PARLIAMENTARY. PROROGATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 220, 7 October 1873, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. PROROGATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

WELLINGTON. Fnday, 8 p.m. Tlip prorogation of Parliament took place to-day. The Governor's Speech i* as follows — "Honorable J.rgfclalm' Councillors and Members of the House of Kppreuentativeu, — In releasing jou from fm-tlier jillencliuice I lmve to thank you for the ninnner in wli.cli you liave devotrd younehes to the dischiir^e of your nncrous dutits. Although of short duration, the labours of flip «i?Bi«ion have bren more than usually important. I trust that tlio Act you have passed authorising arranpeinenti to be nwle for a telegraph table tmII load to the e&tahltshim'nt of communicntion brtween Nrw Zmlfind and thr n-ot of the world. Although during ' thf first jear the undertaking may involve some loss, the

a a Liigoi which will accrue. 10 the colony Irom telegraphic cominiini cation with other countries will justify a pecuniary sucriiitr The provision which you have made for the purchase at the cost of the colony of a landed estate for the provinces of the North iV.nnd e vincei your desire to preserve the mi ty of the ■ o ony, tid is a step w in h, w hile it will place the North Island in a p<i«itiou to contribute more largely to the revenue, it. calculated to adv nice New Zealand to the fir-t rank of Uritiah colonies The Nut ye Lands Act meets a great want. It will enable the natives, at a le«s cost than hitherto, to have their l.md>surve\ed, iurl their rights more clearly and suitably defined and' r cirJed. By the Life A Mtrance Act >ou will allbrd protection to those who for the purpose of providing for their families hare recourse to Asiiiinnce As.ocmMoiji Such -e,u i'j can only be of a partml nnture, but it wit! be gratifying to you that you have done all you cm to gue A-stir.uice Associations the opportunity of placing themselves 111 a position to command public confidence The Act by which you will hare constituted Westland n province will plaoe that part of the colony m Hie condition winch it was intendod by the Constitution Act all parts should occupy, and it will bo satisfactory to the people of Westland to be no longer excluded from the ordinary form of Oo\ ernment. " Gentlemen ol the House of Representatives, — I gratefully aclnow ledge the disposition which you have shewntoinakeefflcient provison for meetmg|the various charges of the public service. Considering the importance of maintaining a large and constant supply of immigrants, I thank you for the liberal provision \oa ha\e made for the purpose, including as it does not only a vote of money but also an Act under which immigrants who aro approved of by the Agent-General, and who pay their own passages, will be assured of obtaining free giants of land conditional only upon occupation and cultivation. "Honorable Legislative Councillors and Members of the House of Representatives, — I am glad that the mission of Mr Russell to England ha* secured to this colony, in co-operation with New South Wales, the re-establishment of the mail packet service Tia California. I regret that the measure to place upon a more satisfactory footing the laws relating to the Civil Service, and the measure to regulate for the future the mode of proceeding with the necessary Public Works in the various provinces, have not become law. I anticipate favorable results to the commerce and manufactures of the country from the amended Tariff Act, which will for the future more fairly regulate the incidence of the Customs duties. The further provision you have made for carrying out the public works of the colony, tke authority you have given to extend the various portions of railway hitherto authorised into trunk lines throughout the two islands, evidence your determination to give effect to the public works policy. The cheap railways which are being constructed through each island will powerfolly stimulate the settlement of the country. It gives me pleasure to observe the continued prosperity of the colony, and I express the hope that under the blessing of Divine Providence, your labors will greatly aid the social and material advancement of New Zealand."