HOUSE OF REPRESEMTATIVES.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 395, 26 September 1884, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESEMTATIVES.

'■■' '■-''"' ! •■-'■'■ "'T-_:sijAT, : Sb__?. j :_3;' '' j yh.~ -■ ''yy >• r :-.: ; •'; i.: ! : .* • ; Mr Macandrew gave notice #h*t he will move the "following' motion: — .. •a ,: Whereas there We millions of' acres of Crown-lands in this : colony : - capable. : „. of^s^pprting^ a^numerouSj industrial' population^ this House is of. opinion . that there need, he no unemployed m v*-vl}gW^2^iffiWfa£ that Government « should take steps whereby " thbse who may he unable to procure employment, ■ ; ;^io^otWilJejli^yi9bTbain;aCiff: free) fgrsnjt' an allotment of .land upon similar ternis and conditions to those, prescribed m v/,/ U_e' Auckland Homestead R'e'gu jatioiis; - f; _uch 'ail'c : t'n_ents f not r ''t6 exceed* ..OjjacV^s —'■ 'itr teach male ' idulty and id be ! ' iitu ated •.:: ; a* near as may •* be to a' labor " jjnarket, >■ present or : prospective, or to rail Way or :• : ;.,.water'ioarriage.' , ; .-....., 5 ,.. : ..;; .. '■ V,' ,V j ,:-,:, .i . M%( i^ac W^ev, also . gave notice !of s v the* following ( „ mptio n : — " .Whe reas t&ere.'iei a'large. area of Crown lahds at ' ' '' presetii entit* ely Unoccupied [ extending . along : the r V"_e { abbar , d between 3 Ratlin's " v> Riyijr^M Waikawa, in the province . of; ; Qtagp.j.v which iand; is peculiarly adaptedsfor settlement byi a population- . such as -the Highland 'cfbftersV. -whose coniditip-i.has been; subject of, 1 ablate Eoyal, , iCbjnmissiorij.';' in,. Scotland,, ,and whose : ayocations .haye/ always : c'om. bined to 'a large extent Sea-fishery; and the b'iiitiy&tion of'thespif : resolved — 1. a special 'settlement ; of 'say 10,000, acres be laid- off in 10 ajcre; sec tioriSj bneUhird of which'shalljbe.ayailable ''asa free grant of 'one section to eaqh faniily settliijg.Vthereon, • on" conditions similar/to those embodied in the homestead regulations now in! force in the province "of __ucklahd; tner4maining - -two-thirds tb', be open for f application '• ih^ ..bv^.the, r sa;d„ settlers ..only, at] a *fixed [ [ '* price of 26s an acre cash.' That the i Government be requested to take 7 such < " '^abYion^B'may'he^eemed'^mb-t expedi- ' '" i ent towards inducing -as large a number; r asmajbeof'the said crofters i t-o occupy [ the said special settlement; ;l upon the i : terms and conditions hereinbefore in- * .. aicated."- : /: .,; .:.... .; M : ! "'■ \ ;. ... j. * Sirrtf^eorge.^rey gave, notice that he ' woT^jd introduce , a ; bill providing for < the appointment of a Parliamentary ' Under^epretary of State. ! J • ' r>> ___i(E» Son. 1 'W r _"ulius Yogel gave ' notice to move on Priday "That.mas-; i ' ; mu6h ; a s s the Cdlifornian service and < a'- the- direct steamers afford: the quickest means^ of communication to ; and from ' • : ■ r iGreat/Britain '•■ New Zealand, and j . -.. mail -A matter .brought or sent byway 1 of Brindisi .entails, a .consideirable lossj ' this House is of opinion that the rates \ on letters to and from Great Britain ] -. f -vby> wapof BrMdisiv should bje raised to < t ;»lsvrp^ shalf. ounce, , and, other mail ; i: .\) m^tt^ fat proportion ; and ,th;at if there { ; , , . ,is a.digjcplt in levy'i^ . tbe [additional ] _.^ f charge, 'fa. '"'Great \ Britain jthe same i .7sboula be cbllected here.'" I ..' ' i /., A- -gir'^frQray getive notice" tq introduce | 'lyfi Wil' 'providing that Justices of the ! r! 'J^-^ein^New Zealand f and { its^depen- ] elected by the peop'ieV ; / >i'ii>ge>eTal petitions were j presented ■ •praying^that no alterations be made in '. /. /.i tha Education Act." t , / , . ; . j • • -,- . . . v/.Seplj|ng to Mr Joyce, . ]\j|r Ballance . ' . said Government would expedite . the survey of the 17,000 actefe roseived Bush railway, jand it de- '' *p_n ded 'ujloh the) quality of the land , whether or, not it would.be laid out, in Bections of ?5 to 50 acres. . • . ' * M !_lepl^ing ; to '"'__!r f '' CJowan,; Sir Julius Jl; Vbgel_aid ; iric[uiries > were peing made -is' to ''the of establishing a fst-joffice,..at JStoney jpreek, on the aimea rwlway, 'im's/ and the coni; ! 'n__ting / b_' s th f a : t place with Gore arid j&y^sdalejbE telephone, y > JReplyi^g -to. Mr Pearson, as; to n^ l^neth©t' l it i ' i wa_- the intention of the Go^eramenJ^ ;-to Z readjust! the railway - r tari_E r w.ithjiew.and substantial reduc 7 ' tions' in 'lhe grain rates jbefore next V'Bea%bn|-(l^tEicha^dßOn-said the Go••y recognised the necessity for the A readjustment of the; grain, rates. '• 3ECe' would) however,' in_nU6n that the • : -^BstintatesVwhiGh were now; before the House -were based on the present tariff, „.^aa44h&G^wrnH}«nfc»did4ot .intendj ta touch the important question until the; r#ss> when tbey would t^ke it into - tjfctS_* serious consideration; to Mr Hursthbuse, Mr Ball&e'V^id, beyond providing for "exiting 'enfagements, nominated lmmiRation for bthbr '^eraons jt^han ;,single. women-would not be resu^.^ .... ; -'• :i:: _?ne v Mllowin^ { bill_ werb introduced '■' ' anti Veadayfirst time:-^Toj amend , the : -via w" relating to Coritempt ;of Court ; „;U im<Amfrw*s¥ s - e W;te l {The debate on the Financial State- > - l ineDt^as'|lien resumed^ 'and continued : W^^s>^ J speakers

I were Messrs Bryce, Ballance, Eolleston, and Montgomery.

-— Sept.' 24. a ' ! sßeplyingto questions; it was stated that no alterations would be made in the Customs tariff this year and no imi port dtity: would be put on fresh ap-ples.-^eyen thousand' acres of; iand { of lari&;ad joining Kurow railway station . would be ; ;opened for... agricultural setx tlemeufc p on. the • deferred' payment' ■. sy tem.—Arrangements had been made ' with the> ' Bank of ; New Zealand to obtain jhEilf-a-milliou . of money in anticipation' of the million loan of next yea svrr«-_?ijo vision would- be made in the Public Works Estimates' for the erectioniand repairs, of school V buildings.—VNo alteration would be made this year .in tho! Boads and' Bridges Co'isiruction Act. '" V. ".The following .lnlls were introduced and rejid a first time : — To provide for the appointment of Parliamentary under-secretaries ■ "to : provide that Justices' of .the Peace be elected by the people .(Sir G. Grey). ■•" It was agreed that a return be laid before the House. sho wing which hospipifcals . and charitable institutions throughout the colony, are maintained entirely out of the consolidated revenue, and what amount has been paid to each during the past financial year ; also, j which hospitals and charitable institutions are maintained by voluntary contributions from the . inhabitants of localities subsidised by the Government 'showing in each case the rate at which ■ subsidy has been paid. V The debate on the Financial Statement was then resumed and continued until -.'three ' o'clock on the following • iriorning, when a motion for going into Supply was carried by 5l to _. AU the.Southlahd members voted with the Government.