JOTTINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 145, 20 June 1891, Page 5

JOTTINGS.

The Government have docidod to revise the list of native assessors for both islands.

The Government have nob come to any decision as to whether they will introduce a Payment; of Members Bill fchia session. The Trustee Bill, and Partnership Act, 1801, ware read fireb time in the Legislative Council last evening.

The Repeal Bill, the object of which is to do away with nearly 1,300 obsolete laws, hae passed the second reading in tho Upper House.

Tho Sumner school for doaf mutes has 42 inmates, who cost the colony laeb year £3,633. Mrs Ann Robertson again petitions Government for £200 compensation for ejection from property at Rotorua. Instructions have been given by the Speaker for tho more strict observance of the Parliamentary rules in regard to tho admittance of strangers to the lobbies. The Government propose to act upon a request made by tha labour representatives to print tho report of tho recent New South Wales Commission on Strikes. Tho latliou , gallery was crowded lasb evening during the debate on tho question of extending tho franchise to females?. Mr Buckland believes women do take an interest in the elections. His Sret rotten egg discharged during his electoral campaign was thrown by a girl. When Mr Rosa was speaking earnestly for tho extension of the franchise to women an hon. member interjected, "But they won't vote." "Won't they?" replied Mr Roes ; "you are not in the conlidonco of all the women of the colony,'' and tho laugh was with the Aucklandor. Tha annual report on education for 1090 shows that the average weekly attendanco for tho colony was 118,392, against 116,211 in 1889, or co far below the estimates as to make a difference of nearly £9,000 in a year's expenditure. Tho Minister for Agriculture is being urged to oflbr a bonus for the discovery oi a bed of mineral phosphates. Ministers do not see their way to agree to the pavrnonb of interest of money left by a litigant in the Supremo Court) awaiting tho decision of tho Court. Sir George Grey has given notico of an Act to rogulato the admission of persons to practise in the Courts of Law—an old friond under a now name. Mr Houston wantn tho Government to enable creditors to issue judgment, summonses against debtors without depositing fees. Representations have been made re tho desirability of prevonting the catching of ilounder3 under eleven inches in length. Mr R. Reeves is urging tho Government to introduce a Bill to license retail vendors of tobacco, cigars, etc. Mr Joyce is moving for a return of tho number of volunteers on the rolls of tho various colonial corps on May Ist, 1889. Mr Buckland wants the Government to open a telephone office at Pakuranga. Mr O'Conor proposes to move for tho formation of a rota to provido for service of Chairmau of Commibtees for the Houso, and that tho salary be divided between those who discharge the duties. Mr R. Reoves is moving for the imposition of an import duty of 3s per ton ou imported coal. The Government are being urged to bring down without) delay an Absentee Tax Bill. The Government propose to sot up the following committee, to which shall be referred all labour bills :—Messrs Buchanan, Buckland, Duthie, Earnshaw, Fish, J. Kelly, Palmer, Pinkerton, Tanner, Wright, Captain ttussell, Hon. W. P. Reeves.