House of Representatives.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 309, 11 July 1883, Page 2

House of Representatives.

The House met at p.m. ' '''"'■' TS£r Bryce presented a; petition from 150' natures' against the New Zealand Native; L'ind Company's Bill, and complaining taat their lands had been- unfairly dealt with bj the company. A-fter'some discussion the report, of the Standing Orders Committee on the. Bill wa3 agreed: to.- The Bill was introduced, read a first time, jand reterr,ed to the Joint Committee" on Bills report whether it was a public or a private Bill. ''"'.'". 0; . The Trustees, Guardians, and Bxebutors Bill was also read a 'first time." .'*/*' •: Replying to questions; Ministers Baid\' that it was intended to oonsider "the 1 propriety of abolishing the* postage, charge on delajed telegrams. Tfie question of establishing ; a riefrtrma oryj as recommended "by C&ptala flume j would he considered .during the recess'. If possible, Govern me.nj; would introduce a Bill to obviate t£)e aecessity for local bodies obtaining, conveyances of land required for roads and briclges. : J ' r '"' In Supply, a resolution allowing the issue of £'100.000 deficiency , bills was agreed to. The Impounding Bill was considere d in Committee. . : .' . Sir Q-eorge Qrey gare nqtipp tq moye the following on going intq§iip. pi y : — That this House regrets 'that the G6s yernment has expressed its intention not to ' make any proposals tq deal wjith lands specially benefi|:tcd qr .adyantaged by the construction of railways, in "sp ; far as such benefits or advantages have accrued in th. past, as in the opinion of tliis-Hous^, th^ principle of taxing all property increased in value by the,con- ;- struptiqu with the pubjie pjoneV of railways, roads, bi?idges, and other works, is just. • ' ; • ; Mr Montgomery moved bis antincehtral resolutions, mtfor Atkinson; .op", posed these, an*d Sir" George Grey delivered' an attack upon Government in his usual style, saying there<was no farr representatioa of the people of $Tew Zealand in Parliament. He' also called on Government to terminate' thk "native laud scandal. ., Mr Turn'butll had" sappor/ed abqiiti^tt but now said it was a • Tt,ias'. failed to'realise what'wae expectedjanol had intensified tlfe evils ij; was iqteij^edl. to' cure.. Some change was '. absojqtely; necessary tq avert a'serioug'crisi^ arising. Mr, G. W. Thompson jmoyed vthe: adjournment of the debate till Thur,«r ;4ay. : . ; ; ..;. ,; ;. „ ;■.,."" Major Atkinson objected andinbved the adjeurument till Wednesday, as the debate had really become one- of .np-«>on-fidence. ' ; -, • ' " " '' ' ", Mr Joyce said tire discussion was quite useless as the result bad been determined .by the compact entered into J with che Cante.bury members about the railway. He.deciineci to ieven discuss the revival of Provincialism} biifc was*prepaVed to support Provincialism. ; Mr Levestam hojped theiltKate wouia be carried on to get out the facts of the compact, which had Mn vma'de iri; defiance of what had been promised, in, the Public Works Statement. il>! u Thedebatißwasatrjoaraed to Wednes*' i d fl fe fi B iiBt»rv S eati^.m; > "' L v '*[