PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1128, 18 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

♦ • TOITED PREB3'- ; )ss6cfsi!Tiok. lii.the fiouße. of Representatives yesterday Mr Eifliett was introduced by Sir George' tiiok his .. •

% - The-dbbato was.resumed on the Land Bill by My. Fyke, who; gave it his general sup. port'as being in pHncqole in accordance with ; the pi ogressof mod elrri thought, which 'held that all land was the property of the State, fie denied ( that the people were so, eager ;to get freeholds and would-not. take, up leaseholds. ' ■' !

wlikejy' to promote ih# settletaent "of-ff 'perwaheiit au'tl ; leaseholders became' in tim^frkl|oia^- : .tici-Kaim ;woi\ld be;.done,-ii-" - .v; U.„.

Mr Fergus expressed"his approval,'of -the B(tl, but.would.like to • B'ee th'e first leases longertheffl,:2l.years;;V.f" : v opposed the Bill and;Condemned, it .inrprmoiple and in details $ laudji^whetlier' jin feferred jVwas praotically impVsaiblfe" to' ■ eject _ Miwhether they; withi the provifllon'B;i ; qr: not. 1 The deferred payment .'systemi' had-' beefl ridden to death, 1 The ; Bill threw' piosii ■' improper obstacles in'tbe. capital and would; i impovetish, -and \ ruin'- the-f- iiuntry r-&&ten' would Jake up leaaVs! jaud aid 1 then go off, 1 TLe'>provißH)tlß i^JojgpMfld| ; were utterly unsuitable and He'

: di'i i ot bolieve^Mi- vßoileston really understood his he knew do more ot . child unborn, He • the House i drift.'. get nothing from them but theoretical proposals. He was not how he would vote on a confident ijuestioii, J" 1 ' .oame down speedily with v beat to f l - - Drin'oan oppbsed 1 the'Bill and' : advb* cated & return to the deferred, payment sys-tem,-which, with . the ballofc r wouM •ie-. far. . preferable, to tbe planjMposed/' ?rpT ; ;'; :? ;;-,Mr Stewart said we could' iidt' : hopetb compete with other parts of thevworhHn attracting population if -we could-,only offer; leases where they offered freeholds,'. and without population the colony could not get on! If this Bill passed there would Soon be a no-rent : agitation here, to there;.was in Ireland. : ... s, ; '; v .Mr Levin supports-the Bhl as worthy of atrial' • •' y,> WrLeVastam opposed 'the .Bill. 'lf they' could not sell, land he would givo it away; so that'it.was settled. ; Mr Feldmck objected to tho . notion ef' ft; powerful'orown tenantry. ..It would .amount/ to a public disaster to settle ,l?ind:,wi.th; men : hopeless of. ever owning it' b/beihg.qdit"ofrent. -. ; i Mr Eobbsadvooated the system ind opposed the leasing 'system ; very"s'trong- , ljf. It would never attract population, '" Colonel Trimble moved the adjournment of the debate and at 12.4Q the, Hoi ae rosc; DEFENCE OP. THE, OOMN?, £ Duripg'M sitting Mr Bryce took occasion to say that the Government mten&d'tb ■proceed\ : at .once with'worki fo'rthe defence, of the four principal ports of the colony heavy guns,; torpedo • boats;'.'' fcrpedoes.and mines, as recommendel by Oolonpl Scratchley. The'guns were already here and .would be mounte J. .The' Goverridient' was to com-> muhication with-Colonel Soratch'ley to see if h« iad aiiy|olteration3; to ''suggest h' -learn if ho could visit the,colony taopmplete■the work. ; ' ' The cost of the proposed- work would be •from £49.000't0- rr The Government proposed' td -take this : amount from loan, but.to charge it to con-, ajlidated reveuno, repayment .'extending over four.years. ,;'