PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1129, 19 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION,

In the Legislative Council yestada < the Eight Hours Bill was thrown cut by 17 to 9

In the House a very large numb •« of questions were asked. The Governmc it in reply stated that they could not h-alise private surveys of side and back li' es of bush stctions, but would hare such lin '3 cut and pegged before sale where it was desirable. They did not propose to extend the area of town districts, and would consider the propriety of offering a bonus fn; the production of wattlo bark for banning purposes, They proposed to authorise a s irvey of. loads in the Pelorous District. They could not..undertake to provide lodging allowance for all married conabablca. ThU Would cost £4400 a year. The debato on the Land Bill was re mined by Colonel Trimble, who warmly supported the.:Bill as a useful experimental in isure. He thought the Sill proposed to givj the tenants'a sufficiently secure tenuro. tn bis part'of the country .the deferred pymant systqm ha I proved a groat success, a id thn settlers wore quite satislied. Ho quoted his experience of India in favor of the leasing scheme,

Mr Hutchison approved of the pri icipic of the Bill, but not of its details. Ho urged leasing the land through the administration of County Councils.

■ Mr Peacock did nnt think the Bill would produce the good results anticipated, and in Committeo ho would try to alter sovoral of its provisions,

Mr Shepherd approved of the principle .of leasing, but thought the conditions proposed were harsh and unnecessarily restrictive. If tbo Bill was passed at all it would have to bs in 'a very different shape to its- present one. ■

' Mr 'Rutherford supported the Bill, and quoted his personal experience in Ireland, Scotland, and England in ' favor of the leasing system.

Mr Stevens strongly urged the necessity .for makiug Land Boards elective. He supported the Bill as a Liberal proposal likely to encourage tho settlement of people. However, he never liked leases without a purchasing clause, and to induce the sons of 'settlers to take up land in-the bush a provision Jshould be inserted in the leases giving a right of purchase. Ho would also suggest that every postmaster should be authorised to receive applications for land and give receipts for payments.

.•Mr Shrimakißupported the Bill and wondered at his aidejpf.the House opposing such a Liberal measure. He was strongly infayor. of elective Land Boards. ' .-i , <-;<'■ ; ■ ; .Mr Tnrnbnll .thought, the speeches -;, of Messrs'-Hall'and Weston had settled the fate of the Bili. He the Govern-, went for not standing or fallirig by a Billjof; this, kind/ He'atrbngly opposed it as tendingjvto ;disi?pu:age population'and capital coining to the colony.:. Headyooatedgivirig land to'Bettlers who would occupy it at a cost simply sufficient to cover, the cost of survby, Diit subject to a tax which would .seoure.the public creditor to whom the pubMo was pledged. ■'■}•'■ moved the adjournment of 'fie'deba'tfland'the' I Honsß rose at'l2.4o;V " i