EVENING SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1925, 6 November 1884, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

Thk Committee resumed at 7.30 on the Native L.uid Settlement Bill, On the motion of Mr B.illance, the portion of clause 7 referring to the testamentary rights of the n.itives not being effected by the Act was struck out. Mr Ball.ince moved a new clause, that all sliould remain in force till the end of 18SII, and no longer. The motion was lost on the voices. Wi Peie moved the addition of certain new clauses with reference to provision foi n.itive control over dealings in land, and after the first of these clauses had been rejected on the voices the remainder were withdrawn by the mover. The bill was reported as amended and on the question for a third reading, Sir Gr. (irey e\pressed his regret at the measure having been hurried through. The bill was then read a third tune and parsed. The becond reading of the Civil List Act Amendment Bill was moved by the Premier who alluded to the special importance of fostering and encouraging the mining iudiihtiy and the importance of the appointment of a Mmibter whose time could be entirely devoted to this object. Captain Slitter could see no necessity for the new Minister. Money had been constantly squandered on the goldlields, and lie thought New Zealand would have been now in a better position if it had never been a gold-digger. Mr Barron moved the adjournment of the debate for a fortnight. Mr Levestani seconded the motion, and Mr Peacock supported the adjournment. Hir CI. (irey would propose in committee two Parliamentary Uivier-Becretaries in place of the new Minister. Sir J. Vogel would be prepaicd to consider such proposal in committee. He hoped the adjournment of the debate would not be cariied, and the bill would be read a second time. Mr Duncan hoped Government was serious about the appointment of another Minister. The adjournment was carried on the voices. The House went into committee to consider the terms and conditions of the proposed contract between the PostmasterGeneral ot New Zealand and the New Zealand Shipping Company for the conveyance of mails between Plymouth and New Zealand by the company's direct steamers. [Left sitting.]

Tmury-FOUH farm-houses were recently destroyed by a fire that occurred at the village of Polau in Moravia. The following racy paragraph appoars in a recent issue of the Western Morning News, a paper published in Devonshire :—": — " Sir Julius Vogel, late Conservative candidate for Falmouth, who has just been called upon to form a new Ministry in New Zealand, is one of the chief landowners in that great and flourishing colony. He owns large tracts in the province of Wellington, and has a large house at New Plymouth, as well as in Wellington, the seat of the colonial Parliament. The outskirts of the town of Wellington are very lovely, especiallly the Hutt. Nearly all the English fruits and flowers flourish abundantly throughout the province of Wellington, the area of which is over twelve mnlipn acres, or nearly one third' the size of England and' Wales," Notifications connected with the Waipa County Council appear in another coluini. Kaiser's consultation .on the Cambridge Spring Handicap is advertised in anothci coldrnn. Messrs Lewis and Simpson 'inform the public! that they will continue to run their waggon between Cambridge and Hamilton every Tuesday and Thursday, or oftener if inducement

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