POLITICAL GOSSIP IN WELLINGTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7115, 13 July 1886, Page 2

POLITICAL GOSSIP IN WELLINGTON.

PRESSING ON WITH THE BUSINESS. Tuesday, July 13. — The House is getting through with its business, aui last night several bills were well forwarded. This evening the debate on tho Public Works Statement will commencp, which no doubt will bo very severely handled by the members' in whose districts no money is to bo spent. MR. MAURICE FITZGERALD. Tho death of this gentleman, at the early age of 25, is announced. Two years ago his name was in everybody's mouth as one of the fortunate people of the time. You will recollect that the compilation of a " Parliamentary Hansard" for the early parliamentary history o£ the colony was entrusted to his hands. He was the fourth son of Mr. Jas. E. Fitzgerald, and a man of tho highest promise had his bodily health been equal to any great mental effort. The praises of his contemporaries follow him, poor young gentleman, to his early grave. H.M.S. MIRANDA. It is fully expected that this good old 'ship will be presented to the colony to form the nucleus of a training fleet for young men intended for a seafaring life. THE PREMIER. Sir R. Stout, K.C.M.G., lectured last night at the Colonial Museum upon Mr. Herbert Spencer's " Sociology." This, I suppose, is his typo of light literature aad leisure entertainment, THE ROTORUA SUFFERERS. ! Up to the present the members of the House o£ Representatives have subscribed £70 towards the relief of the sufferers by the recent volcanic disturbances.