AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12242, 30 June 1900, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

THU NEW SOUTH WALES MENTTHE WHARVES RESUMPTION BILL. AN ARBITRATION AN'D CONCIHABILL. . • United Press Association—By Electric , Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, June 29. Sir W. J. Lyne, introducing the Darling Harbour Wharves Resumption Bill, which also provides for pulling down an extensive rookery, and widening certain, streets in the vicinity of the wharves, said that he was determined to pull down everything not consistent with requirements. The recent Public Buildings BUI validated the resumptions already made, and would enable the Government to resume additional areas. In future, owners would not be allowed compensation for the closing of streets. Provision was made against the values of properties being increased against the Government. To meet the expenditure of £4,000,000. inscribed stock or debentures would be issued, and if this proved insufficient. 4 per cent Treasury bills would be issued. Air Reid, while approving of the resump : tions, objected to the method and I<|W under which the Government had acted. They provided for payment of interest of 6 per cent, which was doubtful. He was doubtful, also, whether the attempt to reduce the interest to per cent was good. He advocated creation of a body Similar to ths London County Council to undertake large public works, without compelling the Government to overload the public debt. The. Miners’ Accident Relief, and the Miners’ Eight Hours Bills were introduced. In the Legislative Assembly, when introducing the Arbitration and Conciliation BiU, the Attorney-General said that he was largely indebted to the New Zealand Act for a definition of industrial disputes under the Conciliation Act. The majority of speakers favoured the Darling Harbour Wharves Resumption Bill, which was read a first time. The Legislative Assembly has adjourned until Tuesday. THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. THE NO-CONFIDENCF, MOTION. MELBOURNE, June 29. In the Legislative Assembly, Sir George Turner referred |o the anomalous position of matters with regard to the Pacific cable, and urged that faith should be kept with Great Britain and Canada, The whole policy of the Government had been hesitating and timorous. Mr’M’Lean made a short defence of his policy. He contended that the Government was not responsible for the mistakes in connection with the contingents. The debate was adjourned, and the House rose until Tuesday. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT. ADELAIDE, June 29. The Legislative Assembly passed the Address-in-Reply.