POLITICAL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIII, Issue 1669, 12 July 1892, Page 2

POLITICAL.

[By Telegraph.]

[From our own Correspondent.]

Wellington, July 11,

The Government expert, Mr Sawers, informed me last Saturday that he intends visiting your Peninsula about the beginning of September, He is anxious to see one or two butter factories established in your district. Chew Chong, of Taranaki, by means of his two factories can give good prices to settlers for milk, and exports to Canterbury weekly about six hundred pounds of butter, for which he receives 14d per lb. Sir Patrick's Adulteration Prevention Bill incorporates the various Acts on the subject-. Clause 3 provides that household or batch bread shall be sold in loaves of two and four pounds respectively, deficiency, if found on weighing at sale, shall at once be mado good. Failure to do this shall render the seller liable to a penalty, This does not appjy to the sale of French or fancy bread. The members of the local bodies attending the Municipal Conference were entertained at luncheon at Government House this afternoon. About forty delegates were present, and a very-pleasant afternoon was spent. The only toast proposed was that of " Prosperity to New Zealand in town and country." which was given by His Excellency the Governor. A deputation from the municipal conference which finished its sittings here on Saturday waited upon the Premier to-day, and laid before him the work done at the conference. The Mayor of Wellington briefly summarised the work of the conference, dealing with the Local Authorities Account and Audit Bill, He stated that the Conference were unanimous in the opinion that this Bill should not pass in its present form. The Premier in reply said that the Bill was not in an ordinary sense a Government Bill having been prepared by the Audit Office. In regard to the Hawkers' and Pedlars' Bill the only suggestion the Couference had to offer was that the fines and penalties imposed thereunder should be paid to the local bodies instead of the public account. The Premier thought this reasonable. In all probability the Electoral Bill will be considered tomorrow. The debate on the Financial Statement will not commence before Friday. The lobbies are very quiet to-day, aud rumour is almost silent.