LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Tb* Speaker took his seat at * 30. fiCBSCDICS TO LOCAL BODUS. Dt.Polun moved—"That ia the opinion •f this Council it is not adviiable, in view of the financial cmdition and obligations tfthis eolonj, that any portion o< the public xevenue derived bom the Customs duties shall bd appropriated or set apart lor a definite period to provide subsidies for local bcdies," After showing that local bodies were *ell endowed, and noting statistics aa to the Urge ram spent by Iced bodice, the hen. went on to oonttni that whiis: the taxation of the nwwesarks of l'fe might be jaaUfiable to profile for the maintenance of the public eeiit, the ejatem of eobaid«ipg local bodies encouraged them to esderttka uoneceaasry works raeiely for |Vi» porpoee of pV> ar '"t? "* the general expenditore. The ATTOBsrr-GEX«KAii opposed the Btotioß, on the grouno ttx»c it was inconvenient to traverse a email portion of toe Financial Statement, and even if carried bj the Council the motion could have no poaribla fffeot. • Mr Extholm thonght it was time the Council scould set Ua face against the vabaidiee lo local bodice, which encouraged extraTßg»nce of all kinde throogboot ufae colony. The colony should raise f aads for colonial porpoaea alone, and allow local bodies to carry out local works by local taxation. He would heartily support the mAifflo Mr SH&nran thought the Council would be acting hastily in pasting tue motion, and pointed oat that local bodice had probabiy entered into nndertafange on che faitii of getting the aubaidiea. It would, tterefofe, be a wrong thing to deprive th«n of the aabsidie* without due warn-
Ing. Mr Wats__ouß« denonnoed tbe system oi subsidies to local bodies out of public revenue, contending that the system was really an infraction of the agreement with the public creditors, inasmuch as these tab_diee were really a portion of the fund named aa security for the loan. He would foppon the* motion. Sir G. Wet—iobi suppoxt—l vie motion, _n<j thought it was time for local bodies to ran alone. - Messrs Ox-van aad M _•__» agreed that •aba-ties to local bodies should cease. Mr B__hicoat moved the ad jot——meat ef the debate till next day. Agreed to. _rr_BC_aon.- cobpobation __powxbino BILL. _his B—l waa farther considered in Comkuttee, and after verbal amendments, was lepocted. CTTSTO_S BIL—. The —-end—urate made in the Castoms t_d Excise Duties Bill were agreed to. XH-T/STBIiLX■ SCBXXrt—. The Industrial Schools Act 1882, Amendment B—l was committed, reported, read a third time, and pa; sad. The Conncil rose at 4 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7122, 19 July 1888, Page 6
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