LATEST PARLIAMENTARY.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 514, 4 September 1875, Page 2

LATEST PARLIAMENTARY.

In the Louse yesterday, the Govern, nient agreed on the motion of Mr Sheehan to lay on tlae table the correspondence in reference to Highway Boards in Native Districts. The Colonial Treasurer announced the intention of the Government to do more than is proposed in Maoandrew's Amendments, securing the Land Revenue to Provincial Districts. They were prepared to introduce a Bill dividing the Provinces into large districts* and endowing them with the Land Fund, also validating the existing Education Boards and securing them their Endowments. Messrs Stout and Wood said this determination of the Goyernmeoit altered ihe whole of the features of , their proposals. They ought to let the Abolition Bill stand ovel' till .the other Bills were brought down. Last night on the motion to go into Committee Sir George Grey, evidently in pursuance of his obstructive policy spoke at .considerable length contending that the opinion of at least one Law Officer of the Crown should have been attached to the Attorney General's'opinion on the power of. the House to Abolish. He went over the old ground .aboutthe alleged illegality of the namesand taking away tae people's liberties. He -considered Auckland has a special rig ht to resist the Bill because she has been robbed of he.v Land Fund and the seat of Government. He would be one to assist in taking the same course as that taken by the United States. The Bill was really on« -to take 1 away Representative Institutions and favouring the Government classes while grinding down the masses. He would use every rule of the House to prevent the passing of the Bill. Sir Donald McLean replied to the same .effect as before. He said the question had been a long time before the country and the people had pronounced in favour of it. The whok) tenor of Sir George Grey's speech was that he wanted to sever this Colouy froai the Great Empire, to which it belongs, and make a Republic of it. The House had the power to determine the question. Takamoana, Montgomery, May>; said Kelly spoke. Mr Thompson moved the adjournment 'of the debate 'at midnight, which was carried.