THE DIVISION ON THE HARBOUR LOAN BILL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7120, 19 July 1886, Page 2

THE DIVISION ON THE HARBOUR LOAN BILL.

An ox.nnin.ition of tlio tli.'iti'ii list of tho ifonsv! ol ReproSi'iitiiiives oa the necond iviliiuof tho New Plymouth Ilirliour ii ».ri 1* • 1 1 is iuterebtiiuc iefer to tho li-.' \\ iiich was giveu in our Hii^pl^in.mt of 'a->t Rtiurd.iy. The 1 .ulinj; fict, of coursr, ■> tint thero w.,s ai ov rwbel.'iiinsj '.i.iJTi-ity i.i 1 ivor of tlu- bil ! . Tho i'lii-ic'i members who voted i^.iin^l Iho s-.-on 1 i.' t Hnj; i^.'lnic'd ( i rht irentli nun. '.'.'l) hay i bi>'-a no nbi'i 5 o" p.-nt .'liuistiios. Wi.iM Hir (t IVO ..a y, wi 0 is a'ill liu'' 1 ti'i.i'i by many <is a le ider, aud Kir l-i 'v.3 Yo, I Cvlo ,i il Troisar 'i; i')^f lined f. 1 a volin ; il"'i . th.-r. '!'• .M 1. 1 .11 h^-.v 1. 1 Afi. Mi 11! v i,'i< iv( ,di > >,-i>. o t i!^\ i'jusly ■ 'i-'i.'n 1 10 !i • 1 iMii .','•• iui-iinc 1 towll !•> our hit '■ % m \lit • 111 1 am -.t th > hill. Of tin 1 liiii 1;, r. 1 ii Mii'iii iv.ho \ot -.1 for the bill. ,ii 1' i>\ 'ity i>uj aro new mcsni!ier-,. ll i L-ius thin t!>al of thus: who wi'io ii w to pilitics, aid who toj': an imp utiiil aud un!,i;ibed viaw oP tho 4ii i/jv-ct, Mr. Suuucl lias .S'.eiued a m ijorit^' oP thiee to one in favor of tho measure which he has in charge. Tho I.l'n 'illy of th'-.'.ji'ii consisted, it mi^ht ha s ii' i, almost entirely 0! elder members, whose minds urj still imbued with tho illo^'icil and inatinnai nrejudica against thi-i pioviaci il iiistii-'t which his so lon^ b^un mli'OiMe in the ilouso. Jlr. Samuel informs us tint it is improbablo that thi New Plymouth II übour Loan Bill can come up avjiiin oa ThnrsJay next. Tho Standing Orders only allow each Thursday afkrnoon for the discussion of local bills, petitions, notices of motion, etc. Questions usually occupy tho House from 2 30 p.m. until 3 p in , ro there remain only 2^- hours for (kbitin^ the wholo of the local business sot down for that day. As tha New Plymouth ILirbour Bill has enjoyed the unusual distinction o£ monopolising two clear sitting dajs, it is considered very uo'ikely tint it will a^ain come before the House.