Mr BARRON said Mr Cowan did his best to bring the District Railways Bill nuclei' tbe notice of Ministers with the one object of get ting the Waimea line brought under its pre visions. If the line were worth £110,000 as stated by expert, he did not see why that mouey should not be 'pnid to tho ratepayers who were entitled to it. If the bill passed its second reading he should endeavour to givo tlio Government less than £S<)00; but would give the cjmpauy the right to make the ratapnyers pay this amount, which h; thought they were justly entitled to do.
Tho motion for the second reading of tho bil was cai'iii'd by 28 to 21.
.OVEUNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL HOMES.
The Government. Loans to Lucid Bodies was rt'ceiv'i'd by niL'.-ixve from the Governor.
