THE New Zealand Herald. AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1882.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6485, 30 August 1882, Page 4

THE New Zealand Herald. AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1882.

Is onr yerterday'a- impreEiou, the reof- the discussion on ths amocmt to be' "granted - for - a " direct steam saHtj&'-'to- 'KnglaTid -was left unfinished, owing "to tlierlateness of the sdtting.rtj: Mr. SbrirnfVi, ■ tfce,member for; Oainani, DMTed: that tibe amenmt be yednc«l from J&40,000 perannom to J£20,000, and-this was carried by 53 to 18j - Thia rednctionnndonbtedly make 3 the" proposal much:-cmore- acceptable, and U-&;direct'service-cannot'be tained &rr j£20,000. per annum, then we think the colony shonld do withont it for a T little while- yet/ : Daring the discasson oh Monday night and yesber : daiy : monirng, seyeral important points wrarelmjughtnp Mr. &ddoh was iiiii doubtedly right whenlie objected to the airionnt "asted for, as too a price &i~-piy "for the benefits to be- obtained.' Mr. Moss takes this argnmraii; a step is"to'c»me — frotST There is" no surplns rerenae, ; and the Gorernmerit most , either or take the money out of loan.. The question would be Mrly put to the country if the 'Government brought the motion for a direct serrice'in alternative proposals. The direct; service, for instance,'as at first" proposed, would cost nearly as much as is received for the beer duty, and we what 'a strenuous resistance there-was to that impost.- To the imposition of another tax"there is naturally resistance, but yet the Parliament can with : diinculty be got to consider the question of cost when the' proposal is made to assumo an endrmons responsibility,, such as'is involved in entering intoa "three years': contract at JE40,000 per annum. , Another noticeable matter was referred to daring * the discussion. A mail aerrice/ such as that by San .Francisco, benefits, the ' whole "colony, but this proposed line of steamers, too slow and infrequent for a mail service, too 'slow, even for the conveyance of .w2l,primarily be for the benefit of a particular trade_ which it is hoped to establish at the two great Southem ports. : Mr. Seddon puts "it, that the service." amply meant that they were to mate" a. great sacrifice' for direct communication with Otago," and Mr. Moss,' Mr. Levestam, and others point 6at'that;it.;will simply operate aaa bonus on • onie' at the cost of the others.. One member said..thatvit would -have- the effect of - discouraging agriculturalt pursuits in favour of pas- : toral ones, which"is" undesirable. It "is clearly"" a-violation of' the'principle of free. trade. It ii a protection to . Southern industries at the .cost of the • whole "colony. Even 'as a goods line,' : the -service will be ot no use tb Auck-, : land, r,. The. ships are to inake' the ipassage in fifty days, but every week ;we goods landed here fromXoh.don within that.time by transhipment' frocn :■;. the r - steamers; - "making rapid i voyages to Australia. ?: ~ j - As ' might -have- been expected, on ithis the pet subjecfc of his later politi-1 jcal; life,- Mr.. Macandrew came'out in. piis-natural colours. His conduct must iiave reminded his hearers of ' the; 'cat - in fairy stoiy, :which .was' :a- - batutiful... pnn- „ wijh;. .becoming I M ia Jii« .■

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