HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Inangahua Times, Issue 97, 25 September 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WmnNaTON, 24. Tho Houso met at 230. In tho Houflo tho tmprnst Supply Bilj for £250,000 was grantod, making a tola of ono million, Major Atkinson oo nplaiuod that tho Govornraont had fuilo^'to koep tho promises thoy mndo of reform in rospoot to tho early passing of tho Estimates to avoid grants by prosont Imprest Supply. Mr Stout oxcuscd tho delay by Iho lato. nous of floating tho l&an hnvin« put back tho session. Govornmont would try and inlroduco a change during tho rcooss. Eo Income Supply. Mr Richardson moved that in viow of tho largo cxpondin lui'o on Publio Works now going on, in f'lturo no oontraots shculd bo ontorod into by Govornmont until nftor tbo monoy bo appropriated by tho Houso. Ho admittod thai; tho Tapanui contract had called forth resolution but disclaimed any wish to havo Toto a of oonsure implied, booauso he thought tho contract was quito a do* fonsiblo, ono rosolution was tho safeguard of tho publio monoy only. Mr Mnonndrow quoted tho 'Frisco railwoy as a prooeden', and dofondod the i eoui'Bo adoptod as being in tho intorosts of tho oolony, though not in purauanoo of a resolution of tho Hoiiso, Mr Baslings dofonded tho contract bocnuso it would lonvo profit), and would benefit small holders, and tho wholo cost of interost would only bo £4,700. Mr Bowon said tho question was not whether tlio lino was a good ono, hut whethor tho Houso should hnvo tho con* trol of publio oxponditnro or nol;. Mr Wood thought Iho Houso would hnvo to deoido lalov on, nnd would opposo tho rosolution. Mr Saundcra called tho ooutract nn ox* oallont piooo of good goneralshtp for Mao nn I row's and Bnnling's district. Pyko snid tho nppr.ppvialion was mado only in land, not in money. Stout adimttod tho principle of tho ro* solution, but thought tho particular onflo justified tho exponclituro. Tho Wuipahi-Tupanui lino npphod to tho township and district both. Mr RoJUoston snid tho preoodents quoted nil contained provision Tfhioh required the oonsont of tho Houso to ratify tho agrco* mont. Mr Bartou dofondod tho contract. Mr Turnbull thonghi; resolution unuocossnry and blamed Iho Houso for lonving tho question on an uncortnin fooling. Mr Oavrington opposed tho rosolution. Filzroy thought tho llousp was aakod to logislato for tho pas^ in«(9,ad of for tho ftituro. M'Loan objoctoc] on constitutional grounds to tho oontraot and asked why woro tho contracts hurriod on in suoh hnsto liko bdugoailcd at Duuedin on July 29,.h and accepted on July 30th, whon the Houso was flitting. Ho op| roved of tho

line and favoro^ the resolution fcotn no party niotivos. Dobato interrupted by 530.