THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 6

THE COUNCIL.

: CHRIST'S COLLEGE BILL. ./When the Legislative Council met-at 2.30-yesterday ( afternoon- .(z The lion. 11. F. WIGRAM moved the second reading, of the. Christ's College. (Canterbury) Bill. ' ,/ ,-' /' / / (• • . The:second reading was agreed; to and the' Bill/ 'was ' referred : to / the .Committee 'of Selection. . HUTT RAILWAY AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT. ' /.Tho Hutt Eailway and-Eoad Improve-ment-Bill: was received, from the House of Representatives., : ". •; The ATTOENE Y-GENERAL asked (that the/Standing Orders should be suspended to allow of' the Bill being passed, throujrii all'.'stages./: He (understood that - if the Bill -was riot' piit through ; the* operations( (would be (arrested. / . /, /■ ' ' ■ ■ /'Th'e/Hori., J./T. PAUL : (Otago), speaking, on. the motion to go; into Committee, (said he thought the amending Bill.- was 'air incoriiplete/measure in- so far (as ' provision had, not been' made to retain some of the/land and/dispose :of;it W way of lease.Considering the probable ..rapid rise, iri : land values it was not statesman-' like policy/to sell , land situated so close (to the,- city(. ;a(s' this/ land ( was. Tho Government: was ( : following, a- policy (./that' might- be (pardonable' with (an. individual business man, : but. ; Whicli/was unpardonable :. in/ carrying :.'out(-.the/ affairsof ,a nation;-' It .would be a ivise arid (sensible national policy' that the Government should - reserve: to" itself the right to lease:/the land,' if.aftorZiriquiry it found: (this t(j;'be ,the best policy/ The; proposal: to sell' the land . was suicidal policy. .- ,i'The: (Hon. /G.(-,JONES'((Otago); thought Zthe/jGovernment / should' jealously.' safeguard (the:'.reclamation, along, the'/ line. 'If i/ive/were ever, going-to (make the lino pay'/fbiv the expenditure : ori it , the land should 'be held until /values - went / up. The /-lands, should.' not bo allowed/ to (fall/ -into : tho hands of' private (individuals. 1 . / -/■TMHbn ; : thought members would be disappointed when they saw .-.the: small' amount of- land' there./was .outside, of'. that, required (for railway (purposes.: :If the item mentioned as(:likely, to/be /the, proportion of tho local ('bodies'./ cost of (the 'road ((works (was' right, .he: thought it would/be an iniquity and a shame. - ; .V".'/' ''. • - ' The'(:Hon.iiß.'- ■ (A;i ' LOtTGHNiN,. (Wellingtori) • thought. the ' local bodies should, go /down (on- their , knees'/and/thahk/the ■Government for /what it had done; / Tho Hon. J. E. JENKINSON held that the:' Government z;should/ have "power to lease ...the., lands/ recliumed. : Within / the ;riext. /few.( years,., if; they sold. the land they/would have : to. buy it back. ...; The ATTORNEY-GEMiRAL stated that aa -it/stood, the road/was' a monument- to this ' progressive' (city.;!.- There /(was no .'doubt'.(it.-. 1 was ■at. one time a disgrace to the/city arid the,'local; authorities./ This disgrace had been removed/ A/great and sutetantial (work' -had-been':-, done arid lie. did' riot think the; local bodies interested had':any( right, to'/ complain.... They should/ rather, bless.those who were re'sponsible.:;. The Hon.. G.z JONES: expressed z the hope that it was( not yet'- too'; late /for theZßiE,to be amended/; He hoped the desired -aliriendriient /would (-be: maHe'/./by' Governor's Message.:' '.: ./- :/;:,- ■ j,.'„ ;((The Bill:was then-put through/its final stages and passed. /.'• , FIRST READINGS. ( The Government' Eailwa(ys Amendment Bill,' the Immigration (Reduction Amendment ' Bill; arid / the Tobacco: Amendment ; Bill -were (received. -from.'- the. (House/ /.of (Representatives a(nd.'were read//a first, time; - The '• second reading in each case was set down for to-day. ;y- '■ ' - ~ CHRIST.CHURCH.TRAMWAYS. The ZChristchurch' . Tramway; . District Amendirient: Bill (was put through Committee without amendment' and : the Bill ( was then read a third time and passed. CANTERBURY COLLEGE BILL. . /..The Canterbury College arid Agricultural College [ Amendment: /Bill, was read. a,.second' tim'ie( The Committee stage'of the' Bill; was; set (down, for (Frir. day.:': ~ ,/, ~- , ■.z ' The. Council rose at 1.45 p.m.;