FRIDAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1914, 11 October 1884, Page 2

FRIDAY.

The House nipt at 2 30. .Replying to qucstionsitwasstntedthatthe Government police were instructed to afford all reasonable assistance to local bodies enfoicuig 1 the penil clause pioposed by tlie J)ocf ltegibtiation Act. Tlie Government would be jn spared to introduce a bill, next session to extend the piovisions of the existing law relating to the diamnge of lands in the following diioction : — Byway of advancing to distncts money foi the pinpose of cauying out Luge woik-i of diamage such as the stiaighteniug ot water course*, the Government taking thoiatmg powcis to cover inteiesfc and sinking fund; to assist byway of subsidy (say of t' foi £,) the efFoitbof the distnct mcaiiying out laigo wmks foi diamag-o pnipose Dining the recess (loveminent would assist as f.vi a.s possible de\ eloping 1 tlie pioduut--, of which the Noith Island is adnmably adapted, but lespecting which the inhabitants aie in iguoiance (Toveinment, ho\ve\ci, would not undeitake the establishment of an a^ncultuial school for this pniticulai jjuipose. Sii .T. Vogel moved the second leading of the West Coast (Middle Wand) and Nelson Railway Bill. He urged the importance of tlie work on the ground that whereas the disti ict was known to be neli m mineral wealth, tlie ean lago of goods was so great that it was pi actically impossible to dc\elop these resouices at present. What was aimed at was the oigani-ation of a company to cnuy on the woik. j\ii -T. W. Thompson opposed the measuie, arguing that t!ie financial condition of the colony would not wan.int an undei taking of the kind, and despite the intervention of a company the money expected would be a liability on the colony. On the motion of Mr Hamlin the debate was adiouined till Monday. The House rose at 0.30.