PARLIAMENT ART.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 133, 9 June 1888, Page 2

PARLIAMENT ART.

1 PEB UHITBD PBIEBB ASSOCIATION.} - Wellington, Jane 7. In the Legislative Council, The Chinese Immigration Bill was read a third time and passed. ; In the House of Representatives. : The Premier, in answer to . a question from Mr Macarthur, said the .' Government did not propose to discuss what was called the new con- ' cession to the Midland .Railway ! Company. There has not been any i concession. Neither did the Government propose to give special facilities I to a private member to make a motion on the subject, since opportunities had already been given for s> discu&eiou l of the subject. Y.Mr Goldie, resuming the debate oh the second reading of the Customs and : Excise Duties Bill said he had come there pledged to drastic retrenchment, and. although he gave the Government credit for doing a great deal in this s matter, he considered more could have been done. : Mr Tanner was one of those who i confessed disappointment at the tariff the Government had brought down. Mr Allen gave the Governmentgreat credit for what they had done in reducing expenditure. He agreed ; with them, too, in charging against consolidated revenue charges which - had hitherto been paid out of loan* , . , Mr Fisher would support the Government's policy ; and he asserted on. > behalf of. the Protectionist members that their gratitude would go beyond- ' mere lip salved : . "' ri - Mr Mackenzie, referring to the Budget, he said be did not agree with , \ those who said the Freetrade 1 cause was lost; they had got to see the ■, tariff in committee yet. He expres- • sed an opinion that the introduction of the. tariff Was a question of exped- ■ iency, and held that a more oppressive measure could not have been brought * in.'. , ■-"' ' " ■'" '■" ; ; '"". _ ""'' The Minister of Education said MrMackenzie was one of those sweet singers who had sung very nearly every political tune in his time. The previous Government increased tLe cost of government £400,000. He compared the Government's tariff with that introduced by the late Government, and claimed that the present one was not devised as the other .^as ; so as to bear heavily oa the woMinjf classes.- ■■•: - .-■ -..■-■:-. . : •". "^f Mr Duncan moved the adjournment of the debate till next day.— Carried. The Chinese Immigrants Act Amendment Bill, was received from' the Council as amended, and consideration of che amendments «et dowii for next day, "'.'%' The House rose at midnight. : June 8. The Premier asked the permission . of the House to propose the appointment of the Committee moved for by Mr; Macarthur with respect to the Midland Railway. He moved the , appointment of the following gentle- ' men : — Messrs Allen, Fulton, Samuel, Macarthur, Seddon, E. Richardson, Seymour, Walker, and the mover.— The motion was agreed to. Mr Withy resumed the debate on the Customs and Excise Duties Bill * and stated he should combat every item in the Bill which appeared of even an indirectly protective nature. •' Mr Stewart supported the Bill. The House adjourned on the motion of Mr McGregor till Tuesday. ,