HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 28, 1 July 1885, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The .House met at 2.30 p.m. WANT OF CONFIDENCE. . ; Sir Georgee Grey gave notice to move an ameodmeht, when the Hoiuse was it* nt< Supply, to inform the GoveVnortliat His Excellency's Advisors do. not possess the confidence of the House. ThY debate is sttirpfoceeding. ■ - ; ' '"•■'■• Wednesday. • Mrßryce thought that opposing theGroyerritnent he coiild .not support the , amendment as lie dit not consider the I. preset w^s, a "beneficial t^eitOi oust the Government. With reference to the '' Premier's def enc6 vof ■ the ;.; Agrtcilltural Company, he'argued that ostensibly the />T^ect''of'aU'lMd:^6mpa'me8 v \»:aß to buy, land .and sell itlto advantage to itself, so* vfarasilfi3^c>:ildsee it was tho intention of ;the^iSo^n^nt tomorrow- largely: -.^.Tlie, mUU'oh.fonftlie Noi'tli Island Main Trunk ; -Line .^had not T yet been raisod and ho did '. not tiimk it siionldSbeJi success^if the line lriust • depend on the • 'settlement; of the land through -which it passed., -In liis opinion the prospect of obtaining: a title ; t6 ; some: land m the^Kuig Gountcy was ifar distiint, , and if tliat was so it nvouM :.be-"'raadheßS;>vgo''6n''with'-the : ,l}ne. He •.regr^ili;d;^at;'jn: l the'.locat;- i^yernineat.| pr i!Mi<>iis no provision was made for opening ilp ; iuisetLJi'^eountiy._ ;Mr Bal•■■la.'j'V de ,-iH •■^ 'eng^th with- statements made by Mr Bryce and ; said any one "holding \6pinif nsas^he-' (Mr 31-yce) did, should votp !or' : the Ahietfdiiient. : and have the Government removed., With regard to deience ho said the Gqvemmehfc deserved credit • <i ' fbf placing tho volunteers on a bet ier footing and also for the action which had' taken place hi placing the ports m a state of. defence. Referr- ; ing to Native Affairs on 'the West Coast of. the North Island he said the sqara was^gpt up, by Eui'opeans. He denied that^ the Government was a borrowing one. Referring to the North' lsland Lino, it would be pushed on as soon as possible the titles to the land had not been ob--tained. but that would be work involving waiting for some years. He defended the 'tariff and said the ' Hoiise. would have an oppdrtnnifcy 6i discussing and modifying it;:- ;T : ; " ':"*. . ' ■:. ' '■ ' : :::-. ' : "--..- ■ At 12.40 a.m. Mr J. S. McKenzie moved an adjournment of the debate until 2.30 to-day.— Carried-