LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1918, 28 July 1886, Page 3

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

tuksday, July 27

Mr SHRIMSKI, after a short debate, witli Jrc w his motion relative to the Parliiimintaiy Buildings being used fer other than legislative business during the sitting of Parliament. On the motion of Mr BUCKLEY the Council I lien adjourned in consequence of the debate in the Lower House. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr PEACOCK movpd the second reading cf the Cathedral Site (Parnell) Leasing Bill.—Agreed In. # Mr STOUT moved—That the questions in the Order Paper be postponed till tomorrow, ns the Government hnrl not been id le to prepaie replies to nil of them.— Agreed to, Replying to Sir G.Grey, Sir R. STOUT said ho referred that the question relating to the unemployed in Auckland should stand over till next day. He assured the Hiuse that the Government were not neglectful of the matter. Mr MOSS moved tqe adjournment of the House. He sad he had received elcgrams from Au< k as '• to ' hc*Tect that this was becoming a very serious question. The MINISTER far PUBLIC WORKS pointed out the unemployed could find employment on the gumfields if they desired ‘it. No doubt the Government would be able to ask for the works on the Supplementary Estimates, which would give employment to these men. After some further discussion the matter dropped. Mr COWAN resumed the debrte on the Lean BiP. The amendment could not be continued in any other way than a direction to Government to take back their Public Works Policy as a wliob ard recast it. The Government could not but accept it as one of no-eonfidence. The debate had assumed more the appearance of a fight for office tln.n for the int rests of the country. He ho; ed that Mr Richardson's amendments would be rejected by a substantial majority. Though lie admitted the schedule might be imptoved he regretted there was any necessity for the Bill at all. He defended the Government from the charges as to the purchase of Native lands, hut thought they might bo twitted with their railway administration. He recrettc-d that the House did not sanction the Government proposals for school buildings. It was not the Ministry who were responsible for the effacement of party lines but the public works policy, and parlies would not be clearly defined till that policy was nearly completed, Mr SUTTER said ibe proposals really meant borrowing two and a half millions. There was less attempt at economy this session than for years past. Mr T. THOMPSON was opposed to excessive borrowing. He took great exception to the mode In whioh they proEosed fo expend money. He objected, owever, to the attempt to remove the Government by a side wind, and would vote for the second reading. Mr.W. F. BUCKLAND had no doubt Mr Cowan would, always .vote for the Government while there was any prospect d their buying the Walmate Filial

Railway, a remark for which lie was called to order by the Speaker. He withdrew it and continued to ‘■ay that hitherto money had been chiefly spen on railways io the exclusion of equally deserving objects, such as the development of the mining industry, The expenditure on the defence works was simply waste. Mr LAKE reviewed the speeches of the previous speakers on the Government side He twitted Mr Dargaville «i h being ready to turn his face to every favorable breeze from whatever quaiter it came. The purchase of Stark’s properly at Noith Shore. Auckland, was a notorious ins'auceof twisting the Property Tax valuation to any j urpose, He condemned land purchases along the Northern Ti'U-k line and objected to the charges for snagging the Wanganui river being cast upon that railway. He intended to support the amendment. Mr BUCHANAN thought t e Pre milr’s speech was little else tlmu sound and fury, and him to prove hia assertion that the Opposition members were actuated sole : y by a desire of obtaining votes fur their own districts. He denied that Government had ever attempted to put any restrictions on borrowing, or that Minister for Public Works had introduced any reforms. The hon gentlemen traversed the public work proposals at length, and was still at the adjournment.