PARLIAMENTAEY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 191, 13 August 1874, Page 2

P ARLIAMENTAEY.

'1-7." ;.."•.. Wellington, August 12. /im.. Atjast night's Bitting the Premier "moved the second reading of tbe _, Immigration and Public Woika Act, to „. give authority to borrow four millions. He*, made a statement regarding tbe r,; past loans and tbeir application, and ..how the prospective expenditure was apportioned amongst the various large io haod, and the indebtedI neea of the colony. He said when the -'loan was raised the totai indebtedness wbuld be ten millions, of which six land a half millions had been voted for railway purposes; one and a half "" millions for immigration purposes; £460,000 for North Island roads; £350,000 for waterworks on the goldV;jfieids; £700,000 for land purchases, ...and£49o,ooo for telegraph extension and other public works. Although a very lslarge balance of tbe loan already * authorised had not been raised through (of tbe country not being &-necessitous the Government thought jjt desirable for prudential reasons to '. secure the colony against losses which •ai might -arise from the depressions or t-damaging fluctuations that the money ~ "market was liable to from various Messrs Fi.zherbert aod T. B. Gillies -•^criticised,the details of tbe Bill in a t.i feoptUe, spirit, though admitting tbat in 'jri.-prine.p_6 it was a prudent measure. *T - -Mr J- Reeves thought the Bill gave and, novel powers that might be dangerous, and hoped that it would not bf pressed through that night. r. Masaiß J. E. Brown, and Cuthbert~<}nmn, and the Premier defended the measure as being merely a repetition of previous legislation, and prudent and * _?s J*l*!7<'. ■ In deference to the wishes of the A minority, the committal was deferred -: till the next sitting. . -*,; The Licensing Bill kept tbe House „ basy; until 3.10 a.m., when it was reg ported,with most of the amendments rejected or voluntarily withdrawn as -'not being likely to pass, such as tbose * in relation to barmaids and licensing _. clubs, and making tbe street fronts of . public houses open with plain glass. The Premier withdrew the amendl ment clause to facilitate the obtaining "of licenses. The Premier made a statement that _fptbe. Government had come to the con«dcloslbn to state their arguments in favor of the abolition of tbe North Island provinces to-morrow, to go on >1 with the ordinary business on Friday, and to resume, and, if possible, conclude the debate on Monday. They could dispose of tbe question during the .^resent Parliament, without the neces-' 6itj.f-f.fjft new election. He wished, it - "to-' be distinctly understood that the Government would stand or fall by the resolutions, as they intended to give

effect _o .hem if possible, If the House and country objected to the change, the government of the country must poss into other hands. To lighten the business of .the session he would not press the Polynesian Bill beyond the - second reading this session, and he expected to receive from members an unbiassed and unprejudiced support without aDy endeavor to unnecessarily prolong the session. Mr J. E. Brown: " Will you consider the ite_-s in the resolutions separately." The Premier: "We intend to press the resolutions as a whole.'' Mr Brown: " Then you go out.*' August 13, 3 33 p m. Mr. O'Rorke bas resigned. There Is an adjourned for fifteen minutes, it is supposed to enable the matter to be patched up.