THE HOUSE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1102, 17 June 1882, Page 3

THE HOUSE.

FiiIDAY,

In the House of Representatives it was] resolved to adjourn on the 20th to tho| following Tuesday to enable members to i visit the Christcburh Exhibition. •• j ' In repiy to a question the Government; stated that polecats and stoats would be; proclaimed (ho natural enemies of rabbits; : feireta and weaseln were already protected. Ferrets, would be supplied at reasonable; rates to landowners requiring them. Several new Bills were introduced. i •• "jjrt Waikato Confiscated Lands Rill and: we Trade Marks Bill were read a third time! and passed. ■ The debate was resumed on the second; reading of the Native Reserves Bill oy Mr' who condemned its provisions and moved it to be read that day six months, as the Douse was of opinion that Native reserves should be administered by the : | Land Department through the agency of the Waste Lauds Board. The Hon. Mr Rolleston defended the j Bill, as he was sure it would work to the j advantage of both races. Mr Connolly said tho title was the only - good part in the Bill. ; Messrs DeLatovr and Hobbs thought' the Bill required great alterations, Mr Mdneo supported the Bill and Messrs 1 Tahiiai, Touoana, Stevens, andTs Wheoro : opposed it. ' The debate was interrupted by dinner adjournment. At the evening sitting the ostimates were received by message from the Governor, and Hon, Major Atkinson made his financial statement a|ter it. Mr Montgomery admitted the .statement to be plain apd simple, but they could not . consider it property till the Publio Works Statement was made. It was satisfactory, to know that the ordinary revenue now met the expenditure. Tho latter part of the statement would havo been bettor omitted as calculated to aronse party feelings. Mr J, W. Thompson admitted tho Statemint was clear, hut took exception to tho' rciharks about the stare of affairs as left by: thp Gr>v Government in 1879. Mr 'J msBDU spoko to a similar effect, Sir John Hall repeated the assertion that a deficiency of nearly a million was left by, the Grey Government. The present Government had reason to bo proud of the condition they had restored tho public finances to, Sir George Grei condemned the Ftateme»t as the weakest ever heard; tln i--' 1,0 policy or itatemanship in it. It was s.iiij ly a set of little snms in arithmetic which any school hoy could have dono on a blackboard.

Mr Sheehan condemned tho Wativo land purchaso. policy of tho Government,. and their keeping large blocks locked up for ■favored people. Mr Macandrew denied that he had left a deficiency in tho Public Works fund when he went ou of office, Ho 1eft,£3,770,000 to its credit. _ * ' Mr Moss denied the claim of the Government, that they had reduced the expenditure. Majoi Atkinson replied at great' length, explaining fully the state of the finances when he went .out in 1877 and when he returned te office in 187,9, and repeated all he :had ever stated on tho subject, challenging the contradiction of a single figure. He took Sir George Grey's remarks as a compliment, as showing how ho had simplified the publio accounts. -

. Progress was reported, and the Houso roso at 11.20