PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 184, 3 August 1872, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Wellington, August 3. The Tramways Bill was further considered in Committee last night, and new clauses were added, empowering Superintendents to act ia the absence of the local authorities; aud to grant land for the construction of tramways, making the local rates liable, and exempting the general or provincial revenue from liability. The Superintendent (of Wellington ?) produced official documents proving that the land sold to Col. Fielding lor 15s per acre was worth 20s, and he further stated that Mr. Yogel had concluded the bargain hastily, and without consulting the Provincial authorities, and now. refused to payVover the proceeds to the Province. it is reported that Mr. Yogel, "by .way of retaliation upon the Weliington . Provincial authorities/intends taking steps to the removal of the Scat of Government to Christchurch, and will place £50,000 on the .estimates for the purposes. The Government having stated that it would introduce a Bill for placing all the. West Coast Goldfields under .one, uniform- Government, Mr , Curtis gave notice of a motion to the effect that any .alteration ,of boundaries .of. provinces, .or foundation of new . provinces^ or introduction' of new forms ' of government, "'Were' undesirable, except on some system generally applicable throughout the:'colbriy. v '" : "-' " ; '">>•' - ; "' /-~ I < 'A