Major Atkinson's Resolutions.
The' following are tJverTesptittJdnii moved; by Major Atkinspn-rin.tlier-ilbuse of Representativels last night :-4 • '• That haying jh -yiew the financial position pfthecplpny, this House is of '• (1.) -That the expenditure' from, the; Public Works Fim/ifbf the year ; 1885---86 ißhould not exceed £1 ,000,000. V (2.) Thatit is not desirable at present that the Government should undertake thY constftK'tipn of the East and ; West Coast and^Nelson and West Coast* railypay^ • '■' : '"•• '' ■; : >•.. " (3.); That no ; new loan be attthoi'isp*! frhis-BessTon. '.'.' " . •^(4:)Thaton^ b£ the priiwripaU ob~ 'Elahdsirulijb)Tailw»y; beihpr; to open the Jqterior of tKe North Island, for settle- > ment,a l nd seeing that the Gorernment haß ; faileA to make arrangements fbr socurihg t\i& !and:nepesßnry for this-pur-pose, no. farther/ expenditure should be incuired beyond the. , present , contracts and for the completion of/ tho working RurreTH until satisfaetbry arrangements ?'fckKei..he.en, ina'lfi for the acquisition of up^^Jss^Kfc^J^^ of land^fbr. ; ■'■ -■_: ''■■•■"■•■';■ * c (50 "that; a rediictron^^oC: nofc l*»8v; than £30,000 upon thftißstifmatfs of tfier Consolidated Pnnd, as brouglit, doTwn,, should be made for the year 1885-86; ' and a reduction of Tint lees than £80,600 for the j'ear . 1886 87, without transferring: any of the nmonnt now charged against the. Consilidatod Fund to Loan Account. , . ; ' rt (6.V That the. Government is reqnasted tp take irninerlifi to steps to, give affect to the aboyeresplutionfi;"
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 76, 28 August 1885, Page 3
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215Major Atkinson's Resolutions. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 76, 28 August 1885, Page 3
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