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Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 164, 8 October 1881, Page 2

Hurried Legislation.— The practice of rushing through er'imates by the rail'ions in the small hoara of the last mornings of the session will some day lead to gave results. Here is ont instanee — a small one luck ly-^-of -a mistake made in this why. It U t>ld bv the Welling'.on C'lrreapon^entof a southern contemporary : — ' Kathur an amusing incident has come to my knowledge as showing the hasty and perfunctory way the Estimates wero rnuhsd through at las*. You will remember that one item for China and plate for Bellamy'H w»s voluntari'y struck put by Government. It now turns ont that this was done without enquiry, under the impression that the vote was for articles to be purchased, whereas in reality they were bought many months ago by the Agent General, and so have to be paid for whether Parliament votes the money or not. Meanwhile I suppose Ministers will hare to advance the sum, ti usting to an indemnification by Parliament next session." A Good Word for New Zealand • — At the Union Bank of Australia meeting in London on August 2. the Chairman (Sir. Edward Peach W. Mills) spoke as follows : — •• Some think that Queensland is the gem of our Australian Colonies, but, personally speaking, I ,have a strong feeling in favor of New Zealand. ' It is about eighteen months ago that I payed a flying visit to victoria and . J- eWj South Wales, but I spent the most of my time in 2tuw Zealand I was gratified by all I saw. I happened to arrive in'the middle of a bountiful harvest, and finer or more luxuriant crops I never saw. The whole .Co'ony looked like a land of plenty, I mention this because thero has prevailed, arid still exists, among er^at many persons in England an idea fiat Now Z a 1 arid has been going too fast and spending too much mont-y, borrowing, right and left. If you had baen with me across and up and dawn the islands, andt had peen, as I did, what a beautiful country it is, and simply ri. quired money to develope its latent resource!, you would posßibly agree with me. Whenever onu looked it was said— 'Dc this and do that.! The money I have alluded to has. been spent in making roads, railways, and in buildi.g bridges and harbors, and there is still room for many more such improvements." „-..'