HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 988, 22 October 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

PROM QUll SPECIAL CORKES PONDED T.

• ■;; WELLINGTON, last night.} The Government stated to-day, that wljen % the Waimate plains were .sold, which "Would be early next; year, , a portion would be disposed of on deferred payment. X Sir R. Douglas has given notice to ask Mr Barton if he is willing that, if an enpuiry is granted into his charges against the Judge, it shall be on condition that if they are found groundless, he will be debarred from practice at the bar. The Government are to say tonight what course they will take. It is ; said they have asked Mr Barton to put his charges m writing to-night. There is to be a general debate on native matters. The Government have received telegrams from Waiapu stating that no bloodshed has take:t place, and that the reports of lihe'disturbancos amongst the: natives there are greatly exaggerated. A long debate has taken place m committee upon the Rating Amendment BUI. The discussion became one generally on local self Government and the county system. Mr Moss very strongly condemned County Government, Mr Hodgkinson moved that the Chairman leave the chair. ' Mr Tyke ' defended the counties Progress was reproted, / ; The 'Chronicle' to-night makes a most bitter and unfair ; attack on D. M.. Luckie. whom it accuses of having sold the 'Post' to the Government, m return for which he is to be appointed Land Tax Commissioner at «£GOO a year. The affair has caused some talk, and the general impression seemg 'to bo th«t the appointment, if made, would be a very good one, as air Luckie has a good deal ot.experienee m relation to taxation- of this kind. . The, Native Land Bill is 'riot yet printed, but Mr Sheehan has stated it is not to be comprehensive. The measure he had hoped to introduce was but a short bill of 12 clauses embodying no new principle, and intended simply to, remedy technical defects m tli3 oresent law.