HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 40, 15 July 1885, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

;^he House met at 2.30 p.m. ; . ■ ;■>■■;. -■:V-' ;i:;; -'-';/iffiw''-MBMpBB»;" : . .;''.;■.;■'.,' '■■■■-. . v Jklr Xvessj member for . Wakantu, took and his seat. - '; • NdWONATED EBMIGABTIW. |. Mr ly^ke, gave notice that on going in*> a Committee of? Supply- he\ would move that the system of the nominatedimmigration Veresunied without delay; , . -.., \Uit&\sEßa TO QUESTIONS. ;; Replying to questions, it was stated that steps wpuW be at; pnee^ taken for including the cbmppund.kno\yn as "Rough oil Jlats'* Jander ; "The Poisons Actj ■•l^fi:.!! ■,„.,":;;«,;■. .'-,,;.." ■:■.# ;■:••>-"'" ■■ -^ IJOTICE OF kOTIONi : . Julius Yogel gaye nptiioe to move on Tuesday that the House go into : Committee >. to ; consider the following ; resolution :— -That the Government be requested to arrange a; fresh service between San Fjancisco and Auckland for fiveyears,' at a cost riot exceeding £30,000 . a-year. :.: '.. ■•• .; -': :\ : ::':'- ■<■■{'-■ -' LOCAL BODIES FDUNdE AND iPOWEES BILL. Major Atkinson resumed the debate on the second , reading of the Local Bodies I^nance and; Powers. BilL He iaid he regretted the .Government had- decided to make it/» party measure, as he cpn- . sidered it was esjjjecially^a ibill that^^shouid be considered free from party bias. Some temporary arrangement should be made this >year with the :yiewof the > whole mat- . ter being considered more, fiilly ' dui'iiig the recess. ; r ■■'"'*' ' : '- : .']'*:■ ' ■■".' '•'-?'^ The House' rose at 5,30 p.in; The House resumed at 7.30. . ' " Wednesday. The .House resumed. Mt! Mehteath was disappointed with the bill. The result of the proposal would ba th:it poorer districts would come to the. House and claim extra assistance for work described as colonial work. Mr Dodson supported the Roads and Bridges Construction Act. and thought a more comprehensible scheme, should be brought dbwn by the Government. Mr Duncan supported the second reading with a- view to. amend the bill m Coiriraittee. ■' '.'"■' '"''""' ', ' Mr Montgomery would vote for the bill, his reason for doi ng so being that the principle was to repeal' the Rpad and Bridges^Construction Act. ' v Mr Ivess thought that, under this hill . the usual annual scranihKng, that took place under the Roads and Act would be aybidedi and wpuld also be beneficial asf money^would be expended by. persons possessing local knowledge. Messrs Hbbbs, Trimblej and White opposed the bill. Messrs Eitzherbert arid Barron also spoke against it; but would support the second reading and endeavour to amend it m Committee. , : Sir Julius Yogel m replying explained, m regard to, the bill, that me Govewiment would divide subsidies where counties and Road Boards existed, m one place., After combatting arguments against the jWU he said the. colony was not distressed^ and impoyerished polony that it was represented to be. He thoy had a; surplus of £127,000,000 In value and reducing amount m proppr\ios to population it made this the yfdhest colony m the world. At 1.15 the second reading was carried on the Vdicejs and the' House adjourned..