EVENING SITTING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7928, 17 December 1887, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 in COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The public works estimates were proceeded with. Clause 4, roads and bridges and wharves north of Auckland, £3870.— Passed. ■ Main roads, £18,650.— Mr Bruce moved to reduce the vote by £1000, the itom fq,r the road from Hokitjki to Christcliurch. — After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the vote passed. Miscellaneous roads and bridges; £34,500. — Mr Men tenth moved to reduce the vote by £1, to test the feeling of the committee as to this class of vote being retained on the estimates in future. — The vote passed. . ' ' Grants in aid, £72.600.— Passed. Roads to open up land before sale, £60,000.— Passed. Village settlements, £23,000.— Passed. Koads on goldfields, £31,000.— Passed. Waterworks on goldfields, £1200.— Passed. New Plymouth-Foxton railway, £1200. —Passer . Wellington • Foxton railway, £500.-^ Passed. Hurunui railway, northwards, £100.— Passed. Springfield branch railway, £900.— Passed, Lincoln railway to Little river, £800. — Passed. Purchase of native lands, £1000. — Passed. Telegraph extension, £20,100.— Passed. Public buildings, £109,000.— Mr O'Callaghan moved to strike out the item £3000 for departmental buildings at Auckland. — On a division the amendment was lost by 49 to 28.— Mr M'Kenzie (Waihemo) moved to reduce the item by £1000, which was last by 41 to 33.—' Xhe item then passed as printed. Mr O'Callaghan 'moved that the item £300 for the Port Chalmers Court-house be struck out.— Lost by 47 to 28, and item retained. The item for the new prison, Wellington, £4000, was reduced by £5, the intention being that the Government should not commit the conimittee to further expenditure until full information was before them. In the item for the Porirua Lunatic Asylum, £2000, Mr Allan moved to reduce the sum by £100, but the amendment was lost by 36 to 15, and the item was 'retained. [Left sitting.]