House of Representatives.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 679, 21 October 1876, Page 2

House of Representatives.

GOVKRNMEST BUILDINGS, VVKtLINGTo.V, lajfc night In the Home yesterday Mr Thoinp•on mjved that the next fcenioo of Assembly bo bold in Danedin did not occasion much talking. \othing new vra) slid on the (notion, aud it wu negUivedby 29 to 23. Mr Larnach« motion for committee to er quire int> certain claims of Messrs Br >gilon and Sons ia respaot to Immi. g'.ation, was negatived 01 the voices. In the eroiiiu^, correct ojdcroo notween i he Governm^nc and Sir George Giey vva.i laid on the table and read. The Noxi >m Antmali Proh bition Bill was aiimiiiered iv committee, aad aftir ac-vecil (hvl.ion* passed ; ai did ul«o the Ui-< a«ed sheep Bill. To-day, the House is now dismissing the proposal to ait to-tnurrow, for Uo« vecuiueut bu3ine««.

WELXINOTOtf, Thurslay. The Home resumed l«t uight on the HJatiiu tie .

COLONIAL ARCHITECT'S SAL4R7 Mr Bnrn»' motion, that ifct-m Colonial Archil eofc £70), be utruck out, wai put, ai.d lo<.t Ity 29 to 20.

MR PASSMORE'S S\LARV. A iwot on to strike oat thi* item, £8)"), w«salso nmij«, hub vyiUjdrawn, Mr Link co nplain ui< bitterly of hii mifmaua^eu e>it ( f tha iuckland liaej. Mr Win a'cr explained tbat that matt r was ivbout to be officially enquired into, anil ihat anyhow tuoh office mast be provided for.

NORTHERN RAILWAYS. The item, Northern railways, £86 131, and Southern, -£170,000, w»« agreed to mtluub discussion.

GRANTS To ROAD HOARDS AND MUNICIPALITIES. Oj the item, Municipalities, Rot*) Bbirdi, and cuc-di»triofc», £73,000, Mr Montgomery ol>j jcted to thia on j nnciple, nad moved that the whole itsm be airiuk out. After » long di>custion, the vote was cirried by 37 to 12.

Wellington, Wedn^slay. PRESENTATIOM To SIX JUUO3 VOGtSL, • fPr«3t Agmi> ] \ There was a large • attendance at the theatre this afternoon, especially to wittics? tha |ireaentation by the Mayor to Sir J ilius Vogel, ou behalf of the citizans of Welhngnon, Tiio Mivyor, after making an appropriate speech, read the od .ress, whicli expressed regret at 10.-inu one who ao largely and b •neli-hlly influenced the condition of tbe colony, nud uski'd. his acceptor c of the uccoinpanywe t)ki-n of tlnir regard, and which probably would have been in different form an! greater value had tiroo allowoJ. He then handed Sir Julius Vogel a draft for £500, stating that as the subscription lists rrro not yet closed, a handsome addition would b • made to that •urn before Sir Julius Vogel left the o >lony. sir Julius Vogel read a written reply to ths addre«», expressing bis warmest thank* for the flattering addrei', and the kiml withes for himself and Lady Vogel and family, and. while 'expressing regret at leaving New Zealand, he was not wil faout hope that he miglit be able to r turn to it. Sir Juliui Vogel then delirered a parting addr«s, speaking about en hour. It chirfly referred to hi< pist career from the time when at 26 jean of age he landed in Otngo ; and coming to his political carear. all he owe 1 at a public man wa» duo to Mr Fox. lie said tha origin of the Publio Works scheme was that it came upon the Fox Ministry as a conviction that it was an absolute necessity for the colony to place its.-lf in the position of bearing the burthens which it bad to bear by encouraging the growth of papuktion, and endrarouring to make the country more useful for the people within. it. He was told by tbe head of the Victorian Government : »« Heir Zealand » doing the very best thing for us it can do, thvy are bringing out immigrant*-, and uf tor their arrival they are sure (• loava and. come to Victoria!" What had been the result? During the time that we added so largely to our population by tbe introduction of immigrants from horn» a much larger number of p?r«on« have arr ved from the other colouies than left New Zealand for the other coloniei ; the baUncd h*( been in our favour. He paid a hrgh tribute to the great results brought ahout hj B\r Donuhl McLean and the Hon 111 Itbhardaon, an I generally give con Uerable credit to his other oleagujd The Abolition ijucbtiou \vu v\i-

e-iging a very . ieat doul ol p .U.c n» option iu»t now, but hu wiuld uot ufo to it He w..« now holdtiirf ihe p auiAiot Aeenl-Gf»tr..l lh y »«>«"l »f tJ -" * llb , h m lie was only consuli ing the dignity ol hu no»iiL>n by ab Uinuig trom all wti-r-enoe to that q lestiou. Ue h.'lt kei t e poa.t.jn of Agent Geuerul bevau,e tkduties would not be ol so never-emliug a cbtracter»Btb.o ; e of a Minister of ill* t'r< wn. In (act, bo hud abundance of taediwl advice to show that the stuto of hi* health was such th-it h cou.d not have continued as Mmist'T to the ci d of t e aetsion. lie had been often urged to take thing* more easily, and not to work no haid. It was with ban doing a thing entirely at he thought .t ought to be dote, or uot doiug it at aU. It had been said that he left the Government at « mo-t inconven : cnt time. He wai umb'e ti see th, t because it appeared to hm he resigned when the Government wi»s ctrtamly most powerful, and when its pjliey was fully recognited They would, h> hopfd, excuie him fjr sarin>? that he hud not been a telfish pohtiiiun. There would hnre been many und abundant oppo tuui-, ties which he could quite creditably lmvo token adtanlage of, but ho decined to do bo, becanse he consi«lered that at fome future period it might lead to a conflict » il hhu position in the Government. He exprewed a hope that the colony would . adhere to the policy.of Immigration and Public Woiks until lhe whole ipland wai peopled. With regard to the natives, he belli ved that in the rerj fact of their adaptation to warm climates, it would be iound in the courie of time, that by a j ccmingling of the two races, the people of j iJcw Zeilanl would carry dominion to the whole extent of Polynesia. Too much ultmtion, he begged to remind, them, cculd not be given to the making of the rising population of the tojony an educated inc. Another quosUon" which he belif'red before many , yean, perhaps j nioiith»> had elapsed, would be brought j rtmhafctly before the colony lor consideration, he meant federation of the Austro'i'in colonies, and then would come the questionwhether or not itr-WM, expedient that Kew Zealand should join in such a /(deration. That a ft deration was urgently" demanded by many local and national oori»iHeratior.i, no on* oould doubt who had thought over the subject. As far as j Kew Zi aland was concerned, his opinion was that it would not be' for the interests of Is'ew Zealand to join in such a federation. Three cheers were given at Iho close for Sir Julius Vogel, also for Lady Vogel.