PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 153, 5 June 1886, Page 2

PA RLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

NO-CONFIDENCE DEBATE*.

VICTORY FOB THE GOVERN-

MENT.

[PER UNITED PREBS ASSOCIATION. J Wellington, June 2. Mr Bryce resumed the debate on the Financial Statement by Baying that he took a most despondent view of the immediate future of the colony, and felt so strongly on the subject ; that if a better condition of faff aire did not soon come about he would retire from politics altogether. He criticised the state of markets for New Zealand produce and their prospects, and insisted there was no ground whatever for Sir Julius Togel's expectation of a sharp rally in prices. They already had a bad reputation for debt and taxation, and yet it was proposed to lay fresh burdens on their shoulders. He cautioned Mr Ballance tliat he had better look out that the Maoris were not Belling him all the bad land and keeping the good, and reviewed some of the purchases in an adverse spirit*. The Hen. Mr Ballance commented on the style of Mr Bryce's speech, but urged that he showed no cause for the reduction in the Estimates. He pointed out that he had for years been a hearty follower of Sir Julius VogePs Fublic Works policy.' He said, with reference to the purchase of Native lands, the Government had induced the Waikato chief s to pass their land through the court, and two million : acres .would shortly 4>e available. He asked Mr Bryce if he thought the de- . . pression was never to be remedied. The policy of the Treasurer and those L associated with Mm had been . ■; to abolish usury on loans for private investment He held that the Government was quite entitled to a dissolution if the policy or personnel of the Government was attacked. Mr Macarthur ' did not think the members were going to be frightened ~ by the dissolution bogey held up by Mr Ballance. It was absurd to talk of a dissolution on a question like the present. He thought no Government ▼hich could possibly be formed could hold more diverse opinions than the present Government. He went onto refer to the differences of opinion between Ministers, and adverted to the general ignorance of members as to the finances of the eoleny. "He praised the local bodies proposals, with which he thoroughly agreed. Dr Newman wondered why the Government regarded this as a noconfidence motion. Whereas last year half a million couldjnot dislodge them. The Hon. Mr Richardson gave some figures anent the railways to show they were worked with economy. Mr Whyie said' that during the recess, ministers had learned many useful lessons. He satirised' the failings of the Government, whose virtues, he said, were not the virtues of resignation. •. : '"'', Mr o.Connor thought the estimates 1 ' wer#, on the whole, moderate. Mr Bruce did not think any Lpai*ticular Government was to blame fdr the depression. Mr Menteath said he had oice differed from the Premier hut the latter had since come round to his views and consequently now had hia support. Mr Bess and Mr Levestam supported the Government. The House divided on the. question that the words proposed to he omitted stand part of the. question. Ayes 44* noes 28. The amendment was lost. Division^ list:— Ayes: AUwrighV Ballance, Bevan, Bradshaw, Brown, Cadman, Cowan, Dargaville, Duncan, Fraser, Gore, Grace, Guineas, Hakuene, Hatch, Holmes, Hursthouse, IvfM. Lance, Larnach, Levestam, T . McKenzie, Macmillan, Menteath, Pere. Moate, O^allaghan, Pratt, Reese, $. Richardson, Bead, Boss, Samuels, Seddon, Steward, Stewart, Stout, T. Thompson, Taylor, Teao, Tole, Turnbull, Yogel, and Walker. Noest Atkinson, Barron, Beetham, Bruce, Buckland, Buohanan, J. and W. P. Connolly, D^dson, Fergus, Fulton! Hirst, Hobbs, Hislop, Lake, Locke, Macarthur, - McKenzie, Montgomery, It. 'J. S. Mitchelson, Moss, Ormond, [ G. P. Richardson, Rolleston, Russell, J. W. Thompson, Trimble, Wilson. Pairs: For— Coster, Joyce, Fitzherbert, Kerr, Garrick, Pearson, Harper, Macandrew, Smith, O'Connor; against —Hirst, Peacock, Johnston, Fisher, Wakefield, Grey, Sutter, Newman, Bryce, and Whyte. Tht House ross at 11.40 p.m. June 4. COMMITTEE OV BUPPLY. - : The House went into Committee of "*"- Supply for consideration of the Estimates. ..,. 'A.^y- ■ • Chief, Post Offices "and sub-offices, £123,353.— Passed as printed. - Conveyance of mails by sea, £72,---878.—Carried. '. * -A A.,y -.■ -a Conveyance of inland mails, £28j 180. — Carried. Carriage of mails by railway, £1020. —Carried, c Progress was reported. « -r -This Day. Mr Larnach moved the second-read-ing of the Coal Mine Bill, the object )f which is to place mines under sepirate enactments. ; *>. ■* Mr" ConnoUy regretted to see clauses iroviding for the employment of vomen and children ia mines.— Motion kgreed to. ' V Sir Robert Stout moved the second eading of the Counties Bill.— The Sill read a second time. The House rose at 11-55 p.m.