FORMAL OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. THE GOVERNER'S SPEECH. (From our Special Reporter.) Government Buildings, Friday evening.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 636, 17 June 1876, Page 2

FORMAL OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. THE GOVERNER'S SPEECH. (From our Special Reporter.) Government Buildings, Friday evening.

The Governor formally opeued parliament to day with the customary, speech. lie cemmenced by stating (hat proposals ha 1 been received from the Government of New South Wales to aid iv tho establishment of a second line of communication with Europe, and tli.it the reply of the Government would be laid before tha Home. Important measures would be submitted to give the country districts a % ul towns ;i larger sh.ue of self-Uoveru-menfc th in hitherto enjoyed. OUior legislation onsoquent on Abolition would be proposed, aril he trusted all would co-oper-a'e to ron lor the ch-m^es which will tike place immediately after tho close of the pre£>en"t session, as be-iC'Hoi.il as possible lie desire! specially to commend to their notice a bill for establishing counties, with, powers and revenues of an independent character, but with liberty to adopt coucerted action with boroughs and road d.'stticts. He referred to his cordial leception by natives of the North and B.ist co.isb, the increasing- desiro of the nativis|§ for tho practices of civilized countries, as " evidenced by the request of tho Ngapahis for roads, teleq-raf)lis, courts and schools, all which afforded a most promising guaraut.ee for the futui'o peace aucl j)ros-

peritr of tho CVony. In ot.n-ndiva district* 1)-Mts tl.ose ipfcrra<l to tre r.'!.«tU)J.sl):Ui"ith.' two vires continue t.i imnrnvo, „n . I t»«p mvnt infc»MPv botAvivn the Mm.-1.-i- for iwtiNP afl.uis find T.V.vln;.o ami other Mm? chiefs li.r, Iwn of u wy Mtisftofory clmr.u.-»pr. The railways open for traffic rUciJ" V"1;K1 in cxc"-s"of woiking exj enpps sukl afiurdecl a material contribution towards tho interest on cost of conduction. He referred to .the prospects of the agricultural and inand as a ])leftsin<? feature, is the remarkable extent <o which persons possessed of capital are cominp forward to invest Jn the Colony. He directed eat npst ottention to a measure wliicli lie proposed for largely alteiin^- the system of dealing with and disposing" of native lands. The c^timate^ would be framed to meet as far as possib'e all questions arising^fron.i abolit ; on. He also* invited consideration lo pr.peis relating to negotiations which Government had entered into with the Bank of England, and said that his advisers were forccnhly impressed with the necessity of endarging facilities for acquiring lands in moderate sized blocks for cultivfttion and settlement. A bill for that purpose would be submitted which also would contain provisions for the local administration on waste lands. Other measures woald be submitted including a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to boroughs. io amend the debtors and creditors Act, and consolidate tho laws relating to boroughs, to consolidate the law relating to public works, irmuipiation, and Friendly and Building Societies.