PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1158, 22 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

, . . ;♦ ,■ „ DNITED-PRESS ASBOOIATION. •iNufhe, Council yesterday the Bluff Harbor., Foreahore J ','Eeclamation, the i Dangerous "Goods; the Supreme Court, the Thortldon Reclamation, and the Law 1 Amendment Bills'were read ft^third^ime 1 and passed. In the House of Representatives during the afternoon sitting the Public Health . Act Amendment Bill (Mr Tide) was read a second time-v,. At the evening sitting r 'a imessage -was : reoeived from the Governor giving assent J to the Railway Construction.and Land ' Bills. '''■■' : The Resumption of Land for Mining ! Purposes Bill, Reserves, in Mining Dia- ; ttiots Bill, and Mininy; Companies "Act Amendment Bill were • eada second tune. , ! , The House then'went-into-committee '. fin the New Zealand him Bill, when the ; dißOussion was-resumed on MrShrimski's ■ olause. ! Major Atkinson appealed; to Mr > Shrimski to withdraw the clause, as the I 'House had already affirmed the principle, and referred the question to a select committee, \ ''. Mr Shrimski declined to withdraw it, and a long discussion ensued, MrSEDDOH ultimately moving the omission ot Mr Shrimshi's clause so as to provide 'that when any railway is to be made through .private'lands, jf it is proved that suoh lands have benefitted therefyto the extent often percent,, then the owner shall pay a tax of fine per cent, on such increased valued/;.'.; } ' ;''; ; ~...; The" bri|fihal clause 1 (Shfimski'B) struck out on a division to 33, i.;., After the usual--adjournment, Mr . Seddon's new clause was put, and rejected ;'by 43 to 26. MSBarkoN;proposed; ; a .new chuie of '] similar import, hut Tt'was"Wiled out.of "' order, as being in substance* the samei' .• [ The Committee then proceeded to.con. sider the schedule, and after ; long, ', speeches from Mr Turnbnll and. Mr M,' « W.. Green on the genet'd question of '■,.■ borrowing; "'' ' Mr J. Buchanan moved that the item i. by £60,000, as he wished' that-su'm to be devoted to t he Napier Harbor Works instead of the' railway,' .■-' < Mr Montgomery, ponted but that'if the items were reduced Napier would probably lose the amount - altogether,. as ; . .unless the Government ptit it down for ■; Harbor Works no one else could, and he ■ understood,the Government would not ! ..consent^ : •/? J_ ':'"" ■'•"•' ■'■' ".-: 1 Tue motion was rejected by 42't015, i and the item passed. f After 1.30. MrjMunio proposed that ■ the vote for Greymouth' Rejftbn Line Extension towards Reefton La reduced by £50,000, its the money could bo more profitably spent on other works on tho ; coast. The reduotion was negatived by 45 tn 10. ■■■■••■ •■',••.;' Mr Holmes moved that the Albury i Creek Branch Extension to Burkes Pass, be reduced by £25.000. To carry, the line to Burkes Paßs would be a scandalous waste of money. . He wished to strike out . .the words Burkes Pass, but the chairman ruled that the words could not be altered, l All the committee had power to do was l to reduce the amount: or pass or reject ,- the whole item., i; '■■ ''Messrs 'Fish, Montgomery,. Sheehaii, and others took exception to this, ruling, contending that-the Bill was not an ;- appropriation Bill, and that .the wording could ha altered. ; Messrs Trimble and ;■ Atkinson supported the Chairman ruling, and after Borne discussion, an adjourn l ment of o quarter of a :hour took place. , On resuming the Chairman upheld his former' ruling that the words could not .■ be amended, ~.,,: .... Mr Weston moved that progress bei reported. . . -, ; •, A discussion! ensued and at .4.80 Mr r Trimhle relieved Mr-Hamlin as chairman^ ' At 5 o'ciook the. motion-tn report progress ■ was negatived hy 35 to" 24, and the item ' passed as printed.' ' "'■'; :: ' t Mr Turnbull moved a reduotion of - <the Qtago central railway, 1 which was lost on div'isidn'by 40 tn 8. •' 1 Mr Joyce moved thnHhtniiem Luma-dens-Mararoa branch, rfo'eomplete'the 'see* [ tion to Mpkoreia -.be,struck .out. It 1 would o'poh-u'p little/'if any, '.flrofftf ,- Janda of good quality. '' : ' Jhemotiori'w'astrejected/by2Bto 2l. .. ; ; 1 iiehi'be reduced : ;tb.2o3j intimating his ' intention to oppose and bait £V . \>j£l .t -■ i 'U=;;'u«.-( -..-;iv.'f* i±.-?:,--=.- ; '■■ On: division.thei .reduction ;o/., the vote 1 from £13,000 to, £1 was carried by 24 to ■■ Mr Duncan's motion to report progresi was lost on the voices. ■'MrM,' W.-GRBEN'moved.'the.omission of the item- £2oo,ooo;for.the purchase of native lands, which was lost on the voices and item passed. , . ; ,Mr Green theu moyed that the item .pnb)ic/buildings, be omitted,; •but subsequently amended'this ■ 'to£loo,ooo.—Lost on . . _.Mr ToENßrjii l tiien nibved the 1 item : be. reduced"" to" "which; "was • lost on the voices by 31 to 16 and theitem passed, r ;Alj 7 aim. Mr/Hamlin resumed the t> ehai£, ~,:,,;;■;!-;t ''.■■■' A • Mr Gkorob nidvejctithe iteni Immigra- - tion, £200,(X)0. beUtriick out. Lost on division by 84 to 11. H-::Mr-lßviiirAM. moved >to reduceythe 'item to £IOO,OOO. Lost on division-by ■#toj«. w ~- ;.. .;, 5-v-^. Mr J. Buchanan moved another reiductiim to :4150,0P0. Lost oVvoic'ea and item passed. ,:,•■>;. . | Mr M. W, Grssn, mored the itim ;■■ . ..■■' ,l '-<' -it.fiJ i'at-j ■ , ■

roads 10 open up crown lands of i 200,000 he Tbduced to LIOO,OOO. Lnsi mi voices anil item passed. Mr TcRNBUiL moved the reduction of the item roads and bridges of LIOO,OOO to 150,000. Lust on voices. Mr Tormboll then moved it to be re- ! duced to L 50.000, Lust on voices. The item was passed, and the other items having all been agreed to (he question that schedule as amended by the one reduotion (Lumsdens Mararoa) be agreed to was earned on the voices. Tlio bill wbb reported as amended. : On the motion to adjdurnVMr;Fßi ( DWicK called-fqi; a [division, in order (to the names of those who a jiad : beeri there all night.'"""■-■•:"'■•-.• • f The adjournment was .earned by .26 to 18, and atß/a.m; the House adjofirneW; until 7,30 this evemm;' " " ' ;