PARLIAMENTARY

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1335, 31 October 1884, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

HO¥SB;^OP: BB?RESBNTATrv;ES., v: , TheGolonial gave no\ tice^oltbe introduction of -"The Property Tax Act, 1884 ? " and •• The" New Zealand Loan.^Act, 1884." Sh Julius VogelmbVed the following r§MWao.C:^V^ ties* OTr%i[iiding- the ! railway^ c«n- : Btructed under the District Rail* ■ways Act, a,id: the bardship t^twhich the ratepayers are subjected m. connection Hotis& : Sonisid^rs 1 thiß ; '|Gov«rhmeni iho«lcPieii» #falvorablie' MoppfortuWy. to enter int^a'greemeirtsf'-xd acquire' the said . lines by .leaße and purchase ; such agreWm^fitsto be 1 " stibject'ito^the ratification of Plirliamenti and to contain * proyjsjom %p liafeent^has had an opportunity of /givinftfe^iritifii^re^t proc^ ings against ratepayers aball be stopped."; xk;.; i as>o.t,iiJn.e[o:fi;the&e;lline»i lines which was net wor-,tb acquiring eipecially with* regard; td the favorablejat'ewhfton whichJke% ; mightcpe. MajoivAlinnson '.sb& l"hM that sooner or later it would not only be necessary, but advantageous for the,.qolpny to take .over 'these, lines, biaf ne' did' not lrkeifche bilf tJrat had been ' bron^h t down by J tne'Go - Vernmept. The House . wanted, .to, naTO^efpre them what was the yami' of the railways, what the' companies were^rep^ted to' take for 'them, '«M& what was their financial position. He hoped, therefore, that ho would to' -the iEollowing^ amendment I after the lj wbMs, such agreements-" to strike outitije; words/ V ft) : : be; sub)ject to*he# with.* View feoinsertingl •> or any of them to be provisional only, and to have no, v effect jexcep^ by P%rliJKment.", Hfhd^Colonial ;.Trea_sarer. objebted to thfr-wdrds, m t^e amendment .after «oFa%-pft&em." It "^ '" l MaJQr u <Atkinson suggested tbat.the game course should be pursued ae. with postal' contractsi and' that no reßdlu'aiSti ! waiß 'necessary. ■■■-' ''^ • ; '•' The Premier! jßUggested' 1 thehonourftiitemembei 4 ' should move 'a' resolutiontp the;effect that.the whole. maUet'shpuld be,,i|»f t to ■Government to makesuch. arrangements as they ■eexlit/'Jto^be ratified by, Parlianent. » r After amendments had been put forward by Major Atkinson and . .Sit. Julius Vogel,- -arid -withdrawn, tho 'Hon; Mr Stout moved the following ; — «'Th¥i (ls the- : Government ibei re^ quested to come to the best arrange-* ments the; can with district companies, with a view to the acquisition of the lities by the colony; such/ ar« rangements to? b^ subject- to tEe ratifi^lo^rof iPar^liiim^nt;'' .; > interrupted by'tne 6.80 adjour^n^ xaent..'.- i; ":• .; ./•••;.,".; . '/ ." '" The Jouse, went into, committee on the Beetroot Sugar Bill ;W.hich was reported with -amendment and orddred'to be bonsidered the follow-l ing#ay.v^ ■/".'"::,'. r ' ■''-„ '; THe Premier gave notice ; bf' nisi intentionlto-xnoye on Friday that'the; Hoiiie'aiieet at 11 a.m. onrSaturdayc next for* Government business 1 only: The House rose at 2.30 a.m. . „