NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR BILL.
BILL STILL. ON ORDiCK PAPER. WEtLiNqTON, October 1. When the House met to-day, Mr Smith moved that the New Plymouth Harbour Board Empowering Bill be 6truck off the order p>por, as the Harbour Board intended to drop the Bill. Sir vV. Russell urged that the House should be given an opportunity of considaricg the Bill. The Speaker soid notice of motion would have to be given.
A special correspondent says :-- Mr Smith asked the permission ol thß House to withdraw the Bill.
Mr Massey a*ked for what reascn, Mr Smith replied: At the requesl of the promoters.
Sir W. Russell said reasons should be given, as some members, he understood, were against its withdrawal.
The Premier said leive it on the Order Paper uatil the time arrives to deal, with it. He understood a majority in the House were in favor of the Bill pissing.
Mr Major immediately interjected : " That is an indication they know nothing whatever about it," The Speaker then ruled that the discussion was irregular.
The Bill meanwhile remains on the Order Paper until it corn's before Parliament agun, when M* Smith can again ask permission to withdraw it or refuse to proceed with it.
MR. SMITH HTBRVISWEU. Mr E. M. Smith returned by the raiil train last evening and was interviewed by a representative of the Daily News. In reply to a question he slid the above telegram was substantially ccrr:ct. A considerable num•ier of ihe membars of the House were Wrongly of opiuion that tha Bill should be proceeded with and were prepared o support it. Mr Smith says the feeling in the House is that the New Plymouth harbour Lof the greatest importance both to the dairy and the ironsand industry, and that the Harbour Board should have the power to wk the ratepayers to sanction the extension when the time comes for the work to be done. He says the ironsand experts will be in th 9 colony vsry shortly and the Board having the power, subj act to the sanction of the ratepayers, to provide the necessary shipping accommodation will weigh very largely with the experts in deciding upon the site of tha works. Mr Smith confers with the chairman of the Harbour Board to-day,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 212, 3 October 1903, Page 2
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377NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR BILL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 212, 3 October 1903, Page 2
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