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GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. FRIDAY. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. In a lengthy speech Mr Downie Stewart moved the second reading of the Bible in Schools Bill. After an exhaustive dinc>!«-ion Col. Whit more moved the previous question which was carried by 12 to 11, the Bill thus being killed. 110 USE OP REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY. The House met at 2.30. Replying to Mr Hutchison (Waitotara) as to the reason why a retorn was not furnished showing the numbers at present employed upon the ci-operative works or otherwise through the labour burea'i in the* various electoral districts as defined by the representation Commissioners, to come in force at next gonerd election, Mr W. P. Reeves said this was not the proper time to give the information, but it would bo furnished when the motion came on for discussion. Mr Hutchison moved the adjournment of tho House and protested against the action of Ministers with respect to affording necessary information to the House. Ho said they were supposed to have responsible Ministers, but tho fact was they were being ruled by an oligaichy of the narrowest kind. Ministers seemed to forget they were paid servants of the public and they had no right to withold such reasonable information as members asked for. Mr Rolleston said if the House acted rightly it would refuse to go on with any business till this information was furnished by the Government. So far as he was concerned, ho should not rest till this information was supplied and the House informed of the position it was in. It was perfectly monstrous that the Governor should be advised by Ministers to take an important action, and after that advice had been rejected that Ministers should reinsin on the Treasury benches. Considerable discussion ensued over the question during which MrSeddon ami other Ministers said that the Government had not refused to give any information except in cases where it put the Government in a false position. The subject was eveutually dropped. Mr Reeves moved the second reading of the Industrial Conciliation Bill, to encourage the formation of industrial unions and associations, and to facilitate the settlement of industrial disputes. He was speaking at the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. After a lengthy debate, in which Messrs Hall, O'Conor, Newman, Bruce, Sandford, Rees, Hogg, Taylor, lJuthie, J. Mills, and Rolleston took part, the second reading was agreed to on the voices. On tho motion, of Mr Reeves the Local Authorities Accounts and Audit Bill was read a second time and referred to the public accounts committee. Hon. McKenzie moved the second reading of the Land Board Election Bill. The object of this Bill was to giv=> the people of the colony a direct interest in electing the persons who would have the management and administration of the waste lands of the colony. (Left Sitting).

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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3133, 13 August 1892, Page 2

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3133, 13 August 1892, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3133, 13 August 1892, Page 2

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