MESSRS WHYTE AND LAKE ON THE DISTRICT RAILWAYS BILL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1914, 11 October 1884, Page 3

MESSRS WHYTE AND LAKE ON THE DISTRICT RAILWAYS BILL.

Wj u,i\itio\, We dnesda.^ . Till HP 'v.ii.i I'iiijJ nifl liilei l'-Liiicc di'lulo last ni"lit "ii 1 lio " ! )i^ti it'fc li.iilu i\s Leasing .nil I *t i fli.i- m«x Hill in wlm'h both tin; Waikalo moiubeis tn-iL pa it. it . . 1 1 \ inti'icst vim leadeis to v no \<m i n \ of then speeches. ,ts tin-, bill is mil' nt the most mipoi taut <>t the --t* — -n »i i Mi Like said all tlul, uiembois wanted to kno« was \.hal id ■■- ing le.wm theio was wh\ .it thi-. late piMiml of the. m^-idh tli \i li.H should lx brought down at iill. Jlul tluie b> on an> genoi.il nyil.ttum on the oi millions lecened asking foi lclnt' The House OUgllf lo lt,l\O fIUUIOs 1)' f"H' if. -'.O'Mll,, tilt. 1 leal position ot tin- lompaiM' ■-, .Mid tin 1 capital and busine-s done liov linn Ii ol t!ii< capital had Ik on i.iwd, and whoth'i <n\ hml atte l.jit had hi en mad* to i>nt n 1 t''ur the i.ituiL: claiiH's i'l the act" V\ iiln»:l Mil' infoini itioii tho Hi'ii-i 1 t'Ki.'d lint iii'n in idea of the tan \ d-ie, and ho objected on tnely to taking the iu-t to t a- tl.i. Im-i- <>f \aluition 110 li ill no objection to tiling o\oi tiio iail\. ij •• it it wis in tho niti ii of the colony, hut ho obioclul to niinii^ tho shall lioldc'l s of tIIOU lOspollsibilllV wlui had ui.utc no attomiit (.•. do then p ii t of tin b.ugaiu. W \t\\ the \ lev to olit lining tlio lequuod infoi in dioii, ho \toidd u>te !oi tlio aniendint nt of tho lion memba foi Clutha Mi .1 I.. \\ Into said ho agioed with (Ik lion, li'oinboi foi Vv up. 1 and i 1 o willi (ho lion, uieniboi foi Chuh.i wlu'ii tin > '•aid tliat inoio lntounatiou \\a-> u.[uiud li.foio this lull was Ini.'ll' Liou^ht into urn i ifion. and lie tlimetoie, to .i CLit..in o\Lont, s^m)»atliiM'd with llto l. t loi m nikvaii ■> ajnondniL'iit Imt ho ]iiopo-od t)\ mo in- (it toitain •iniondnu'iiL- i>i C'oininittoo, to ninth lio \\ould aliudo pi o>Liitl^ . to n mi this mioi ■ nation. Mi.mw hilt ,In \.mild ' <>tt f"i tin coininitt.il of tin 1 lull. In had \otod foi tlii's(cond io idmi,', .uid ho nov. nitonded to m do foi its L,oiirA into ( '"liiinit tt o toi 'Ik follow niiT itasoiis -That allhonu'h In a^ioid with llio o v ho mhl lh it this lull was botoio tlio I loiisi' )tu , u--t I 1I 1 v-( lhidutakm^s liad btiiii finaiiLial failnn s, lu> contoiidid that they win sin.li o\. my to tin \ ( i ) fanliv 1 v i,'i-I ition of tin. !L>>r-i', wlntli had k'd Ihr Li>in]iin'< into ,i iin.iiiLi.il ti.ip. Kiom thi>tia]> it \ii tho dut\ of tin 1 (linoiniiK nt lo cxiiicil' tliose i oiiipainos. juo.idod it did 'lot cost tho colony 100 much. Now, ,a inosont Hr coloii> w.»s alio.id\ liable foi two ]m mil. lnttHst on tho cost of tliL-c l.ulw.n , and this lull did not piopo-o to nicio.iso this liabiht\. On tho Lonti.u V, it held out a piospcd of ndvKin 1 , \ L . .\ t tlio s un" tnno, itiednced tho ]' ibiliU of t'n i le,. s flOlll IIVO P01 1 COllt to t\,O ]ill vl'h \, at piosont thoy cou'd bo iit d tv < v ,<w up tills mtoiost to si \i nl■l ti nt 'ill. illiiT was o\\in<, r to t'ii. f..Lt iliac the (olon\ < ould bunow at ('in pa cent wheioas tin s,> C iiiip.inn s h (I, muni; to bid i> . i-l itum, <41(Mt dlilll lilt', 111 '_'i itll,^ IHO]R\ tt - SOil Thou foio it v as possible to n ti.in thoi n no, to tli. i itoji imm s til s,,h,i, X no r.,ist i , tho Colll.lV Ot (1111.-O, it >\.ts tl lIL ll.lt t 111* Colom\ s ]i,ihi',,t\ \,.is thai ;.■ (i i.\ liiis lull f i niji a l'l.ntoil to an n. in. .nt d liint, but not o\on tho hi, 1 st 1 t jiissinu t in tho Jloiw \,<>uld tonti'iid tli.it tht-i; K'llnn^ ■would not at tin. i v nd of li(Loui1 i( Loui \eais pa\ ie.isnn.il)l\ will. Thcie was one put of the bill behind which j, r ieal d,nu"n luiki d, and that was in tho ]iio\isioiis ioi limiij, the ]>t ico of tlr-so ladu i\s. He quite agieed w.tiithe lion niendui foi Wanu v hen he said that w o should make tin 1 lit st balsam wo could foi the colon\, and with that view he nitonded to liitiodueo a chu-o in couumUoo tliat no puiclia-o would Laki 1 cfioct until the tennsof it hid bo-u ap]iio\ed In the House. J't would do tins because some of these lailw.^s woald bo found to be good unrloi takings and sonn cor.i)Miati\ol> bid The toiuoi would the" lie taken o> ci at cv-. 1 , and iho 1 dtoi at ninth le-s I>> this mi ms Iliosp whu had :-tait"d tho coui]unios sunpiv t > impious thon jiiojjeity would h i\e to s,i!!oi tlio loss of this de'doney. Then \ilhmi tho ]no ]>i)sod teinis of puichasi> \mic submiltod to tho Houso, the uifoi matio.i diMied would of couiso be foitl'c mini;; H would neces Airi^ b" full, and would bo lefened to .i com'iiicUv 1 and tho .prces li\id accoidiny to tho \.nious nioasinos of tho woik- Ucfoniu^ to tho only iailw,,y nith which I.c was peisonally acquainted— \i/. tin 1 Thames V.illeyllotoiua lailway, he would s tl y tl'al the oxistence of the eoio]>any was mainh owiiiy to the cntcipu«o and public sjmit of the people of Auckland, and not to tho ofloits of tho l.u^t l.u. ded pio] uetois who wished to niciciise tho vino of their pmpeitv. In fact, tho dilhculty o\peuenced by the piomoleis had been to induce the-e pio|)iietois to take a loasonable munbei of shares, but tho existence of the company was almost alto^thei tho lesult if the etfmts ot people in Auckland who did not own a single acie of land on that line. He (the speakoi) did not own a smule sli.uo m tlio company, oi a sin^loaoio u> that \allev The compiim was st.utod because tho people of Auckland saw that it would bo ,v good thiny f<n* Auckland and foi the colony that the lailway should be constiucted. This w oik could .iff old to stand examination upon its own incuts, and tho sh.uelioldeis need not dioad the oideal which ho thought these l.ulways should go tlnongh— namely, .i critical examination of the leans of pmchabe by the House. Of couiso, he knew that would probably delay the final operation of this act until next session, but that was a trifle compaied with danirer of tiie colony bu\in{, r to pay execssne prices for the benefit of . i few landed piopnetois. He, therefoie, would vote foi the committal of the bill, with the intention of iiKuing the amendments which he had indicated, without which the bill would be an exceedingly dangeious measure. The committal of the bill was canied bj a laigc majority, and Ml Whytc moved, ami spoke, htronglv in favoiu of, the followprovi«ion in addition to cLiu->o 3 :- " Tio\ided that no contract shall be of eOect W)(hr tliirf act until it has been submitted to both Houses, and resolutions passed approving of the same. In thin lie was supported by membeis of the late Ministry, and also by some of the Government suppoiters, but it was lejected by a consideiablc majoiity.

On Saturday next, October 18tli, Mr Jobn Knoxv. ill dispose of a rhnirc lot of household furniture, &c, removed for cumerjience of sale to jjis matt.