HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 31, 26 September 1877, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WELiaKatoN, Sepleiftbor 25. House met ut 2.30. Tlvo Disqualification Committee reported that Fisher be not disqualified,, but as the Legislative Council in Peacock's case arrived at a different conclusion, recommended that the BUI be ktpoducod to set ah doubts at rest. Whi taker s&kl h» would introduce & Bill. The educatioa diatml UoJindarios were* further discussed.. It» was propped to. unite Otago and Soutlblaiidt, but this was lost by 23; to 11. Tho Uill was. the Q reported. Tku District Ruilwas» RUI was conftidered in committee. TUt> te-rm foif which coiapauies ma 5 ©"joy the fail way 3 before the Government can pwolmse- was fixed ut aevea years-. M l 7Vy ke proposed a neve cLause- to ihblow Con ty C'ow,ncils to construct raiKvajr* nudor Jlie Eill*' This rev» pos-tpouiud, aud p*i^c-s,s was re-pwtedu The- Provincial Ljitva Kvido'ict> ULll was read a second tiuw\ J{oid. Iwipfily morod tho H-cemul mvuli'i.j; of the bett!oini»iit Work* AiUaiiitw* Jiilli -espbinim^ tiw ul>jfut vvts. to. a&m tho> Goveruniieut to expend n^ubuy iin. open. a^ up lundi £>y suLtlcnw)nt befoiie sale. Barff 01-jjected to tho B-111, and declared lUo Special dd>t(Leuw»ii.ts ak J tick sou's B.iy . and, Kuraioea iuiniuvs,. auvl thu niuiit-)! waated oil theiii. Jia^kx-nii's ifay land was- not &l for cultivation,, and hi'lewe any UAOne «as speat a commission, of mcjjuicy. BhotiLd b» aippoiijLted. Jit niig.ht bo iirc<*B-» sury to. s-pend « tiltlfe to. Loi-|) tho poople--I'roua. starvation. Jleyuold* oppasedi tlu; Bt\l> pccriotM ' esperient'e showii^ tlwt ajvaueos. by the Colioa; were never pnUU Maeaiidrew thounkt ttiie Hilt gave the Govtfi'iuucnt too great is. povveu-. lie Iwd no- ol»j|L'ctioJi \o> tli<e Jliouse voting xaoaey foe s-pecifiic- wui'ka to* advance settlement. Gisboruo delendied the JJodcsoj^s Buy Settleawut which, affordd a fa>in poospeut of Kticwsi. He- supported 1 tlte Bill* Kodgjnson aud Wakelield opposed bhio Bill). Maaders supported it. Montgomery wotsld wily support thieBiiii it' the- money u,ndt»r i;t wao- specially allotted by, suhedulo-, uud ml Icl'b to the Gavemawai. Stoat urgedl referriuM,' the- BiH to tho Waste Ivmds Co^inaiittee-. A betteir p.'an th-aa it proposed \v««ild b*bo expend in ronds (wrtaiio proporfcian of nil price toceived fa? land. The- Bilb was a coafesoion that the- county pystera wus n» yjtter failure- to. p?ovidi» »&&tl«>nit&iit aa the pvoviuci-a hud done. lteea said the Bill wns a deli bei ate b^d) fop vote*. It propose* to place money it disposal to buy members vote* Uy giving fctaem work ia diistrbts. It wns the moat barefaced proposal ever made. The debate was adjourned,, and 6be Houie- no»e at 12 45.