogel concluded his specch by saying that if a majority of the House really wanted a dissolution the Government would be happy to convey an assuranc3 o" the fact to the Governor, which wou'd probably remove his Excellency's ma'n objections. Messrs. Stafford, Fox, Wakefield, Fi'tzherbert, and Gillies spoke at great length on the question. The latter declared that all hope of fusion of parties was useless, as one was a party of honesty and the other not. Messrs. Shepherd (Otago), Hunter, Luckie, Wood, Kolleston, McG-illivrav, and Atkinson also spoke on the question. Mr Swanson reproached the leading members of the House for speaking by the hour on personal : questions, when on the previous night a multitude of bills of importance to the country had been pitchforked through or thrown out of the House without remark, and with barely a quorum present. Sir David Monro asked leave to withdraw his motion: this Mr Yogel refused, and Sir David and Mr Stafford and party then left the House, with the exception of Atkinson. In order to record the division, Mr Reynolds acted as teller for ayes. The motion was lost by 31 to 2 —Messrs. Atkinson and Reynolds. There were nine pairs. Messrs. Swanson and Wood voted with the majority. The Auckland University Bill was rejected by the Council.Wednesday. Mr Fox's motion on going into committee of supply, asking the Government to continue the same ! temporary assistance as last year to the Wellington i Botanic Gardens, was. carried by 23 to 19Mr Stafford asked whether it was intended to proceed with the Timaru and Temuka Railroad during the recess. Mr Osborne declined making a. definite promise as to any line. - Mr Rolleston moved that it be desirable that the House should be definitely informed as to whether the works would be proceeded' with' during the recess, and said that the Government should be able to estimate the cost proposed -for the-line,-and: put it, into the schedule of the Railway BillMr Yogel said he intended to carry on all works in I the same spirit that the House had authorised them

to do. it would be lairer to commence all the works and proceed slowly with them than, as the late Government intended, to push on a lew and leave others untouched. At the same time some would Jiavo to be proceeded with more rapidly than others. Mr Gillies thought that sucha-policy would result in 10.-s, and that the Gvv eminent was holding over the heads of members a .threat that the progress oi works in their districts depended on Eheir votes, lie thought tlfiti notwithstanding the general authority au annual vote siiould be taken for each work. Mr Murray said it was absurd with the present means to talk of doing all tile lines at one and the same time. _ . , Mr Carrington regretted that the Government had not defined.tlie main truuk line ill each island in a bi Mr McLean said that of course those lines likely to be most profitable should be most rapidly pusued

° U *\lr Atkinson thought that the House should be supplied with all the information asked for. Mr Kolleston's amendment was lost by 36 to 31. and liie House went into Committee of Supply. Whilst in Committee of Supply on the Cou.iseatcd Lands Department, Mr McLean said he intended to reorganise the whole department and appoint a mixed commission regarding lands. The vote was passed. .Mr Vogel announced that alter mature deliberation the Government had abandoned their intention oi aopointing a Civil Service Commission. They would on a future occasion say when they intended to go on with the subject. • In reply to a question by Mr Gillies, Mr Vogel said that he would carry out his predecessor s intention of appointing the Attorney-General to investigate the complaints against the Resident Magistrate of Auckland. Nearly the whole of the night was spent over the estimates. The vote of £5,500 for buildings m Wellington was strongly objected to. Mr McAndrew moved that it be reduced to £1,500. Alter discussion the original amount was carried. The items of £1,500 for six months subsidy to a steam service, with Fiji was opposed by Messrs Calder and Gillies, and supported by Messrs Siieehan, Williamson, and others. It was passed without division. The item £1,000, compensation to Mr Smythies, was carried on division of 21 to 13, the Government, undertaking not to pay it unless Mr Smythies accepted it in full satisfaction. The Duty on Alienation of Native Lands Bill and the Native 'Reserves Act Amendment Bill were discharged. The commissioners proposed to be appointed by Takamoana, to be called tie llavvkes Bay Alienation Commissioners, are Supreme Court Judge Richmond ; Judge Manning, of the Native Lands C-ourt ; Wi Ilikairo, native assessor of Auckland; and Wireinu Te Wheoro, of Wn.ik.ato.

In reply to a question by Mr Wood, Mr McLean said the 'Government would not undertake to carry out the recommendation ol the Public Petitions Committee in the r report of last session upon the Rev Mr Grace's petition. They did not think the claim established by evidence, and a resolut ion by the House in ISO 7 precluded such claims from being entertained.

Mr Stafford moved, "That the Colonial Treasurer having stated that the Ministry was Conned by him, and iv.t by the Prime Miniver, the Bouse desires to be i nformed w 1 ethei*, in the of death or resignation of the Prime Minister, the Ministry would, according to con-iitutional usage, be ipso facta dissolved." He s >-i(l, as MrVogei had ill ready answered question, he d d not desire to press it. He quoted precedents to shew the usual practice, and said he would have preferred to see Mr Yogel Premier in name as well as in fit. He was perfectly entitled to the position, and from the position he had achieved in.politics it would have been a proper and fitting position for hire to occirpv. It would have been more •>ecmly and s sfactory to have had at the head of t flairs ag- tl an holding an a- knowledged political position, than one wno-;c extraordinary vacillation in 'laving taken oilice a few days after a positive declaration that lie would never do so had weak ned his position 'n public estimation. Mr Watcrhouse had never done anything that entitled him to the position of Premier, or ever submitted him pelf to the test cf public approval in the colony. lie had been anxious to secure Mr Waterhou«e as a colleague, but would have thought it an insult to the people of the colony to have offered h : m the Premiership. He bore high testimony to the character and portion of Mr Fox, contrasted Mr Waterliouse unfavourably with him. Mr Yogel briefly replied, repeating that Mr Waterhouse was to the full extent Prem er, and the existence of the Ministry constitutionally depended upon him. He maintained that the appointment was quite in accordance with precedent. Mr Fox defended Mr Waterhous<'s appointment, and referred in eulogistic terms to his Soudi Australian career. He declared for himself that although out of office he had no intention of retiring from the house. His chief object in not taking office was to allow the introduction of new hood. After a few remarks from Meters Luckie and Shepherd the motion dropped. The-Privilege Committee has reported upon the TTarrison-BroL'den case. They report: Ist- That there is no ev'denceto show that derogatory proposals !, ad been made by Mr Broaden or bv his authority. 2nd. That though the evidence disclosed a suspicion of an unhealthy state of affairs, there was nothing to prove that Captain Holt had violated the privileges of the House. 3rd That the Committee regretted that Mr Harrison had made such charges, founded on a private conversation. A great part of the afternoon was occupied in an unfinished discussion re the Public Petition Committee report on Warder Schaw's case.