PARLIAMENTARY
LEGISJ ATIV.R COUNCIL
Wednesday, Adod»t 18. The Acting-Speaker, the Hon Major J* fiaillle. occupied .the chairt _ . At 4.30 p.m. the Vioa-Kegr' 'assent 'to ’ - a number of Bills absented, to by Governor was received. The Conned adjourned to 4.65 p ro- ~ On the Cumuli. resuming, the Oopimissiohorsappaintedby ,Bl* sxosltnMp ( Governor, oonils ting of Sir Frederick the * Whitaker, Mr Buokley and Mr Reynolds, prorogued Parliament inlhe, s»t : members of-the Council, the # Speaker and twenty-six members of the Boose. TThp/ Commie ion set forth that Pa»I ; <men) wra ■' j prorogued to Decem.her .l6th. , r |
HOUSKOP RE^RSSKHTATIVfisI The House met at 4.30 p. m. Dr Newman a>ked the Government whether they will call lor tender* for * new printing office immediate.y in order that the building may befi,dith»d before next session. ' Mr Bicbatdson said .Government Ji»d not yet decided when teifdOas would be called. Dr Newman moved the adjournment of the IJouse. He said the Minister*# reply I was very unsatisf-ctory, ' ? I Mr O’Conor aaid It would be a wrong proceeding to erect tbla building’ white outlying districts of the eolony were so badly provided for. - ~ Mr Bruce and Mr Pisber supported Dr ' Newman’s proposition, and thought that a new print'ng office was urgently rc— . •paired. ■ •- Mr Smith supported Dr Neuman. • f The motion for the adjournment eii I pnt and lott. . , I Dr Newman at'rtd the Minister lot I Defe’ pe If he will forthwith rppoint a earn* t mission to enquire into the o aims of old _ 1 soldiers for grants of land. 1 Mr Ballance rep led that Government c . I intended to; appoint a commission for. I this purpose; / - I Mr e ked whether the pro-f I visions of the Properly Assessment Act I applied to maoaes. and parsoor gas. I The Premier said, it waa not sq. Intended.
Mr Moss moved— 11 That there be laid befora the Home,..within a month the beginning pi jpext. session,.. a statement of,-.expenditure and liabilities tot the financial year under the.. IpUofing vctea: Harbor.defences ; porshase of native lands ; Thermal springs ment to show the several amounts paid or due, the persons to whjm paid ordne,' and the services rendered respectively. 1 ’ .. rho motion wa* agreed to Mr Macandrew .regretted that ha waft unable, to move the resolutions he had given notice for /some weeks past re- ■ specting the granting of blocks of land for the relief' of the unemployed. Hi thought that if-they jspent a whole j session in endeavouring to sdlte this question It would bo rtme well spent, as u was; one of the most Important questions that cou T d be brought forward-■ Ha asked what waa the value of rT their legislation compared with nipping in the I bad the sapling of pauperism, which was I now getting so general in the Speaking for the Otago district,<hs asserted thstif the homestead regulations bad been put in force some time ago they would not have hadh ’f the number of unemployed they hid at'present. It was utterly impossible for o.ie man to tlminister the whole of the land fa the colony, and without at all reflecting on the present Minister, -be f#*it convinced that they required a Minuter for Lands for each island. He again regretted that this Important question bad not been brought forward before the eve of prorogation, but he should move thereaolutloaa in order to get them into Hansard. He then moved the resolutions. The Premier entirely, drum. ;ed to. the statement that this coipoy was except’orially situated in respect io thy unemployed. Ho s’so denied that the unemployed were more numerous than they were soma years ago. . No settlement of people on* the land would, even ,fnr one moment, stop pauperism In A message was here receive.i, deai.ing the attendance of membera ln the Legislative Gcnnc” Chamber to hear the commission of prorogation re*£ t Members then adjourned to the Lev. ? I&tive Council Chamber, where Part'*ment was fo.maily prorogued by, Gentmission.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1319, 19 August 1886, Page 2
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