HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1912, 22 July 1886, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Replying to questions it was staled that the hmg sevica medals for Volunteer! would shortly he presented ; that no Bill would bo brought in this session for aholi-liing Grand Juries Some discussion ensued on the question °f granting permission for the purpose of holding a conversazione in Parliament Buildings on Saturd it week for organising a fund for the relief of the sufferers hy the volcanic eruptions. Several members objected to Parliament Buildings Wag used for that purpose. The Speaker eventually put the motion for permission to grant the use of the Buildings, which Wrs carried on the voices.

Mr MACARTHUIi resumed the debate "o the public works po'icy. He criticised dio Statement in detail, and referring to ■ho North Island Trunk Line, taid it "uuld take IQ or 12 yia'S to cmnph te at lhe present rate of progress. Regarding da- Hindi discussed question of liabilities, l! was not creditable to any Government d'd pretended to have a master of finance 11 do- Cabinet. Ministers were at varias to the actual amount of money avatlal 1... Re contended that such lines ns I'c Napier-Palmerston ought to be I ' sVd (ii : ,f ()ru . e ( 0 complc ion to make dicai pay proper'v. It seemed as if everyd'h'g >hat could not be got rid ol in any "dur wav was lo be thrown on the North l-'and Trunk loan. Mr MEN IEATII thought Hut though ho (Jovo nu'.ent’s po’icy did not carry out

'• ur views as originally expressed, still 11 met the wishes of the great mass of the H"p o. Borrowing should be continued b cause the great mass of the electors felt llw hei'cfit of that course. The proposals [bis year were in the direction of economy ud «'e Humid h.ve to go through a great " Bj l l f financial trouble before the GoRrmwmt recognised the necessity of rcOfftanDii g their local government sc' cmc. Mr J. W. THOMSON contended that lhe Government policy was more accept--1*“ Hun it would have b- cn simply 't’rau.c during the icross 'he country had bu " fiightened at the magnitude of the Unposa's they were led to exp et. Mini*- ' ls had been going about the country treadling ull sorts of doctrines, including I'rctootir n. He proceeded to review the iTt-s.-nionai ppetdies of the members of ii Government, and was still speaking at 'be adjournment.