THE PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1071, 7 April 1882, Page 2

THE PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1882.

The coming session of. Parliament which will open on the 18th of next month promises to be most eventful, and both sides are already arming for the impjending fray. As far as thG Keefton-4istrict is concerned we fancy the question that will have tbe mos%' intterest fti* ttifeG-, will nob he whesfer the. Honorable John Hall hold's his Premiership or not, but rather how the proposed loan of £5,000,000 foi •which the sanction of Parliament will be asked, will be distributed. It may 2be generally accepted as a ' certain fact that, our hoped for Canteft?ury railway scheme will not receive any" aid from this source, and till it b- taken tip in England, Should th&t ever be, we must wait for the consummation so devoiitty to be wished. At the same time there, is no doubt that the district is fully entitled to some of thegood things that will be going, and have every hope that our energetic representative will not fail to secure at least a portion of the spoil. There is no doubt that the usual scramble will take place should the loan be sanctioned, and of this there can be no doubt, for every member will expect to get pickings of a larger or smaller j amount for his district, and. even supposing that a vote; of want of confidence ousted ehe present ministry, the opposition would be as warmly in favor^of the loan as' their opponents, the only difference beingthat they would prefer to spend the money themselves to allowing their opponents to do s6. The loan may therefore be deemed to be assured whichever ruler may reign, and it "behoves the public to stir themselves. It is true that the ostensible object of the loan is to complete the trunk railways of the colony, and connect all the chief centres of population, but at the same time it is only just that, in those unfortunate districts where railways are not, the fullest and freest communication by means of roads should he maintained. Again, other favored districts hate had large water raceß <^_truct^-/o^||ffi^.vii%f ./Consolidated Revenue, whilst fi_- fitangabua has received nothing whatever beyond thei formation of some miles of roads. The importance of the district is shown beyond all question by its gold returns, whilst other districts, whose resourcss are not a tithe of this, have had in all the years past infinitely larger consideration and ten times the money spent in public works of all descriptions. The means 'at the command of the County Council are not nearly large enough to complete all the works that arenecessaryforthepurposeof promoting communication throughout the district^ and it is both just and equitable that a share of the projected loan should be expended within the Cottnty. The residents will have to assist in repaying the principal and interest and it is clearly not right that when money is wanted, and can be laid out so reproductively and profitably, that a fair should be withheld. On proper representations being made, we think that the present Governmtnt at least would recognise the Inangahua claims and deal with them in an equitable spirit, As stated recently, Mr Weston, M.-H.R. h^s. intimated his intention of visiting the district before Parliament meets and by personal intercourse with his constituents learn thoroughly what the requirements of the district are. It should be the duty of the County Council, in view of the loan being agreed to, to prepare a full list of all the pressing works and afford the fullest information respecting them, and the amount necessary for their completion, whilst suggestions from other persons cannot be too freely and fully made. Our member has quick preception to grasp and ability to use auy information that may be given him, and it should be the duty of both public bodies and private persons to post _tl_a up on all subjects affecting the prosperity or advancement of the district. Let all be prepared when he visits us and let us see whether Inangahua can*not pull some of the chesnuts out of the fire on the coming opportunity, In proportion to its yield of gold this County and district has had less public money than any place in the colony so far ; surely on proper explanation being made it will receive, though late in the day, such a proportion of the money about to be raised, as its importance reasonably entitles it to.