PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1374, 7 November 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thdbsdat, November 6. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. BILLS. The Land Bill was read a third time and passed. The West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill was considered in . Corn* mittee, and progress was reported. WAHANoI’s ADDRESS. Wahanui was .then allowed'lb address the Council at the bar of the Chamber. His address was for the most part a repetition of that delivered by him soine days ago before the House of Representatives, He addaa that he found the Government had drawn out all its teeth except one, which was contained ia clause 7of the

Bill as.it ndwatood, and he now beaeeched _ .the’ Oonncil not to giro effect to that danse. He thanked the Oonncil for bearing him and withdrew. WESTLAND EDUCATION BILL., In Committee this Bill wan considerably amended, clauses 3, 4 and 5 being struck out. At fire o’clock the Committee adjourned I till 7-30 p.m. |

EVENING SITTING. BILLS. The Council resumed in Committee on CKe ’Westland Education district • ill, which was afterwards reported, read a . third time and passed. The Railway Authorisation Bill was reoeiyed from the Lower House and read a • firsts time, the second reading being fixed .. fpr the next day. i Consideration in Committee of the West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill was again . a taken gp, and the Bill was afterwards! read a third time and passed. I I, The Native Land A lienation Restriction ] [ Bill was read a second time and referred j I to the Native Affairs Committee. J f ‘ ' The Special Powers and Contracts Bill I ■■ was read afirst and second time without I discussion, and referred to the Waste I Lands Committee. I ’ 'On the motion of the Hon Mr Wilson, I the Council resolved to insist on the j amendment made by the Council in the I Wanganui Harbor Board Empowering I Bill, and a Committee was appointed to I ■ dnwmp reasons. I The Council adjourned at 9.40 a.m. I

,-,,.fiOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, November 6. The House met at 2.30 p.m. _ • ; BANKRUPTCY BILL. The Hon- Mr Stout moved that the amendments proposed by the Government — —in-tHeTSaiSrfiptßy Acl, “KiiJNiaeinr-' - . aitot Bill agreed to.—Carried. RAILWAY AUTHORISATION BILL. \ The Hon Mr Richardson .moved the ■ seoondreading of theßaUwayAulhorisa- . tippj'.RilL' Be detailed‘the works propeneef to be constructedi under the Bill. • disoussieh the’second reading was agreed to, and the House went into Com--ron the Bill forthwith, -which was , si ; fwmd 'without’ material amendment, refn,- asported, tead.*» third time and passed. y* A NBWMABKET. : Sir Juiktb Vogel said he had some ;jMtilyidginforination to convey to the .. House. He had been in .communication •; - with Sir James Fergusaon, a- former Governor of New Zea'and, enquiring whe:lbertbere was any prospect of New Zeat ■ -.'land frozen - mutton, and fine woollen t /fabric*- manufactured In New Zealand, fiuding:a. market in India. His Excellancy had replied as follows “ Mutton t expwdment feasible, but more hopeful in ;t'. tWcottar=if desired, and would suggest -. alb® appointment of local agent to arrange. I daily consumption of mut-1 iton ; .. in . Bombay is 200 sheep. The I .-' except Parsees, eat only fresh I killed. (Signed.) Governor; Bombay.” I He said the Government would favorably I consider the appointment of an agent, j "He said the member for Cheviot had; con- I vened a meeting in Christchuroh of those I persons interested in thp frozen meat in- { dtu*ry. Sir Julias Vogel concluded by j saying he thonght it was very-gratifying I that Sir James Fergusson, continued to I take such a warm interest in the colony. { TEKOOTI. I

The Hon- Mr Stout taid the Government had received at. telegram to the effect that aa Te Kooti'a proposed visit to the East Coast would probably lead to some trouble, he (Te Kooti) did not intend visiting that part of the country. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

The House vent into Committee for consideration of the Supplementary Estimates. .

Tote 120,000 for roads. Agreed to. Vote L 3,000, waterworks. Agreed to. ; Tote L 2,030, telegraph extension. Agreed to. Tote L 8,520, public buildings. Agreed to. EVENING SITTING. The Houseresumad at 7.30. p.m. Tote charitable institutions, 15,000. , Agreed to. Tote L 1,500, lighthouses. "Agreed to. Tote L2.QCO, lunatic asylums. Agreed to. The Public Works Estimates were then considered; Tote LIOO,OOO for immigration. Agreed to. The Hon Mr Biohabdeok moved to report progress and sit again presently.— Agreed to. SPECIAL CONTXUCTS.^ The House went into Committee on the ' Special Powers and Contracts Bill, which "Was reported with amendments, read a third time, and passed. PUBLIC WOBK3 STATEMENT. , On the motion that the Bouse ?go into Committee of Supply, Major Atkinson reviewed the proposals in the Public Works Statement at considerable length.. He thought it was not possible for them to posh on the works With the vigor they had undertaken to do. He eoijAsnded that the Government bad ■ only followed in the 1 nes of the late Qovsrnipent, but he wanted them to confess • that it, was not their intention to carry on the work with more vigor than the late Government bad done. The Bon Mr Richasdson said he was ■ not prepared to say that the bon member , bad wilfully misrepresented him, but ■’* there were several inconsistencies in his ‘ statement, which he referred to briefly. . Sir Julius Vogel combatted the argu- ■" taenia of Major Atkinson, and said that ijthey had ftwtr**"**-few xatsnay < yearn a Public Works Minister i who ■ thoroughly understood his department, 'and who Was quite competent to explain ■ all the details connected with it. The Iste Gorernment were most extravagant in the matter of making roads, but the present Government intended as soon as they possibly could to vest the making of .. r roads in the local bodies. - He concluded by congratulating the member for Egmont on the attitude[ha had assumed generally . , .towards the Government.

Mr Bbtck said it required a consider* ' ‘-ink amount ofcouragato make a speech at this stage of the session, but still be " thought the Public Works Statement. • - should have more attention devoted to it, ‘ XhoTreasurer had stated that the late Government; had anticipated a portion of the loan before it was set' free, but that . statement was incorrect. As to the statement of the Treasurer about local Go--1 vemnent, it was a very old promise. He -remembered hearing the Treasurer say many years ago that roads and bridges Jpold n ®W r ftgain be heard of in the ' .House, biit‘the’ statement had hot been realised. If, ha had his way he should curtail the borrowing.to a less rate than a ' million a year, Aft«..* further debate the matter dropped. The Boose wane into Committee of Supply for the further consideration of the Public Works Estimates. -Vote 1.80,057 for Public Works Deto. .Vote 1.780,200 for railWßy oonstruction and land elicited . aTlotog discussion—Tim vote was agreed pn. Vote 1303,539 additions to open lines—-Agreed t 0.,. Vote 1455,775 for y.-’ permanent way, sleepers and rolling stock —Agreed to, Vote 110,000' for surveys . t of .new lines North Island—Agreed to. Sorv.eie Middle Jbland— Vote 1103,000 for roads and - bfidgea end wharves north of Auckland—- • ;■ .-Agreed ; tq. 166,500 for main roads—s--■ -Agwed to* 193,919 miscellaneous r< a’e «■- - to 1304.200 grants ‘BeadfAnd Bridge*Const; u> flop : Aht, r 188J3—A greed to. 1143,306 for

I roads to open np lands before sale — i Agreed to. L 42,181 for roads on gold- • fields—Agreed to. L 12,857 for waterraces Middle Island —A greed to. LOO.COO for purchase of native land—Agreed to. L 29 329 for telegraph extension —Agreed I to. L 29,866 for public buildings ; the item Mount Cook Prison, Wellington, I L 7,000 was reduced to L 6,000. L9>711 I for Post and Telegraph offices—Agreed I to. L 957 for Custom houses—Agreed to. I L 3,3000 for survey—Agreed to. L 50,000 I for Lunatic Asylums—Agreed to. LB,OOO I for Hospitals—Agreed to, LI,OOO quarI antine station—Agreed to. L 68,800 J school buildings—Agreed to. L 250 I Parliamentary Buildings Agreed to I £16,116 lighthouses—Agreed to. 1.39,800 Harbor Works—Agreed to. £16,500 expenses of raising loans authorised by | the New Zealand £oan Act—Agreed to. The resolutions were reported to the House. EROROOATION. The Hon Mr Stout said he hoped the House would be in a position to prorogue on Saturday. The House adjourned at 12.60.