(from our parliamentary corres pondent.) Wellington, .Tuly 1. The New Plymouth Harbor Boarc Committee sat to-day and decided to tak< no action until the Committee are ir possession of the whole history of the matter. Great interest is felt in the meeting oi the Public Accounts Committee to-mor row. It is expected that drastic measures w»U be recommended, nofc improbably the abolition of the Audit Office., On r/it that come disclosures of jobbery at Auckland are to be made shortly, in which persons in high positions art impli cated. THE BULL'ER LION RAMPANT. It was generally expected that the Hon Mr McKenzie would reply to Mr G. F. Richardson this afternoon, but the pro ceedings were several times interrupted, particularly by the discussion begun by Hon Mr Bryce on the propriety of allowing the Cancellation of Legislative Council" Appointments Bill to pass the first reading. It passed after some warmth of discussion, Opposition mem bers holding that it was of an unconsti tutional and revolutionary character. The second interruption was caused by Mr O'Conor, who quoted from the Dunedin "Star" a paragraph of a report of an election? speech by Mr Fish, in which he cast some aspersions on the character of Mr O'Conor, and called for an explana tion. He moved the adjournment of the House, which Mr Guinness seconded. Mr Fish disposed of the matter easily by remarking that it would be a very'bad precedent to establish to allow hustings speeches to be brought up and flung about by one member at another. Mr Taylor also spoke, and the House was disposed to treat the matter as a joke. Mr O'Conor was dissatisfied with the explanation, and protested against the jocularity of the House. The matter then dropped, the tnotion for adjournment being lost, for Mr O'Conor's wrath does not excite much real interest. Mr McKenzie was then sailed upon to reply on the financial Statement. CHE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. Regarding the Appointments Cancella tion Bill there is little doubt there will be a good deal of excitement. The proposal to pass an Act cancelling certain tppointments made in a constitutional manner to the Upper House is of such a startling and unprecedented character ;hat all eyes are opened very wide indeed. 