PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1470, 30 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

UNITED. PRESS ;&8800IATIOlf, ■? LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Tairoa Land Bill was ; 'read a third time and passed, and after some some debate the report'of the Joint Committee on Educational grievances and evidence taken were ordered to be printed, : On the motion for going into committee on the School Committees Election Mr Pollen moved it, be committed 'that'day..Bix.,mbnths. After disoiißßion the Council oHyip]e,(jj. Ayes 17, Noes 17. ;.;'-/ ' M The Hon Mr Campbell stated ho had by mistake voted against the Bill instead of for it.. :'

The Speaker said this could not be altered now. ; \ There was a tie and he gave his casting vote to throw the Bill out, chiefly owing to the late period of the session.r.-, .::'■;; : -.,:''"' ■

The Bill was thrown out. ' The Westland High School, Bill, Auckland Hospital Reserves Bill, and Lnnd Transfer Act Amendment Bill were read a second time, The West Coast Settlement Reserves Amendment, Kawhia Township Sale Bill, Yolunteer. let Amendment Bill, Charitable Gifts Duties Exemption Bill, Auckland Harbor Act Amendment Bill, Licensing Act Amendment Bill No 2 were read a third time and passed. ....-.-

The Corrupt Practices Prevention Rill, Land Transfer Act Amendment Bill, and Westland High School Bill were considered in Committee. The Council rose at 10,30. •'„',. '.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!:

In the House yesterday, replying to questions, Ministers said that the Brogdens would not be allowed to give evidence at the departmental enquiry now being made into their claims. Harbor improvements-would in; future be noted in tho marine report, '.'Gould not interfere in the dispute'between the Dunedhv School Committee-and Otago Education Board. . Would con sider the propriety of renewing the bonus for kerosene;; ; Wpuldirenev? the bonus for cheese. The immigration of single women and persons'nominatedby their friends was not likely to prejudice the unemployed. Would not refuse registration to Friendly Societies if their financial basis was not sound. Did not see their way to reduce the charges for inspection of machinery. Would not divert money voted for immigration to rinding work for unemployed. Would enquire the cost of bridging the Teranmkau at Rocky point with a view of considering that route for a main wad to Canterbury. Would provide''for' the safety offoot-passongers over; the Urunner Bridge The Oxford's immigrants could not have been sent by the British Queen as they were suffering from fever. Would enquire as to the necossity of sheep dipping yards at Wobdville. Would pay travelling expenses of southern members' wives to Wellington, Would shortly issue a revised scale of surburban railway fares,: would not inore&se the* capitation' of country volunteers from £1 to A and Baw no necessity to increase the allowance of ammunition to Cadet Corps. Whether an additional Minister was appointed or not, provision would be made during the recess for tho creation of a Department of Agriculture. The Hon Mr Connolly said on Sunday he was furnished with evidence of the innocence of the girl Angelique Therasse, convicted by the R.M. here of larceny, and he at once went to see the Governor, who author, ised him to proceed to the Gaol and immediately release her, the formal pardon being signed next day. The R.M. would be called on to explain his conduct. On the. Hon Major Atkinson's motion, the ten Bills indicated on the previous night were discharged from the order paper. The following new Bills, introduced by Ministers, were read a first time; Inspection of Machinery Amendment, Public Works. Act Amendment, District Railways Amendment, Railway Improved Lands, Crown and Native Lands Eating Amendment, Property. Assessment Amendment, and Industrial Societies Bills. The House then went into Committee on the Otago Harbor Board Bill, and a long discussion, chiefly confined to the Otago members, ensued.- An amendment that tho Crown should nominate three instead of four members was negatived by 34 to '3l, Another amendment that Port Chalmers should elect two instead of three was lost on division of 36 to 24, also that/Dunedin should elect three instead of two members was lost on division of 46 to 15. The amendment striking out the clause establishing differential rate of Is per ton between Dunedin and Port | Chalmers was carried by 34 to 33. Mr j FisK.declared this rendered the Bill | useless. The remainder of the Otago Harbor Board Bill passed. The Bimkruptoy Bills amendments j by the Council were agreed-to, except i those-iiil four clauses. | The Town District Act.Amendment j Bill, Destitute; Persons Act Amendjment Bill, Otago Dock Trust Bill, Road Boards Act Amendment * Bill* and Native Reserves Act Amendment Bill were passed through committee with araondmentj. In committee on/ the Wanganui Bridge Bill, Mr Watt moved to roduco the annual contributions to be paid by the Borough Council from £230 to XIOO year, which was lost on division of 25 to 1. _ Mr Watt then moved reduce the time for which it was payable from' 2J. years to 7- years. This also'jfsjj Ity on the voices, and the Bill reported with slight amendments, read a third time, and passed; as were alko the Town Districts Amendment Bill; Law Practitioners Act Amendment,. Bill, Destitute Persons Relief Act Amendment Bill, and Native Reserves Bill. Messrs Connolly, Peacock and DeLautour were appointed to draw up reasons for disagreeing to bankruptcy amendments. The House rose at 2,25. ' ;

REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOIN tei) Tp Consider the ques- ' TION OF: FURTHER OPENING ■ UP .iTHEs GROWN LANDS- IN WAIRARAP&EABT COUNTY, :

; : havinfj on the 26th instant,' 'met ,ahd' fully ttiaoussed the question "of the advisability of further opening up the waste lands in this County, beg to Bubmit the following report:— ,', ' There exists a very: large amount of waste lands in the County of Wairarapa E»bl, north of Masterforii much of'whicb is of first class quality, ..and eminently suitable for the: purposes of small farm settlement.- -■ ■*■'■. ■'■' .la the opinion of this Oommitee.it is [highly important tp the intoraats, not odly of this district, hut to the colony at a these lands should be, opened up'for aeUUhttnt It ai early date ' as practicable f.tbat.'w terms of their disposal shall be. Buch, as will enable settlers of inco'risiderabh}'means • tolocate themselves on the lands' with every prospivt., of earning a fair livelihood therefrom ; and that .such' airesult oan 'be'hestMrivedatb'fWer'ingth'e principal portions of such lands as are suitable for small farm settlement, for sale on the deferred payment 'system. The system has been found', to work with great advantage where compulsory residence is not enforced ; but provisions exists for certain improvements being made, and the extent of holding, in; individual cases, limited, as the resident settlers are enabled to earn a living by working on the absentee sections, and at- the same time to improvo their holdings in aooordSnoewth the regulations in force, until-those-holdinga are. sufficiently improved to supgort; the resident population. In fixing the.upset price of these lauds' due consideration should alto be given to the means' at the disposal of the olass of ;«fl,ttlera.:|ikely to occupy them. It is, in .thefopiiriott-iif this l Committee, .unwise to q.Qrop.elpurchasers to pay a price for land as will leave 1 them little; or nothing to .make'.lmjiroveinants with, and the desire to become pe'aaant'proprietors, with the comparative, independence ..which surrounds this couditin.ny.is so strong in the minds of many mm"-that they will add borrowed money to their small oapital to seoure this eud', while the heavy liability thus incurred lungs like a millstone round'their neoks, ivhioh, if it does not ey'whialiy'rnin them,"must, for a long period, greatly,retard .their stcoess. This\ fact idso should not bii. lost sight of.: that : with country of this nature, covered asiit is with dense bush, a large outlay is necessary before a single, hoof of stock o'a'b-btfput on itiMd'itis therefore m-ist desirable lhaVthe upset prioe'B should be made reasonable, aud nothing oan tend more aorely-.to secure flourishing settlement than good cheap land.

The Committee conceives the question of the settlement of the Waßte Lands of fhe,' colony to be one of the highest importance,' and'as private individuals cannot' afford to keep large estatos locked up-lying practically idlo—without suffering considerable lobs, bo the Waste Landi of the Crown, Srtlon'g as tliejr'rflmaio Waste Landsmust bo a burden from which tho country Should bp relieved without delay.:! '. '■'.'■' ,""' •■'. '■■'." .Having in' _view''tn'e injmeuselrade with .'Europe which, is "now being established by,,.the transmission of fresh meat and oilier farm ; prodqce in the aupplies for which New Zealand, will, it iB believed shortly stand .pre-eminent, and with a country such as that'whioh lies between Ma'stonon 1 -and tliß. Manawatu River, a country suited admirably, both as regards climate atid quality, of. laud, for Ki'azinif pui-poies, no effijfv should be wanting to convert the tradki&isforest to a condition of being able, to produce tho Bupplie»wbioh are .required to maintain what the Committee.believes wilf bo one of the greatcst'and most re-productive of Ooloniil toduitriaiy. .-.. Experience hW clearly proved that-the formation of ,'thruugh bush lands materially enhances'their 'valmb for purposes of sale, and instances are not wantin?Ju snpport of the fact that the cost, not only of formim;, but oven of tnetJling roads through fresh cou'ptry, has been recouped to the .promoters of tho wise undertaking, and even more than recouped' by the'increased price obtained at tho puis of the lands to which Buoh ■ access 1 mb been given.-;.,' In view, of the.imuqrtauce uf bringing these lands into the market, and taking ml'! considerstion the fact that there is at the present time a demand for land on the part of very many eligible settlers in this dutrioV alone, who are anxiously looking forward to the opening up of more of the Forty Mile Bush eountry, the committee desires to express its hope that the Government will ba enabled to set apart, out of any funds that may be available for the purpose, a sufficient sum of mono; io construct the following lines of road:— . ,' ; ;■ : - ;; . 1. The Valley road,; ■ 2. The Tawsiaia Valley road. 3. The road from Pahiatua Township Iteeorvt! to the Tiruumea struum. This wiTeventually be a very important line, leading as it does io a magnificent block of country on the Eastern hank of the Tiraumeii stream. ■ 4. Tho road running nearly parallel with the main, coach-rffad,.;through portions of the M.mgaonn blocks, andjoinini! the Hawera and Makakali'i roads. This line will open up a consider uhle area of waßte land. : 5. The extension of the Dreyer's Rook toad eastwards to section 208 Eaiuitumau and C. The. extension, of the Wangaehu road north and west to meet the above These twolines will pass through first-class limestone oouniry and, open up a large area u of crown landß. The cnmmiitee is further of opinion that the attention of the (Government should be drawn to two very larye tracts of excellent country, viz, the" Puketoi and and Mahgatanioko Mucks. At no very distant.period probahly the whole of these extensive, areas wiir.be required for settlement,..'; .jnd it is. highly desirable that surveys should be commenced at once, and the country thoroughly explored with a view of securing the best available road lines, and the committee strongly urge the desirability of' a sufficient .sum of money being sal abart for ihWrja/poae.sbelißsing ihat tho attention now being drawn to this class of country, and its, suitability for settlement by the partial opening up which has lately been done, will shortly create » demand tor land in this district, which, •unless steps aro soon taken in.the djrec> tiou indicaied the Government may find itself unablo to satisfy, '. While on this subject the Committee desireß again to bring to the notice of the government the question of allotting r,|j e unappropriated balance ,jpf, ih» ;jEIQ,bOO rote of last session', and the recommendation .made some jimo ago on the subject, The rp»a known 1 as the -tO/jn- road," i; prjcjicajly ■p^M.Mfe^a^aotifbf •about ljimlea w^6%imommmW road, is urgently needed; and would bftoflriai* service lo the district, The Committee' trusts the Government will lose no time in making the allocation::of .this balance* and that the works above mentioned will receive the h consideration which their importance merits. D. MoGregob, ■•'•■•" -- ; 'Chairman,. County Oonhoil Offioes, Misterton 25th August 1883,