EVENING SITTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1927, 24 August 1888, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The Honae resumed at 7.30 p.m COMMUTES OB 1 SUPPLY. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr Verrall moved an amendment that it is desirable the Premier should introduce a Bill next session to establish a State bank. Be spoke for an hour and , a-half. The amendment was lost on the voices. In reply to a question by, Mr J. McK«nzie, the Premier said that* Government would do something definite regard* ing the appointment of the Railway Com- ' missioners as soon after the session as possible ' Me Seddon stigmatised the Statement as- most satisfactory, and aooused the 1 Government of having given way to 1 pressure, and altered It again and again sinoo It was first drawn op. Bat for the 1 amendment by the member for Ashley he felt sare that a motion to the effeol that the Statement was not satisfactory would have been approved by a m»jorlty of the House. He complained of the extreme delay In bringing it down, whloh was done to Influence votes. He repudiated the assertion of the Premier that he himself had been responsible for this delay. It was most discreditable that they should dlaoaas tbla qusßtion for the first time within two or tbree days of the end of the session. Mr B. Thompson complained that there was no provision for extending railways north of Auckland. Mr Hutchison hoped that the House would reconsider the item "contribution to naval squadron." Through Queensland refusing to join, the question was left open, as one of the stipulations was that all the colonies must be parties to the agreement (a the matter. The question of taxation without representawas involved. . Mr Moss was muoh disappointed with the Statement, for It reproduced every vice fonnd In its predecessors. Prominent among them werenon productive railways and the borrowing of money, and the maintenance and repairs of roads, which he denounced In the strongest terms, Mr Grimmond referred to the dilatory way m whioh the Bokitika-Greymouth line was carried on, thongh it had more claim to consideration than other railways Mr Hobbs and Mr R. Reeves expressed regret at the Northern Auckland line not being pushod on, but the former said it was the fault of members themselves, who m past years had not pressed its claims on the Ministry of the day. Mr Fulton moved the adjournment of the debate, as it was evident that the estimates would not be finished that night. Mr Walker and Mr Reeves (St Albano) objected. ' The Premier said that it would take six hours to got through the estimates, and be thought that the best course would be to get on with othe* work on the Order Papef. Sir John Hall and Mr Fish supported the adjournment. Mr Seddon wanted to know who was responsible for the waste of time now— himself or the Premier, who bad put up a supporter to move the adjournment ' when the debate was all but finished? ibis was merely a dodge to delay consideration of the estimates till a number of members had left Wellington. After Borne farther disouesion the adjournment I was carried by 50 to 18.