WELLINGTON. Friday.
In the House of Representatives Messrs Luckie and Crcigliton were granted ten days leave of absence; Messrs Montgomery and Rolleston, one week each. Mr Reynolds gave notice of Ms intention to movo for the House to go into Committee of Ways and Means on Tuesday, to consider the following proposal : — That on July Ist, 1875, the duty on colonial distilled spirits be 7s ; after Ist July, 1876, 8s ; after July Ist, 1877,. 9s. The Premier have a polite refusal to state, in reply to a question of Mr Wakeficld's, what steps the Government had taken since last session to bringthe murderers of Sullivan to justice. Mr Reynolds said, in answering' Mr Steward, that in the face of the official report of Capt Johnton, he would uot be justified in asking the House to sanction the erection of a lighthouse at Capo Windrow, Oamaru. The Premier said that the Government were going to introduce- a Bill to remedy any defects in .the Nativo Lctnds 'Act, 187 a. A resolution of the Committco of Supply, ordering impressed supply of<£2so,Qoo, will be read for the third time on Tuesday. • | The Premier said, that there was no particular urgency for tho resolution, except that the money was wanted for carrying on the necessary work of ' Govornment, and which was now being spent without the requisito'aiithority. The Imprisonnnent for Debt Bill was read a second time without an Amendment. 'The Electric Telegraph Bill caused a very interesting debate. Tho Premier said in all probability they would soon be able to send face simile telegrams, so that operators would not bo obliged to learn the contents ; their endeavor was to assimilate tho telegraph department as much as possible with tho Post-oftice by making use of new machinery. Mr A^-lnson suggested UniL operators, after taking n i•• .s > ; >, should address and place it at once in the i . - ' .-. ( Mr '•.!••• thought tho measure was slightly touched <«. £ih panic for legislation. Tho debate and llouso then adjourned.
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Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 337, 11 July 1874, Page 2
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