PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2180, 4 July 1890, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Tuesday.

The II m. J. Bailee- irwo r-."tico that he

wnn'd move, on [;niii>- inf* Cotnuiit-co of Supply — "That, in the opiuiuu of tbis ii use the continumce of the primat;d duty is unnecessary and a distinct breach of the understanding arrived at when first it was imposed ; that further retren-hinent is imperatively demanded and can be eff oted without impairing the t ffi :iency of the pubho service ; that the retention of the property tax io its present form and the land policy pursued by the Government alike impede the progress of the country."

The Hon. E. Mitch.kon said that, after tbe motion proposed by Mr Ballance, which was a direct challea^e to the Government, he did not propose to answer any questions that day, but the Government woud proceed wi'h the fioancial debate at once.

Messrs Sedd>n, Filiwick, and Fish pro tested against the debate being gone on with, a3 it was understood it would not commence till half- past 7.

T c Hon. E. Mi chlaon said, if Mr Ballanc ■ desired it, he was williog to postpone the debate till that hour.

Mr Billauc * htid ho was entirely in the hands , f 'he Honee.

Th.^ tlou. E Mite*- linn then moved tllat the tlou^e aiij urn '1 7 30.

Oil res-uoii:ig, the H>>u. J. B>:Unco said that if tiia anaemliO'-H!. w. r<: carrini, nobody eX'O'ib'd tb^t Minister* wou.d l<a?o the b-'iiciiea. Tne M'i>i9 r ry occup ml an un fortuna o posino , wi.ich was nue of Uicir own cbnooing. T.i -y < ccupi>-d an snoma <>us position, having a nominal Pr mier arid an act ng I'rutnier. Mr 3 ll>i;oa ftn?n p^oceefed tv di?ou.i.s the Fiuauciii! iSlixc.-mou-. iv which if. >A as siid that- a ia'ae iuiprt-ss ou was <fj '.'it .is to thu cmditiou ot tue c j'ony, a d ask' d whit tlie nre.-ieut Miuisfcry had di.nto reuuiva that Hnpre.-Bi"ii. H.i asa-rwd that tbe G'jveruui'.'.ut really had no surplus. Thi primage duty bad been accounted tor, but thu liabilities of the yt-ar had uot been tak-ti into rice »uut. £33.500 and not £115 000 was the red surplus. The paina4o duty was oay levied fur two years, and now it w.ia to be coutinu ;d for Nchndl buddiuga, while last year they wor told that tbeue buildings were tv bo provided for <>at of the cunsiLdatud fund. By the Treasurer* own showing, there was a deficiency «f £45 000 on the land revenue >o r two ye;irn. li that wore to be derlnuie' from £'66 500 there would bo an ac un dtfiouncy. Thero were other itms to be adde I, which would rmko a net deflciency of £18, ! - 39 Mr Ballance then went ou to tiaverbe other details of the Government's fi mucial adminiatrauou. Ho charged them with exravii^aiiGb and "dli^aihty, and with no--fu.fi meut of their promises iv many respucis. Thtir land policy he coudemneii in strong terms, saying that it encouraged dummyifm rather tbau prom >ted settlement.

The felon G P. Riobar isou e»id tbe amendmeut was of a d smgeijuous character. Mr Balance raailo no refereuce to those poiu.s oa which subsui^tamitl retreuchinnut could be made. Tile previous Governmect had said tua* it was impossible to t£T ct a Baviug of £380 000 bus tne present G ivern meut bad wade a aavin^ of nt-aily £300 o 'o As to the duty, tbe par ( 0.-c for which ie w;is imposed had boea effeotud, atid now the Q-J?ernmeut a-kod U\e House to reimp>)Bo ie for qui-0 auother pU'poße, whiCQ was uo bruaoii of a^ieotneut, buc a fresh pniposal.

A 11 45 ihe debite was adjonnu-d

Mr Fux notice to at.k the G >vernmrni, if their attention ha i bi.'en directed id thrf cines of lu-id v, G lliin'l and Smitii v. (iilliund, h a 1 in the Bu..ry.iso o<>urt on th 18 ti Juuo 1890, »nd, if co ( whetlier th j mtund to t^ko kyai actitm agaiusc the parties therem. VVkpnesday. The debate on ttie v .-co'iti lQi;c-i motion w.is resumed by Mr R;;rr, who .-. vi fuilowe by Mr H .bbs. Th^ nn)!.i'):i that f he H u-e go iuto Com mi tee <>f Supply w<>a tnei\ put and c\ ried <>> 38 t« 32, Mr B-l iU'Cc's ani' ii> m«nt ben.,. li).-%t, 'I'ho in. moer lor Bruce jj iiru>i fur ■- c G-'Vertuneiit. After this, Mr Fiah cnmoj'Miofld a d> bit. hd i ho tiniinciiil [;r p sals of ih : (Jover fiioni and wa.-< f 'llinvt'it by I'e-icock, wauapoke uutil the 5 SO a j uri.me'it;.

At the evrmtig sitting, Mr Bryon and M fjutcliinon, tho Hun T. Fur.. up, and Maj > Stowanl <>coupiel tha turn nf t;vj H-une until fche adj .urn nent w:».- m >vod by Mr R.-iodea at 11 55, which b.-iiiii carried, tho unprofitable ta.k ceased pro tcm.