PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1156, 19 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

M : T ■ ■ ■•■'■'■ ■'•' '#s"'V-?iv"i; s W /raiTBD tsiss' ASSCICIA'nON., 1 ' "i '': "* In the Legislative Council yesterday wveral-Bills.pasßod. throuuh .comraittea L ariJa oonterence wit'E~'flle'~H9if se~waß "^* r ' pointed on the amendments made in the Reclamation Bill was read a second time?" The Auckland Universe College Bill, and, the Private Tramways Bill were read a third time and passed. - In the House, replying to questions, Ministers said they did hot intend to provide for the arrears of subsidies to local bodies amounting to 12s 6d in the£ as alleged waa due under the Abolition of ' Provinces Act. It would be impossible to allow platolaypifs ftpibfi) absflntA)p\puljlip« holidays, add'they aicf.not intend to/provide them with shovels. They would consider the propriety of forming a oompulsory acoident guarantee fund amongst railway employee's. I Theylwoulil'iay ,6n the table 'Euraar'a'i'iiiiikln'g certain-charges against Warden Stratford and forwarded through that'oflicer. '* !• / Major., .m.referenoei'to olauie''in'.the 'Loan Bill, tho .Government held.they. pould'not aocept;it!as part of that BilJ,' it .being' quite •loreignitoi the ,\ subjeot. ./..They however, recognised the full importancojifiheprin- ; eiple it e'ltibodied, weregpneirtllyiu favor of that, pfiaoiple ifit'could be given iwer§ - deßiroua- thatj the. sub' .jept, be folly,! discussed ip ; the "floule on''ife 'hieritis, ah'd l hot 7 aß a party question';' KChia 1 could best be doiie on ;Mrr9 u -which was to a similar effect, and he proposed the adjournment of all'other business, aoiaS'.to., that] to wine on, when he would'l m,'veja/amen'lmeiit; embodying the J of*the Gbvefnment'bn the subject, ■•'"'' Me'ssr'si.'Jhrimßki.i .Macandrew, Mont-gomejyi^olnjea-and' others insisted upon ittoMlause 1 being put in the Loan After;further, disoussion the motion to postpone* orders 'of the day was carried by 45 tO 29, •■-., ■■■■-;■- ; \ : ' .moved, That in. the opinion if 1 thw-Hpuae those dist riots through whioh Government railways run "should be oharged with the difference between working expenses including inI terestjon costs of ap'6J.,receipts ' froh) •*'" ' 'V'--j I.Mi SuiioN seconded the motion. '"' Major moved as an amendment that-the principle of specially taxing ! p^pertjyimpressed in the constructiori with' 'public' rhoiiejVof railways, ! .roads, bridges, harbors, and other public works, is just \ that to give effect to the principle by legislatibn/ao as to ; do sub- , staijtialj-jilstice,Ms bkpt with great difficulties' ; "thy" if be' referred to .a Select Committee to report thereoij. He proposed the committee should consist of Messrs, J, ( E. S Brown, Connolly, Grey, Hall,, rMbntgoineryj Sutton, Shepherd, fl'ursthouse, Maoandre*, and himself, ~ Mr Shrimsei objected to the constitntipn of the 06rnmit j^ej'':"; ■ .'. ' .'dejiate was cpptinue.datgroailepgtl!, , • , |»; Geobql'; dm aakecj that his name might be lefi opt, as h§ had ll(l hppe of coiiveniog spqh aConimittea to In's views. Mr Montgomery contended that the 1 only way ; to. do ■.justiop '-was to.: revert to ' jh'e;origina|. ; s'chem'e of 18705 ~*:':' Messra-T-rjinbU, Levestam, aqd IJelly opposed the; rabtion altogether, . Mr WnLjAUS spoke strongly against borrowing utajl for pome timeto come. •MiOCoNnouy amendmont. Land Tax.-or' a'n-inoroased Property Tax the best course. '■iitit HoLjffis supported the motion,' and Mr HußSlfcamendment. 1 Mr O'.Callaqhan thought a progressive Property Ta'x'would'mee f t the case. ■"V.Aftßr' fhe-usuaradjournment Mr W. C, Bpch'aiian upgerj. the {ionse to waste no tiipe, bp't fp .djvide'at bbcQ. Ifessps Qeorge aud Sipith said tp refer •the§d6Jt[Qiijl& ftfodfflmiltlie t?ol}ld simply be"to'sheWlt',"" w ' '"' Mr Barbon, thought a month might p ( rpfitably'beapeiitin"diacuasing such an' : important question. ' - Sir Munrp.-suppor.ted the amendment, 9'upn'"and Harpis, fhe •ippttgn, ";* '*-> The,;.Houae dir.i'ie<l>-»n Mf Hprst : lioosb's moiion,rwhioii was lost by gg tp : 22/.'Ates> Barron', Bracken, J. Buohanan, I Fpldwick, George, Holmes, -Hurstho'isej: I Joyce,. ;McDohild, J, ' McKenzie, Mont • eomery. Mjjss,-.Setldcu,- Shrimski, Smith, Stewardf gwapsW/iiiliirqaJ, \y. ThornW..f hjip'. : jAHwright, jAtkinson, Bee'ljain, fjrye'e, : W.' o.—Buoharfan, Cadnian, Connolly, , Dick, Fergus, Fitzgerald, Hamlin, Harrjs, I Hobba, Hurst, C. J. Johnston, AV. W. Johnst'on', Jfejly, Mcllwraith,' jMcMillan, "Mitchelson,, Jfunro, D'Calla-' J glian; Pearson, f>etm, Pos'tle\vaite( Pylce,-: Roll'eaton' Eutherlord,' Shepherd,'Sutton,-' Steyena. Mim, Tawllai, 'Trimble,'Watt, WhitakprlJ.'^il^V 1 ';;' " ,; ' ' ■ : Major Atkinaon'a amendment fheti be-1 came the subsiantiva motion,.when Sfr 1 Seddon moved the followino amendment! -That an address be presented to : the Governor, askitig .hjnj-> to-iutrbduce a measure to provide fhaf, where any railways are made through any private, or native lands, and jyh'are siich' laifid ; or lands adjacent ajre proved to be increased in va(ue fey the eonatruQtign' of such railways, the land'?. should be valued a'fjd dasaijjed before the rajlway 'i? conjmenoed, and therpforp that .op the inoreased value.-.jiven to stjph lpds the owner shall pay—per oem of such increased value to the crown, or as an alternative, shall;pay-6 pen cent; per. an.num on thp whole amount of inirea'sei value such r in .d?,.!fhjajt'sjjould refp these ternjs.'tljeh ' crown be empowerpd to nqrchaap 'aifch. jaijds at ihe price at which they were 'vaiin4 pr'op, to . the construction of the. milway being .dV .orn r tbe terms and he settled - considerable discussion M r ,Se%» ! s : 'smßddment was rejeoted by WW/, .■'.''■ i,»;^-W ; '|*eS..iB o r fP(l. a furtbor pepdmentthajitho fu'rthir'pon'aidffatipq of the °n Zealand Loan Bill be deferred until the oommittee reports,.and. the report is adopted. ' V ' ' "'"" 'i ' J This was rejected on division of 30 to 21, and Major Atkinaon'a motion was ■ carried'j'Mr'SMdbn'snauiebe'ing ißubstii'uted for .S^Geqrge.f"'rays') proposalto 'sßbstitptelMr Bhj?imeki!s! for'('Mr; SiU^ne'Mng-ips'pn'th'eVfiices,''