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f-A.XlX.X,A.lME » NT
OF
TASMANIA.
[Br Emumio Tbleoiui'u.]
(rilOK OCR OWH OOBBSSFOKDEKT.)
HOBABT T.OV.H, TuESDiT, ACOtJSl 17,
1880.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
The rJj'EiKBU took the cliair at 4 p.m.
CAPTAIN Al/DLEV COOTE on
Thursday next, to ask the Minuter of
Lands ii be baa &uy objection to produce
all tho correipodeuce between the Gov
ernment and himself respeeting George
Town boing made a port of entrance and
clearance, and if there was any objection
to its being at once declared a port ol
CAPTAIN AUDLEY COOTE to uk
the Minister of Lands on 'ihunday
next, tbat all correspondence butweeu
the Government and Mr G. T. llitchie
respecting tho purchase of a portion
ol the West Lagoon be laid upon
tb- table of the Home; also, for
next Thursday, to ask the same
Minister if there it any objection to pro
duce the correspondsnoo with Air James
Ke»o relative fi the purchase, under sho
Waste Lands Act, of a portion of tho
Kast'Swarup, and for th« report of etiy
surveyor on the same ; also, for any
letters or petitions from pirtiei opposed
to the purchase of same by Mr Ritchie.
CAPTAIN AXJULHY GOUT*; to
mote on Thursday next, for ibo appoint
ment of a Select Coninittae to inquire
into and report upon air Kitebiu'i ap
rjlicition, and tho reply oi the Com
misiioneri with power to send for per
sons and papers.
Mr BALFE, on Thsrsdaj next, to aik
the Premier if it is the intention 01
Hiniiian to take n; steps during the
preient Beaiion of Parliament Cor investi
gating the working of the exialinj;
organisation of the Poling Force of the
colony, with a view, if the reply* be in
the negative, and if it should tie found
necessary to render it more e0#0iiv0 for
the due performance of it* fuoutiona ; to
tnon at a future dir, to bo named, for n
Select Committee to ooquire into the
game, with power to seed tor perooov ftod
Mr BALFE, on Thursday barf, lo
move ft* an addreis to His Excellency
tha Administrator of tlie Oonrament,
aikinK him to be pleated to lay upon the
table of tha House any oorreipondetii-t
ha may have respecting the conduct of ao
offlcsr uf the Volunteer Kifle Corps.
Mr GUNN, next Thursday, to ask the
A.ttore«y*General whether it is the inten
tion of Government to introduce a bill tp
put a tax on Runs, aod, il not, to move
for a committee of tho whole House to
oobsider an addreis to His excellency to
bring in a bill to that effect.
? -Hr-WKN, next 'i-h-jreday. *o move
for leave to brine in a bill Mating to the
feroteelion of gsme.
Mr OBOWi'HKK, on Thursday noxt,
to Ask the Attorney-General whether il
lithe intention of too Government to
briag in a bill, ai in England, for ilk
snaring of eleclion peljiioa-r, 20 order
.' Ihat the Judges may be the tribunal and
.not members of Prfriismeot.
MrOROWTHEU, on Thursday wit,
p) ask the Minister of Lands, if die Go
fernment have any i»t -olioa 10 tale any
ttepi to enable ibe pubbo to pats touod
..th* tUrynlle beaeh at Sand) 13sy, at
alt slates of tiio tide ; also, to uk if the
Oorenment have any intention to provide
?g-ieo« of land for a recreation ground in
%he city, or vicinity, for recreation pnr
J»lo«, for Friendly Suciutus of Holwt
Mown ana district
1 . Mr DOOLKY, on Thurdiy next, to
ulr, for a return in detail of all roads eon
?trueted undtr iho provisions of Public
Works Act, 1BCB, to be laid upon the
ttblsi
? .MlBBPWN, on Tbursdaj, to move
tfit productTon of all correspondence thai
his psfied baween the Colonial Beire
ary and tht Inspietor of Sbecp, snd
t«w»Jn the lattar sentltmsn and tlio
OhWIrjpa«brofSli.optn Vlslwis, wit
'?Card to Ike rcnipaiion tnd st-.ckino of
Km*', l.I.nd by the nrrsi-nL liuste,
(.?Sftlirr will, »,iy ii.forruui ion f,n, ur
Tl.c ArjYlKJf&y.UENEttAL moved
??condr-aiu,,! 'Uirrisier'. snd Alt r
nrys Aft Anii-nHm'Ut Bill,' sayinf it
procli-n 1 f I ..mania witli that uf th.'
mjier Au«m.liai c.loniia, as lo iUb ail
iiMKBion uf ctlonit-ya uuij hartUterri.
in tin? TcKnia,im pracihi1. If t'lis lull
|ia-»fd into loir 11 wuuldbeol -.s»ianrr
to leBii (,'iilU.,um trnvellmg from Tas
maniu to other coloDies for tile uurr-D-p
of nrnctiBc. ' '
Mr DOBSOM wcondod the iuoUoo,
ssymt- than waitnorc inducoment for tho
younp men of this colony to seek eucagO'
ruaiit cUiowhoM, putftere was no indgae
inont hero barriators from othc-r
colonies. He Dolieved thot the Supremo
i^oim 01 J-ew ,-outn Wales had recently
allured their rules because Tasmania had
thrum difficulties in tlio iroy uf Sydney
MessrsDALFK and LEWIS aupported
tho bill which was read a aecond time
mont, and ^as read n third time and
passed.
Mr JUST moroJ that Iho Hon«e
reiolro iitclf intu a ojmmittco of tho
n-linle to f, )n»i,ler 1I10 raition— ' Tint an
address ba proented lo Uis Excellency
tlir Governor, praying tliat hn will pause
to bo introduced iutj this Hou-e a 13:11 to
reiervo a certain portion of tile Ka.torn
owsmPi Launcoslon, for military pur-
posci.' The mover pointed oul that ii
was absolutely necessary lo secure a pieco
of land for a rifle ran^e for tho Voluuteeri
of Launcprton.
The iUMjiTEB OF LANDS fla«
some reasons why be didnotconsidtr that
anypraotjcal gosj) oonlj arise from (he
WrDO]'lSOS'»ajopp-oiodioalifna(in(t
a piece of land altogother t'or merely
military purpmra.
The . JIINISl EU OF LANDS thousht
moie hi, rraslhn «as required brfoto the
motion iras agreed t3.
MrJUSI'.aid ho wsn quite preW'd
nottopwas the mattor tliat d»y| but lie
saidt(iicunlgiilii-molionwaiai;reodtotlie
rifle ran^e woul J ho entirely spoilt, that is
if, as ho was informed— that portion of the
:-wiunp waa to bo cut up and sold for
building purposes. It was desirable that
the land should be secured for a ritio
lance. If Ministers hud no intoution of
cutting up tho land, why could they ob
ject to its being secured I
The motion was then agreed to, and
Thursday week fixed for the Conimit
Mr JUST'S motion, ?' that all petitions
and all correspondence rospuutiug iho
separation of tho districts of Scottsdalo
and Hingarooma from Iho Municipal
district of Portland bo laid on tho table
of the Uousu,' v.is agreed in, us whs ahtj
Mr Just's motion— ' that all potititioili
aud correspondence respecting tha estab
lishment of a polioo station, and the ap
-ointiiii'iit of police to tho district of
Upper llingirooiun, bo laid on the table
of the homo.''
Mr JU-T moved, in accordance wilh
notice, for Ienvo tn brini' in ' a in'lt 1,1
amend the Memorial Lauds Act, 1877.'
The AHOIIXJir-GENEIUI. drew
attention to tha fact that Guvernmcnt
had a similar hill upon tho notice uanor
and ihat it would be inconvenieut to
have two bills with similar titles
Mr .'UST nreifoJ lor leave tj brine in
the Bill, and leave wa, Bivon.
The bill was introduced and re id » first
t;me, orderrd tj be pricteJ, and the
srrnnd readiojT set dbwn for Tburjdsy
Mr Juil's motion for 'a return to be
laid on the table of the Houto showing
mmn ol all tnuatt it tho Milusr?
Barracks, liobsrt Town, the rentals paid,
-nd the duration of the lessee,' ™
apeed to.
Jlr JFST (lion mor(d 'That (he
House revolve itself into a oommiitee of
tie whole to eon.ider (he motion ;' that
an address he (irosentedto H is Excellency
the Governor, praying that he witt be
pleated to cause to be introduced, into
this Honte a Mi to amend ' The Volun
teer *ct,' 42 Viet., Nn, 12, providing : —
l.t. For the repeal of section 13 or the
paid act. 2nd. Fur the enlistment of all
Yuluntcer* lor a period ot not le-s than
Oft' d r ' I i [ ' **
Gnes and pcnsltiea for brascn of enlist
abje equipment during period of serrice.
5tn. For the payment to every Voluutccr
who ahsl! be efficient during his three
years' service, and at the expiration
thsreof of s bounty of not less than tec
cuineai. Slh. Fur the orf;snisilion of a
Reserve Force, (0 c mti(( of trained
Volunteers who fhill ' hare received the
Government boun'y. Ab^ for stiob other
purposes ss nis Excellency may deem
Mr JUST said this was the same
motion that ho had given notice of
in the Int. sesaioa of Psiliament,
but he had been persuaded not tp
prococd with, it then, as there was
a Soled iConunittca siltipt(. qpun the
Volunteer Force, and it was urged, that
h.e would attain. Jiis objoqt b; ^^ndUtg
and a bill had been brought in, tfut
it hbd been burked wilh many others at
the end uf the scission. iU had since
made every enquiry an| taton . the
opinion of many, all of which'had fended
of thi- meuura. Ba was well awars
that the mtliury authorities, both in
Melbourne and here approved of it. tie
trusted the Uouso would allow him to
i;o into committee, aud then he would
mnro fully explain his proposals.
The House agreed tg the motiou, and
Mr JDSTjnamed Thutsdaj week (or tlie
Hr JDST'S motion that all reports
and correspondence on the Bubject of
reorganisation of Oie Volunteer Force be
l*id oi the Uble of tli« llousa was agreed
Mr CLUlli obtained loato to intro
duce a bill to amend tho Small Debts
Act. Tim bill was road a first time,
ordered tn be printed, and the second
reading fixed for Thursday week.
Tho House then adjourned at five
miuutei to 0 o'clock to li&lf.put 7.
The House resumed at half-past
The Colonui Tkeasdbeb brought
of finance papers and re-turns, including
tho Supplemcnlirr Estimates for 18711
and 1K80, and estimates of probable ex
penditure and rtvonue for 1681, which
were ordered to DC printed, iueuolonisl
Treasurer also tabled further correspon
dence in relstho to the Main Lion
lUilway. witU a list of debentures falling
doe ill 1880 ( debentures sold since 1879,
tAv.tler with 1'ost Ofiicg aod Telegraph
(return.
The OOLONrALTRKABUIlEUmoved
thit the Speaker leave the cbair for the
Supply, which, bring carried,
The TREASURER said it wa- his duly
thrt evening, in first addressing the Com
.mittre of Supply to plscs before them all
fte.Vipi»tmatii»»i'ip, hji bossi^ioa ,wit
reipert to the finances of the colony. On
tbr llllli January last he bad made a
'6i'liii'i!0Uim-a°d,ii r°tl.o nrnbsble ni-musi'
tie. , f tlio €-h,iii.(! year 1879 and the year
I8SU. 1 1 n.,i nuu' his duty to revise
lh.se li;uro» m,.l iliow how the figures
hal criaiiKetl. and In pliro those to ho
relied upun for 1S81 belore llirni. lie
hai amiripated that tho year 1H7' would
thai |,al bo'-n rvdiieril by taviiiys, lo the
«uti of Wltla U 01 as the actual
HrficVnc;- I Ii.-j,-arl87'.l commented will..
Tim lull arcmnli .. f that year had bten
laid upon tho Lai].' of that Uiuie. in
paper 7i-, but thcro were one or two
matters he must touch upon, so that the
House might thoroughly understand tho
figurei. The first page of tbat paper
showed an apparent, deficiency of
£W2,M9, but he hoped to show them
saiislacorily how tU' large deGcieucr
wst omdo up. la 1H7'J there was not
only the current joar's interest fcr the
Slain J.ine lttiiwsy, £32.l--«, but there
was a suspense account ot U7X.544, being
'hi* arrears of ihe years 18iti'77 aod
1H78, which, although paid some time
biclf, had never been drbitod to the
nprount. It was now debited to the year
1870. riii», witii £7ill) for treasury
I!ill-, and a aura of iJKr.lW, eilimatcd i.t
nulstandiog cUirni, left a probable, defi
eloncv f'r 1R7'J, on all accounts, of
1:10,712 7« 2d, lets provided for by
IV asury liills. 1 . be roHocmed by snnual
insulments of £10,i 00, leaving an actual
Hpfieit, lo commcucd the year 1880, ol
£7712 7« 2d. The House must bear In
mind that when tlio present Ministry
B'otnireil the Treasury llilli issue lor
£1»1,i«jO, his prodveessor had anlici)-at,-d
a murh larger detiuioncy, but lie (Mr
Giblin)had not done so. lie had told
the House, that the £100,000 should be
paid out of the revenue, and retired hi
if rile of £10,000 a year, but it was pot
ylglit to tie tie heoas of tSa Treasurer by
providinc for buch a large amount. Bis
prjpogs! iris an equivaleot one to adding
the amount to the permanent debt of the
colony, Tgkir.g that amount then as t
temporary loan, they commenced tlie
vc.r JKSO with a deficiency of £7712 7-
23. 'This wns bctier than in 1878.
Through the Baring in votes for 187!/
being larger than expected, they com
menced ibSQ with that deficiency
after providing for all the accumulated
interest on tin Main Line Railway.
ihe UOuse having agreed to the minis
terial proposals f.rr equalising the revenue
and expenditure, they then started in
1880, with this deficiency of £T,T12i mi
a projjable reveoue uf £8l-0,u00. But
they had aslted Wrliatnent fur oodilioi/al
nsrenue, estimsled at £50,000 a year,
and tho position that they noiv -tood in
relulleJ from tual. The year 1679 was a
bid one, fuowinQ b. fallttj^ off 10 CDstom*,
rai]n-0T^f Po»i oflics, ami iclcrrftjilu Ttte
pastofflcn, vlii-b ira« & liarometur of lln
public pnmponty, siioved a vary wniJi
increase. Had H not been for the BQcce-s
ot'tninivg, the ye*c 1S7'J would htrc
iIiowd very badly fur Tsimar,in, but ilie
mdu'try preveot-d ihnt. TnsmaDia «?«?
tlie only oao of the Atifttiiitti group
w'lirh showed any expansion of interests.
Sir Gibini quoted irnia a pxihiicttioo oo
baniia. «howinC that vbilit Ntw Zoa
i&ad and Sonth Auttralitt ghowed a
fstlling oil in ndvanceit TatiuaDik ibowcd
ten per cein. lucreaie. But had it Dot
been tvT tbo iucccbb of tbe miDion 10
diiiirr Ta.mauia would oot ba in bt-r
prtifot VT'ispGrooi si&tt1. We then vom
menced 1880 wilh a deficiency of £7,712.
The estimated expenditure hsd been
£388723. Tbeic was nora Supplemen
tary Eitimtte for £H-'l,i(i7, and which he
hoped lo show wta not eicetsirc ; £8000
beins f jr aid to main rosds ; £l,B0u fur
the Melbourne Elhibilion : really forced
upon Mini.ler.., £1500 for interol ; i'SOO
fur premiums ou exchange to Loodon ;
which lifter amounts had arises izotn tho
Treasurer's arccunti being embarratsed
by Parliament Wing cJottd without psss
ioij the !.osn« U:li of last susion, and the
TresiurorV calculations were thus frus
trated, and he had to remit to Knglund
the mm of £56,(100 to rnoet debentutos
(?llinf do* and out provided for. There
was also new exps&diturB, consequent
upon the new tacts, to the extent of
£2000 in tbe Supplcnifntsry Estimates,
but this brought iu some 'CiO.OjO. There
wero also some anticipated taring* on
1S7U. whieh. in 1880, wi.uld amount to
about £SW0. He expecied ti receive
from nil sources, for tho jear 1880,
£418,191 10 i 11, and out of thai to pro
vide for cerWiu Treasury UiUa £7000 and
£10,000, which became due in 1880, but
tije Treasurer would ask for tlie transfer
on £7030 under 43 Vicl. re 19. In Ibe
a;-ps»dui J of the fiuaocf papvr irouJd bs'.
found a detailed list of the consolidated
rtrermo for 1880. The eitiwiio of.
menr. U ni m-muielled lut sexion,
and the chances were epeCulstive, aud si,
leit that, wbilit we were equalising the
tariff they were not very sure it the result
wonid realise the increase to tup revenuo
expected. And it hsd been In operation
now too short a time to aiy if the tariff
woilld. realist all expectations. All
attempts to obtain reliable information
Had bsen frustrated. Tbe values
pi goods under tlio measurement dut ei
wero varici and unreliable. Some gavu
nclieb values and othgri merely nominal
onea. But for all jJi.ai-tioal purposes
iay might take the cuetomi for
le seven months of the present year as
yielding flD.TCMl over the corrupoodiug
period of lait year. It was' also satisfac
tory to know that tilt Customs dulira
continued good, ss list wesV over £li000
hsd bron rtctivfd, and that was very
iruod for th- month of Aueuit. Th»
1880 wss £2.'0,iio, or about £10,000
more than I87U, If we got ss much'
fir the latt (Ire months at wa
?lid for the- corresponding period of
last year they would actually got more
than the estimate. Ho belioiod that the
£slimsfcH would bo fully barne out, as
the import* and .export! were showing a
marked increase upon tuose of last year,
Lite hon. gentiem.an here quoted tli9
lljrptel for the put sevou montpi,
which have alresdy been published
in ihe ' Chronicle.' Rtferridg to the
progress of mining, ho showed that,
whilst iu 1873 'Ur export of gold waa
£15,000, in 187'J it was £145,0110, as re
ported to havo passod tlirough tho Cug
tmns, but Mr Shaw believed that
£^30,000 was nearer the actual amount.
Kurtho tirst seven months of the present
year wo had passed through the Customs
£131,000 worth of sold, but £200,000
wati tlie raoro probable amount exported.
M- Giblin then referred to tho increase
in oxports of tin, and exprossed hla opinion
that ho was confident the estimates
of revenue would be sustained. Spirits
had not increased, no more had tobacou,
which he did not expect from causes be
had meutioncd lost session. Cnder mesut
other heads theru wero large increases,
and although we lost largely upon ooaraer
fabrics of draperr, yet upon the Gner
class of goods of drapery there wore
large increases. In the first six months'
of 1880 then had been aud increase
of £000, under this head boots
and shoes also showed a largo increase.
Thore was a total increase nu the seven
months of this year of £8000 in this
branch There woro also, other items
which showed tho prcQress of tho coun
try. In order to moot criticism ho had
referred to these matters to show tho
position of the oountry. Iu the post
^o^^^ppe^Uxl), .th048Jhf»
of letters passing through, yot there wo*
tllouth in 1871 the revenuo hue 1:12,00 i|
in 1879 it was £2i,OQ0, whilst the Hum
ber of lotwrs hid trebled. Tho use of
fho Money Order Otfic*, Department
showed a good increase, an the orders wero
£98,000 iu 1879, against £37,000 in 1873.
The Government had mm upeniid :-0 now
oflicua, and thay proposed lo ducreawi tho
commission payablo on monuy . orders.
Iho question of Postal couiiuuniuitiou
with Great Britain had been coua'derod,
and wheu matters wero more settled in
Victoria, they hoped to be able t ' ronko
a more satisrsolory arrsng^ment The
post office wprk had be«njrenly increased
bv the issuinc of reveoua stamps ant
intpriMed sUnpi. These bad boon of
some alight inconvenience to mercantile
rhob, buf had provrd Isrcely bnneEcisl to
tlie revenue. This had increased by
£1000, snd he exported next year full?
£3000 more from tin's source. (Hoar,
hoar.) Th« Treasowr then referred to
tho workmeofthetelegraphoOico, sitting
tiist then wat still a f'llioi: oif uf ublo
business, but he hoped by arranging for
» decreased tariff to increase rha businesf.
(Hear, btjl1). ff.odnubl when muttcra
wers more settled in Victoria, they would
he able lo reduce tho cable charges. Re
ferring to the small telegraph oflicea
which did not pay their etpenses and had
been kept on at the urgent demands of
posed lo reduce 17 of them from i4U to
£?6, as atrislmessurebeforeclo&ing tbom
alt^grther. Rtforring to. the new taxea,
tbat on beer had boen a novelty, but it
was not likely to be so long, for both Kew
Soulh Wslei end New Zesland were
going to impose it, and the latter colony,
tho first obposer of it, now proposed a
sixpenny duty. In EnsUnd it was also
proposed to submit it. Its operation
here bad been rather peculiar, as it wss
generally thought that a tax of this kind
gravitated to tbe consumer, but Here me
brew? r« were cither so patriotic, or their
proGts were to large that it was a pleating
spectacle to tee the bctr the fame price
to the consumer, whilst the tax produced
£13,000 this year, and £10,000 wat ei
pected for the noxt year. The tax upon
dividends had been (Ubjected to
criticisms, ss it wst called a tax upon
producers, whilst that on laud was not,
and it was believed the tax would
haminr the mining intereati, bm lie
denied tbat. They had received £2500
for Ihe first fire months, and £745
ot thai wss paid by tho Tas
mania Gold Mining 0o.. and he only
wished he had been one of the fortunate
shareholders. £075 had been received
from the Mount BischofT Tin Mining
Co., £367 from the New Ohum Gold
M ining Co., and £505 from the banks,
leaving about £240 fr»in other companies.
Ho wss quite ru*4y to allow tho lion.
mcoW for Geurge Town that the
struggling proapsclot had not paid niueh.
act would ho required, especially thai
referring to tlio registration uf companies
(hoar, hoar), hut ho hoped no successful
attempt would be mado to sweep anay
any source of revenue under thftt head.
Krom the Heal Property act they ex
pected to receive £»3,00d this year, and
next year £zu,uuij. i na raios iar me
present year irero being collected on
existing tolls, and though not payable
till the 1st August upwards of £8 100 had
been already rocoived, yet maoy demands
not yet issued. The taxpayers had come
forward with alacrity showing that the
owners of the soil had been prepared for
this tax. The; must boar in mind that
side by side with this taxation they
received, under tbe Main Uoads Act,
£20.000 snd a total abolition of all tolls.
Large liabilities had been assumed
by^fae Gov&auuent which had hithurto
fatten upon tho landholders. The estimates
of expenditure aud revenut for the current
year would then laave a probable surplus
of £13,678 3s Hi, but aa we commenced
with a delicienoy, that was reduced to
£49150 lfii (id, so that if the Treasury wat
not loaded with frtgh demands we should
close tlie year with all deficiencies ex
punged, less the balance of ihe £100,0 ».
Wo thus commenced the year 1881 with a
probable credit balance. The estimated
revenuo for that year was 14 J5.070. and
he eipeoted vtwould.be fully maintained.
and referred specially to different items
of revenue. The tax on dividends was
set down at £5000, and that might be
considerably excoeded if mining still
prospered. From figures iu l.is possession
iti could say that stamps, both, post
age and revenue, would fully war
rant the amounts expected. lie did
not expect any improvement in territorial
revenue, but rather a decrease, as tho
grtod timas had passed away when
£75,000 a year had been received. The
revenue Irow that source was now only
sufficient to meet the just demands on it
for aid to roadl, bridges, etc. He had
been compelled to take a smaller revenue
from the huinaetton and Western lino
of rail. Ho had oxpocUd ti',-\M
for I8S0, but for J881 not so
much wss looked for on aocouut of the
-imiior area of land being under culti
vation. He had, therefore, reduced the
otimate for 188! by £1600. Gut Isking
evBrvLhinc into consideration they were
warranted in looking for £(35,070 from
1881. In tha exnenditura the totil came
10 £414,971. This looked large for T.t
mania, when a few years back £239,000
sufficed, but expense as we 1 as pros
perity wst going on. Population, he was
happy to say, wat alto increasing. De
partments showed a decreate, but aids to
msmroldi tn increase of £13,000, In
1881 we bsd £35,000 to eipeud. under
Uiii hesd, when a few years back il wbs
the ttnwtyped £1000. In some depart
ments small ilemt were promised to Civil
servant* by hit predecessors, but
withheld but year Tli-se would
.mount to about £1300, but in
committee he would give all information.
Interest would also be a large item, bnt
ho had put It down at £100,000 instead
of £92,( 00. In consequence of the now
Audit Act it was necessary to provide for
all expanses, instead of leaving them for
supplemeutage vo'es. Clerical establish
ment hod decreased by £4000. Out dour
relief was also reduced by £1000, and had
been careluuy looKea to auring tlie.
offices to tho extent of about £3500, The
total proposed expenditure for 1881 was
4424,971 it 2d, loss £10,000 for tho
yeaiv proportion of Treasury Hills, aud
thus, If the revenue waa sustained, hu
expectod to close the year with a credit
balance of £14,901 14s 4d. If the Mouse
would assist him to restrain expenditure,
the surplus would be maintained. The
Uouaa would act unwisely if it took from
tho Treasurer any of the amounts placed
at hit disposal. Everything promised
troll for the success of the new taxes.
Jj«t tho House assist to improve the
machinery, bnt not attempt to withdrau
any of die amounts. The Minister of
Lands would in a few days submit a
schema of Publio Works, including the
completion of the Meraej and Deloraino
Railway to deep water to Torquay. Public
Building were required, including
considerable repairs lo the hospital tt
LtunceitoB, aid £130,000 for main and
other roads. Full details would be placed
before them, and if aitented to tbe Hinit
try would probably be blamed for their
moderation, l.t would be neeontry to go
into tbo London markat for a new loan,
and no time was so favorable sb tbe prc
tent, There were £63,600 of debent
turn falling due, and those already paid
ue, of curreat revenue, and they must
find means to replace the amount. Tlie
Treasurer quoted thu items required,
amounting to £o(i0 000, of which £'Ji»,OuO
would bo ixauoJ in l.onduii, and tl.u ro
miuuder, UidflOO in tlio colony aa many
truituua liked them fnr investment. Mr
C'iblin hero '[wled Irmu ' Wetiuartlia
Circular' of 7th July, showing the
prospect* uf chenp money aliuad, and
lU smisfaet.jry condition cf the Tas
nituiiau 4 [K.T ctiDt. loan uii tUo Luuiigii
nwrltet which had advance., from t'94 lo
£07. Mr -Jibliii proreodod to cumiiuru
with those o'nbit Zealand, allowing lUt
the lattors 6 per ccnu. were at £1*7, mid
their 4 per cent,, loan had beon fixed on
the market at £7'J. Taaoiinifl should
look to New Zealand as a warning
against outoriiijf into uiironiuneratiTc
projects. (Uear, hear.) Ue quite
agreed thst it wbs right to borrow money
to advance the colony, but he urged
moderation. Whilst no doubt tbe other
aide would urge liberal --l| enditur,. tli«j
must tube e&re they Jid not Ijiuurli them
Bclvcs into tie position of NTow Zrulatid.
Ue llipn referred lo Ihe necrssiiy of
establishing a Sinking Fund lhal should
psrjer, and stated he propospd ni- paid
C. uniiissioMeri but tho Coloniu! .Sec
rotary for tho tinio lining, an.l the
Auditor lo hold debentures to
bo provided out nf thu proposed
loan to tho amount of £40, c 00, tli.il iieiug
the amount an books, and su to have an
actu&l fund yoarly accuin luting as o.
thay foil duo. lie rufcrrod to the faat of
our permanent debt, having been in
H^ftliuJud10 hf cuniJiYulou'rV 'tenna
to the poNition Ta-roaaia uccupii'd iu tlie
eyes other colonios. Doing tbfr o&Iy one
of tbe Colonial group that bad provided
Tor her past expenditure. He hid ro
r wish iliflt they could prevail upon their
Parliament to pr .ride tqunlly well
for their wadIj. We vrero the onlj
prcipnt jew, hnd nude his budget
? peecK without i»king for addi
tional tiiktion. (Hear, hear). He
reforreJ to the party strife that
had stilted, sad tbe efraia be gtro to his
peraonil fftlinci when he agreed ti a
Coalition Government, but he liad *.icri
GoM bin personal leelions limply as a
diichargs of hifl duty to (lie country in
wliick be wai boro, and to which be
owed everything. (Krar, hear.) Coalition
baJ icbirved what it had proposed. He
untr thanked the House for tbe patient
hearing thfy had x'wen him. havinc
trefipaaied longer than he intended ou
their t imo. Hi) niovod that the chairninn
report protjroas, and aik leave to ait again.
If lion, meinborfl winhod it, he was pre
pared to c° (-n to-niorroWi but if it were
tho wish of the llousu he would adjourn
the debate t.» Friday.
Air UiWlX vouiti go »n twwrrow.
Mepsra l'lLLlMiKlt and UALKLauid
that ao many wtmiheTa v/ure absent that
they wiahed to adjourn to Friday.
Mr JUST said it was members faults if
tliey were not prutetit. It w&& urk'«(i that
it aliuuld bo a short session, and they hud
bolter get on with the busincGst.
MrUmDDON also suppoitcd going
Evculually 'a formal voto for £03 lor
the office-keeper of the Le^i-iatiTe
Council was jas^d, and the TKIiA
SUHKH mored that the Chairman report
progress, and ask Leare to sit suain to
morrow (\\ odnesday), at members if not
inclined to fio en then could open the
Tnis was sgropd to, and the House
adjourned at 0.20 lo 1 p.m. on W'cdnes
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