PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 81, 28 July 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

'Wednesday. - • 'Mr Burns moved, — That, the Govern-, ment be requested to make-a flying survey of a line of railway from the south end of the Look-out Point Tunnel, on the Dunedin and Clutha railway, up the Eiaikorai- Valley ; to arrange ' with the landed proprietors and oocupiers of the land for permission to construct the line, and lay full particulars as to cost of construction, plan's, &c, before this , House at an early date next ..session. ' The'Hdn Mr Ormond saia ,the Government would have to strain 'the re Isources of the country "m pushing on the .main trunk lines, and would not undertake any responsibility as to the' | line ' spoken of by the hbn member. He' mentioned, however, that it was the intention of the^ Government to bring ma Bill during' the session, entitled the District and Branch Railways Construction Bill, under which railways of this kind could be constructed. Mr Burns, on receiving this intimation, withdrew his motion. ,- Mr Lumsden moved, — That a return be laid before this House, showing m respects of all railways under the management of 'the Colonial Government m each provincial district opened for traffic- prior to the- 30th J.une last, — (1 ) the mileage of- each railway ; (2) the revenue arising from' working same for year, or part of year, ending on the, 30th' June last ; (3) the working costs m each case for the period named. — i Agreed to. ' 1 The Hon^ D. Reid moved that the name of Mr Teschemaker 'be added to the Waste Lands Committee. Mr de Lautour objected ' to' any, more Canterbury members being placed on the committee. There were now five members. There was Mr Stafford. (No.) Well,*Mr Harper. (No.) Well, there was a little confusion m the matter. (A laugh.) Sir George Grey j moved an amend-' ment to the effect that the debate be adjourned for a week, m order that the Waste Land's Committee" should be reorganised. At present' it was not properly constituted, certain parts of thecolony 'not being fairly represented, Canterbury and, Auckland especially having quite an "inadequate^ representation on the committee. It was useless to deny that some' manipulation had not been exercised m the drawing up of this committee, -as- there was only one member for Auckland..

The amendment was then put and ''■] negatived, and the - original motion | earned. " .. " .^ '/:■.-,.'■-...-" -/V":^'?, : .-Friday.. -; replying to questions the Govern- ;■ ment said they would not deal this session with' the law" relating to lunatics^ Next session" a comprehensive measure would be introduced. Nor did they intend taking stysps -to provide a deaf and dumb asylum. " V . : -The question of dealing with Crown lands was under their consideration. '."■■ The engagement with !Vogeltermin- d ates 12 months after he reached Eng- J land^which^was-December.^'- .. j ' Areturn7was^pr^misfed}'o'E the value* of unsatisfied land scrip issued m the Colony. - r- - ~ v ■■■;;■■. •-.--...•-•*,-. . -f Nothing biei doive; towards the ' defence of the Colony until the arrival^ of/Jervbis arid Scratchley> • > The Survey of the railway between/ jGrrahamstown and Waikato was nearlyii completed. * ' ; :'' -- j$ The Imprest Supply Bill for £25,00®^ was passed*'* '*,■/■. '•)•■■ '■'■-" . iJEhe f second reading of i the Mines Bill elicited opposition-, bburt r was carried ;by/45 against liß> .-,.',; ,; v: : .The rest pf the sitting. was 'pecupwid oyer. discussing^ the jGhariteble 'Insti&j Vtions. Bill, -jthe .main;priiiciplp 'oi whicßr:^ is that the &oyjernment eOKtoibutes out \. .pi tlie .Consolid^d:\^y&^|^the said© amount^ as*is raised loyally,/. r - i. vJElollestoa ; strongly coriideinned the .'Bill as' leayiiig provision fbr a; voluntary i tiiuig 'itistettd^OT ;^ J The debajte'was interrkiptedJ^at 5.30. Eees bbtainfed leave' v^mtirbduce a Bill to validateTcertain.a r ctions of High- .'- --way, Boards^ aiid m respect to whick i a dpcisipn^fylyersds* to ! the* Boards was f given by'jtfdge' :&u^.es^ With-? •but^such a measure they .would be un-J able to exists ;-: ; i<k;;-.!:J ; .; - : )