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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1888, 12 September 1885, Page 3

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[by telegraph.]

: (?»0M OTJB SPECIAL COBBESPOJTDEffT.) ■Wellington, last night. : The debate oh Captain Russell's motion, to reduce the estimates by Half a million, . and Mr O'Callagtaiia , .amendment that such reduction shall . VftKV^ect any public tforka in the nature of roads and bridges was re ■ sumed yesterday. The division will probably "be taken to-night. At present it is difficult to conjecture the . result but I am inclined to think that Russell's motion will be lost : and the proceedings in the House this " afternoon call for no special mention. In the Legislative Council, Mr .filler's motion, in favour of abolishing Property Tax exemption, was amended by "reduced" "being subistituted for "abolished," and was agreed to. '. The Public Revenues Bill and Pub- ; Works Act Amendment Bills were read, a' second time and several bills were 1 considered' in committee. Negotiations are still proceeding in reference to the San Francisco service, the House will probably be asked to consider the matter next week. . Lobby rumours says that should Captain Russell's , amendment be " carried, a further amendment would be proposed to the effect that reduptiori to be made in Public Works estimates should not apply to the ;, vptes^f 6t: the Otago Central Railway oi the North Island Trunk Railway .^lines, . and JVlr h B. Whyte is mentioned as the probable morer.