EVENING SITTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1924, 21 August 1888, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7,30 p.m. MOKIUJONKB COMMISSION. Mr Hamlia asked if the report of the Mokau Jones Commission vu nearly ready. The Premier said he had not reoelved the report. Ao noon as he did ha would inform the Home whether it vtould bo necessary to bring down legUlatlon upon the subject thia session « Be begged members not to p»y any attention to th« atatemeots that had been made m the newspapers about this report WHAT GOVERNMENT PKOPJBK TO DO. The Premier then proceeded to state what business Government propose to go on with this session. They intended, -"to drop all but eleven Bills, fire of whioh bad already passed the Oounoil, With the> exoeption of the Grows and Native Landa Ratlog Act Repeal Bill and the Harbor* Act, 1888 Amendment Bill, there were none which would take np any time. The latter measure opened np a great and important question which most be dealt with, as It Involved the matter of repudiation by some of the harbor board?. The Public Works Btatcment might possibly take some time, •but-i on the whole he saw no reason why the House should not finish this week* Besides the business on the Ocder Paper he hoped tc get another oonferenoa with the Oonnoll on the Chinese fill, and be had hopes that a measure acceptable to all would yet be agreed to. With re**rl to the deferrei payment settlers, Government had- determined, to lnatsoat the public rangers to report Into eaoh ease where there wis "hardship;: and their reports should be laid before the House to deal with next session. In the meantime, where there was no treason to suppose rent was too high, the aurpTus»ge should not be collected until the Hottw had an opportunity of deciding the question. Ha was maoh disappointed that the Fair Bent BUI had not passed the OounoH, but Government would give all tha relief the/ oould to Grown tenants. .. ' ' f In answer to Mr O'Oallaghin tha Premier said he wan afraid tljat the* Qould not Interfere with the tenants or local bodies. As to the local bills heLwonid give Thursday morning for theli cohslderaMod, but some arrangement must be-matfe to keep baok those. that" are likely to ba opposed. ' '•■ ' : V Iv answer to Mi Smith the Predator said that there van no chance of getting the Naval and Military ;., Settlers through the Oonnoil. , He then moved ifea discharge of thirteen bills from the Order Paper, some of whioh, he remarked, ha\ gave up with regret. . N Mr Reeves (Inapgahua) thereupon began a rambling address upon the first of theaa measures, Foul Breed Among Bees BHK • Mr Merchant attempted to get thY " Haqsard " relieved from duty, la view of the; nature of the hoh gentleman'a speeoh but was ruled out of order. The Bills were then discharged from tha Order Paper. . ' ■ "xr-.--.-^- y IM COMMITTEE. " The House went into OpmmUtee on tha Grown and Native Lands Bating Abfc Repeal Bill A clause was Inserted to maka tha amount payable under the Aot cease upon a sliding scale. An amendment by Mr Oulnneia to make the same amount payable next rear as thU, wan lont by 40 to 30. f, ; i < On the motion of Mr Blake, sttbseoifon 8 providing that not: more than £20,000 shall be paid to any county m any yeat was struck put. He pointed out that Westland whioh was the only county affected, has an enormous length of rpadf to keep up, and deserved some consider* atlon ' ' ' Progress was reported at this, stage to enable some other Bills to be committed. The Local Courts Proceedings BUI and Rating Act Amendment" Bill were read a Becond time, after which the Grown and Native Lands Rating Aot Repeal Bill was further considered m Committee. Considerable discussion took place on a jlause moved by Mr Ballanoe providing ihafc rates derivable from Dative land* shall be speat only on roads for tha Denefit of such lands. The olause was read a second time by 10 to 22 and evyntuaily altered so that lome of che expenditure shall be approved ->j County Councils and sabmltted to tha 3urveyor*General t The Local"; Courts. Prooeedlnga Bill jaasod through unaltered. "' The Rating Aot Amendment Bill waa lontmttted. Clause '3 -Llnbpln Agrloultural College ateable property. Mr Barron moved to strike out that tortion relating to the college. L,oßtby3oto6. . . .. . Progress waslhen reported on the Bill. The Fencing Aot Amendment Bill Wt« lartly qQQsidered In Committee. Bllit I»ASSBD. The Grown end Native Linda Ratfif Lot Amendment ' Bill was read a third Ime and passed, and the House roio %%