PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1815, 16 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

[Br Telegraph.] " . ; In the legislative Council Mr ".Reynolds said steps were being taken to prevent the introduction into this colony.of the Codlin moth nuisance. The Gold Duty Abolition Bill was, on the motion of Mr McLean ordcjft 4 to be read six mouths' hence,

In the House, Answering questions tho Government said they would not give the railway automatic block signal, patented by W. A. Murray, a trial, as it was too costly. . " Broad leaf" timber was known to possess good properties but was only obtainable in short length?, therefore it was not available for rail-

way sleepers. An additional sum of ,£250 would be placed on the estimates for volunteer prizes, but they could not see their way clear to divide the vobJ between the two Islands. They would, as far as possible, comply with the recommendation for a periodical transfer of police officers and men.

Mr Macandrew's motion, that greater facilities be given to the manu-1 facture of paper, was carried. ly On the motion for going into raittee on the East and West CoaV (Middle Island) and Nelson Railway; Mr Rolleston strongly objected to the line being constructed at present. It required time and money. The eveniny sitting was taken up discussing the motion for going into Committee on the East and West Coast Railway Bill, Tlu principal objections to the Bill were the proposals to hand over to a Syndicate'-kr(>e tracts of territory, the value of which was not known and could not be ascertained uotil the forest was re moved.

The Premier, in reply, contended in 1879 it was decided to. carry ou line, and a vote was given for the pose. In'lßßo there was depression, I and the Government appointed a Commission,, which reported against several of these lines. In 1881 the Railways Construction Bill was passed by the then Government and thedft was simply a modification of a measm The Government wished to see a good .bargain made for the colony and there were certain amendments to be made in the Bill when in Committee. One was that no land should be valued at less than ten shillings, and the total cost of the line was to be limited to a million and a half. There was a proposed piece of railway tunning from Oxford to Rotorua, which had beeiLy sanctioned, and the Government ded to bring that under this Bill, afo Kawakawa-Wangarei line under certain conditions. The motion for goir.g into Committee was carried on the voices. The House went into committee on the Bill. In clause 5 the Government may take over and work the railway in consideration of recovering per centage of proceeds the words " or of a portion thereof" veie struck out. In the same clause further amendment making it read "upon the consideration of retaining in respect ofjßch working and maintenance such p™on of the gross traffic receipts as may be required for the same,/ was agreed to. Progress was reported and the House rose at 2,15 a.m.