HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 12, 10 July 1886, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

[.•KB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, July 8. Mr Sutter resumed the debate on the New Plymouth Harbor Loan Bill. It was entirely a permissive bill, and he hoped the House would allow it to pass, so that the other work might • be proceeded with; - An amendment for reading the bill , that day six months was lost on the y voices. * ' On the question that the bill be read a seoond time, Mr Bryce opposed it, and said that the harbour accommodation at New Plymouth was quite sufficient for -the next few years. He said that, if the amount expended at New Plymouth t since 1860 was estimated, it would be found to be a very large sum, and yet this was one ef the places that showed a decrease in population. -The motion for the second reading was carried by 39 to 33.

- The Hon. Mr Ballance moved the second reading of the Wanganui Harbour Bill, explaining that it was to levy a rate for harbour improvements.—Mr Bryce opposed the bill. The debate was interrupted by the £.30 adjournment, and the measure was thus v talked out." It cannot come up again for a week. Mr Beetham asked, without notice, j whether the time could be extended j for sending in the voting papers of the Government Insurance Association.—Sir Bobert Stout said there was no power to do so. Mr Macandrew moved the second reading of the Public Advances on Xand Bill. Although more properly a Government measure, be pleaded with the House to consider the mat-' • tor Seriously, and he was prepared to .face any amount of ridicule if he could only get the subject taken up in earnest. — Sir Bobert Stout said that, practically the bill proposed the ib- • eueof a new paper currency anditwould I not give relief to the people who wanted - it— viz. * those who were heavily mort- ' gaged already. .The great objection was that.it imposed neW and dangerous : 'functions on the State, and opened' up a long vista of perilous •' innovations. Ne provision was made ior the expense of working the bill?, and it was another step in the direction of making people look to the State for everything. At the most, these - advances would lower the rate of interest for a few years only. — Mr W. Buckland said the bill was really the outcome of the borrowing policy, and Would have to be taken in haud sooner . or later. He would vote for the «eeend reading, us he could not see any possible harm to ceme from it. — - Mr Barron said that " A.8.C." to Mr Macandrew was " 1.0 TJ." to other lieople. Those who had money to end plight to. vote against the bill. — Mr Taylor opposed, and 'Mr Hatch Supported the bill,, but not ; in_ its entirety. — Mr Steward said- Mr Macandrew had earned the thanks of the agricultural community for his honest attempt to relieve : them ' from their difficulties. He supported his endeavor — Mr Pearaon gave a qualified approval, but was afraid that State borrowing for .private individuals might inj ure our ci edit in the London auarket.— -Mr Hursthouse. disliked the debenture clause and could n->t sup-

„ port the second reading, -r-Mr Jkiae:mdre^r thought the leu^th of the debate j^^eth significant and. gratifying,, He -was willing 1 to consider urn-tain atneud-

meuts in committee. The- Rome <li;!>nded: ayes, 82;. noes, 18. The bili was read a second time and the Heutfe adjourned at 12.40 a.m.