HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday Evening.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 650, 22 July 1876, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday Evening.

chants to atrxTGiors blvomfxatioxs. Mr Hatnlin moved that there be la d before fie Ilousi* roiurns of nil sections i f land within the Pru«:m«p of A.ncklnm\ granted to :inv religions denomination us sites for r-hnrchffi, e.Miieiei'ies, parsonages, or g-le'ies ilurinjj the hist ton years, sneh reHirii to specify tlie Mruinher of each lot or section granted, the district in which it is situate, the ami comprise 1 within each ','iMiit, tojfeth»r vvit.li the name <if the par-ticiil.-ir d.'nomiii.ilioß for whose use tlie grant was made. The motion w.is agreed to.

LEA.VK OF ABSENCE. A fortnight's le,ive of absence vwb granted -to Mr Taiarosi.

THE I'PPEK HOrSE. In rej»ly to Mr W Wood, The Premier ha\<\ the Government did not intend tliis session to make any change in tho constitution of the Upper House. Sevrr.il motions were xaarle of little Ljeiieidl iiifceruit.

THE L!l\D rUND. Tlef >re gniuMf ou with the Orders of the Dae, iho. Pie'ui.'r ni irle hii explanation poLjcivliDat the iutent-ons of the (jovernmonfc wfh fespoct to the resolutions of Messrs Whi laker an.l Wakefield. J le .«aid if the last were -eam-ied, the consolidated rnvenae would n.»b got so much as under h» Government pr ti^o^ah, whereas, on the >ther haucL Mr WldUikftr's motion proposed that the conso&nlat^d revenue should everything. The- conchisiou fie Government- had R!'rivfi«l ut w«s to j^irc ttft|'ii if! d <>poos'lioi4 t© both. While they lield they had the right to refuse to di^oiiST any Im-uue*! wiUi th«\se resolutions hjinyinu over their heir he ids, they would yet do all t\oy c mid <<j meet the eo'iwnicuce of nuMiilvrs, and would, aH far as possible, sco on wit' i .«ll oc<Uiia«y business aid uthor bu->inctb hqd of general imporhmop. «. The House vo<*e nt half-nasf 5 o'clock.