(From our Special Reporter.) Government Buildings, Wednesday.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 665, 24 August 1876, Page 3

(From our Special Reporter.) Government Buildings, Wednesday .

WASTE LANDS BILL. Tlio Wade Loud* Bill, jiBj iß' ciiculu'od repeds thu Immigrant* Ltnd A< t, 1873, and other •übs.quont Acts, and prowls thi»» nat ire lands purchnsud in tlu North Island arc to bt watte linds which, if sold otlierwisfl than at auction, aren>t to bo sjld for less tliin £1 per ncre, or ut auction ut le«a ihm 10* per ncre, crown lousohoM to be tuldby nucti >n. AccorJiog fo waste lan lo r^gulutioua, no perion will be entitled to select both sub'iroan uuJ (own land ; miiiira irumburbaii land lu-ld under ono aeleciur will be leu terra; luml land 2> 0 acres; impr.'vemen • to b-»tiatpof £1 po ncre, the land io be cultivated within 6 year*, ■ frer wh ci a j?r»nt my be obiumed. Fir-t cljss land is not to bo sold at lew than 20s, tecond can lot, third c.rfsi 10* pur a^v.

THE COUNTIES BIU,. Yesterdtiy ihtdebite on the Cnuntia Bill was resumed. After a ehost di custion, Sir Ore >• go Grrj'a amendment, that i he J Jiil be read a second tinio that d.iy ■ix mouths, wm lost on tha t< ieee, nnU (he «"coml rrudiug cjrried. Ihe debate a» to the appoinlm-nt of com mi ires' to teiile Ihe b»undiirit'* of cmn'i.M was t.ien resumed, ami rorornl amendment* nee p opisvd, tv; uliimatttly 1101 10 deliate w»* A<'j xirueil f>rrt week, it being understood t&at the ((oVerutn ut would pi«ue on (he xup;ile> in u'ary drier papir the uni»ndm ut :n iUm In I!, aud the kubedulo thty piopitcd to m^lc.

THE NATIVE LANDS ACT. Th« Nutivf L md < Aot is j'\«t circulated [t<n; aff-ct.. WihU in the Nirh Maud, and provn'e* thmt U'ic ni(ilt>ted ar-^m/t-mentfl mny be referred 10 the Native Lands Court. Tho pi>i chime of l»nd«, >-te , in prohibited in dmtiicts br» u^'ht in dtr ihe ci. Half t>>e gross proceed* of the sa'o <A ttafcive Ui-ds to bu paid into f 'onrt, for the nst rf nnl>vt-B *c huff ; the othnr hi f to be paid .no public scoount, iuhlo to Curl tin oh» ie.*. N-itive landa not to be mild or leiue i at a pneo 1< n than double the price or rei>t iuiued by natiTen. Native owmn of land oooupifrl for gold mining purpose* »r«" to h»re one-ha'f of all r< rcipta arming f otn tho itfiiie of Minern' Ri^hU aud businefs license^ and the oth< r h .If to po »o fo>m part, of ll c goHfla d rer^nuo of ci trict. Tdo Act not to «UVct confisonti-d lundi. All ennoltrents coat ined in any Act. or regulations incon.-iatent with this A«*t are rrpfalcd. In the Hnune 10-dHy, Coptain Morris wan introdused and tojk Ins i"f«t, vicn Captnin Head. Morru «:.s ch>-errd by I ho Opposition

01 AGO CAUCUS. A c-mcui of Oaqo ui>mb j n wilt be held to-morrow, to o mi'ler (he idvic«liility of h-ivi ig lar^e coun ii. They k.ve the ndhe-<ion of lome Wcsiland itiid kelson m mho o.