HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 830, 11 October 1877, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[Press Agency.] The House met on Mond*y it 2.30 p.m. Mr Cox, as a matter of personal ex* pianation, denied certain portions oE «lr ftusseUy printed statement regarding air G. Grey's connection with Giie iV.upbiand transactions. .; •'■> ~.-. : ,\., : . " The Pablie Health Ago Amendment Bill (Klajor Atkinson) was introduced • ?'.' ; '< TxasifWO CONFIDENCE, MOTION. , Mr Larhaoli gave notice that ue would move, ?! Unas' GoyeratiMub; does not possess the confidence of the Houw." Ac Majjr Atkinson 1 ! request he moved bhis at onoo. He said it was a direct blow from the shoulder, and was ad* iniuiatered from a convibtiohthat cue • Ministry was utoerly lucomoetont to ojuduct the business of the country, l'ne Government was unable to carry even cue ifiduoauou Bill without ciu assistance of the Opposition, tie condemned the Ministerial finance, as without duality, and a mere sham, their ouly eXpedieut Co supply the detioeao> in the revenue ueiug to plunder Che Otago ani Uaateroury Laud Fund. He Blamed Maj jt Acki uaou in completing railways, aa* cue saiu ot the i.uua below the value he know, people were willing to give lor uer. He aiso cbiidemued the ooai wita air Kennedy, and the. action of «u'e Governmeat dolau, r/uile spending money in uaroour woras ae i'arauaki and HawkeV Bay. lne Government had disorganize i «iue pouc* force, ' reducing - the man a p*y aud inoreasiug that of >he ameers. Taeir geaeral ; miJ'admioucrauoii h*d aueuAted ail ooutidenoo.

Mr McLean thought, as the Opposition througb jealousy could put a wean meuibar forward, be, as the weaicast uie aojr of thd Jliaidtry, might repiy. fue tj-o* verauaent ,did not wish to prolong the debate, ad hoped the - premie .nu of strength would settle olie matter, and ttiat the Opposition wueu beaten would allow the business of the coiouy to pro* oeed? He'detended the Atiuis .enai coaduot of ouaiueas, saying »iut n was the .nature not the uutnDer orouls passed which should' be taken into consideration. Tue District Kadways aud cUucaiou . iiUls Were uioat iinporcau. ouea, una add vasaed, he admitted,: wna iu<j aajiacmce ol the Opposition, not by. a oIoCK vote. in. the face of great didiotili.ios , thj Go* Vdrumeiit had endeavour-d. to cua duauues of cue colony into a posu>oa ivuere any one couid uudtiiataud (ium. *>iext year they would Oe «uu to pr.jpoae a policy wuieu would satiety tue House and tbe oouutry., ~ Guveruiaeut uad ai* ministered puuuo worua witujuo tavoarI aism, and uad not undertaken worka with* | 'out inonej to ,p*y lor tuem.. i'ue Government naa Broilgut down aba a. iaad .aws to tue fljuae. Mr uaruaoa'a opposition was aue to tuis. i'ue possible value bad bee.i ootaiuea tor th liUiia. • Govemaieut had in tha coai con : tract simply acoeptud the lowest tamer seuc in, id reapouae'to a ivartiaeuienc. They knew ol air J&euuedy m «,ue ma iter. Large aunia uad ojju spt.Uu in bua North of Auo'ttlaad, at - Jtcejax >aoa, aud Weatport,-in openmg. oy rauways. ■ M.z. Luak atroagly condemned (be jouaral and fcuauoiai policy JOf ilia iio* aaym< ciiay poaaoasad 6hj ooa:tideuoe< of I uaitaer ,cae*iiouad uor nut country. ■''jjlr iSaarp said he feic oouad Co aay a ;f'aw worda. He bad oeou op« posad to proviubiaiiain ana iu layout oi a united colony wisn a cool uou parae <«ad uaiiorm laifd. Ha cue jitu« iatry wnile tbey adtrocauud suia ; uovv caay were deviating ad ooUid auppora choitt no longer, ttoreruaiea. 4j<*a« d'oaed wb*c'aver pouoy caay a*d nvac bad at the comoie.aoeuieut oi cao 'aasaion, wnea the'' tfatire iiauda Bill and Amended Coanaaa Bill, ware the nuat prominent features in cue Governor's Their only policy umw waa political reac. they, aaid, ''We cans give you a poliey now, out if you will vait patiently, we will do so uoxc yaar. 'Ha urged ntambars to ag.aa o aobia couiprotniae ou ca« .baud tf una quaa* tiou aa tne only maaoa ot laaiutaiuiug a really united colony. Jb'iaauoiug oa LVea4tiry billa must baaae. it wa* uaplaaiaut >.o aarar old tiea, ou- be laic ujuua to pui» aside all personal laeung, aua wuau ha found Mioiasera acting wrougiy, ue ooaid uo longer support .uain. Mr vVoowook fnougat that Govern* mauc bad coo muca racuer cnaa .oo iii>.ie policy. He agreed wien aic ciuarp tibaS <*uy oi 0 jloaiii tiaadoo uiu»t ue ou the uasia of making the fa id colonial. He tboagascaecoaai.yaya.eai dad, on the wbJie, ' Wcrkdd Weil. i.be preseac Midiabry aad done tiiair oast, * and; if not 'parteo*, a oarage was not deairaole at pre-eat. Tauy uad promiaed to re rise the inoideuoa ot .axa* tion next year, and no sa«v no icasoa «o wundraw au aupporc iroui taa^a. Mr Ltaraiua replied baeiiy, and Che House dmdad.

Major Atkiatoa ujr«d cha adjournmans te 7-30 co-aigns.