PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1730, 7 September 1885, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

BLUNDERING RAILWAY RE a. URNS. INSUFFICIENT LAND FOR A SPECIAL SETTLEMENT. THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT BILL. THE COUNTIES BILL, PASSING THE ESTIMATES. COST Ur THE EXHIBITION BUILDING. In ti.e Ligi-lative Council on Thursday •ho Lina Bill whi.-h originated in the other cn,.mU-r j hvm d He second reading. in Foe lii-use of Representatives on Thursday there was some discussion as to when the Federation Resolutions should be considered, hut no definite decision was come to. The Minister for Public Works, in presenting a statement of the receipts and expenditure on ipui hues during the past year, admitted that t e had p.evmusiy made an error in the PublicWo. ks Statement, and said that the correct aliment was that the excess over last year on wuikuig isilways was 5s 2d per cent.,, •.LSU-.d of 10s 4d.ua he bad formerly stated. Th s shows that Mr Richardson was out in his hgf.res to the extent, of £30,000. Air Buchanan asked the Minister of Lands, If it wtie uue that representations had been made io the Department of Lands that the land available in the Mangahao Valley for the pnr-;o.-is of special settlement had proved in-.-aliicicLt tor the Masterton aud Woodviile iSpcdai Settlement Associations ? The Minister replied that a letter had been iiCcivcd fiom the Charleston Association to the effect that the land was not suitable. The remedy for an Association in such a case was to reduce their number pro rata, aud a rej ly bad been sent to that effect. The House tt en considered the Property Assessment Bill in 0 mmillie. On clause 13, property subject to taxation. Mr 'utter moved to reduce Lie £SOO (exemption) to £2OO. The Chaim in IMr Hamlin) said he could not receive t.ta auiindineut. because it entailed additio :il tax ition, and the assent of the Crown or i le House was not obtained. A long discuss' -n ensued and ultimately it was decided that ' he amount of the exemption should be £5 0. In another clause the Committee decided : ot to a,id agricultural implements and machin -y to Hit* list of ex-r-mpted property. Ultima! (y the bill was lead a third time aud pus: j. The Comur.tt; o,- Act Amendment Bill > is tin hj th tt’ i; ionsi.it rill iu Coinmitti-e, ; id ultimately lead a third time and pasted, m rtoiire the;: i\ 'eat 12.34.

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