PARLIAMENT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 201, 12 September 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

Houn of Representatives.

By Telepraph.—Praxt A»*o«iati«n.

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Th# Housa mat at ‘2.80. Mr Mifehalson resumed the debate on the secoai reading of the Government Hallway* 3111. He waa opposed to the State coitrol, as it wan his •pinion mangemeit by the Coittniisniouer* had been a aiccass. The proposal of the Premier »d those who supported the Bill praetially meant that our railways were to becontrolied by the workers and not by theasert. Mr Buie spoke very strongly against the Bill, wieh he contended would result in ohaos ad uncertainty, and the Railway Pepartmea would fall a prey to the selfish desigmof unprincipled agitators. Meters Mllia and Flatman supported the bill. Mr Morrh* thought two experts should be a* Commissioners, one for for the Noh and one for the South Island, witta Minister in charge. He alleged that because of false economy practised byhd Commissioners several of the railway idget in the South Island had been nepeted for years past. Messrs Cncross and MeKenzie did not approve the hill, the former thinking the raifaty* should revert back to Go vei nmentontrol. Mr Merebh defended the (Jonamis•ioners. The debnlwas interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment The Housteeumed at 7.30. The debates the second reading of the Government silway Bill was continued for several hes, a large number of member* speaking The opinion generally expressed waa it the Government should have control the railways, and most of those who ape announced their intention when ’Mill was in Committee of voting for thunendment, of which Mr Pinkerton hwiven notice. The amendment is to t a fleet that tiie railways should be hded over to the complete control of thcovernment. Mr beddom the course of his reply, said the Rally Commissioners had informed him tv hail had no communication whateve-om outside persons as to reductions iihe railway service, and that any redion that had been made was the outco of deliberations with the heads of the nches. On divisions second reading was carried by 45 IS. The Kativnf Crown I.amis Bill was read a seconcaia by ‘27 to 23. The Houses# at 12.40.