HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 9, 5 July 1890, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

ThitrkdaYj July 3. The speaker took the ph&ir &t 2.30Mr Rhodes, resuming the deb»t» «w^_ the formal m^o^iW^offi^ie^eSr Supply, said he had voted for lb» Government on the previoit* because, though he was not ait ardent supporter of them, he preferred them, for the present at any rate, to & Government led by Mr Ballance. Mr Allen admitted that there- had been to a certain extent .an exodus of people from the Colony, and expressed an opinion that the reason for it was the curtailment of the public works policy and the cessation of expenditure: on works, while other colonies were> attracting the people. He agreed with Mr Bryce that the Colony was drifting toward a loan, and suggested that the proposal to purchase'2so,ooo acres of Native land under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act should be fully explained. Mr Walker said most of the> speeches from the Ministerial side of: the House were condemnations of theStatement, and with reference to that of Mr Allan he suggested that it was promoted by Mr Pryce. • . Mr Marchant maintained the superiority of the present Government's system of land administration over that of Mr Ballance. Mr Ward contended that there were unmistakable sign* of borrowing in the Statement, and said he had supported Mr Ballance's amendment because he thought a dissolution was desirable. Mr T. Mackenzie supported the Government because he did not seeany justification for a second session, and because the Opposition had not indicated definitely any policy of retrenchment. - Mr.Verral moved the adjournment of the debate at 11.20, and the House, rose. Fbidat, July 4. The Supreme Court Act Amendment Bill which provides for the appointment of an additional Judge, was introduced by message from4he Governor. Mr Ballance said the appointment of an extra Judge Was wholly unnecessary, in the present condition of the colony, and he warned the Government that if the .discussion was (not adjourned the Op, position would be compelled to oppose it at every stage. ' The Hon. Mr Hislop asserted that Mr Edwards' appointment was perfectly legal, and he challenged any honorable member to prove to the contrary. , Mr Ballance said that the Bill made no provision for Mr Edward's salary, and how therefore. could it be legal ? " Sir George Grey said that this was the first time an effort had been made to place a judge upon the bench for whom no salary had been provided. Mr Soobie Mackenzie believed the Edwards' appointment was wrongs However, he advised Mr Ballance not to adopt too high a moral tone in regard to the administration of justice. Mr Beeves {St. Albans) deprecated the partisan attack which hp.d be rn ma^e on Mr Ballance by the member for. Mount Ida. The Opposition were determined tq have a fall discussion on. this question. Mr Bryce admitted that there was ai peculiarity in i c present cisc _ The motion for reporting progress was then put and carried. At 12.10 the financial journer! till .Vr^R-Hvi -,-y-.± .•,- i ■..-.-■ ;, % \/: ..-- :- -■■' ■■'■''•''* \' : : : ''■:'.' : . •%>"£'': ' ' "■ ■ ■.";■ ; ■■"•' :-*."■" v *