PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1554, 20 June 1882, Page 3

PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Friday. The following was crowded out of Saturday's issue :—: — The House resumed at 7.30, when the estimates were received by message from the Government, and the Treasurer then made his Financial Statement. After it, Mr Montgomery expressed the opinion that it was clear and satisfactory, but thought the latter part had better have been omitted as calculated to exite party contention. He thought it would be impossible to discuss the financial policy till the Public Works Statement was made. This colony was only sharing the returning prosperity of all, but the Governments of other colonies did not claim credit for participating in the wave of prosperity visiting all. It was very satisfactory to know that the revenue balanced the expenditure. Mr J. W. Thomson expressed fear that the promises re local government would prove as delusive as those already so often made and broken. Sir J. Hall denied that the treasurer had taken any undue credit, although the Government deserved it for thoir careful husbanding and the improved state of the public finance. He reiteiatcd the statements so often made, but never disproved as to the deplorable state of the public finances when they took office in 1879. Sir G. Gkdy said he had never heaid so weak a statement. Any little schoolboy could have made it. They should have had a black board demonstrating the fact that two and two makes four. Theie was absolutely nothing in it of either policy or finance. Messrs Siikkhax, Macandrkw, and Moss controverted the statements concerning the state of the finances when the Grey Government left office, and Major Atkinson having replied, progiess was reported.