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 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page726936 {stature fo take action which might interfere with the efficiency of the Volunteer service. On the contrary, there seems reason to hope that sufficient funds will readily be granted to carry on that service upon a proper footing. But some of the increases proposed on the Supplementary Estimates under heading ' Vol- unteers,' were evidently most distasteful to the " House. It is well known that the arrange- ments made for the Inspectorate of Volunteers were in direct contravention of a resolution of the Legislature which Sir William Robinson had overlooked, and these arrangements have proved far from satisfactory in their working. The Inspector, who the House was assured by the late Goveanor would act as drill instructor, seems gradually to be blossoming into a species of miniature Commander in Chief; and not only has it been found requisite to import a non- commissioned officer to do the work which the Inspector was specially engaged to perform, but for the latter, also, various emoluments and allowances have been proposed, never contem- plated when the office was created and quite unnecessary except on the assumption that a transformation of the position is designed. Against these proposed increased emoluments for the inspectorate members decidedly re- belled. They never have approved the creation of the office but have simply for a time ac- cepted the situation brought about by Sir Wil- liam Robinson's mistake, and the best the Gov- ernment can do in the interests of volunteering is as far as possible to keep that office in the back ground. Wk have received another answer to Mr Wild- ing's communication, published in the West Australian of the 12th July, but as Mr. Thros- sell has already been heard at length upon the subject, and.aa our space is at present greatly restricted we cannot do more than give extracts from this second reply. Mr. Wilding, it appears; gave a quotation from a letter signed "Pro Bono Publico" in a farm which the writer of that letter holds to be'garbled.' Refering to this quotation " Pro Bono Publico" now writes: ?' I asserted that the distance from Northam to Newcastle via the Avon was some 20 miles and that from that line back towards the east for 20 miles the country was settled, and, as we under- stand the word, thickly settled ton, thus giving 400 square miles of settled country asa feeder for the railway. Further, that the line from Spencer's Brook to Northam was required not so much for the townsite alone as for the purpose of tapping this fertile area, which Mr. Wilding asserts is so sterile and barren that it is incapable of growing a wild oat six inches high. Why, not six months ago,: £840 cash wasi paid fora farm of 200 acres freehold, of which only 150 acres was cleared and fenced, the property being. without permanent water; a second property of 120 acres, badly cleared and fenced and without farm buildings, fetched £240 ; a third of 200 acres sold for £500? all cash?and this in the very centre of the area I have mentioned, which, so far from being what'Mr. Wilding describes it to be, produces annually some 40,000 to 50,000 bushels of corn and 800 to 900 tons of hay, while under favourable circumstances the settlers col- lect many hundreds of tons of sandalwood dur- ing the year, to say nothing of their wool pro- duce, gnm, etc. Then again: the township . of Northam is not represented by three policemen and two school teachers alone, but possesses two places of worship, three hotels, two steam manu- factories, seven stores, two public schools, and a literary institute?one of the businesses mention- ed alone representing £12,000 in value per annum?while the population in the town and suburbs amounts to 400souls.' An 'EastwardSquatter' writes tons:?'Some short time ago 1 noticed a paragraph in the Eastern: Districts Chronicle, I believe an extract from the Governor's account of his tour through the colony. The gist of it was that it was not difficult to understand the reason why Western Australia had lagged behind in the great ra ce of progress?those reasons being the large quan- tity of barren land, want of water, prevalence of poison, and ravages of dingoes, etc. If this was the opinion of the Governor after passing through the best portions of the Southern districts of the colony, I should like to hear His Excellency's views after visiting its Eastern and South-eastern portions. I think the Governor would come to the conclusion that to compel people outside the Central Districts to take up their ninds in 20,000 acre blocks at a rental of 10s. per thousand would be little short of oppression. I think in- stead of acquiescing in the raising of these rents he would feel inclined to advocate their reduct- ion. The majority of the lauds in question arc made np of 70 per cent, barren forest and thicket intermixed with poison, 10 per cent, bald and flat rocks and the remaining 20 per cent, grass lands so poor that it is almost impossible to burn them oftener than.once in seven years. And for this grand country, unless the present regula- tions be modified, we shall shortly be called upon to pay 10s. per thousand for the whole of it, or at the rate of 50s. for all that is of any us e. The Commissioner of Crown Lands being a gentleman who knows something of Eastern and South-Eastern Districts I think we ought to e x- pect a little consideration at his hands. I am sure that if that gentleman were questioned as to the accuracy of my statements he would allow that I have not much exaggerated. I think it would be better to reduce the maximum area of the blocks to 5.000 acres, fixing the rental at 10s. per thousand. Lots of small blocks which are now bringing in nothing would then be taken up. 1 . suppose the Government think that if the blocks are reduced in size the squatters will pick the eyes ont bf their runs and throw up the rest. This little dodge might have been resorted to years ago, but, now, every small patch within 150 miles from York has a track leading to it and is known to almost every one in thc district, so thatifitisof any real good it is certain to be occupied at once. People a re too selfish to allow their neighbours to indulge in Govern- ment grass gratia. I feel sure that iftheGov ment knew this back country aud were aware of tile hardships and drawbacks incident to sheep farming in lands where the feed patches are so small and so scattered, they would never sanc- tion the proposed doubling of those out-district rents without providing for a reduction in the minimum size of the blocks.' The Supplementary Estimates, embodying the recommended increases to salaries, finally passed through committee on Tuesday last without having undergone very material alteration. Members who were dissatisfied with the work of the Finance Committee in regard to the revision of salaries, complained that it wa s useless offer- ing any opposition to the scheme prepared for their acceptance owing to an alleged packed majority in favour of its details. Asa matter of fact, however, only the. Government bench of four members, and the four members of the Finanoe Committee?eight in all, in a House of twenty four?contd be said to be any sense of the word pledged to the increases on the Esti- mate, and the fact that scarcely any alterations were made in those increases, shows clearly that the House, when enlightened upon the reasons which influenced the committee in proposing them, became fairly well satisfied with the work of the.revisers?so far, at any rate, as that work had gbue. It has been contended that the Executive Government were abdicating their proper func- tions in committing this work to the body known as the Finance Committee?a budy, by the way, which, we understand, did not accept thc duty without much reluctance. Bat it must be re- membered that business men, unconnected with tile Government and furnished with full data, would be more likely to arrive at just conclusions than Heads of Departments dealing with their own recommendations, and this w as probably what influenced the Governor in calling in the assistance of Ids responsible financial advisers instead of determining the matter in Executive Council. We have stated that the House seem- ed fairly well satisfied with the work of revision of salaries, so far as it had gone. Where dissatis- faction entered was that it did not go far enough. The Legislature had advised a general increase of salaries, in view of the increased cost of living aud of the improved state of the finances. What, exactly, a ' general increase' was under- stood to mean by members individually, dues not se em very clearly apparent, different construct- ions having been placed upon the phrase. But there eau be no doubt that a wider interpretation than that accepted by the Finance Committee would have given greater satisfaction, and al- though it is understood that the members of that bolly did not limit themselves to any i>articular amount asa maximum beyond which the in- creases to be recommended should not go, nor allowed their action to be hampered by the terms of the minute which was designed to guide their- deliberations, it is gener- ally regretted that they did not. see their way toa larger liberal ty. However, with the information they had before them they maybe accepted as better judges than thost who are without such information, and it is doubtful whether any other revising body would havegiven i greater satisfaction, J BANK RETURNS, General Abstract, showing the average amount of the Assets and Liabilities of the undermen-j Honed Banks, in Western Australia, for the quarter ending 30th June, 1884, from the sworn j returns .? ASSETS. Banks. Coined gold and slyer & other (joi n- ed metuls. Landed Property. Notes and Bills of other banks. Balances due from other banks. All debts due to the banks. Total amount of assets. Western Australian Bank ... National Bank of Australasia Union Bank of Australia lid. Bank of New South Wales . .. £ s. d. 22,065 2 0 51,503 4 4 55,53114 1 6,60114 8 £ s. d. 8,454 0 0 7,093 17 4 5,014 8 0 4,489 9 10 £ B.d. 59200 93417 1 549187 £ 8. d. 6,261 9 5 6,419 17 3 'l2192 £ s. d. 319,673 17 5 246,406 2 8 243,625 16 ll 26,463 8 10 £ 8. <L 312,357 18 8 304,712 17 7 37,572 12 6 Totals J135.70115 1125.047 15 2 20S7 15 8 [ 12,694 5 10 1 836,174 5 10 11 .0 19 .1 85 177 ?Note?This includes public securities, £7,500. LIABILITIES. Banks. Western Australian Bank ... .. National Bank of Australasia ... Union Bank of Australasia Ld. Bank of New South Wales. Notes in circulation not bearing interest. £ s. d. 11;495 0 0| 9,560 0 10,203 ll 563 3 Bill in cir dilation not bear- ing inter- est. £ B.d. 361 7 101 20577 765 12 ll Balances due to other banks. [27,139 19 Ol 5 501 49 75 Deposits. Not bear-l ing inter- est. £ B.d. 90.381 19 6 46,168 7 8 42,563 15 5 1,635 tO Bearing i n- terest. £ B.d. 129,659 0 141,373 6 21 153,706 1 17,383 1441 Total Deposits. Total amount of Liabilities. 01220, £. a. d.l £ a. d. 1,010 19 6259,037 6 4 190,541 13 10200,312 6 5 "96,269 17 9207,239 1 7 10|O21 3 4 19,633 13 10 Totals [31. 82 1 14 6 1332 8 427.194 ll 5189.749 ll 71 415,124 2 4! 625,873 13 11686.222 g 2
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 7 p.m.

Mr. MARMION asked the Colonial Secretary whether the anchors and chains necessary to provide accommodation for mooring vessels, loading and discharging at Fremantle wharf, have been indented for or purchased; and, if so, when they will be placed in position for use? The laying of these moorings was recommended by a select committee of the Council in the session of 1832, and agreed to; and the requisite funds to provide them was voted out of loan moneys on September 19th, 1883.

The DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS said he had already set to work to obtain the information asked for by the hon. member, which would be furnished to the House as soon as possible.

In reply to Mr. Shenton,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY said the s.s. Lubra, which had temporarily replaced the Ferrel, had saloon accommodation for twenty-two males and eight female passengers, or 30 statute adults, being the accommodation required under the contract between the Government and Messrs. Lilly & Co.

The DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS at the request of Mr. Grant—who suggested that the northern telegraph line should be taken to the Ashburton by way of the Minylia—laid on the table of the House a map showing the present proposed route for the line, between the Gascoyne and the Ashburton, and also showing the surrounding country.

Mr. S. H. PARKER, in accordance with notice, asked the hon. member for the Murray and Williams, whether he intended carrying out his promise, made last session, to introduce during the present session a bill relating to the property of married women? It would be in the recollection of the House, probably, that during the last session of Council the Attorney General brought in a bill for the purpose of amending the law relating to the property of married women. There were several members in favor of such a measure, and perhaps the reason why a majority did not carry it through the House was because the hon. member for the Murray and Williams intimated that he would bring in a bill this session dealing with the subject in a way that would be much more acceptable to hon. members. It was a very important question, and he trusted the hon. member would carry out the promise which he made to the House.

Mr. BURT said the hon. member for Perth was not content with putting questions to the occupants of the official bench but must also launch his questions against the humble occupants of a private bench. He had made a search for precedents in this case, and he had come to the conclusion that the hon. member was out of order in putting a question to another private member. If reference were made to works on parliamentary practice, it would be found that a private member could not interrogate a private member unless that member was in charge of a bill, or had given notice of motion, or upon a question before the House at the time. He (Mr. Burt) was in charge of no bill, he had given no notice of motion, nor was there any business relating to the status of married women or their property before the House; consequently he felt inclined to claim privilege, and to refuse to answer the hon. member's question. But, as he was equally desirous with the members of the Treasury bench to afford the House every information in his power, he did not intend to claim privilege on this occasion, but if his answer was not framed to the hon. member's liking the hon. member had himself to blame. He was asked whether he intended carrying out his promise made last session to introduce a bill relating to the property of married women? The plain answer to that question was No, and an answer which he thought the hon. and learned Attorney General would support him in giving; for, if he gave a promise at all, it was that he would introduce a bill relating not only to the property of married women but also women about to be married. Therefore, if he might so speak, this was his official reply: I am not aware of having given a promise last session to introduce such a bill. And if the hon. member would look at Hansard he thought he would bear him out in that. Nevertheless he might add that he had prepared a bill on t he subject, and he should be happy to place it in the hands of any hon. member, or to lay it on the table.

The House then went into committee for the consideration of the revised Loan Estimates for ISSI, showing a proposed supplementary expendi- ture of £20,280 16s. 10d., in addition to the origin- al estimate for the year (£163,140 Os. 9.1). Items i Eastern Railway (1882 Loan)?telephone line from Fremantle to Guildford, £350 ; telephone line from Chidlow's Well to York, £1230; devia- tion on the 2ud section, £7131 12s. 6d; incidental, £300?Total £943112s. 6d. (Original vote £128, 400.)

Mr. SHENTON said he noticed that the original estimate, voted last year, for rolling stock, was £10,000, and he should like to ask the Commission- er of Railways whether the rolling stock had been indented for, and if so, when it was expected to arrive in the colony. The COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAYS said a portion of this rolling stock had been indented for and had already arrived. It was out of this vote that the two new engines lately introduced were paid for. Mr. S. H. PARKER asked the Commissioner whether it would not be as well to make provision on these Estimates for the necessary rolling stock for the extension from Chidlow's Well to York, which he understood would be completed at a much earlier date than contract time. He believed the number of trucks now available was not even suffi- cient for the present goods traffic, and, as it took a considerable time to build the rolling stock fur our railways, he would ask the Commissioner whether he did uot think it would be advisable to place au i' amount on these Estimates so that he might at once e have sufficient funds on haud to provide the neces- 1 ' sary rolling stock for the third section. - . ' [ TheCOLONIALSiSORiflrARYsaidtheLoanEsti- I ?* mates for next year would be very shortly before ¦ i the House, iu which full provision would be made ' for this rolling stock. (Mr. Parker

That will be | too late). His Excellency had considered the mat- I ter; it had been put before him, and it was deem- ' ed unnecessary to [.laue any amount on these re- ' J vised Estimates beyond the amount which the ' committee was no* asked to vote. Those were his instructions. Mr. SHENTON pointed ont that if the money is placed on the Estimates for next year it will not be available for expenditure until the lat of January. (Tiie Colonial Secretary
 * Just so.) Now it was

an open secret that the contractor for the 3rd se c- tion intended to have i t finished not later than the end of March, aud, if the money for the purchase of rolling stock would uot be available until the 1st of January, bow was it to be expected th.it therolliug stock wonld be here in time f The COLON IAL SECRETARY said he was not aware that any difficulties were likely to arise on tint point. Mr. STEERE asked if there was sufficient money available to have the necessary trucks constructed iu the colony ? The COMMISSIONER of RAILWAYS said provision had already been made in that respect, and the trucks were now in course of construction at the Fremantle workshops. There was quite sufficient o n the Estimates fur that description of rolling stock. Mr. BURT hoped the Government would be guided by the light of past experience in this mat ter, aud indent at once for the rolling stock that would be required for the 3rd section. It seemed to take the authorities at hume about two years to construct and despatch an eugine, and therefore he thought no time ought to be lost in taking the necessary steps for obtaining the requisite rolling stock for the next section, which they were told would he completed by next March. Mr. SHENTON, referring to the item' Deviatiou second section, £7132 12s. 6d,' asked for so me in- formation as to thia amount. They we re told last year that this deviation would not cost mo re than £5000; how was it that it had now increased to over £7000? Iii The COMMISSIONER of RAILWAYS said it would till a 3-voIume novel to state all about how this deviation occurred, and why this amount was required, looking at the figures before him he was inclined to think that the 'extras' incurred had been added to the cost of the deviation, for the figures certainly did not agree with what the late Commisaiener said the deviation would cost That was his impression. Necessity having arisen for this extra expenditure, in order to complete the line, he could only assure the committee that it would be carefully and judiciously expended. He ventured to say it would have been impossible, under the peouliar circumstances of the case, to have taken the line sd far as it had been taken without this extra expenditure. He shonld have liked to have a considerably larger sum at his command to work upon, but he would do all he possibly could with the money available. . Mr. STEERE asked whether the contractors for the 2nd section were prevented, udder the terms of their contract, from using any other material than the pipeclay that came out of the cutting where the deviation occurred, for the construction of the necessary embankmant, in consequence of which the House had been told it would take two or three years before the embankment became settled. The COMMISSIONER of RAILWAYS was afraid the hon. member had misunderstood the late Commissioner's report on t hat subject, lt was not the embankment but the cutting which would take two or three years to settle. The contractor could not have been compelled, under the terms of his contract, to have used other, material than came out of the cutting for the embankment. If we were to make stipulations bf that kind in our rail- way contracts we should have to pay three times as much for the construction of our railways aa we now paid. Mr. SHENTON
 * Bat is it not a fact that there

was a serious slip the other day in consequence of the nature of the material used for the embank- ment ? The COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAYS said undoubtedly there had been a serious slip, but it had been caused in this way: all the rest of the banks had had a winter's rain on them, causing them to subside and to settle, but where the slip occurred there had been no rain to cause the em- bankment to subside and to sat, and that was the consequence of its slipping. Mr. BURT hoped the Commissioner would not sacrifice the safety of the line for reasons of econ- omy. It would be better to pay a good round sum for good material than to have their embank- ments made out of rotten stuff. Mr. CROWTHER was very much afraid that their troubles in connection with this line arose in a great measure from that House having dele- gated to itself powers and functions which it ought not to have done, and interfered with the Commissioner of Railways in matters of what he I might call petty detail. He should leave these I matters to the Commissioner to do what he thought best in the case of an emergency, and if the res- ponsible head of the department found it neces- sary, in the interests of the public, to spend a lit- tle mo re than it was originally intended he should do, let bim do so. He (Mr. Crowther) should take it for granted that it was all done for the best; and, ff they found it was otherwise, their proper course would be to send the Commissioner, who- ev er he might be, about his business. (The At- torney GbnebaIi : Hear, hear.) The vote was then agreed to. Item : Northern Telegraph Line?salaries, £81 15s. ; wages, £102; incidentals, £1000. Total £1186 15s. Mr. S. H. PARKER asked what the £1000 for incidentals was wanted for ? A similar amount was voted last year under the same head. The COLONIAL SECRETARY said that the amount had been included in the Estimates be- cause the Works Department deemed it necessary to have such a contingent sum at their disposal for the remainder of the current year. Mr. CROWTHER said he had personally seen many miles of this line, now in course of construc- tion, and he had no hesitation in sayiug that there was nothing in the colonies of Australasia to ap- proach it. The thanks of the eommuaity were due to the Governor, to the contractor, to the sur- veyors, to the superintending officer, and to all concerned in connection with the work, for the way in which it was being carried eur. (Hear, hear.) He was su re that this money, if voted, would be judiciously expended. The item was then agreed to. Item : Jetty accommodation at Fremantle, £535 19s. 8 d. Mr. MARMION asked whether this w as in- tended for ordinary repairs, or in connection with the proposed alteration of the jetties ? The COLONIAL SECRETARY said that, so far as he was at present aware, both this and the following items we re balances remaining un ex- pended out of loan, raised for the purpose. The vote was then passed. Item : Eastern Railway Extension (1831 Loan) ?completion of line, £8478 4s. 8J. Mr. S. H. PARKER said he understood this sum was also an unexpended balance. Surely un- less the money was actually required there was no necessity to spend it. Mr. SHENTON said the money was borrowed and voted for the second section, and that section had been completed and opened for traffic long ago. What, then, was it proposed to do with the money ? The COLONIAL SECRETARY said it was true the second section had been completed and opened for traffic, but it was necessary for the De- partment to have this money to deal with. Mr. SHENTON: Will the hon. gentleman say how they propose to deal with it ? The COLONIAL SECRETARY said it must be understood that this E;istern Railway had been trade in three sections, but, by an arrangement, the amount to the credit of the work on one sec- tion hod been carried, when necessary, for expen- diture on another section. - This amount was re- quired by the Department for certain purposes in connection with the line. That was the explana- tion given to him?not by the present head of the Department, but by his late predecessor. It was necessary for purposes connected with the com- pletion of the line, to provide the requisite rolling stock and other necessaries. Hon. members might rest assured that the money would not be misapplied, simply because it happened to be j available. He was quite confident in making that assertion, and that not one penny of the money j would he misappropriated. Mr. RANDELL was under the impression that j so me such amount as this was required to pay for j the completion of the first section, and that it was ? merely transferred from the second section to the first. The COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAYS: I confess I do not understand it. The COLONIAL SECRETARY said the loans for this railway had not been kept separately. As the work progressed so it had been charged against the loans, and it now appeared there re- mained a balance of between £3000 and £9000 unexpended, but which would be required for the completion of the whole line, to provide rolling stock, stations, and other requisites. That was the ouly explanation he had to give at present. If hon. members required further imformation he had no objection whatever to progress being re- ported, ia order that the Commissioner might have un opportunity of cuquiring into tilt! mat- ter. Mr. MARMION failed to see why, if there was a surplus available, it should not be utilised to- wards the construction of a branch line, say to Northam or Newcastle. Hj was sure the bon. member for Toodyay would be satisfied with that. He thought it was a pity the money should be expended o n the finished sections of the Hat simply because it happened to lie available. The COLONIAL SECRETARY said if after the completion of the entire line to York the motley should not lie required, in the opinion of the Commissioner, for rolling stock, stations, etc., hon. members might then, !*y passing a bill, re appropriate any balance for any work they might desire, os was done so me years ago with the un- expended balance of another loan. The Railway Department would absolutely guard against the mouey lieing unnecessarily expended. Mr. RANDELL explained that he saw from the CmiimiiMioner's report that he was wrong in stating that the money was w tuted to pay for the com- pletion of the first section, as he thought it was. Mr. S. H. PARKtiR said it appeared to him that if the matter had been placed properly before the-n, j it would be found there was no balance at all. It I appeared to him the cost of the deviation on the second section had been charged against the wrong I section. It was charged^against the money rahed ? for the third section. Mr. STEERE thought it was highly desirable they should report progress, so that they might have some satisfactory explanation on t he subject. I The Loan Control Act might as well be a piece of waste paper, if the House was to be asked to vote money like this without knowing what it waa for. The COMMISSIONER OF EAILWAYS said these Estimates, as hon. members we re aware, had not been prepared by him, and he could not be held responsible for them ; but, if progress were reported, he would be prepared with AU information on every item now on the sheet. Progress was then reported, and leave given to the committee to sit again on Thursday, July 31. Excess Bill, 1883. This bill, which covers an expenditure of £2059 3s. 8d, over and above the grants voted for the past year, was passed through committee without com- ment. It had previously been refered to a select committee, who had reported that " the excess of expenditure incurred was unavoidable, and was ad- vised by the Committee of Advice appointed under the provisions of the Audit Act, a full explanation of each item being given in the financial returns which had been laid on the table of the House." The third reading of the bill was fixed for Wednes- day, July 30. Messages from the Governor. d Messages were received from His Excellency the 't Governor with reference to the proposed renrganisa '* tion of the Public Works and Railways Department, and on the subject of providing a supply of pure drinking water for Perth and Fremantle. Both messages we re referred to select committees. Supplementary Estimates, 1884 The House then went into committee for the fur- ther consideration of the Supplementary Estimates, it for 1884. Harbor and Light Department, £501. A conversation took place with reference to the reorganization of this department, as recommended by the House last year, but it was stated by the Colonial Secretary that no steps had yet been taken to'carry out the proposed reorganization, beyond the correspondance that had passed between His Excellency the Governor and the Secretary of State oh the subject. Mr. MARMION urged the claims of the cox wain of the Harbor Master's crew at. Fremantle and also the coxwain of the pilot boat, to an in- crease of salary; and Mr. Crowther spoke in favor of an increase to the lighthouse keeper at Geraldton. The Colonial Secretary said he was sorry he could do nothing in the matter now, but would bring the claims of the officers in question under the attention of His Excellency, when pre- paring the annual Estimates. The vote was then agreed to. Judicial Department, £542 (embracing the follow ing increases: Registrar. Supreme Court, £25; Sheriff. £100; clerk to Attorney General, £25 ; messenger and caretaker, £22. Stipendiary Magis- trates ? North district, £60; Fremantle, £70; York. £25; Bunbury, £25; Newcastle, £40. Table allowance. Government Resident, Albany, £50. Travelling allowance, Police Magistrate Perth, £25. Rent of courthouse, New Norcia, £75): This vote was increased by £25, being an addi- tion to the salary of the Police Magistrate and medical officer for the Blackwood district Police Department, £933. Mr. 3. EL PARKER urged the claims of the chief clerk in this department to a further iucrea&e than was proposed tb give him (25). _ He did so from circumstances that had coma to his knowledge since the revision of salaries was under the consid- eration of the Finance Committee." The Colonial Secretary said he would have much pleasure in bringing the matter under the Governor's notice. Gaol Department, £810 : Mr. SHENTON, referring to the item " Provis- ions, etc. for prisoners in charge of the polioe, £400," drew the attention of the Colonial Secretary to the following paragraph in the report of the select committee on the Excess Bill which had been t before the House that evening : ' Your committee e ' think it right to call the attention of the Council e ' to the very considerable expenditure which has ' been incurred in supplying provisions to prisoners ' when in charge of the police. It appears that in ' a period of six months a sum of £300 was charged ' by the police for rationing native prisoners in the ' Murchison and Gascoyne districts, and many ' native prisoners appear to have been unaccounta ' bly detained at the Mount Murchison police ' station for o ver two months, being rationed dur ' ing that time by the police. Your committee ' think that great care should be exercised by the ' officers certifying to the correctness of the vouch ' era sent in for providing native prisoners with ' provisions.' The COLONIAL SECRETARY said he had noticed the paragraph in question, aud it would be his duty to see whether any possible reduction could be e fleeted. He might say that His Excell- ency had already taken action in the matter, but the difficulty was to provide for any other system than getting the police to supply these rations. It certainly did see m iucouaUtent that the gaoler and custodian of a prisoner should also be his caterer; but, under the peculiar circumstances under which many of the police we re situated in outlying dis- tricts, it was. difficult to get anyone else to do the catering. He believed that as a rule the greatest economy was exercised. Mr. SHENTON said what the select committee complained of was the excessive charges made for the rations supplied. ] Mr. BROWN said this item had become a very serious item indeed, but it was the natural result of the legislation which had been adopted with regard to our paid and unpaid magistrates. In the district which he represented alone not less than £300 had been paid for provisions for native prisoners in charge of the police, for six months of the year. Now £300 worth of rations for native prisoners in charge of the police meant that a large number of natives had been provisioned for a considerable length of time; but the most serious part of the matter he thought was the revelation which it afforded them that ia prder to carry out the law properly, or at any rate to have these natives brought before a competent magistrate? that was to say a paid magistrate?they had to be ) kept in the lockup some of them for over two months. This was avery serious aspect of the question, in connection with this heavy expendi- ture for provisioning these natives. He hoped the Government would not feel justified in continuing a system that entailed the necessity of keeping I these men in custody for two months before they we re tried. If the Government',persisted in doing so, ?if honorary justices were not to be allowed to try these natives offenders within a reasonable time after their apprehension; if they would insist upon the natives waiting until a pail magistrate could I deal with them, he hoped that a suffici'mt number of these stipendiary magistrates would be appoint- ed, so as to obviate the necessity of native offen- ders being kept so long a time before any attempt is made to ascertain whether they were they we re guilty or not. He meant what he said. He would call tho attention of the Colonial Secretary also to this fact: that whea these natives at Mount Wittenoom (to whom reference waa made in the select committee's report) were kept there waiting so long for a stipendiary magistrate to try them? although there were two honorary justices within a very few mile3of them? they woreaupp!i;d with ra- tions o n the following scale; 21. a pound for bread (he did not think that would pay any caterer, 300 miles from a seaport); but the charge for meat was an exhorbitant charge, namely one shilling a lb., for a period of two months *tnd ten days,, in the very centre of a pastoral district, such as Mt. Wit- tenoom. That certainly was a most extraordin try charge. In one district alone, duringa periol of six months, they had the luxury of paying £300 for provisioning natives waiting for trial, simply because no o ne but a paid magistrate was, in the opinion of the Government, fit to be entrusted with the power to deal with tho3e natives. And now here was a supplementary estimate of £400 uuder the same head. This was becoming a very serious matter, it appeared to him; but, under the pre- sent state of the law, it was an expenditure that could not be avoided, unless a greater number of stipendiary inag:stratcs we re appointed. The vote was then put and passed. Rottnest Pris-m De^uLiunl, £289. Agreed to, a s printed. Printing Dep-xrtinent, £351 (including a sum of £300 for extra labour): Mr. GROWTH KB would be glad to see the pro- posed increase of £15 in the Government Printer's salary increased to £50. If there was any officer in any department of tin? civil service worthy of an increase it was this officer, who had been 22 years in the service, and whose work spoke for itself. He hoped the Colonial Secretary would ask the Governor to put bim down for another £25, which he well deserved, for his long aud efficient services. (The Colonial Secretary
 * Hear, hear.)

The vote w as then agreed to. The following items were put and passed, with- out alteration: Educational Department (Assistant Inspector of Schools), £25. Pour Relief Department, £24 7s. 61. Aboriginal Department (provisions and other necessaries), £300. Qovernm-znt Storekeeper's Departmetn, £18. Government Gardens, £100. Item?Volunteer Department, £584 : This vote elicited a good deal of lively comment, and many of the items connected with the staff expenses were strongly opposed. On the motion of Mr. Steere, the following votes were, upon a division, struck out; Lodging allowance to In- spector of Volunteers (Colonel Angelo), £30? beiug at the rate of £80 per aunum ance to Inspector of Volunteers, £25, (being at the rate of £50 per annum). Another item° which elicited much adverse comment was a charge of £110 for the pnssage to the colony of the Drill Instructor recently arrived: It was pointed out that the amount charged was 410 more than is allowed to gentlemen appointed to the hightest official positions in the colony, the allowance to the Attorney General, agreed to last year for instance, being only £100. Eventually progress was report- ed in order that the House might be furnished with a detailed statement of the item. Adjotjenmbnt. I» The House adjourned at ll o'clock p.m. until noon next day. TUESDAY, JULY 29. The SPEAKER took the chair at noon. Railway Station, Guildford. Mr. STEERE asked the Commissioner of Rail ways when it is intended to erect a new station at Guildford, the present station being on a siding and very inconveniently situated for passengers. The COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAYS said that steps would be taken as soon as possible towards the erection of a more suitable structure. Customs Ordinance, Amendment Bill. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first reading of a bill to amend the Customs Ordinance. The motion was agreed to, and the second reading made an order of the day for Wednesday. Supplementary Estimates, 1884. The House then weat into committee for the farther consideration of these Estimates. Volunteer Department, £584 17s. 61. The COLONIAL SECRETARY explained, in detail the item of £110,?being the amount of the passage money of Drill-Instructor Campbell and his family, who ca me out in the s.s. Bonnington, the Crown Agents having taken their passage in that vessel. After some further conversation the Volunteer vote wa s agreed to, less the amount struck out the previous day, representing the lodging and forage allowance put down for the Inspecting Field Officer. Work* and Buildings, £10,3S8 13a. 2d
 * forage allow-

The item ' Furniture for Public Offices' was in- creased from £100 to £200. The vote for tele- graph buildings at Roebourne and Cossack, (£S00) was struck out, on the understanding that provi sion will be made for these works out of loan, and that no delay is likely to arise in consequence of this arrangement. A sum of £1000 was voted for a Dangerous Goods Store at Fremantle. Works [at Derby, £2,500. Mr. STEERE asked for some {information as to the works ^proposed to be undertaken with this money. A considerable amount of money had al- ready been thrown away on public works at (Derby, owing to there being no competent person there to see that the work was properly executed, and he thought they ought to have some guaranty that the Government was not going to throw any mo re away money'in the same way. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY said he was notjn a position to say exactly how it was proposed ^o expend the vote, ,but he would' give the House tins assurance?that n one of it would be spent un- til full enquiries had been made on the spot as to the best mode of carrying out the proposed works. Mr. STEERE said he should be sorry to do any- thing calculated to^retard the progress and develop- ment of this district, but he certainly could not consent to this expenditure unless the Government we re ina position to furnish the House with some further explanation as to how it was proposed to spend the money. In order to test the feeling of the committee, he would move that the item be struck ont. Mr. GRANT hoped the committee would not do that. He was sorry his hon. collogue Mr. McRae was still unable to.be present to give the House the information it required on this point. Mr. McRoe had visited the locality on purpose to inspect what had already been done and what was required to be done. The DIRECTOR op PUBLIC WORKS regret- ted he was not in a position to furnish hon. mem- bers with full information on the subject. He un- derstood there was an overseer and a party of men now on the spot, under the directions of the Resi- dent Magistrate (Mr. Fairbairn), and this sum had been placed on the Estimates in a great measure owing to the representations made by that officer, with whom the Government was still in communi- cation on the subject. The COLONIAL SECRETARY said although he could not enlighten the committee as to thc pre- cise character of the works upon which it was in- tended to spend the money, non-members might trust the Government that it would be spout economically and with a due regard to the require- ments of the station at Derby. His Excellency, as hon. members were aware, intended visiting the district shortly, and no doubt all action in respect of these works would be stayed until the Governor's projected visit had been made. Mr. BROWN did not see how the committee, with the present information before it, could take upon itself to vote this money. They did not know whether it was intended for a telegraph line, a railway, a wharf, a Government residency, a courthouse, police quarters, or what. The Colonial Secretary told them it would be expended with a due regard to economy, but .the hon. gentleman could not say upon what. The Director of Public Works told them he believed there was an over- seer and a party of men on the spot, in charge of the Resident Magistrate, but what they were doing or what they intended to do, the hon. gentleman could not ? inform them. He thought it would be quite a farce if the|*C3mmittee were to vote this money, without some further information on the subject He had no doubt every member was pre- pared to trust the Government to do what they conceived best, with regard to any public funds placed at their disposal; at the same time it was the duty of that House to see that it had an oppor- tunity of expressing an opinion as to how the money placed at the disposal of the Government should be spent. The COMMISSIONER of CROWN LINDS would be sorry to see the vote struck out, for this reason
 * it must be well known to every hon. mem

bsr.that this question of public works at Derby was a question surrounded with many, difficulties, and that these works were necessary works. No doubt thia money was required for the construction of the tramway that was washed away by the tides last year, and there would be a great deal more money than this wanted before they made a really good substantial work of it. If Darby was to be the future townsite of the Kimberley district, a great many more thousands would be required be- fore a thoroughly good piece of work could be com- pleted. _ Mr. CROWTHER suggested that a way out of the difficulty in which the committee was placed would be to vote this mouey and pass a resolution to the effect that it should not be- spent until the Director of Public Works or so me other competent person had visited the locality and seen the works projected. If the committee consented to vote the mouey he would move a resolution to that effect. He was'very much afraid that the public works at Derby we re not works that would redound to the credit of the Government. He was informed by those who had seen what had already been done, that when the Government sent a really practical man to look at the work they would be perfectly ashametl of what had been attempted . and .carried out. He would only hope that such.reckless waste aud mismanagement would nut take place iu the future as in the past. No doubt the Government bad, aceordi ug to their lights, done the best they could, under the circumstances, but they had goat to work too hurriedly. He very much doubted whether they had not made a mistake in the selec- tion of the site for a towusite. Derby might be a good lauding place, but he ventured to say that other plaees mo re suitable for a townsite would yet be found. The COMMISSIONER of CROWN LANDS sail whatever mijht be the opinion of those who had not visited the locality, the opinion of those who had visited it and endeavoured to dis- cover the bess site for a townsite was, that Derby aud another place, where water was not obtainable, were the only p!a;es o l the eastern shore of King douud at ali suitable for a settlement. As to any mistakes made ia connection with public works, it was easy to be wise after the event. The Government like othjr people 'lived aud learnt, an 1, bearing in mind the great difficulties which hail to be encountered, he submitted that there was uo ground for charging the G iveruineut with ' reckless wa ste or mi man cement.' Mr. GU ANT hoped the committee would accept the suggestion of the hm. member for Greenough, aud the assurance of the Government that the money would not he spent until an opportunity had beeu offered the Works Departmeut to see what was proposed to be done. They we re told that His Excellency the Governor, aud probably some prominent members of his Government, intended visiting the district shortly, aud they would then be able to see whether the works proposed we re works calculated to suit the requirements of the place, or whether Derby itself was thc best locality fora townsite. Possibly there had been mistakes made iu the past with regard to these works, but it was nothing unusual for mistakes to be committed in the settlement of new territory Even the sites of capitals had been removed before now. lt was almost impossible, cousideriug the long diatauce of the place from the seat of Government, and the means of communication at our command, to cuard against mistakes, or to see that money voted f >r public works was properly speut. This was only another proof of the necessity for establishing tele- graphic communication with this district. He hoped the committee would allow ' be vote to pass, in the face of the assurauce already given by the Colonial Secretary. Mr. BROWN pointed out that £3000 was voted on the supplementary estimates last year for public works at Derby, on the same assurauce that the mouey would not be wastell; bu?, up to the preseut time, what had been expeuded out of that vote had beeu literally thrown iuto the seo. They w ere now asked to vote another £2500, but, for his own part, he should be sorry to see another penny expended until the Govnrnmeut was in possession of fuller in- formation than they appeared to have at present as te the proposed works, and had an opportunity of ascertaining what was really required. He did not think they were doing the district a good turn at all in voting money like this to be frittered away, to no good purpose. It would be better for the district and better for tho colony to wait until the money-could be judiciously expended,' instead of being in snob, a tremendous hurry about the spending of it. Mr. STEERE was sure the discussion that had taken place on this vote wonld be a benefit to the district, and he also hoped it would lead the Gov- ernment to exercise mo re care and discrimination i ii the future. As he understood it was the inten- tion of the Governor himself to visit the district in September, he hoped His Excellency would Itake with him either the: Director of Public Works or some competent officer nf the deparment to ad- vise him in this matter. After what had been said, and in view of the expressed intention of the ho n. member for Greenough to move a resolution to the effect that none of this money is to be expended until an officer of the Works Department has visit- ed the, locality, he begged leave to withdraw his proposal that the vote be struck out. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Telegraph to Breaksea island, Albany, £307: The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved that this item be struck out. The Honse last year appro- priated £600 for this work, and it was estimated then it wonld require £307 more. Since then a great deal of correspondence had taken place bet- ween the Government and the Crown Agents as to the best kind of submarine cable to be used in establishing communication with this signal station, and some delay had been occasioned in consequ- ence only within the last few days that he had been informed by the Crown Agents what a suitable cable would cost. The distance was about four miles, and the cost of,the cable was now stated to be £114 per mile, which would make the first cost nearly as mnch as the amount appropri- ated last year for this service. As the cable could not be here until the end of this year, it would be unnecessary to place a sum on these supplemen- tary estimates to meet the cost ? of transport and of laying the cable, and as t he amount now on these estimates (£307) would, in any case, be in- sufficient for that purpose, what the Government proposed to do was to place a sum of say £500 on the Estimates for 1885 to defray these charges This money would be available by the Hme the cable arrived in the colony, so that no delay would be occasioned by this arrangement. The item,£307 was then struck but, and the vote for " Works and Buildings" (which includes £2000 for a bonded warehouse at Cossack, and£1000 fora pqlice station at Roebourne) was agreed to. Roods and Bridges: (Wells on road East to Lake Moore, £200; wells, Kimberley district, £200), £400: These items were, agreed to, and, at the request of the hon. member for the Greenough, £200 was placed on the Estimates for sinking wells on the road between Geraldton and the Murchison, via Mulliwa, A sum of £350 was also voted for clear- ing a road from Baylup to Chidlow's Well. Miscellaneous, £1800: j This item, which includes a sum of £1000 for the destruction of wild dogs, and a gratuity of £300 to Mr. Cowan, R.M., York, in recognition of his long services, wa s confirmed. Refunds, £300: .; Agreed to. ! This item, which had been postponed, was agreed to, with some slight alteration.. . The House then resumed, and the Chairman of Committees reported that the committee had agreed to a supplementary expenditure of £23,099 Os. 6d. Adjournment. The House adjourned at 5 o'clock until Wednes- day evening (last night).. CORRESPONDENCE. THE: S.O .L REGULATIONS. To the Editor of the West Australian. Sir,?I have seen several letters in the TVett Australian lately from small farmers on the subject of the S.O.L. regulations, but I have not seen any two agree in opinion; each one seems to want a regulation to suit himself. I think the small far- mers do not know when they are well off. I think the land regulations very good, especially the S.O.L. regulations. They appear to me to be afraid to agree to any one thing for fear they should (jive the big fellow a chance to creep.in. If the big fellow buys or takes np land he does so to protect himself, as the small farmers are always watching to pounce npon any spot such as a sheep station; or if the sheep farmer digs a well he is forced to buy 40 acres of land round it, or he stands a chance of losing his well. The sheep farmers haye spent thousands of pounds for land which is of no use to them whatever, and if your, big farmer offends a small farmer he threatens to make a hole in youri run. I think the small farmers have the best of the land regulations set apart for their use and most of the second class land as commonage, and still the big farmers have to keep their horses, and what can they wish for m ore ? But they envy the man who has got four thousand acres of forest and scrub, with here and there: a few acres of third class land, such small patches being what he has to depend upon for making a living with good management and strict economy. But I can see that the small far- mer's aim is to block ont the big fellow if he can by taking up 640 acre blocks, a very few of which would spoil his run and would cause him to give up the remainder, and the small farmer would pounce upon it aud thereby secure the whole run, leaving the other man, perhaps some old colonist who had been fifty years in getting it, to starve for all he cared. I hope our good Government will order it otherwise, but I can see plainly what they are aim- ing at. 1 have been in Swan Rivera good bit, bavins ar- rived here in 1829, so that I know something of the worka and ways of Western Australia. I say let the small farmers clear and cultivate the good land they have taken up in a proper manner and keep out of debt, and the good land of Western Australia will give them a good living, but they must not ex- pect to bring up their daughters to ride on'side saddles as many have done in this country to their cost I think too much land for small farmers is aa bad as not enough. The small farmers in this district hold from one hundred acres np to a thou- sand each and I do not see that the man with a thousand is any better off than the one with one. hundred acres ; he cannot use it profitably. The small farmer ought to have all his land cleared aud fi t for cultivation, as good land is more profitable when cleared and cultivated than in its wild state with the greater part of the feed covered with dead wood and rubbish, I think an industrious working man would find plenty of employment on two hun- dred acres of good laud; bad he should not take. Let bim divide it into four paddocks and cultivate one fifty ac re s each year ; on the others he could keep a little stock,?and I thinbjcattle best for a small farmer to keep, as they will eat the refuse from corn or even hay better than sheep, aud but- ter or beef fetch a good price. Let him do this as it ought to be done and he will not fail to get a good living. The old settlers of the labouring class Hsel to begin, some on not more than ten acres which they used to rent from large landholders and when they had cultivated that they would let them haye more, and if they kept from:drink they always got on well, which is plainly to bi seen from the position many of them are in at the present time. They are the sort of men we want now. One of them would be worth two of many that call themselves farming meu in this country at the preseut time, aud know no mo re about farm work than a pig.
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 * Works and Railways, £2462 17s. 4cL
 * they have all the first class land

In conclusion I always understood the small far- me rs we re supposed to he the men upon whom the country w:is to depend for corn to give employment for the railroad, and I say let them clear their land and grow corn, and let the big fellow as he is called, raise sheep, as I think he understands it best, aud I think the large farmer grows his share of corn. As to the land regulations I think they ought to be sn that the small farmer should not interfere with the squatter nor the squatter with the small farmer, neither would I wish to see good, agricultural land locked lip in a squat where it can he found in suf- ficient quantity to pay for cultivating?nothing less than twenty-five per cent, and that to be proved by some oue who knows good land from bad. I remain yours, &c, PING KASS.* Toodyay, July 23rd. DISEASE OF STOCK. To thu Editor of the West At/stbaliah. Dear Sir.?I notice in your issue of the 10th inst, a very sensible letter from Mr. Richardson of Lowlands. I fully agree with what he says with reference to tho rabbits and dingoes, also with regard to diseases amongst stock, but how about the disease that is already amongst the cat- tle in Pinjarrah and that neighborhood, kuown I believe by the name of the " rickets" or " wig- gle woggies.'' S<> far as I can learn the disease was unknown until s »i ne few years ago, and now a very large percentage of the cattle in tho dis* trict ar e affected by it. I have seen afewof them, and they appear to be very weak across the loins anti to bise almost all use of their legs ; .it does not generally kill them but they never re- cover and of course will not fatten. Some say that it is not catching and that it is caused by the poverty of the feed; but if so how is it the disease did nut make its appearance long before 1 No, fruin what I can gather I consider such an idea all nonsense, and, as Mr. Richardson says, we " are more than half asleep" with reference to the danger from contagious disease. One per- son gives aaa proof that it comes without infec tion from another animal, that certain beasts oat ofa mob of cattle in a paddock took it when there were no infected beasts with them; but then there were any number outside the paddock, ..and who can say that they may not have been licking each other through the fence, or at least robbing their necks on the fence and so have taken it1 I take it that an ordinary stock fence would hardly keep ont measles, small pox or anything of that sort. I think if owuers of stock so affect- ed would publish all the information they have.{ with reference to the subject, as tn its first ap- pearance in their districts and in their respective herds, and whether it could be traced to any par- ticular circumstances, they might be doing an immense amount of good to the country. I hope I may be mistaken, but I cannot help thinking - that this is a far more serious complaint than ia generally supposed. Yours lc. ALGERNON F. CLIFTON. Alverstoke, July 21st. WEST AUSTRALIAN GUANO AND PHOSPHATES. To the Editor of the West Australian. Sib,'?It may be of some interest to those em- ployed in agricultural pursuits to know that within a comparatively short distance from hore that important and valuable fertilizer known as phosphate of lime or bono earth is obtainable in almost unlimited quantities and ata very mod- erate cost. About 50 miles to the westward of Champion Bay there a ro groups of islands known as the Abrolhos, on several of which are extent sive deposits os guano described as 'dead'our account of its exposure to the weather. Such is the case so far as the absence of ammonia and nitrogen is concerned, but on analysis this dead guano has been found to contain a high per- centage of phosphates, and beneath the beds of guano those phosphates are up to quite 75 per cent, of their milk, the balance being moisture, organic matter, and a small quantity of carbon- ate of lime. Farmers who understand practical - agricultural chemistryknow the value to alight sandy or wo rn out soil of the application of phosphates, in fact, that sooner or later it be- comes a necessity if they wish to work their land at a profit; but there are many farmers in this colony who are behind the times, and go oh cropping until the soil becomes exhausted and then must follow either their departure to new country or a long fallow which all cannot afford. An eminent chemist and practical agriculturist states that " the fertility or barrenness of a soil depends principally on the presence of absence of phosphates and potash. It becomes therefore important that a farmer should be assured of their sufficiency before. - sowing the seeds for a future crop which he looks to as the reward of all his labour and a return for the capital he has invested." Peruvian guano or any other live guano has within the last few years become re- cognized as the most valuable fertilizer a farmer can use, but it is very seldom it can be obtained free from adulteration, sojthat frequentlyone may buy and give a high price for a lot of rubbish which, in appearance would deceive even a very knowing hand by the peculiar ammoniacal odour which may be: easily imparted to it chemically and which is frequently accepted asatestof the purity of the article, so that guano as sup- plied' is not always what it should be and its application leads to disappointment; but it is not so with phosphates which are easily tested. An agriculturist of ordinary intelligence knows the value of bone dust, and possibly that it con tains from 50 to .60 per. cent of phosphates^ The article from the Abrolhos has. an equal if not higher percentage in its average quality. - Yours etc., V. . Perth, July 23rd. TELEGRAPHIC IMT£LLI3£iM3E. Associated Pbess. BRITISH AND POaHia.V. London, July 29.

A terrible collison at sea, attended with great loss of life, occurred off the 'coast of Spain, the night before last. A Spanish vessel, the Gijon, trading to the northern ports of that country, and the British iron screw steamship Laxham, 836 tons, belonging to Robert Sarrow ing, of Whitby, collided, off Cape Finisterre, and, as both vessels were taken completely by surprise, one hundred and thirty lives were lost.

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