PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2986, 25 August 1888, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

House of Representatives.

. FRIDAY.

The Public Works Estimates were considered. New works, construction and land, Helensville northward,' LIG.OOO. Agreed to. . ■ ; Woodville.-Palmerston,. L 50.000., Agreed to. Mangamahoe-Woodville, L 24.000. The Minister of. Public Works', in answer ■to ■ Mr- Buohanan, said- the Awapuruabridge contract wasincludod in this silra. Mr Buchanan'strongly' condemned the work, and said Another exiimple of bad; management; was the broakwind at Foatherston.' 1 Tiie Minister replied., that the expenditure was quite justifiable., In imswerV to Dr Nowmaii," he, said, a large' amount would have to W'spmthi.conipensation. As to the question, of surveys, ho would . visit tile locality.; himself during the recess. The Vote was agreed to. • • . j • . !- r Otago Central, "L40,00p!:-Mt Goldie;- moved to roduco the vote by 1 L 15,000;;; Lost ,by 41 to 21, Remainder, railway votes were passed with little, discussion. . Immigration, L 9,110. The Premier said .that' LI,OOO .would be; ' required for,.. ■ the puroose of. bnnging; out s young girls > whose parents were already hero. He explained tlievpte.askod for waste comexisting engagements. Passed. Public Works .Department, L 5,500. Tlie.iMinister said the/abolition of tiie department would take placesboii after the House lose. Anattempt to reduce the' Under-Scoretary's salary: was negatived. ' Messrs Goldie. and O'Oallaghan complained there had been no reduction in tiie number of officers, the saying in' the vote being placed under the heading Contingencies. The Government. said 70' officers had beeu dismissed since 81st March, and when the works in progress were completed, the Overseer would be discharged. Item passed, Class S, Railways, new works, construction and land, LB4OO. PassecLClass niiiel.Lighthouses £8750, Harbor Defences £56,511, Agreed to. ' Other classes- Rates on Native Lands £11,500, Thermal Springs £IOOO, Loan expenses £BO,OOO. Carried without discussion. Part 2'Services chargeable on moneys raised with the North Main Truuk Loan Act, 1882, the ■ following. - ,-iteuis were passed: P.W. 'Department £3OOO, ■Railway £75,240, Eoads £I9OO, Purchase of Native Lands £5571, Loan expenses £50,000, part chargeable to Loan Act, 188 G. Public Works Department £12,000. Agreed to. Votes under Class 4 and 8 were agreed to; also votes £755 for waterworks on goldfields, LOOOO for tbe purchase of Native Lands, and L 20.000 for Telegraph extension. Supplementary estimates: Babbitproof feace for South Canterbury l , LSOOO. Carried. Gold- passes for members L 220. Retained. Village Settlement L6OOO. A long discussion took place on the utility of these settlements,. . B, Thompson attacking those north of Auckland as the scum of Auckland.

Hobbs and Thompson denied the truth of the statement. ■ Item passed, Purchase of lands for re-Bale in small blocks LIO,OOO was passed by 25 to 22, Unauthorised expenditure' account L 107,080 passed also, Public Trust LSQSO, andGoverment Insurance 145,617,

The Honso rose at 7.5 a.m, till 11 a -m, on Monday,