LAST NIGHT'S SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1571, 29 July 1882, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30. Mr Whitakek continued his remarks in support of the bill. Personally he looked upon the measure as a most important one, and would support it. Major Atkixson was surprised at the opposition which the bill received, and was about continuing further remarks wb»n Mr Montgomery got up, and, after an explanation, was allowed to speak first. He said he objected to any Government having such vast power over boards as was contained in the present bill. He thought there should be a board who could overrule any commission, and should be independant of Government. Mr Seddox opposed the bill on the grounds that the reserves in the middle island, according to the measures of the bill, were not placed on a sound footing. He did not see why the management of native lands should be taken away from the Maforis, who were just as capable of dealing with the reserves as the Government. He believed the member for Gfeymouth had been promised certain concessions by the Government, and if such was the case, he was not fit to represent the people. Col. Trimble briefly supported the bill. Mr Thomson thought the Government should not press the measure in the face of the opposition from the natives. Mr Petrie gave the statements of Mr Seddon a flat contradiction. Major Atkinson thought it was very undesirable for those reserves to be vested entirely in the hands of natives to dispose of them as they thought fit. Mr Moss observed that he had only heard to-day thajj some gentlemen who were in town were making negotiations with the Government for some of these lands. He asked the Government. to say , "yea" or "nay/ . , Mr MACANiiBEw spoke strongly against the bill. > , ' -Mr Watt thought that anybody who had the natives' welfare at heart would vote" for the'-bill. x ' - < " ' w _ Arfamendment by Mr Kelly, that^the jb^yb'e'freadSthat-day air months, was jbjforftvthe "House, -Jaml^ a 'division took/ lpi^>M4nHh'e%lldwirig^relialfrn~Ayp9r. lO^No^s^"^^Ttie bilF then passed- its' <* v^-s. " f <s