PARLIAMENTARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4129, 16 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wednesday. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. AMERICAN APPLE BLIGHT. Mr Reynolds said steps were being taken to prevent the introduction into the colony of the Codlin moth applo blight. BILLS. The Gold Duty Abolition Bill was, on the motion of Mr McLean, ordered to be read six months hence. . •■ . The New Zealand Shipping Company's Bill passed. ' ' "' HOUSE OF Wednesday." The House met at 2.30 p.m. NOTICE. Sir George Grey gave notice that he would introduce a bill to amend tho Printing and Newspaper Registration Act. questions. T Answering questions, tho Government said they would not give tho railway automatic block signal patented by TV*. A. Murray a trial, as it was too costly ; broad leaf timber was known to possess good properties, but it was only obtainable in short lengths, and therefore was not available for railway sleepers; an additional sum of £250 would be placed on'the estimates for volunteer prizes, but tho Government could not see their way to divide the vote between the two islands ; the Government would, as far as possible, «omplv with he recommendation for the periodical transfer of police officers nnd m*n ; the case ii i,ai "\ r K "ight, of New Plymouth, who alleged that she had Leon emel'ly assaulted, would be enquired into; policeman M'Guire, of Gisborne, had been dismissed for going about the country witnessing signatures to Maori deeds and taking- money therefor— so far as the Government wnro sfwnrc no reason existed for reconsidering that step. JIANUI'ACTUBK OF PAHTCR. Mr Macandrew's motion, that greater facilities bo given to tho manufacture of pupor ifl ilio colony, was carried. "' ''"■'• ■ ' i KEW v BII/L. The Destitute Persons Act, IS'7, Amend-

ment Bill wa3 introduced and read a first time. EAST AND WEST COASTS HAIL WAY BILL. On the motion for going into committee on the East and West coast (Middle Island) and Nelson Railway Bill, Mr Rolloston Strongly objected to the lino being constructed at present. It required land and

money. The evening sittinsr was taken up in discussiu"- tho motion for going into committee ou tho East and West Coast Railway Bill. Tho principal objections to the bill wore the proposals to hand over to a syndicate hu-o-c tracts of territory, the value ot ■which were not known, and could not be ascertained until the forest was removed. Tho Premier, in reply, contended that ill 1579 it was decided to carry on the line, and a vote was given for the purpose in 18S0. There was depression, and the Government appointed a Commission, which reported against several of these lines. In ISBO tho Railways Construction Bill was passed by the then Government, and this bill was simply a modification of that measure. The Government wished to see a good bargain made for the colony, and there were certain amendments to be made in the bill when in committee. One was that no l.uid should be valued at less than ten shillings per acre, and the total cost of the line was to be limited to a million and a half. There was a proposed piece of railway running from Oxford to Rotoruawhichhadbeen sanctioned, and the Government intended to bring that under the bill and also the KimakawaWangarei lino under certain conditions. Tho motion for going into committee was carried on tho voices. The House went into committee on tho Bill. In clause 5, the Government may take over and work the railway ou consideration of recovering a per centago of the proceed.-, the word* "or of any portion thereof" were struck out. In the same clause a further amendment, it read, " upon the consideration of retaining in respect of such working and maintenance such portion of the gross traffic receipts as may bo required for the same," was agreed

Progress was then reported, and the House rose at 2.15 a.m.