THE DISTRICT RAILWAY SCANDAL.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 12, 20 July 1886, Page 2

THE DISTRICT RAILWAY SCANDAL.

In tlie Hiwtsp on Friday nigh- r Oe. .rge (in-Jf asked the Mimst-- ~f Jttcti. * u|*m wb-ae rn-otnmewbit.. 1 1 Mr F. fkee been ap|»ml«sl-t Justice o I'eiuw, and what was Use date ol < apisimlnietit ? The Minister of Justice. in rep!\ 1 he thoiigftl the hon. gentletiian woul.. ... that It wit* |iurlicuLlrlv mrxJasHr 1 not nglit tlrat the infonitati •i» V-h • Government received, .* F»pr. --ita( s made to the UevsnuM l i . • K.g appointments to the Hmrli, ,oi V> given to live House. He w.vi t r-. it tnat there wo* any preot ient l.irtM . question; and. therefore, it « i- hi* W , Ito decline to give any further a f ri IRR ; on tile subject, even th.mgii it inigli ( |»rxs'bviiin-d on tlie b-si-at-qs*. He - *ay tliat local reprvwenlatum* h%l 1 i ! made in thi* matter sine* I*<74. «■ !- i Slee was ivl'ponite.l in the 31*. June. Issi, I leifore the last m-«*ioii of Parl.aineiit. i h.e Oovemiueiit. of c nine, wa* n-e ■ '•< I for tlie ap|*liniment, an I mid--r ;'i r j ruinatance* thare was, he ouicaiv.-i ,o 1 necessity for giving any forti.er u.f r . 1100Mr Tuftilmll moved the a*lj. iirinu. . , f the Honae, cimetdenng :in»wer u •; iinsaiisfactorv. The* I ppier shouD h« giteti the information lor. . A very lengthy debate entmsl im -.hi motion, and Sir George took thr .j j r* flinty to quota from Mr Sirs'* 1* m connection with th# District Hails , which it was stated tbat the W«. .to Railway Company would reoogm*- re and '» vahiaMe service-. tin (Sir 0./ believed that blank ongtil t ho filled up by the name of the C> . ,1 Treasurer. Sir Julius Vogel, in the conr*> ..f explanation, said ; —lt was satisf.xcu v to find so strong a desire to uphold the | • ty of Parliament, aikt lie, for one. had ik t-r done anvthiug to drregal* firxnn ti it purity. \le hlirrel there was not *■ ywliere a more pure legislature tluui t at of New Zealan.i. now, or as it lia-1 b< r years past, ltoferruig to Mr SleeV lei. -r. Sir Julius sai.l he dui not thank the ( lulttoe f-T leaving th.su. Monks in u, f> it had pl.xceil him In a false I salt. Oil (e was unared to hear it suggaetssl tn a wo* tlie person mentioned, for be di i ■< t know th* writiw. Hs e>>nsi.lrr*d his us hail bean used lnosl uriwerrazita. 1 he agreed tliat the letter wa* an l -. to Parliament. It was a wrong tin: f sn hon. member to allow himself i u - fluencod by pecuniary considers! i • i it was w.ina for a Cabinet M to Droetitnte Ins position to surh ii He understood, in regard |a quoation. tliat the Preuuer w >..! • conference between himeelf. Is S, and the leailer of the (>p|-*.ii what strqw should K taken at? t WTiter of the letter. In cone, said he had been subpcte-1 t n. i coiiuncnfs on the matter, and “ferenr*lotwoni-w*|..i|s rs in \\ might say that he hail in*tn., t -1 citor to commence acti aw agun and thsy « "ill, hs tlueight, I. naeful less.ni*. Major Atkinsmi felt hinaalf ! t offer a few remarks mi the quest i l . a thought it wa* to he regrett-d -. f I -o Colonial Treasurer had given *u. t as he had to the debate by uamg ti guage he had in attacking the C —language, it secroid to him. w. . ,s most uajustifiahle. Tlie Curuu It > comp.is.sl of ten as impartial men i be found in the H.aisc. Wh !e ;• still before tlie House, and be! ire t*. became law. Major Steward got a lev,, r from the Secretarv to the Waunatc Ii ! way Company, that letts-r *v * .-■ . an insult that the hon. gen tin j not to have rrceive<l it. He shacid i v t once shown it to the t'olomal T and then brought it before tV lb • . Yet the hon. gentleman Ivi m . and he produces the letter to toe ( n mittci- without apjMtD title cm - I, ig that there was anything wr e.g in it I • aoaepted the hon gentleman * ►!••!« • that he did not know at the tnui • i t i ■ Gov on inn nt wmild huy—he wae be* r. ■« lar.pi it but he d.d not thmk t ! public Would acre pt it. The lett -r r« f.-r. f to a conversation the writer hs :iad w i I Major Steward, and he w-o’Ud s*k wh« ■ r j that letter aI.RK- »u such an s itlioritv •.* • would be g-.vcti to a gentieit in* . :.d t J airli a tranoactnn as tin*. Ml. the h ui, i gi'iitlemmi goes u- the 1-arik. ar.d wirw t i i tlie Cmnpany. i“he ( .sorsvny inrr. [ dint" ly say, " We dou t want v *u tc » . to the bonk ; we want you to go t-- ti « j Government lusurance A** • is”. *i." T .a hon. gentleman accepts thsoa tr.structhov.-, | bit before the Treasurer has r*eeiv**t ei- | struct.ou* from tin ln-uran -'A** ■• *.» . I he intimatMi that he is wiThr-g to !• i t‘ a "iehenturr* huuseff. This wa- .pi , t I circßinstanoa—lii# Treason r an-1 tha Girvermiient Insurance Aas---i.>ti' n ri rreii|a titi ai. He Would ask whether thn | Treasurer ..slid nut have d.-alt as *-• I . with the companies as through Mai r Steward. In this way he r - - l • Treasurer's exnlanatiun very niMtiisfactory. He i Major W.nto no other eoucliision than this ti.vn it t the ATOM") pu l to the h'll. g< i'.lciiiAii came out "t lie* jaibhc iV-t. and if « lion gentleman w iahed to cb sr I.is character he wraild pay rrcrv p um barg to that source. In cuurluuM. he —id (, , protested apnn*t the dorl'in* of ll j Treasurer, that hon. members could uadi take tl.ese transa.tiu.es; in ui-t j, he was glad to say. he was ha Ist * 1 the Premier and tlie House. Hr b ■ | that tlie hon. gt nth mail un( I not let the matter end lie re f. e|) ~ , t •till a public scai.'lol attael 1 that lie would D f in.l the i •let on a fiirther inquiry. After a number < f outer holts irsirMm had spoken, the luutmn fur liie a-i, oUk tnent w»* j»it and Inst, an I the i . it*, r drejqvad.