HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1095, 2 June 1882, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, Jane 1. Weston intends to introduce shortly, a Bill providing for the due punishment of offences against the person. It will be remembered that Wefcton brought in a similar Bill last session, but that it did not pass. The new Bill will provide for the extension of corporal punishment, not only to wifebeaters, but also to all cases of aggravated assaults ami larrikinism. In the House of Representatives last night, the list of questions included one by Major Tawhero, who wanted to know whether it was the intention of the Governiuen&to grant a free pardon to Te Kodp and Purukutu " now fgsiafrif in "wfefeftioif territory. " The Native Minister said that the men referred to had not yet been pronounced murderers in a Court of law, and con sequently the Government could not pardon them for crime of which there was no legal knowledge, but they were guilty. Mr W. Green next moved the second reading of the Eight Hours' Bill, and was supported by Bracken, Barron, Holmes, and Levistam. The debate was interrupted by adjournment at half -past 5 o'clock. The House resumed two hours later. Gaming and lotteries epeal .Bill was postponed for next week, iA oWer to allow the adjourned debate on the West Coast Preservation Bill to be resumed. Mr Holmes, who took up the thread of the debate, spoke for about two and a half hours, strongly opposed the bill at the same time expressed himself as being in favor of keeping Te. Whiti in " honorable restraint," He moved as an amendment — "That the second reading be postponed until Te Whiti and Tohu should have had an opportunity of being heard at the bar of the House." This was received with such shouts of derision that Holmes withdrew it, and substituted therefore thi following : " That the second reading be postponed until Government shall have brought down the Bill dealing with reserves for Te Whiti and his people." FitzGerald, Taiaroa, and others also spoke on the Bill and the debate was finally adjourned till this evening. At this afternoon's sitting Macandrew on behalf of Wi Parata, who had authority from Te Whiti to ask that he might be allowed to appear by counsel at the bar of the House on the subject of w est Coast affairs. Macauclrew moved that the petition be read, which was agreed to. Macandrew gave notice that tomorrow he would move that the petition be considered. Pyke gave notice of his intention to move that the cost of printing the speeches in Hansard be deducted from their honorarium. Grey notified his intention to ask Government to-morrow whether arrangements would be made whereby the Attorney-General should be a member of the House of Representatives. Referring to the statement made last night that the fireman killed at Kartipi had not been in bed for 48 hours previous to the accident, the Hon. Johnston said he had received a telegram stating that the engineer was off cjuty for twenty-four hours at Palmerston prior to the accident and were receiving ah allowance for being away from home. Two men had only been on duty two hours when the accident occurred. The men were not able to leave the engine in consequence of its leaky condition. I s ' 9 other busjness of importance was

transacted, time up to half-past five being taken up by notices of motion, and reply?* iH|tto'que#rain<£ ' %: Several; hundred persons have daily visited KM.S. Kelson* Commander Erakine's flagship, now in this port. Dr.Heetor h*B reported to Westofi that Reef ton jitreaia tin contains 48 per cent of tin. *- v; ' . \ . The Reefton, Grey, Westland, and Nelson members interviewed the Minister of JPltirij&^Workß^in regard to. the Nelflbn road and mail service. The road is under The deputation suggested tliM tieMers be called in September- for a bi-weekly service, from Foxhill to Reefton, afld a at.waaVly.from: lUefton W .jG«»ymouth, with alternative tenders for triweekly to Lyell, and daily froqi Keefton to Greymouth. Wright and Weston, at the request of the Canuerbury members, called a meeting i<jf Jimeinbers for both districts to meet next lafetmflay/ to discuss their respective rights and desires, if the netf Loan Bill vwmi Telephone, communication between Greymouth and Brunnerton will be opei| ed on arrival of the instrument. Weston and Petrie are urging the County claims on the Government. Weston sees Rolleston again about the deviation of the Nelson Creek water race to Try- Again Terrace ou one hand, and to Ahaura on the other. Te Whiti has presented a petition that he may be heard at the bar of the House.