PARLIAMENTARY. [From our Special Reporter.] Government Buildings. Last night.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 671, 7 September 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. [From our Special Reporter.] Government Buildings. Last night.

Tn tho Hotm^ysterrfny Mr Anlrww mov' (] a resolution, di»"ifjproving of rhuppointrnont of Sir J Vi>.»-I an A><«ut(lonftr.»K H>» oonteinlficl ih*ti Hir J V..^'l w»i n«t the t>«it mm f<ir th« *p. poir tmnnt, f«>r a great vaiietyof reasons, nhtci ho K»»e. rim 1 1 an Mr Oowen fol'o vcd, »nd rl«f<iiilt'cl tin »ppoin l ine'it, qnokirii; thi jir»'cedont of li< r ooUu.i^^, anil mam*

Mr Kollesfoi ex\>r- •>• il regret at tlie mntttr beitiK «n»'J« a i'«rty go ftion, and nrijM that the depirtment of AgrntGmeral wai an unnecessarily expenaivo one. Mr Stou*; alto at jVeted to the form the question had wmime'l, and Beamed inclined 'o bUmi Abolition for it all. H« eonc'u 'ed by moving tho previous question. Mr Itevnoldfl d< fended Sir J. Vojel *nd th-* appointment;, and Mr Donald Rfid o ndomned ihn motion an ill-ad nso 1. »Te t?ara Sir J. Vo«l credit for having alwaynactcil honestly and disinterestedly, Imt teemed to think the Aeent-Qeneral-nhip waa not too much to p,»y to get rid of him. Mi- Murray jpoke agjaiimt tho Itto Premier and Mr Wiwnn h'i\ing elicited a atatement from MiniUern that they intended to accept the prerimn quoition, declared that there wk an end to all party (JoYernment, and that h» would vote for tho resolution. Sir Donald McLean warmly defended his late colleague and Mr Header Wood made a violent and bitter attack on Sir Juliuu Vogel. Mr Lu>>k condemnad the appointment, and Mr Pearco defended it Then Mr Kee* and Mr * akcfleld availed Sir Julius Vogcl and hi» Government in tho mo«t offenntve atyle possible Mew* Montgomery, liodgkinson and Sir George Grey a'»o upoke on the wne «ido. but in a d'fferrnt manner, and Maj >r Atkinson, and Whitaker defended the appointment a> d replied to the attack made. Mr StcreiM ipoke against tho appointment and tie tnovar lia\int( replied, a diyiwon took ulace, the roiuit of which wu« the motion disapproving the appointment was lost by 41 to It. It ircnn to bo protty ganerally understood that Sir Julim Vojr>*l wdl immcdiatelv resfi/n hm seat for Wanijanui. It in also rumoured tbut he will after lastnlght"* procecdinsfs decline to nee pt tho A?ent-Gene-raWhip. tQy Ed W. T.) Sir George (Jroy has giren notice of a select Committee to enquire into the cost of Sir Julius Voxel's mission to England Several Bills were advanced a stage to-day, but nothing important.