PARLIAMENTARY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 210, 13 September 1873, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

i WELLINGTON. in i i ™ WednesdayAlthough ll.ePnnmeial Borrowing Bill to-day will probal.lv i) t^3 ni (ho House of Hepresentatlves like any other Ministerial measuje, it will probably be thrown out "in the Upper House. There will he a strong attempt to resist lurther boirowing, and eauso the securities on winch eapilal has already been borrowed to bo defined. Me SeweU, in debale, is causing much attention, and will appeal to the country «tron S ly through Hazard on the question of eolomal indebtedness, which is variously estiniatftd. Mr Se«<>ll snul the colonj's indebtedness was fifteen nu ions (our hundred thousand. Mr Waterbomo . Fifteen n.ilhoiH ..x hundred thousand. Mr Holmes : Sixteen millions. Mr \ ORel : Eleven millions nine hundred thousand. llie*e figures include loans already authorised. Dr Pollen I wnd he made the debt thirteen millions seren bunded tliousiaid, and, when expended, the colony would have 760 miles of railwnj. Yovr reader", will tlm< sen how tlie Provincial lion-owing Bill Mill be aaected by debat? m the Upper ilou«e. ll

t ti rr Thnrsday. , In thy louse, last night, in committee on the Provincial , Loans Bill, tlte appointment oi valuator wns left mtbelmnds ot the Superintendent. Clause 19 added 1,0 exemption of rNntive Lands from luxation An amendment was also made providing that the Governor's assent should be withheld from btlld on receipt of certain memorials against them Hie bill was reported to the House, and. the third, reading ifxed fur Fndnv . ° On a motion, that \he H,ou!e do go into committee on this bill, Mr Purata, as representative, and not as a member of the Executive, remarked that several petitions had been reewved agiunet the b<JJ. He had an amendment to propose, ' if the bill wns proceeded with, but he hopud it would bo withdrawn for this session, to allow t;he Maoris to learn something übout it. Mr Swainon comptyme4 that tho eorreotneviof his evidence given before tfie committee to enquire into the matter had, been impugned, but he was prepared to prove nil that lie had said. Mr $araijtiana would not favour one lmlirulual b> pushing the bill. Mr Reader Wood said MrSwanson's eudence was most important, and at it had been impugned Una* necessary to postpone the bill. Ibe bill atleeted pnyate right-) winch did not appear to oc protected. Mr Tairoa opposed the bill. The bill passed through committee, and was read a third time. Tho CWil Service Act Amendment, Bill passed in committee. In the House to-day, a bill to authorise Lpldera of miners' rights nailed m any part of the colony to exercise the same witlm.thegoldhVldsin any part of the colony, was read a <ir-«t time In reply Jo Mr Iftirrmon, Mr Vogel laid 0-4 tho tnbte a return of the c,)s,f of telegraph foims obtained from Waterlow ami Sons printers of London, as also the tenderers (nun I he ruloniul olKccs. In repjv ti> Mr Harrison, respecting the cost of llamard, the 1 miner »ii{{gi<ated that the Reportiug Ocamjjittee should ask ior ivturnx. In reply to Mr Macandrevv, the Premier oaid tho government were considering th,e question of reduction of co.t of ouWpgrama to Jinghuid, and would lav- the matter befoiy the House at a later date. In reply to Mr Beeves, the Premier snid the Government hud not considered it. advisable to reduce thedut\ on sun-its, but they would do t,o when they dyl tl^nk it adnsable. On Mr Pyke moving the Miner. Right JJill, Mr hhepliord said ho was surprised th.it Mr tyke had opposed- hib (Mr Shepherd ») bill, and had tht-n brought one 111 contfiiniiiK all the main taituivi of it. Mr P>ke, he «aul, knewthe^. was no time this session lor Mich u bill to pass, but that he had only introduced it to obtain the applause of his con|t>tuw«'v Mr Pyke replied that he had opposed Mr bheplierds bill because it «a« the a.boctiou of the session lliei-e was 110 eoiwrteni-j 111 iescum X one gram of wheat from the bushel nf chatl'.