PARLIAMENTARY

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9755, 21 July 1893, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW

ZEALAND.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, July 20 — The Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m In replying to questions, it was Btated that tho Govornment could not give a pledge to afford facilities for discussing a motion for the purchase of tho Wellington Manawatu Railway, but any hon member could tako his own opportunity to bring such a motion forward ; that the period for granting a bouns for the exportation of fish had been extended for five yoarß. DEBATE ON FINANCIAL STATE-

MENT.

Mr Allen resumed the dobnte on tbe Financial Statement. Ho criticised Sir R. Stout's exposition of the doctrine" of now Liberalism, and said it appeared" to him to bo a 'sort of Socialism that could not be workod out. He thought tho leaso in perpetuity was a disgrace to the colony and he believed the co operative system of labor was doing harm to the country instead of relieving the unemployed difficulty. He criticised at some length tho Public Works policy of tho Govern' ment, which ho thought could not fail to end in disaster. His opinion was that tho Financial Statement showed nothing but a hand to mouth policy from beginning to end.

Mr Fisher complained strongly of the action of the Government in oppos : ng the returns he had moved for giving information of interest to tho public on various subjects.

The debate was interrupted by tho 5.30 adjournment, and on (ho Uouge reßuminff at 7.30 p.m.,

Mr Fisher spoke for over two hours, and vehemently condemned tho Ministry for their interminable interference with every* body and everything in tho narao of Democracy. Ho said he saw signs and heard that during the coming elections Sir R, Stout would endeavor to detract tbe members from tho Government party. Mr McLean followed in a speech occupying over two hours Ho replied to Mt Fisher, and warmly defended tho Govornmeut administration.

Mr Wi'son, in a calmly critical speech, carried the debate on lor some time, when it was decided to adjourn. Tho Uoubo roso at 1 25 a.m.