PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2189, 20 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY. Thk House met . -it 7 30. Sir R Stout, in laying on the table volume) one of tin; e.irly edition of Hanhaul, refeued to the untimely death of its compile! , Mr .M.iunc' Kit/G>Mald. lv aiiswiT to Major Atkinson, who wanted to know the exact position of affair* on the West Cast, Mi IJallanee lead ;i telegram fio:n Inspector P.udv, det nling the vai mus nets of tins Manila. lie said the settles had i>e h,i\ed with gie.it determination, courage, and foi licaiauce. Nine imglradeis had l>e,en aiiested and m nfc to Opuuake, and the. ( Jowl nmeiit had an ample foice .it their disposal to de.d with any ditheulty that might arise on the Coast, The, Government h.al received positive mforni.itiou tli.it it \vu> on 'Ie Wlnti's idvif" that tlio native-, had acted, and he had been warned that he. woi.ld lie held lesponsihle. Twenty permanent mtliti. linen hid been sent to Opun. ike t<i take the place of those guaidmg the pi isontTs. Sii J{. Stout said the Loan Dill would be [taken tomorrow, and if the discu-vioii I ended in turn; the. Representation Bill could b« considered on Wednesday. If the House assisted the (Government to pa«s the business, they ought to get finished in about a fortnight. If the. House were will ing they could sit on Saturdays for pmate members' business. The Premier made a statement regarding Slee'.s letters. He had looked carefully into the matter, and did not think the writer could be charged with a breach of privilege. He explained that when he moved his resolution on Wednesday he thought hw colleague, tho Treasurer, was going to «peak in answer to Sir G. Grey, who asked if any further enquiry into the matter would be undertaken. Sir R. Stout said notice must bo given of the question. Sir G. Grey aaid as they were to separate so soon .some further action ought to be taken. The House ought to affirm the principle that an end should be put to di;*graceful transactions of this kind. An Imprest Supply Bill for £220,000 was p.ished. A commission was appointed for drawing up reasons for disagreement with the amendments of the Council in the Local Bodies Loan Bill. Several new clauses were added to the Fii>t Offenders Probation Bill, which finally passed. Mr Larnach moved the second reading of the Gold Duty Reduction Bill, the object of which was to reduce the duty to sixpence per oz. for two year>. The bill was read a second time, and referred to the Goldfield.s Committee. The Mining Bill was further considered in committee. The bill was passed with amendments. The Beer Duty Act Amendment, the Moitgago Debentures Amendment, Deceased Persons Kstite Duties Act Amendment, Public Bodies Leasehold and Administration Aut K\tertion Bills were lead a second time. (Lift Sittin \)