MORNING SITTING.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 109, 4 July 1885, Page 5

MORNING SITTING.

Mr Maoandrew's motion, that the Standing Orders Committee report be taken into consideration at 7 30 to-night, was met by an amendment by Sir George Gret that it be considered on Tuesday next. Mr Pyke seconded the amendment, ursine that indecent haste had been shown in dealing with Mr Macaudrew's motion, which he charactised as a very good ioke If the proposed reform were carried into 'effect, it would be found that its provisions were unbusinesslike, unworkable, i and utterly absurd. Mr Stout asked the Houee to agree to Mr Macandrew's motion, pointing out that it was only a sessional order, and could at any

time be changed by a majority of .the House. He accused Mr Pyke and Sir Geo.Grey of desiring toshelvethe whole matter. Sir Gbo. Grey denied a desire to shelve it, but thought wrong was being done, ' The House divided on the question that the report be considered at 7.30 thisevening, which was carried by 43 to 28.

Advances to Settlers. Mr Maoandbew moved : -That standing order No. 178 be suspended, in order to consider the following motion:— "That a select committee be appointed to consider and report as to how far it is expedient that the credit of the colony should be applied towards making advances at a low rate of interest to settlers on the security of their land, and also as to the best mode ;in which such credit may be so applied, the Committee to have power to call for papers and persons, and to confer with any committee of the Legislative Council that may be appointed with a similar object, the Committee to consist of Messrs Dargaville, Smith, Bruce,' Holmes, Sir Julius Vogel, Messrs Walker, J. B. Whyte, Bevan, Cowan, and the mover, five to form a quorum, and to report in three weeks. He said he had held strong opinions for years past in the direction of the motion proposed, and he had hoped the matter would have been brought forward by the Government of the day. He recognised that By intimation of this matter a question of great magnitude was raised, and one on which the solution of the future of the country depended. Under tho existing state of things no man dependent on pastoral occupation could carry it on with profit unless his landlord was confined exclusively to the employment 'of himself and family; or he had got the whole of the necessary capital required to carry on his business belonging to himself. In the southern portion of the colony the matter was occupying the attention of thoughtful men, and it would soon come to be a deep burning question. Sir Geo. Grey thought Mr Macandrew was deserving of the thanks of the whole colony for bringing the matter forward, and though his name was not on the Committee he would do all he could to aid in aiming at tho object proposed. Mr Garrick said that where property was mortgaged it could not now sell for the amount advanced on it. Mr Bruce said that tho complaint of the last speaker must be a local one.^ The speaker denied emphatically that in the district he had the honour to represent there was any difficulty in getting property sold for its real value. Latterly there had been a disposition to set town against country,, but the present resolution was in the direcof benefiting the producer, though initiated from the town members, It was, in fact, in unison with the philanthropic character .which the hon. member for Pof 6 Chalmers had always borne in that House. Mr Wakepield and Dr 1 . Newman thought the proposal waB wholly impracticable as a financial scheme. The motion was carried. The interrupted debate on Mr Fisher's motion as to placing a sum of £2,000 on the estimates for the purpose of putting Wellington reclaimed land streets in a state of repair was again talked out — members, with that object, discussing the motion preceding it till dinner adjournment arrived,