PARLIAMENTARY

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1603, 21 September 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

« Wellington, Septemter 17. In the House this afternoon thePiemier said in answer to Mr Ross the wattle was extensively gtown in the North Island, and that it introduced a Might which destroyed fruit tref s. Dr Hector thought it would be well to restrain people from planting any further until thai Wight had been overcome. On the motion of Sir J. Yogel it was resolved that the Honse should go into Committee t f the whole on Friday to coiader <h; Sao Francisco mail services subsidy. The District Railways Purchasing Bill was recoioitted for the purpose of adii ig the Waiuateline to those to be purchased. This line had been struck out on the previous evening. It is t'l^ht and a quarter miles in length, and two trains are run a week on it. For the first foor months of this year its receipts were £110 and its working expen es £124. The bi'l was recommitted, and immediately Major Steward (Waimate) was seen going round tfc© House with cards in his hand, apparently agitating for support. His efforts were successful, and the Him was added to the bill. It was then reported, and on the motion to read it a third time. Mr Seddon rose and moved that it he read a third time that day month. He ottacked the Government the Opposition, and the Kill, showed op in glowing colors the iniquity of the whole proposal, and called on the economists to show theii honesty. He pointed out passingly that * great number of members were int. a Led in the bill to the exWnt of £50,000, and said he had no doubt the hill wonld t«l parsed iv the Council aait had b**n in the H>u&e ( Iwcnnij a large numbers of nvnu'^rs were inter**!**). The Premier, w'io followed ponttd out that Mr S«iddo;i had last year vofed

for the bill, and for resolution embodying similar proposals. Duri'i',' t!i> afternoon the Estimates were co*nii : >ted, and €50 was put on for the Olnirinvi o f the GoMfi klg Cim-nitt"«\ w'vwim-fl IMI i ; to tin* fitwi-viiists of the H'Hisw the othsr day. It is nov u>i le'";^/)o:l thi^ Vie ivo rotation cannot take place till Monday or Tuesday. Thorp is »ii>t n\r\e\\ to do now, but a good deil d*n<"id* "» i *•'»" report -if Mie Public Petitions' C • nnit^e on Sir J. Voxel's p-^iii'm. ff t!n (Ivnmittee reco'nTi^i'is n"v'h'-v.' to he given to thfl fVrrml T "'^u-'f thore will be jr P;>;l f 3,^] of t:»'lc'nu If not, nobody will tilk I s-irm-is". iixcnnt the petitioner. On ivfliimimr a* 7.30. t!m House <-a,rri«>fl thf T>i>»t..-;<-t RitiKvav* Purchasing B-11 by 35 to 28. A division wa«i taken on the q-vsMon that the bill pass — \vp«. 27; No-h 20. Sir J. Yogel uvule a statement in r?f>ronce to t!i« Sin Fmnci-wo mail service H' had revived a telear^m from thp Pitstnnstor -General of New Sont.h W ilp s to the eflf >ct that the New Sooth W«les O-ibiMof wo-ild not agree with th« nwiwl tlo:»o!ula service, but would sub'nit to Parliament, any p'on-v^'J to contribute not more than £10.001 for (i "iv w-nrklv service betww'M Sri y-.-v-c'w*. .\u"kla!nl. and SvVi^v N-w Z ■■almil r^ii'ing all j <vTiM«i!»n f; o ,-; rVoni of.'u-r C -lo lies. Sir T'llins "'lid h« wild ;m»« on the foll.)win«r day that Government be authorised to contract f»r a service bi»t;\veen .Sydney, Auckland, San Francisco, and Honohiln, or Auckland aud Honolulu with effi.-iont provisions for carriage of mails to and from Sin Frinr-Hco. so that the wh^)le time shall not report 20 days tit thp cost to the. <-olonv not compntiirj; est-inmted receipts from other colonial not exceedins; 51 S, 010; and failing sit -!i arran^ uipnfc being practical beU'-en Auckliind atid Sydney, or betwoou Sydney, Auckland and San Francisco, at a cost to the colony, not coraputinj; estimated receipts if any from other colonies, not «x<w*din2 £23,000 The Honse went info committee on the Railway Authorisation Bill, and a long discussion ensuwl on clause s»vfin, giving power to the Grey and WW.nort Harbor Boai'ds to construct certain railways. Mr Holmes express*:! surprise that thp hon. mnnib-r should take such an interest in fti'fl.v and Westpovt, when those r»iaees had membprs to represent them. Thereupon "Mr Seddon remarked that if he were to deal in personalities he should say that «' he wrts not a paid advocate in the House ;" that he did not take his instructions from gentli-men sitting T>ehind the chair, ns Mr Holmes had done on thp previous evening when the Waimpa Plains railway was nndpr consideration. Mr Holmes, Mr Gninrpsi, and Mr O'Oonor spokp in favor of the clause. Mr Stewart said it was interesting to find that the West Coast members had fallen out, and that in consequence got what it seldom cot, a little information about the ■district The Minister of Public Works amended the clause so as to make it read that the lines should be ■constructpd for facilitating the carriage of coal. Mr Seddon siid every mera her onthe Harbor Roads was interested in coil mining Mr O'Conor denied this as far as Westport was concerned and said only one member of that Board was so interested.