PARLIAMENTARY

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 43, 19 September 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wellington. Sept. 17. in committee. The House went into Committee for the further consideration of the Public Works Estimates. In the vote for immigration, £30,373, Mr Ballance said that the Government thought £10,000 would be sufficient for the introduction of Highland Crofters, as proposed last year. He said the Government had corresponded with the Agent General, who had, however, received no assistance from the Imperial authorities, there being no disposition at Home to send out these people. He went on to say that the late Minister for Immigration suddenly suspended immigration to the colony last year; however, the present Government had to spend a considerable sum in bringing out immigrants who had been nominated. He thought if they were to carry on the Public Works scheme they should •have to provide for the introduction of a certain number of immigrants of a most desirable class, and should also bring out a good proportion of single women. There was another class to which they might also turn their attion, and that was small capitalists. He thought that it was very desirable that a class of small farmers should be introduced, and Government proposed that if a man possessed £100 capital that half his passage money should be paid by Government. Mr White moved that the vote of £30,073 should be reduced by £10,000. He thought no reason had been shewn for this vote for the introduction of Crofters. Mr Peacock thought the Committee might pass this vote and strike out the vote for Highland Crofters. — Mr White's motion to strike out £10,000 for the introduction of crofters was then put and carried by ayes 24, noes 14 and struck out. The House rose at 1 15 a.m. This Day. In the Legislative Council the Land Bill was read a third time and passed. Tho followiug Bills were also passed :— Inforcement of Judgement Bill, Costley Training Institutions Bill, Waimea Plains Railway Rating Bill, and New Plymouth Exchanges Completion Bill, Auckland Harbor Board Bills, Local Bodies Finance and Powers Bill, and Muncipal Corporations Act The District Railway Bill was further couriered and progress reported.