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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30. ' , f JEWELBY. " ; Mr Eichardson presented a petition - from the Cbristciiurch jewellers p raj ing that the doty on jewelry be not in- . creased; ■■ I HONOBAKrUM. Replying to Mr George, Mr Hall said-;' the Government would prepare and bring down this session a bill for the purpose of settling the amount of honorarium to be paid to members of the Legislature, a '' resolution to this effect haring been carried by the House." AKAHOA WANTS. Mr Montgomery asked if a sum of money will be placed on the estimates for the erection of new Post and Telegraph Offices at Akaroa in accordance with the . petition of residents of that place, dated Is 6 September. Mr Hall said that the late Government proposed spending £600 for this purpose. The : present Government could not undertake to be so liberal, but provisions adequate to the requirements of the case would be made. EATLWAY ON WEST COAST. • Eeplying to Mr Gisborae, Mr Oliver said that this session it was intended:thai „ Engineer-iri-Chief should make a flyiiffv ''.. exploration of . the' south-west , co§at . country between Hokitika and Jicksoa .: Bay, and by way of Haast's pass into the' settled districts of Otago, with a view to ascertaining. the: availability /for • !jin» pt railway, the extent and description sof Grown Lands which could be opened up for settlement, and its general 'mineral,: resources. INDECENT PERFORMANCES. Eeplying to Mr Bain, Mr Hall said that while the Government recognised "f the importance of the question, he was afraid they would not ba able to bring * down this session a Bill to suppress indecent performances in theatres "and other places of public amusement. .. PROMISSORY NOTE 3. ' Mr George asked if promissory notes, due at the beginning of months by various persons a3 part payment of purchases of-, sections of the Thorndon reclamation," have been paid, and if not, why not P Major Atkinson said that in consequence of the depressed state of trade, and on the application of the name of purchasers, the Government had agreed;'; to an extension for payment. Two fifths of the purchase price had been paid, and for the balance three months had been allowed.

ANDERSON'S BAY BOAD. ' \ Replying to Mr Barron, Mr Rolfeston said Government.had not, and did not. intend to grant to the.Otaejo Harbour Board half a, chain of Anderson's Bay Boad. PBINTING AND ADVERTISING. Kcplyihg to Mr McLean, Hr Hall laid before the House a return showiw .the amount paid to each newspaper in Hfo Colony for advertisinß. and .printing . separately for two years previous to 30th September last. ■ .:.-.. .The following is tho list:—

Mr Ireland asked if Government will cause a sufficient sum of money to be placed on the Kslimnles for the construction of a bridge for traffic across the Mataura river at some point between Wsiltaia nnd Gore. Mr Oliver snicl that the bridge would cost nt lpost .€IO,OOO, and as the railway would in nil probability be taken on to Waikaia, the necessity for such an outlay would bo obviated. NEW BILLS. Leave was granted to introduce llio following new Bills, which were read a first time:—Hokianga Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1878, Amendment (Oliver), to alter aad amend the boundaries of Alexandra (Vincent County), Corporation Reserve (Pyke). KEW CMTTNTY. Mr Wakefield moved that the proposed now County of Timaru bo not constituted. Mr Gisborno argued that the proclamation provided for by the Act was not properly before Parliament. Mr Hall contended tlmt it was not wise to give effect to the resolutions this time hastily. The facts appeared to be that this portion of the country was not satis- . fied with the expenditure allocated for its requirements. Thej' had uo evidence j before them that this opinion was not tho result of mature deliberation. With a view of- allowing, the matter to lie over till next session ho mo red an amendment that, the proclamation not being properly before the House, it be allowed to remain orer till next session. That would afford \ time for more mature deliberation, and if the pctitioneers were then of the same mind, and still desired to be divorced from the County, then they could take all facts into consideration. Mr Shrimski moved the adjournment of the debate until this day week, which ■was carried. -WAIKAIA BAII/WAY. Mr Ireland moved—That with a view of giving effect to a petition recently presented to the Government by the settlers in the Tapamri and Waikaia district, of enabling them to get their produce to market, the Government be requested to take the necessary action to have a branch railway line from VVaipahi to Pomahake bridge opened for traffic with the least possible delay. Mr Kelly opposed the motion. In the North Island there were districts with equal claims, where inhabitants could not take themselves to the market, far less their produce. Mr Mac Lean hoped the motion would Be witbdrewn. This was the celebrated Tapanui job contract. It was taken under altogether exceptional circumstances. Ho was to have no payment until the work was done. The work had not been gone on with, with proper dispatch, and now they were asked lo give the contractor exceptional conditions he never bargained for. The work should be allowr dto take' its course, and if the contractor had been guilty of a breach of contract, then he ought to bo made responsible. He (McLean) had no doubt but that terms could be made with the contractor, so as to enable him to open part of the line. Mr Pyke argued that the contractor I should be made to go on with the contract or else the Government should lake over the contract at the risk of the contractor. It was a pitiable thing to Fee the interests of the country sacrificed simply because a misunderstanding exists between the Gorernment and a contractor. He would enforce, the terms of tho contract however hard. The time had arrived when contractors should be made to fulfil their engage- f aaents with the Government the same as if | they were contracting for private persons. These contractors were actually fattening upon the indulgences and weakness shown to them in the past. ■Mr Richardson understood that all that was asked for was that the contract as entered into should be carried out. That'how rendered the proposal reasonable enough. Vs ■ M^Mnrrax;said that in all probability this ka|itation oh* the" part of settlers had been got up by contractors for their own special purposes. He would move as an amendment that the words "by enforcing contracts against contractors " be: added to the motion. He said that would achieve all that was aimed at by the motion, and at the same time would aroid establishing a dangerous precedent of breaking contracts with impunity. Eeplying to Mr Gibb3, Mr Oliver said that with the exception of payment, contracts were, as regards to penalties and otherwise, in all respects passed in the usual way. Col. Trimble expressed an opinion that as the Government had given an assurance that the matter would be carefully dealt with, he thought they might wisely leave the matter "in its hands. In that case he thought the most prudent coui se to withdraw the motion, leaving the Government untrammelled in the matter. Mr Macandrew contended that the terms on which the contract had been taken were in all respects advantageous to the country, and but for the depression in monetary markets this contract would have been completed tncnlhs ago. He hoped the motion would not be withdrawn. All that was wanted was that the lino should be made available to Pomahake bridge, the portion which was nearly completed. ■ ■ Mr McLean said no matter what side of the House the proposal came from he would hire opposed it. The contractor was ;$: wan .who was notorious for the trouble he had made with every Govern'^inentwith whom he had anything to do. ' : It was time the. Government came to a firm stand with him. Mr Oliver said that in effect the motion culled upon the Government to break the contract. If no amendment called upon the Government to enforce the contract it would then be seen that they ..eaoh arnred at quite different results. That was not what the mover of the motion professed to aim at. He would therefore ask him to withdraw the motion. .The. motion and amendment were withdrawn. '

PETITIONS. Oirthe motion of Mr Speight it was agreed that the petition of Mr Wm. Wilkinson, newspaper proprietor, reported on the 7fh Augu?t last by the Telegraph Committee, and ordered to be referred (o * Select Committee to be appointed this session be dealt with by the Public Petitions Committee of the House. . ' ' - • On the motion of Major Te Wheoro, it was.agreed.that the petition of Wirihana Te Keha and others reported on by tho Native Affair? Committee in 1878 be referred back to Iho said Committee for reconsideration, iuasmwch fresh evidence *" cttn now bo obtained affecting it. The lloaie acijottrtied at 5.30 i .

Adver- . , • Kamc of Paper. tisements. Printing. Tl, . £ £ £. Fx-eos, C!»rißfccburoh ... 540 1380 1920 % Star, Ohristchurcb. ... 27 0 27 .' Lyttelton Times 1039 601 1640 Canterbury Times ... 0 9 9 Morning Herald, Dunedin 197 0 197 Otago Daily Times ...2030 188 2218. Evening Star 378 18 396 Southland Daily News ... 561 64 625 . Weekly News 279-. 0 , 279 . Southland Times ... 249 . 0 240 North Otago Times ... 200 28 228 Evening Mail 288 '49 387U liraaru Herald 366 108 474 Evening Star, Auckland 778 240 1018 N. Z. Herald, Auckland 1120 646 1766 ■ New Zealander 753 67 819 N. Z. Times 363 379 742 Post .., 556 250 806 Chronicle 486; 15 48f Telegraph. Napier ... 44 7 :51 Hawke's Bay Herald .„ 223 33 255 Wanganui Herald * ...475 .5,480* Nolibn Chronic!* ' - '.;. -154 ..t .7 ■.461- k .? Evening Mail 191 26 217 Nelson Colonist 110 66 176 Ntlion Admtiwr ... 3 0 *

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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3399, 13 November 1879, Page 2

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3399, 13 November 1879, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3399, 13 November 1879, Page 2

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