HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 4, 3 December 1877, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Welling ton, Doocmber 1. B\lls read a third time last night :— S^urflp AotAmendent 1^11; Dis^alifioa* tiotjt Aot Amendment Act Bill. The lutter was altered to exempt memhers oi Education Boards, University Councils, and Harbor Boards. The new Financial Arrangements Bill provides t\iat all, tymd revenue sb.^ll £ot-ni par^p| tbe consolidated rorenue. Ia lieu of the sums payabje to local bodies under tbe Public Kevon^es Act, 186 L each County Council, or Koad. Boaifd, shall receive from, the consolidated, r,eveuue one ppuud for c.ver# pound of general rates received, by the Council, A. separate account of tywl reverse accruing i,n each district, and twenty per cent sjiall be Utfduoted in respect of each district iv which it accrued ; the percentage to be i paid out of consolidated revenue, is to be j divided between County Coua,cil and Koad and Kiver Boards. So much of ihi ' [ subsidies authorised to bo yaid, by the Financial Arrangemeuts.. Act, 1876, to

Counf-y Councils, Boad Boards, and River j Poards in respect of the first half of the £ present financial year, shall be paid in accordance with the said Act. All revenue ± arising from leases or letting for gold ] mining purposes, shall be deemed as t rereuue payable from the day this Act y comes into operation ; also fees oud fines arising under the Weights and Measures \ Act, 1868. A'inmpber of the sections of ) the last Financial irrangementf Act in* ( consistent with tie present B|ll are re- ( pealed. The Act comes into force on the , Ist January next. ' The House met at 2.30 p.m. The Financial Arrangements Bill was , introduced by message and read a first ( time. Grey moved the second reading of the < &ajid Sales Bill. It was a temporary ; measure to in some extent equalise the | price of land until a regular system of classification could be introduced, which would be done nest session. It would not in any way interfere with $he progress of settlement. Tlie Bill wo.tt.ld pave the way for uniform land law, Eeid moved the adjournment of the debate, so that the Bill might bo considered with the Financial Arrangements Bill. A clause in the other I^nd Bill could hjavo done all this better than the Bill pro* posed and much better, as the Bill was very contradictory. He feared it would Btop all land sales. The Bill was supported by Macandrew r Stout, Gisborne, Kelly, Menders, Dola tour, and opposed by Travers, 3utton, M'Lean, and Lumsden. Atkinson urged the Bill should be considered with the Financial Arrangements ■ Bill. This was necessary, If it would really do what the Government de^red, the Opposition would not oppose the Bill ; but he feared it would not. The question was really cue of finance more than of policy. After some further discussion the debate was adjourned till Monday, Sheehan moved House adjourn until Monday. Itolleston qpposed. this, and was speakjqjj when dinner hour arrived.