PARLIAMENTARY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 3419, 3 September 1896, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

g THE LOAN. g- (Per Press association.) »d - id Wellington, This day ae After the telegraph office closed this >r- morning, the Premier replied to the third gs reading of the Aid to Pablic Works and im Land Settlement Bill. He said the leader of the Opposition had failed to rise to the or occasion in the speech be had made in the ds, afternoon, for it was an absolutely mean>m iaglesß utterance, consisting of a string of .ho misrepresentations. Captain Bussell had ng frequently on a pablic platform daring era the recess, stated that a small loan might be necessary, and yet when that loan was sei proposed he strongly opposed it. Mr of Seddon denied that be had stated that if in this Bill was not passed financial disaster a mid result to the colony, and he quoted aid his nncorrected Hansard proof to show ime that he had not used the term “ financial n a diiaster.” It was a case of wilful mis iin representation on the part of Captain aiy IRußse , for the purpose of injuring the of credit of the country. This Bill was bat required for the good of the colony, and sof he scooted the idea that the money wonld not. be used to work the general elections. >red He coaid tell the House this, that the dier present Government had been hampered lay by engagements entered into by the ition Atkinson Administration, especially in con* regard to the construction of railways, bioh ind they had been committed by that Gointo. rernment to carry or certain works. Only the fee other day £50,000 were authorised for i for tee Harbor Board witboat a mnrmnr, yet diets they found votes in this Bill for most noke isportant works assailed with a storm of that Unless the money asked for pear* in the Bill was provided it would he rows impossible for the Government to meet all , ths reqairements in regard to school buildings, more telegraph extension, etc., and at the same time to carry on land settlement. The non* cry of the election pledges against bor non- miring was a mere bogey. Some of the birds members who were voting against this at of Bill had supported the financial proposals , Tbe of the Government as contained in the birds Financial Statement. Where then, be , non* nked, was their consistency ? All more parte of the colony would fairly partici an be pate in the benefits of the Bill, and on be Canterbury wonld be no exception. Members mast see that the revival in likely the gold mining industry on the West rill do Coast must cansa a corresponding revival ristici if trade in Canterbury He combated rietis Hr Allen’s contention that the raising of toality tbe money onder this Bill wonld entail , increased taxation. mean On a division the third reading was toes tarried by 31 to 21 and the Bill passed, in tb( The House rose at 2 20 a.m. ile ii The following is the division list : ice t< Ayes, 31—Buick, Cadman, Carnell, oy tb( Carroll, Duncan, Flatman, Graham, Hall, tob; Hill Jones, Harris, Hogg, Joyce, Kelly rends H, Lawry, McGowan, J. M'Kenzie, R lost McKenzie, M Lachlan, Millar, Mills, indol Morrison, Newman, O’Regan, Wi Pere, iguiab Pinkerton, G. W. Bussell, Seddon, E. M. dition Smith, T. Thompson, Ward, Willis, noeoi Noes, 21—Allen, Buchanan, Collins, krnsbaw, GreeD, Hone Heke, Lang, favo fowis, Muslin, Massey, M'Guire, M‘Nab, he ol Meredith, Mitchelson, Montgomery, W. ir tbi l Russell, Saunders, G. J. Smith, Stout, o plw Turner, Wilson. bis aj Pairs, Ayes—Stewart, Larnach, Carasboel froae, Guinness, Stevens, Parata, Crowther, my ° Honiton. ept 1 Noes—Dathie, Button, Bell, G. Hutcbi yea bn, Te Ao, J. W. Kelly, Pirani, Fraser. i matt ————— ■ ■ ■