HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WEDNESDAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2196, 5 August 1886, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WEDNESDAY.

-The* House met at 2.30 p.m. • - Replying to questions, it was stated that it hud been the practice for some- time to obtain the consent of natives interested on teeing reserves on the Weßt Coa£t,lief,or6 c Buch • leases " were made. There were large areas of land yet to let on that coast ; that copies of the education statement w.ould he to the education bpaVds andoschool committees in the coldny ; al&o the mines statement to schools of mines in the colony. , Mr .Ballance introduced , the Special^ Towers and' Contracts Bill. ' SirJ.^Yogel moved that following Bills be discharged from the Order* taper : — The Magistrates Court Bill, Alienation of Land Bill, Codlin Moth Act Amendmoot Bill, Workmen's,' Wages Act Extension BilC»nd the Stock OrryinV Bill. Agreed W^ * 'f^c- f >h^ ; Mr Tole moved the~ second reading of the ;Ra ; bt»it Amendirient ' Bfll^ s yvhidh iM 5 exiplained was.to give effect -to thei report of the Rabbit Committee, recently presented 1» the 'Hptjwe^ w\ f * ' ' Mr Cowan supported the Bill, and said if it were, given effect to they would have * prospect of combatting r the evils from which the country had been suffering from rabbits i - , \ < >f Mr Buchanan .supported the Bill. Mr Lake thought the section for levying arato was an unfair, .one. "Mr Lance pointed out that this particular clause was optipna], ; and would only be brought into operation at the request of the residents of the locality. Sir J. Vogel was not ,sure whether the introduction rif stoats anil weasels would not be a greater pest than the rabbits themselves, and ho considered from a scientific .point of view that the natural enetny of -the rabbit was the fox. He thought the best course was to get some dupable person to go' into • the question scientifically, 60 as to ascertain whether 1 the rabbits oould not be best destroyed by disease. • • ' ! After some further discussion the motion was agreed to. Mr Richardson moved the second reading of the District Railways Purchasing Act 1885 Extension and amendment Bill. (Left Sitting.)