PARLIAMENTARY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. [Friday September 29.]

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 672, 3 October 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. [Friday September 29.]

the rabbit nuisance bill wh r«ad A second time. DECE tSED SHEEP BILL. A lobf discussion etwued upon the ■eeond reading of the Deceased Sheep Bill, the penalties imposed ia the firat part of the bid being considered moq« itroui by soma member*, whil* those iatereited in wo3l>raitiog said that •tringent measure* were absolateij neeeitary in the iotrrest of the country. The Hoiue adjourned at 1 a.m.

PRINTER, PUBLISHER, AND PROPRIETOR OF "TIMARU HERALD" TO APPEAR BEFORE TUB HOUSE. Ou the Hmi«« resutaiog at the evening sitting. Mr Ren* raised the question of pririlege by calling, attention to another article in tbe " Tinoi.ru Herald" in wbioh Mr Joyce is called " «n ignorant prejudiced ruffian." 8»T«r»l ipeftkers strongly cond«mn«d ■nch style of writing by mem bars of lh« Hoom, saying it wm bayond »ll bounds, and th»t tb« Houm owed it to itself to Uke action at one*, and put * stop to snob oonduot. Th« Premier moved, " That the prin. ter. publisher, and proprietor of the 1 Timaru Herald" Ik* summoned to the bar of the House by the Speaker, to answer the ehaige of breaoh of prireUf*. The motioa was agreed to, only If r Wasoa dissenting.

KOREST ACT REPEAL BILL. Mr Maefarlaae moved a Koond reading of the f oreat Aat Repeal Bill, with • view to stepping the present cxpeutlt. tore on foreeta. The Pr«mier did not oppose it, bat *nno«acod that in committee he would convert it into uk Amending Act by repealing the money oUute of the pruent Aot, and lcariog the oiefal portion to be •railed of at a f utnre time. While e»ry ■pcaker agreed in condemning the Forest Aot ai wild and inapplicable tojtbt want* of all part* of the colony, aad unneoeatary, the najority appeared to be of the •arne opinion at the Premier. The Bill wae read a aeoond time. Dvmdik, Saturday.

PUBLIC MEETING : VOTE OF CEN SURE PASSED ON THE HON. G. HoLEIN'S CONDUCT. JL ireeting wu held at M«rton yesterday and a tenet of resolutions ©srried condemnatory of the conduct of the membtr for the dirtriot, Mr Ueorge MoLean, during tfae session, in broking tbe promisee he mad* when addressing hU constituents, Hrtril example* being adduced. It wu rewired " That he ha* loat their confidence in breaking these proauei and acting with and aiding a Minetry wboee whole aim it tQ. rob Otago of her laad fund, rail war rataouea, and the looking up and handing orer to the paatoral interest the land, the com. mon* wealth of the aaiita." " That thU meeting further reaolre* te oall on Mr MoLean to resign his seat in the House, aj he la only miurepretenting a.." "That this meeting thanks Mr Maoandrew and the Opposition for the manly stand they have taken against tbe nasernpuleus dealrns of a tyranaioal Minstry, aid will afford th«m even, •pppert la qarrying out any kneasures they may think ■ecessanr. ( > „

TESTIMONIAL TO 818 S. V(jQtU A complimtnUry testimonial fcaa bMa drawn ap for prwentation to Mr Julia* Y*f d by the rnidtnb of Port QhalnjeM, ■honlrl h« com* this w»t. ' On* erpr»»« •ion is m fcllowet: "W« ]t«f«r4 - ttt dian»j •*» *nd oppocitioi^tei your dop*rture, eriaocd by your ojpo^witt, m th« greatest oom^limtnt that bo«ld«W r p»id to yon, and citirdy tb* r«n»rk§ of the Hon. th^mittister of Jutict, M rtcotdtd in "B^aMM"*