PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 124, 3 November 1884, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

, • MQWBI& Ofr BEP^EpATIVES. ];|^J^» |<)6TofeER -31 <- l}'^ *iV .MrVHolia6s asked 'the' Goverrinjient Jf it,ii to«e ; that the ;late iMinifjtry, r it. of which Mi- {RoUe-ston was Minister 4'fori=iiaii4B, V^fewe*' 1 » syndicate m .l-Wellingtony «f whom his "cjolleague r > was one,; to inly a large tract 6f Maori ; Iftrid m the; Middle Island, ; extC!ndinp •fvoni ! :^e^' Wangannf'iTniot, to j the River*, jaiuljwhibh' laud ii« <0f aa? iirifeivu 1 * cfraradWi-,' and a t portion of was proclaimed as a >o^old fioldlX .iiy-.0.-..- ;:•. <;-'.;"- v '-~ ; * ft* Lia^s paid there '" f jrki :J 'j&?. :iu 0 *tha^il»e l^tb Minister ft* Lanils al- ; V l6ved^af Bynilio^ie;in Wellington, of *° tytibni itfs i&Ueague? was one} .to biiy a Irt 'lavgji : -tr^ct 1 of M'aoii land] a| ' .W est ! '' l W^giiriu( ;; ( Tn|et.. AppiicitipiiJ ihad ■"'t^n^Wi^'ibr a tract of 'land ', conKK lM^^lbo^()o aci^ were, R According to v report riot vexty vajua- - '* able 1 . " ! !y\k Md was applied tor 'and '"sold to kf illfi'ed de: Bathe Brandon, \\\ wj& the sum ot ;LIO,OQO, '„ and" thK '!&tjn, . Recording i» 'the , cbn» . • T 'iMssioners-w^ had i-eported ' toi'the; Ui ya^w^ v k^ 'pric^ : ! ;T^^: been no restrictions pn v t|ia .j-eservqs,, afid tM^natjn^s" had the ' jptiwer, wijt|>,, tHd'confient'ofthe' commissioner, to > v7 ditp^e oF the land. He found that i^oHey had befln voted by Parliament . rferthe constrttctaon of wads to thej,., bloclcpinrijtie.s^on. The r J[an.d jhas i^t^rafwser^ed-tef Htde^ at a^very ea^rly day,,, vk m November, 18% -, The üblocfe;iWu blocfe;iW all thVpapere was fefeiJred to as a native i^esewe, but therc>i«aft--I^. \'-'W--) Mr'Bryce*s! impression wai« that the latplwjas simply native land, and" Wa« not reserved from sale. ! )f x IbeMinwtcr for Public "Works, jn anaw^r.^9; Mi- Ormonde paid that jbl^et .. Government saw the nece*jsi^y for !' p <i»aHiderihg tfce alujrati^noi the direction of the rail way line f rom $apier L .^iiffifj^heAGtorge; so : as *o i provide jfor rw; tlf!ii.railirfy goiiig-frdm Woodyille to ,^j^ra.(?|»kpft. lin^tead . of fro»»f : . Wopd^ Tille io Banny thor pe r ! a,nd prob» Wy the Government would cau?o theial- 1 .tqwtion to be made.: ..' I The Minister foir 7 l?«iblic Wprks, m f$ r i6 Major ovSj»Ward;0 v Sj»Ward; siiid, .that 1 a;^eri6n8 fJ^|ay b^^W^Jpaying f Qw&itsient J. contractorsin the past, and he would endeaypur^tp remedy the. state 6t'' ir Mto^ ] Wli^h had preridu^ly. • Mifflßtfer of ' Justice, m reply ' -tolffr CPainness, said the Government did not see r their way, to. r pa>, claries %^fcfir cif j lieenßing 'doniroittelßs. The fee« • collected wenc^-.Jto- local *i l^e^rfSutd^pay tbe : efetk^oi jieefaiJi ioff committees- «ome small sum; ! ■■-'■_■ ■.^PM^_.f.' I