PARLIAMENTARY

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1329, 24 October 1884, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OX REPRESENTATIVE-

Per Press Associatipia J>^; WitiiiNGTOir Ctet 28- - Mr T. Thompson, th^ Son Mr To le said the Governor's lecture on tbe defence of the colony would be pubUsned .m pamphlet form and dig- ' tribrite^hftvghout the colony.' BepljingltaMr Macarthur, the Hon Mr Baflance'Miid the Government re* Cognise^tKe importance of getting the Pohaogina, Waitipu, and Otemakupua Blocks^pened for settlement ; as soon as possibly, The cost, howefer, would be yery considerable, and they do : not see their way to undertake the entire coat BalLwithin8 alLwithin the next year. . „. |^^|pm n f t0 r Macarthur, the Hon Mr .Bajlance said steps would be taken Ifi^wpg "-•■" West Coast representative the Wellington W aste Laud Replying to Mr Bradrhaw,' the Hon *^Mr Richtrdion said efforts would be^ for preparing red and white pine! «.isleepers by the creosoted system, instead ,em,ploying the imported timber, A g^.t :.i ;- WBM.r«GtON COLLEGE BILL. : ttji^Phe Hon Mr Stout moved the ■econd reading cf the Wellington CoU •jMe-.JKeserY(ts. Confirm&tion Bill. He |^i|seryes ;, were sinaply : waste and the bill jprpK to -carry out the promises made previous Governments. , r opposed the bill. He didtnbt think it was right of the Go-, vernment to take charge of bills introduced by private members into the -fihimber. ; T tii 11 1. Macartbur opposed the second hiding \>f tbe bill. The original . prbm^ters.of the bill evidently considered 4biy^d not a good case, as they tran«jhe member for Thorudon and then to the Premier. He said it waswel]_ known there^was a strong feeTmgln the House against granting these, reserves for purposes of higher^ fducation. „,'. . ; : 7 • Mr.jfee^don also opposed; land moved, Ttiat.^he. bill .be. read, that day Wx nbbihV. During bis "emarks repeated quorums hod to bewailed, and, he spoke the motion -out' to > the 500 adjourn*