PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1132, 22 July 1882, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

tt) questiotoif. siid could 'not levy the i dut/ ,ou native leaaes yearly, '.; The y: would ask a vote to light the Parliamentary,buildinga with' electricity, to improve the vffitMoi : • •.V - The debate on, the second;roading of the Lihd Bill was resumed by Mr Bracken, who Strongly supported tho .Bill,..especially. the loasing provisions.. •" l Mr. Fisu opposed the Bill,, and'thought the'debate' shpuld'have ended after,llr OMf* 1 etperiment liko the leasing ono, ' ' : ' : Mr FixzoEßAliD warmly supported the principle of the Bill. ' ~ \ '-'Mr IjMiiMM aupported ihi Bill as beiufi a. ' libertJ.mea3ure, Tile deterred payment had ' he. thought, ; worked : satisfactory,• but the auction and tendor system's K ad, ' Mr Wynu Williams supportod the bill as calculated:to, ptopthe sale of public land?, and prevent them being absorbed by/speculators. • ; • ; Mr Pbtrie entirely approved of the Sill; He only regretted it did not go further, Mr Pearson agreed in,this and thought the proposal about pastoral lands very halfhearted. . Major Harris would givo every person over the age of 18 years, born in the colony s free'grant of 50 acres.- He did not approve of'leasing system, Waste 'Land Boarla should be made elective; " Mr O'Cailaohan eupportei and]Mr Stddon opposed the bill, ■ , Mr Moniooueky was in' favor o f an extended system of deferred payments without auction or tender. He could not approve ~of theleasing proposals'. The tenants would have too much political power. The bill was ail obstacle to a much needed land tax, ' Mr Buchanan supported the bill because it dealt ; with reserves which now stood in the' way of settlement, The deferred payment syatem had been a suecoss in the Wair&rapa, and rents were coming in slowly but surely. He was in favor of olective land boirds. Mr Swanson and Mcllwraith supported the bill. ........ J.r BoHfsioN. replied at considerable length, - In committee lie would be prepared to accept modifications, He believed the Bill would promote the distribution of land amongst the people, and prevent the aggregation of large estates, It would iuduce people to come here with their families and be a thorough blessing to the country. ~ The;'Bili was read a second time without division, • * ,Tho-House roso at 1.15..