Parliamentary.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 851, 13 December 1877, Page 2

Parliamentary.

Wbllintto.v, Monday. [Our special Cjrreapoideno's tele^i'am re-hho Proro-atioa, inissHd reaching u.s on Monday.] fhe Prorogation today waj a wivt-ihedly tama affiir. The c>m--lisaionorg were Sir J. Riohardaon Sir D. BjU and Col. Wuit-noce. There was no speech deliver-d, bat it is understood that Miuis era had written oue, whioh the Governor refused to accept or permit to be delivered. Tlie number of Acts passed Uiis Session is H2. Ib is proposed co invite Miu.sters to a banquet here at the end of the weelc. The orraal date of the Piorog.ttion is to January 29. Wellinotox, Tuesday. , ('Herald' Correspondent) THE GOVERNOR AND THE L\ND BILL Amongst the few members who remain there is great dissatisfketitn about the conduct of Ministers m regard to the Land Bill. It seems tuat a few days ago Sir George! irey informed the Governor he would advice him to assent to the Land Bill. When the Speaker accompanied by Mr Maunndrew and other member*, went lo Govern, ment House yesterday ■to present the Supply Bills, the Governor pointed out that tho Laid Bill was not amongst th<>*e sent up for his absent, and bearing the Premier's signature as a recommendation to Him to sigu them. Mr Macaudrew •idsured the Governor it was a m stake, and urged tim to assent to the bill, but the Governor refused to without Sir George Grey's signa-un-e m the usual way, and advised che bpeaker to withhold the Supply BJIf, and if the Laud Bill wa* not recommended, to ar once inform the douse, aud recommend a call of the House to consider the matter. Mr -VLacandrew drove back to the •ouildiug, and with Mr Sheehnn s*w dir George Grey, who at first re-iu-sed to aign the bill, but at last yielded to their representation .s bo the serious cousequences whic would otharwise ensue. He, however, while conseutiug to sign the bill, sent wricten reasous to the Governor why it should not be assented to. These were that the bill did not embody tho polioy of «he present Government, and it passed now would require to by rel>eiled next session, and th it it gave un-iue advantages to the Canterbury runholdera. The Governor replied, that these might have been very o^ood reasons for the Gjvernrnent to have urged m the Hou-«e against che bill being passed, but that they were not reasons to justify him m refusing to assent to a bill which had passed both Houses afer several conferences. The Southern me»nbevs are particularly wroth at this | attempt to shelve a bill which Government had more than once prom sed 3hould b come Ih\v, and thuy threaten to do all sorts ot things next session.