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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 156, 4 July 1895, Page 4

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i^^BH|^^B t at 2*Bo SH^Hj^HHnt replying to Mr H|^HM^HH^Hks not considered B^^^HHH^^B^ ew Zealand Post **|B^^HjHH^^Hociety should be f^B^^^^BKß that a committee whether the H|^^H|H||^^^Ba.nic currency is '--^HHjjj^H^^^lH* fo the advautago Bank of *<-^^BHHH^HHHimetallio ourrency **HHH^^HHflHlrovertib]e paper --I^^HJ^^^h^HHH 8 were ---^■^^^BJlHßjj^H^New Zealand J^HH^HUs BiU, the '--^^HB^^^HH^H^^Dogs Regis H^Hf^^^^H^^H^vned.^ h^l^Bßl^H^^^^^^Bh^m*)^. 0011 " **&HHSJIHIHHHHBfe-v to *fln^H^^^^^H|^^HßßH t the \____\\____\\w__\_^^^^^H___BHß^M& er ™-T e House HH^^HHRs resnified tha^abate on Railway resolution, BHBBkI^ statements made by Sir ■H^^^^Kj;f'i'espe'?king the railway, j^^B^^^^Kffttt 'those jw£o considered H^H^^^^F^ting of £5000 comjto the completion B^B^H^9B^^9 with great logic H^^^^HMpsg" s of a sum for the H^^^^PM- 1 *; °f the New Plymouth **H^HHEomocstted this Government |H^^HB|^eipenditure. His own *^^^HR.on 'was - that the House MH^^JvpAa this £5000 to open up ■^^^H&Vaj^d leave^ the whole, ■H^^H^nwrntration. He hoped' B^^^^BHpuse would -^SlStthe GovernmentTbya ■■^■^najcmtv, * - v HHl^^^nomsht at was the *^^^H^l^H^|se to sujjffcrt the H^H^B^^ffe Government; Jj HB^BBMIB thongn-ft-Nhajd^feeea. clear thattfce deHHB^HBrs ha 4% first claim on \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\wH^9^ the. company. H£ **-^^HHHB>ptai-n Russell's amend HHHHb thought the National WWmU^^U/ a * stake it^this matter, -^H^^^^^Lnot thiftk" as a CattterHH^H^Hbi that r the vote he -j^^^^^^Bßthis resolution would J^H^^HHH&i^the completion of \\\\\\\\\m^K^^l&fiiSoii he hoped «that *-^HB Qe wbulct'be completed before **HBlLong. B^^g JBuddo denied that the ,quesCanterbury -%ne, although suit the CJirißte-hurch mem*^^Hl to. aßsei-f-yf was. He should for the*resOTjjtion. / McKenzie (Clutha) said his H^Vof the House saw in this; resoTtteqjp intflßation of future MHrrowing. Ihe Government would doubt have, to face the question **BM «6"nneoting the East and iWest -^Hoasts* but he thought that' that not be required for a hurijHfeOTyears to com^ind he asserted ■^KaTßome of the couptry over which *HBi line; would pas's was so poor Htnat'it would take 10 acres to feed Ha sh^ep.* He should support Capt. H^-asgell's amendment. H MrQitegan denied that the land ■Hio be opened up was some; very ■valuable land on the 'West Coast. HHe shjarid vote for the* Premier's ■ motion, and did not think it im- ■ plied a blowing policy If he ■ thought so he should not support »*./.-■■■ ■ Mr MoLauchlan supported the ■ motion, and contended that the ■ Midland Railway was a most neces- ■ sast work. Hrtjßur Buick had always been p^ppoged to . the Midland Railway • .;■; becaus^-^ie never believed that it -would pay working expenses,; and also because he was opposed to the principle of private persons ' constrMfcig railways. He agreed' with the Government seizure of the; railway, and if jhe Government jicted '-; on the best legal advice obtainable ; hif-was prepared to support them. Mr G. J. Smith supported; the Premier's motion in the interesta of Canterbury. He did not agree Aat • the spending of this money would *i«i: 'UflWbk the, lands of the Crown, but l ght now there was a pos■Kyfbillty <if getting tke line through the West Coast without any fur•^t6fejWel*s^ He supported the pro- ™ ptfcals, howfcver, pn the distinct • understanding thatwhis was not the beginning of a large borrowing polioy. f m ' ■ f m Mr«*Jf. Hutchison opposed the y motion, *and said the way was not l^l'earjbr spending the £5000 asked His opinion HHPrecmpThe Government would HSbve been* wi-H* if they had not ra the matter at all till after f-IS| abitration, and nobody would l£ ißmi^nffered if the matter were "" postponed till next session. • Mr .Jlbgg thought the difficulties -ijf the line had -^t been created by • -the present Government, but by a former administration, and he jßoulirtupport the Premier's resoluHBMnHtt^l^'JQuth supported the BP^ffjWPro^eregretted the arbitraH^Stjy^ not settled. *^Hjkj^***^jJillis was prepared to sup**H^lK^|ta& Government in their proHHialsJ^pttt did a^think the Mld■^Kand Railws-^Euld pay^y better Wf than the Otago Central. I Mr Morrison congratulated the Go- «. vernment . on the aotion they had taken respecting this line, and said he felt perfectly justified in supporting the motion of the Premier. , Mr Pirani entirely approved of th 9 aation of the Government on this . question, and he was only too pleased to support them in their present Vproposal. He altogether repudiated however, the idea that this vote meant a further large grant for this line. _ Captam Russell's amendment waß then put and.was lost by 40 to 19. On the motion that the Houso go into Committee of Supply for the purpose of considering the granting ol £5000 asked for by the Government ' Mr G*. Hutchison. asserted that it was not the Company whioh was responsible for the delay in constructing the line, but the Premier himself-! Ht eaid|that if an award were given againßt the Company in the action now pending, it would be entirely * attributable to the Premier himself, who throughout the whole prooeedings had shown ia vindiotive hostility to m the Midland Railway Company. He further asserted that according to the highest authorities, the aotion of the ' Government in taking possession ol

this line would give the debenture holders a right to take prooeedings against the Colony in England. The Premier had asked the House to deal with this question as business men, but he aßked whether any business man would not pause for a few months in expending a small Bum of money when by that expenditure he might involve himself in expensive litigation. He asked the House to pause before agreeing to this resolution. Mr J.M. McKenzie defended the Premier from the oharges made by Mr Hutchison, and said his colleagues had taken legal advice regarding every step. He also denied Mr Hutchison s statement that the Government interfered with the arbitration in any way, and said the Government had nothing to gain by the delaying of arbitration. He was speaking at the 530 adjournment. The House resumed at 7 80 p.m. 'Jhe Hon Mr McKenzie continued speaking on the Midland Kailway question. He said the charges made by Mr Hutchison against the Premier were made with the intention of using them in another plaoe, where there would be no one to reply to them. The Government found the railway in a complete muddle, and the Company thought they oould do as they liked with tbe oolony, but their representative here had found his matoh in the Premier, who would not allow matters to drift along any longer as they had been doing. Mr ir-eddon's motion that the Committee of i* upply to consider his resolution" for the expenditure of -£SUuO on the Midiand .Railway question was then put and carried by 89 io 25. After a short discussion the -Premier's resolution was agreed to by 88 to 28, and was ordered to be reported to the House next day. Beplying to quesiionß it was Btated: — That no correspondence had taken place between the Government and the New Zealand Estates Company with regard to the proposed lottery of th*) Company's property ; when the Government saw the proposals they wou.d consider them "nut they oertainly were not going to tako. a leap, in the dark; that. the •■evidence taken before^ the Licensing Committee with referenoe to Ooker's Hotel, Ohristohurch, did not warraut any interference by the Jnstioe Depart, ment ; that the polico had instructions .(••prevent tbe use of Chineße premises -for gambling purpos-82 ; that when youig men jpiued the defence loree they had iio right to oontinne as aotive membeiß of atbletio olubs, as their doing so interfered with discipline auu the perlorroauce o£ their duties j that the Government dio nbx consider it expedient to shorten the bonis of labour in ruilwuy woikthops; thut the Government saw no immediate necessity lor starting a lata to coal miue. 'lho Hikutaia .ao 1 Block Boundary Bill was committed and put thi ough its final Stages. •Un thb motion of Mr Seddon, the Adoption of Children Bill, an amending Bill to regnlate the adoption of children, was i cad a second time. Mi* beddon moved the seoond reading of the Contagious Diseases Act, 1669, Repeal Bill. He Baid tbe Contagious Diseases Act wus on our Statute Book, but had been a doud letter, ihere wub a Btrong feeling, especially among the women of the Colony, that tho Act hud to be repealed. Ihe motion was agreed to. Mr Seddon moved the second reading of the Pharmacy Bill, to amend and consolidate the law relating to Phuvniaoy. The Bill had been Eent to the Pharmaoy Board, wbioh approved of it, and returned it to the Government witb proposed modifications, some oi wbioh were aocepted and others were not. He contended tbat the Bill was neoessary, in order to give our young men tb6 status as in otber Colonies. Tbe second reaving of the Pharmacy Bill was agreed to on the voioee. Mr lleeves moved tha second readiug of the Industrial bohool b Act Amendment Bill, which was agreed to. Mi* Heddou moved tho second reading ol the Corrupt Piuotices Prevention Bill, to limit the cost at ParliataeuCury electious. Tbis wub agreed to, uud tbo Honse rose at 12.45.