HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1932, 30 August 1888, Page 2

H OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES .

BTJSINBS*. The House met m the morning at 11 o'clock, when the Mokan Bill was considered In Committee, amended, Had agreed to. The conference on the Native Land Court Amendment Bfll reported that , It had been agreed that the three blocks In dispute should not be alienated till ; after next session. Replying to Mr ■ Carroll, Mr Mltchelson said that Gpvern* ', ment would consider during the recess the question of giving land to those Natives , whose land had been rendered valueless , by the Tarawera ernptlon. Mr Barron ] asked the Government If, before sanction- j Ing the construction of a tunnel at Pura- ( kannl or agreeing to any deviation of the j railway line between Dnnedin and Waltatf, < they will give full consideration to a route <. by the Kaikoral Valley. Mr Mttohelson J replied that he regretted the Government had not funds at their dispos&l to carry out the line suggested, if it proved prao- i tlcable. Before proceeding with the proposed tunnel at Parakanul, ho wonld 1 have enquiries instituted as to the feaßi- i Mlity of the several routeß suggested, and i, anless the projected work at the Cliffs iraa considered the most usefnl, it wonld J, lot be gone on with; The House then idjourned till 8, for the purpose of recelv- £ ng messages from the Legislative Council. m U 8.J6 messages were reoeived to the ft , iffeot that the Council had agreed to the 0] imendments of the House of RepresentaIves m the Road Boards Aot Amendment Bill. At 930 the Premier moved that oc louse adjourn till next day at 12 o'olook. ca to, ad<2 the Houqa roie, co