PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2371, 12 August 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council declined to accept the amendments of the House on the Harbors Bill and a message to that effect was sent to the House, The Council decided to insist on two amendments in the Counties Bill which was disagreed with by tho House. Certain.amendments disagreed to by the House in the Deceased Persons Estate Bill were not insisted on. The Special Powers Bill was read a eeeoad time and referred to the Waste Lands Committee. It was docided to' insist on the amendments in" the Municipal Corporation Bill which had been.''disagreed with by the Heuse.:The" Stamp Act Amendment Bill woe committed and progress reported. The Council adjourned at 7.30,

HOUSE OF REPBESENTATIVES, The Houso met at 2.30. Sirß. Stout moved, That tho amendmonts mado by tho JjDgislative OouHoil in the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill be agreed to, ; with, the exception of the amendment to separate Piako from the.Thamos, and add it on to Waikato. Mr Whyte moved, That this amendment also be agreed to. : • After discussion ■' Mr Whyte's amendment was carried by 39' to. 28. SirG. Grey desired touring up a por* sonal matter with reference to a speech made a few nighla ago by Mr Ballance, in which lie referred to hiin (Sir 6, "6roy)aa being a promoter of the New Zealand Agricultural Company,- and had said there were promoters and. promoters of that Company, He wished to ask if Mr Ballance.used .the.words attributed to him as they had beori sent to the nows- ■ papers, Mr Ballanco admitted that he had used those words, but. said he had explained the reason' why he had usod thorn, which Sir G, Grey had not given. l He wished to say he had nothing to'do-with sending it to nowspapers. •-: Sir, G.. Grey then said he gave the statement an absolute dental, He should ■be sorry, to be a promoter of that Company'..' ' ' ,

Mr Ballance said he had spoken from memory of what had takori place in 1878'. He had since spokon of the matter to one of his cblleaguos atthat. time, and they stated that' Sir 6. Groy had given his sanction to the Company. Sir George Qrey asked whether Mr Ballance stated that he was a promoterof that Company. Mr Ballance said his recollee'tion was he stated that Sir George Grey had given his sanction to it,

Sir George Grey moved the. adjournment of the s house, and gave a detailed history of the case.' : ~,..•. Sir Robert Stout pointed ''out that his recollection was that Sir George Groy had cordially approved of the company. He believed if the price ; of the land had kept up that the Agricultural .Company would have been very beneficial to' the Colony. „.■.'■•:•: Sir Gflorge Grey denied he had ever approved of the Company, after which the 1 matter dropped. .;, • Replying to questions it was'stated that if any amendments were necessary before next session in the Elections Returns Act, the Corrupt Practice* J Prevention Aet, and other electoral Acts, a Bill would be brought down dealiugiwith them. That £2OOO would be'plaeed on the Supplementary estimates in' recognition of Sir William Fox's services, as Commissioner under the West Coast Settlement Act. That Government could not at once order timber and iron work, for the cylinders of the railway -bridge' across the" Pohangina., river, on' the Napier-Palmewton Railway, That Government would afford every encouragement to the Flax industry. ■''"• Mr Ross resumed the donate upon the Representation Bill. He thought an jm. provement-might be made in the. constitution, oi the Board. If population were taken ii a basis he admitted; the- North IslandwaaentitledtoaHinerewe, but if; taxation ,were;'. considered .the South deserved the preference. He supported

; of city-elootorstes.. :tm' ; 'i :: '-';. aredtictibnof members;;, v- T ;; "' •'.i'Mr Pyie diaapproTCd of. ''■■'.' fibh of.tha > Board, libr was'/He mucft^ ; , -: enamoured of the. ; antomatical representt^* ; ;'« tiori. : ,Ttiei tbo'great:'; He cibjabted to ; the splebaais and^deprecated.the-Scry' ;North HSoiiith, \i %i ; tWi;eiesoretes wer? • 'to be : th ? ey- might aa wdilapply,fche principal to,the .wJiQldrfcolony. Hficontetidod Bingle electorates were the bestandtlwproposal waa tetrogresßivo, '/■■;.> •If this Bill was passed the, ..Government' would not sit long in these-Benoheß next session. He intended -to ;Wte> against ■• fcho secoiid reading. 4 ' ; Mr J. 0. Buokland. urg«tLihp?e who objected, to the Bill to vote boldly against the second reading at once. •andVnot dally . with the matter. He di?liked ; of inombers be|ug:left it showed disunion inthe Government.

The BE was read A second time with-, out division. '> V .•: :•:';',. On the motion for committal'the next day, Mr Seddou moved to ihßert "that day inouth,";but : waß .ruled out of order. The question > was then put-rAyes 39, noes 29. ! ■•■' : '}'-U- -'. .■;\v' The Distrlot lUilways Purchase Aet Amendment Bill wasiurther eqnsidored in committee, ami the ..House liidioorned at 5.30. • ■''■■•'■■?;*,= ■

On resuming at 7.30; the'- fia*]pi.' Aet Amendment Bill .wM/fnrtfio'rttonsidered. .Clause 36 gmrig'BoarQ^ ! 'pb|jf.to; levy ft rate (if tlwoe-'sixteentlis'of a : aSliirp discussion.; '■'' -" •'■ Mr Hursthduso complained "thoy had not had, time', to Toohsidor' 411680' new clauses, and moved 'to ; r¥ppft','progress.--Lost ail the.voieeß.'.;' '•■ ?,&•£•••'

. Mrßrycß.pfoteßfcfea againsj the slipshod style of eontinually,.bvijigfngf"dbwit. new clauses to.the.Bill, vliwji, asjbj'the present ease • Jfr Hirst'aakoi if would bo rated.': ■ ' : 'i ,: -''' . .Mr exempted. —The clause Was 'retlined, on the voices.■'■■:'':• :.-••:' l'' : ''.'Another disoiisalon : fltoaa'-'-.-bvor the elause proposed by Mr Soobie MaeKenzii giving the stoekWrioraa liglitte'vote by proxy., One section of the-BJpoakers held it woa absenteeism, another that it was only right 'that 1 iihahafljera of stations should represent 'their principals, jjnd tho.clause would only' confer similar rights to those ijivoii by othef acts. Ayes 23; .iiqeß.Bs,'. The olause.wis rejected. ,'" Mr'J.'C. Buekland•said truoihad din-

franohised mfin who would have to to pay the hoaviest rates; ;"'.■■ ■ ■ "■'■ v l .

The Proporty=Aßßßßßni6ht will was eonsidorod in Comiuitie'e. -Mr' Macandraw • said it was stealing a niarch oa Olrorch property, to, whieh it;uieam)feS6ss of £3,OW er;|4,p(W.a year.-, against such a,measure beinf forced on ai v the fag end nf thesesskm. '■•• The Premier said'the question was whether nearly; a iinllion.'.of proporty, mostly.state granted land,'w'aß bpjfeseapY taxation. .'•'■'•''' '•""• ••' >,' Mr Trimble supportod and'Mr Bryce opposed the Bill. Mr Rolle'aton sympathised w;ith'Mr MacandreW, though reaeonand argument wbre'with Sirß. Stout. ' :.-'.-,;

Mr Garnet iustanoed :Ohristehureh as a case where large churoh' endowmeut escaped almost frcd v vastly improved by' extraueous oxpeudituro; Otoe 2, bu .which the debate had arisen, was carried by 35 to 17, ajid the remainder of'the Bill was! passed with little opposition. •' '■ '"'y. ~';'/;".' The Settled LaiidTMli;was Cbmraitteod,

The Premier, said he. had. agroed to make eertaiu amendments.to meet the views of sp.eakersiqn the second reading. OnOlaupe.7, Mr. Garrick.ibbjeoted. to Trust fun'drbeing Invested'roijw pur- ■ chase of land, as. opening thoßpor to speculation on the part '6t' : TrroS)es.~ The clause was retained by'3o by 25. The consideration of,tho Bill interrupted to appoint managers of the conference with the Council on the amendments in \ the Harbors, Counties, and Municipal Corporations Bill. The Property Assessment Bill pawed its final stages, and the Settler Lan4M was resumed. +t'

Some further amendments wore mads and the Bill was read a third time and paused. Tho Minister for Publie Works moved the re-committal of tho District Railways Bill in order to reconsider eertain clauses. 'Ho said tho purchase money had been reduced in a small Houso.

Mr Montgomery mado a strong protest. Ho said the House was still cmaller than when the clause was altered.'Government would be doing, wrong to try'and force this upon tho House." Mr Sutter reminded memberf that th« same thing had been done with, the Waimate Railway last - session,'andbaffged thorn to take warning from what Had happened since then. ' Messrs Bryce, Buchanan, Diuap, and Rolleston also protested againßtaking the House by snrprise. '"''' Mr Peacock moved the adjournment of the bebate.

Mr ftiehardson said Government had no wish to force the matter on, but he denied that there had been any .surprise, as it had been known all nignt that Government would bring the matter on. • An adjournment till to-morrow was rgrm'to on the voices, and the' House im t>i 12,46 a.m. .