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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14842, 6 December 1913, Page 12

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PUBLIC WORKS DEBA*T*_/J--"\i SIDELIGHTS AND SCENES. -1 (WBCIAI. TO "th_ rßtss. 1 "*) fl WELLINGTON, Deceuißer^^L.'J It is upon the Public Works and Estimates that the rivalries of tricts and coramunities Each member necessarily" claims of his own constituents* ■:, are always disappointments te tilated which are either ignored as the case may be. .The'd-iflfl bate this evening was as pacific in points of interest and in of disappointed desires and hope for the future. \y 7 ."*; ?*3.fej& "SHARING THE PLUM-DUFf|M| "When there are a around the family board as duff, is being cut up, there is a i&l|Pj| that thoso near tho man with .theJn-f»f|f go*; the larger share. "We position feel that we sit at the f of the table, while tho members of ftgi|| Government are closely clustered ',ro3aif|§ about the Minister of Publio We believe, however, that that-.*l-«ff|l; gentleman will exercise the" impartially as possible and give far as he can, a fair sharo.'*---lt%|§s* W, Forbes '.^MM A HAPPY RETORT. ■-■.r^sgf Mr McCallum (very energetic' with a loud voice): "This district'uMffe! Tepresonted by Opposition* supp<--rterijS| A Government member: That'a|« very easily be. changed. •••'■ :&ms, Climax. '-'■''•' : SitS KAIKOURA'S NEEDS-:"iS "Push through to Kaikoura^ : ?iW the burden of one speech by MT*Mi@s Callum. "Koep your £20,000 for the north end,'-' heAbS lowed at Mr Fraser. "and put '£50&p| or £60,000 on to the south end of mahvtrunk line. If there is one in New Zealand' which deserves » way it is Xaikoura. I take all risk£s| making this offer."-' .• ■Si l jj%Mst A WAIAU'ADVOCATE.',4iS "I know perfectly well that:-t_MP railway (the -Waiau-Culverden _|H|j ought to be constructed," siaid. Hon. James Allen "It ilfflS develop the country and will know it will pay." ' ::^-^» Then answering a, plaint - by|SS Joseph Ward about the inadequacy the vote of £6000, Mr.: Allan''saiiM "What "_as the Government, this line. It has authorised,itfp|jS has voted £5000 for three montha'.<"rti|§f upon it. That is a promise : ofib||Sl things to come." ' "•'''"-'■''- : '^l^« '* When Mr Forbes "waa'speanaraoHp: said the sum granted -was a veryiiraS one. but he was not going ; plain, because the settlers, of. trict had passed a .reeolutioh■ the -' Government, for. the • £&Xty%ssjXNSm lf • were: ■ it waglhot for. . but thankful; 1 " A/ : '*"11'\.'\. ;j> . 120 ML^',i^';-^^^p^|pß What" do' southernVp^jpl^ ; this? Mr''-.PearceA (chan-nH:*|#M| Patea County the Public Works Statemeni oounty council was .'.carting for its roads a; distance .of A-20:!nifl(ai|S Thi«i is in the papa papa dJß"Wct|';ta« this material is. i_«-as; for3ineta|flMW purposes..'. , .' "AA,^ : '..v.;;4a- ; |^lsm ■ "What about 'Aba_art,V " H /aaM,gl||l Glover of Mr Pearce.' •' ■'••"- 'A-^/'aS&^B "Oh," he replied, "we •U av *?'P'^W t sSgii more 'ballast' than yott2«pawa| (Laughter.) -AA^fiS||ls - , LINKING UP. . A|pSl "I am disappointed vith"the)-!ftflJßlw[ Minister because of the work on the South Island Main i_rm*l railway," declared Mr Forbes ■'; .IHM" evening. He advocated tho comp!eha|| of main arterial lines before .aB-thifi§ money was spent upon branch The-people, he said, were, waiting;-fo|s-the linking up of these Unes, and wetgg looking forward to the time when tbg& train would run from end to end of Haa| Island. . ' $3m • "EVERYBODY "DOES IT.!\jl3| "Every one of us does it I 1$ j%|sl use our getting up hore and Pr«?S|P ing to be virtuous when we .* re *3_|| -virtuous. Wo are all ™T& n &W§M Minister for grants if wo don't get them we ate TOtf-figf! appointed, and so are ente." Open confession made G. J Anderson. <t^k