PARLIAMENTARY.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 3011, 11 December 1879, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPON-

DENT.)

WELLINGTON, this day. CLEARANCE OF THE ORDER PAPER,

A considerable clearance of the Order Paper was made yesterday, The bill reducing Ministers' salaries was thrown out by 35 to 25; the Elective Council Bill by 35 to 24; and the Act to prevent Corruption in Parliament by a majority of two. The Auckland Improvemant Commissioners Bill passed. - The House continued sitting till 4 30 th)S morning; disposing of 22 bills during that time, iucluding several which were withdrawn. The following bills passed : Kawakawa Corporation Mines Act Amendment Act, Auckland Improvement Commissioners Forest Trees, Wellington Provin» cial District Highways Board, Palmerston Road Reserves, Registration of Dogs, Auckland Harbour Board, Oreti Bridge aud Ferry Reserve, Maori Representation Amendmeut, Riverton Drill-shed Reserve, Wanganui Endowed Schools, Alexandra Corporation Reserve, Queensto-rrn Racecourse Reserve. Auckland College and Grammar Schooi, Hawkes Bay Rivers Act, Otago University Reserves, Seaward Oust Railway Grant of 170,000 acres. The bills withdrawn were the Municipal Corporation Act, Licensing Laws Amendment, Joint Stock Company's Act, Inch Clutha, Auckland Turnpike, and Width of Streets Bills. The House disagreed with the new clause introduced into the Mines Act by the Legislative House. It does not meet till 7.30 tonight. BOUND HOMEWARD. A number of Southern members lea\e for home perHinemoa on Saturday.* PEMPSEY'S CASE. The Petitions' Committee recommem' lm mediate local inquiry into Dempsey's case, j GRAMMAR-SCHOOL BILL. At three this morning the Auckland Collce Bill passed. Mr Moss opposed strondy, but the Government and many Auckland members supported the bill, and Mr Wood read a talsgram from JadgeFenton, stating that"all tho Governors agreed to the bill as amended. Mr Moss then withdrew further oppoa■liie Grammar School Bill confines education to highor branches, foundation scholars to be appointed by competitive examinations proscribed by the Governors, fees to cover the costs incurred in tuition. There are to be six governors instead of three, to be elected by members of the Assembly. Amendments were made on various clauses. Mr O'Rorke carried a new clause, allowing members of the Legislature to vote at elections by letter. Mr Moss denounced the Board elections as a sham. Mr Swanson defended thp constitution of the Board. The bill passed through Committee. On division the bill was carried. Ayes (28)—Atkinson, Bain, Ballance, Beethara, Colbeck, Hall, H. Hirst, Hursthouse, McDonald, McLean, Murray, O'Rorke, Pitt, Rolleston, Russell, Shanks, Sheeban, Sutto» Spei"ht, Stevens, Swanson, Tawhai, Tole Tomoana, Trimble, Whiuker, Wood ami Wright, Noes (14)— Barron. Brown, DeLautour, Finn, Hislop, W. J. Hurst, Hutchison, Lnndon, Moss, Tamui, Te Wheoro, Ihomson, Turnbull and Willis. PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATION.

The Public "Works Appropriations are as Railways: Head office, North Island, amouut of vote, £4.465 ; expenditure and liabilities on 30th September, 1879, £3,887. Railways : Amount of vote, Kavrakawa, CIO 500: Whaugarci to Kaino, £40,000; Knipara to Waikato, £202,000; Waikato to Thames, £115,600; Waikato to Taranaki, £5,000. Expenditure and liabilities ou account of above respectively, on 30th September, 1879 : £1,507, £14,078, £165,658, £58,427. :. In the following figures the first group shows the amount of vote, in the second group tlie expenditure and liabilities to 30th September, 1579 : — Surveys: North Island, £6,000, £961; water races, North Island, £70,383, £0,623. Land purchase?, North Island, £176,421, £176,421; opening up roads through lands recently purchased, £25,000, £14,865. Immigration office: Auckland, Depot master, £130; matron, £40; quarantine keeper, £78; G. M. Reed £600, introduction and location of immigrants, £150,000. Department of railways : Salary of District of Engineer, raised from £700 to £SOO ; Whangarci - Kaino, assistant engineer, £310 ; travelling allowance, £75 ; constructiou and land, £39,615, £14,678 ; draftsman Auckland oftiee raised to £200; assistant engineer, Auckland, £310; assistant engineer, Kaipara, Auckland, £250; assistant engineer, Kaipara, to Waikato, £250; road to Te Awamutu station to township, £350; road to Buckland station, £300 ; constrnction»nd laud,£lS9,73S; TOted IS7S, £139,504; Waikato - Thames, resident eugiuecr, £400; travelling allowance, £100 ; assistant engineer, £310 ; travelling, £75 ; construction midland, £109,115; expenditure and liabilities, Sept 30th, 1579, £55,595 ; voted IS7S-79, £30,000 ; branch line to Hamilton, construction and land, £5,600, £2,532; voted IS7B-79, £2,000; total vote, £115,600; voted 187S-79, £32,000; Waikato to Taramiki, construction and land, £5,000 ; surveys of railways and miscellaneous expenses, North Island, £5,150, £961. Roads, bridges, and wharves, North Islund, £50,000, £3,683; roads, bridges, and wharves, North of Auckland; £65,000, £4,85S ; roads to open up lands before sale, new votes, from Taknhue to Manganui Owai, 21 miles, to open 20,00J acren, £2,160; Munpcui Blntf, 15 miles, to open 10,000 ftcres, £1,800; Opotiki, 9 miles, to open £8,000 acres, £4SO ; Pakiri, 4 miles, to open 7.500 acres, £4SO; Te Puke, 15 miles, to open 20,000 acros, £3,255; Te Arohu block, to open 33,000 acres, £3,500. Water jworks on golJfields, Thames ; construction and supervision, £6jSS3, £6,623; to complete arrangements for transfer to county, £3,500. Miscellaneous public works: Whangarci to Port Albert, £2,205; Taupo to Tauranga, £1,461, £111; Koad Hape to Kiiraka Creek ; £'250, bridge on road Karaka to Pukekohe East, £150; bridge over Waipa on Raglan main road, £4,000; straightening Waiuku Chanuol, £32. Court houses: Russell, £400; Port Albort, £170; Warkworth. £250; Auckland, £5,000; Auckland (Into Wesleyau Church building) Papakura, Te Avramutu, (Waikato), £150, £117 ; Cambridge, £300; Alexandra (Waikato), £200. £131; Katikati, £200 ; Ohinemi.tu, £300, £300; Whakatane, £3SO ; gaols, Auckland, additions, £1,500; postal nrid telegraph building;, Aratapu, i-600; Palii, £500. £450 ; Dargaville, £600 ; Port Albert, £400, £400; Kopuru, £600; Newton, £363, £363 ; Pousonby, £400; Mercer, £300; Oh'aupo,' .-€650, £600; Lunatic Asylums throughout the colony, £100,000 ; hospitals, Auckland, in aid of construction and repairs, £6,000, £3,075.

RAILWAY MATERIAL ORDERED,

The following is a careful aualysis of other tables, statement shewing the rails ordered during the year 187S, and up to August, 1579, with prices and amount paid :

North Island : 12,199 tons, amount £65,525; South Island : 15,852 tons, amount £56,354. Summary of rails to arrive— North Island: 3,681 tons, amount £22,233; South Island : 6,870 tons, amount £34,013. Statement of rails required in addition to those already ordered to complete authorised lines of railway in the North Island, tonnage (including fastenings), 27,166; South Island : 50,29:\ Statement of rolling stock in the colony on the 31st October, 1879 —North Island: Locomotives, 60; carriages, 121; breaks, 41;' trucks, 206; waggons, 775. South Island: Locomotives, 130; carriages, 252; breaks, 676 ; trucks, 220 ; Wagons, 2.555. Statement of rolling stock ordered, yet lo arrive in the colony—North Island: Locomotives, 23; carri&^aa 52; breaks 15; trucks, 215 ; wagons, 402 ; (South Island: locomotive*, 10; trunks, 195; wagons, 1,017 ; total subsidies authorised to private Water-race Companies in the South Island to 30th September 1879, £32,591). Total expenditure and liabilities in water-races on goldfields out of Immigration and public works loan to 30th September 1579 : in North Island, £576,949 ; Middle Island, £360,749. Statement of receipt and expenditure on working railway?, from 1574-5 to 187S-9. Totals : North Island, receipts, £412 7SI • expenditure, £325,412. Middle Island, receipts, £1,317,173 ; expenditure £943,484.

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