Parliamentary Gossip.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 181, 31 July 1895, Page 3

Parliamentary Gossip.

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(BT TELEaRATH.—PAELIAMENTARV REPORTER.) / ■-■'-

V ' JVELLmGTON, TueHday. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The House was crowded to its utmost capacity this, evening, when, the Treasurer delivered his Financial Statement. As ho rose to his feeb; a brisk handclapping resounded through the chamber, and, when ib eubsided^Mr Ward, in a clear voice, and with easy utterance, read his-Bude^t. He was listened to with great attention,* and, when from time to time, he made reference to some obviously satisfactory point in- the, administration of the colony's aifoirsiduring; the past "year, or touched on some-jpro-: raising- step which was contemplated' in the fttture,; ho-was warmly, apfjlaudecl. During the progress, of his. Btatemetibi a steady undercurrent -of-hear hears came from various parts of .the Chamber..-^ Sometime it was bub a whispered murmur of approval, scarcely audible, and anon members would 'express/themselves more loudly. Sometimes it was laughter that; was heard, now Oppositjpn laughter,- in-' credulous in itß tone, ajjjain loyal laughter from j Government supporters ,as.^,tb.ei Treasurer made some sta'temonb confuting' the predictiQns pf hisopponents. >vWberi;he had ended,'thereivaaloud applausej j»|ter! v/hipK resolutiona in respect to -alteration' in the Tariff were moved and agreed,^to,' and the House adjourned shortly before 10 o'clo'ck./ ■-,">."■•< ' V-"1': ■:■ ' ■;■;■■•'■ .^,.: ;T|IB;;;ESTIMATES.; ;; . ;_" ,^!.: There are not a grea.t many'items in the estimated expenditure, for tho present year which r£guire special montion.^.ln the majority/of .cases the sums /proposed' to be^eVpend.ed are about .the same as were expended last/year, arid there are few. instances ybf entirely,, new, , : .v0t98.! Taking those, jvotes which are of general or local Auckland int'erest, we find. tliat.Jt ia proposed ,'to spend this .year £300,inHew Zealand flora r £518 on Imperial expenses, ]893 ; 94; £250,0 n a frozen meat kiosk at ths Imperial Institute ;,£2OO aßvav.feohus.---on starch; £50,0 on expenses of /Assess-1 menb'Courts under the Bating" Abb;. 1894,; £550 'on reprinting Statutes; £500 v on r a contribution'to the Chrißtchurch Industrial Exhibition. .;-iNone of thesis' votes appeared on last year's Estimates. £100-is to be given to the timber expefb by way of salary. 'A Bum of £40i y instead of £110, is down for cadet salary (Auckland Supreme-Court). '"''.' \ / .

j The salaries of clerks in the Auckland i Customs are increased to £570, and the': salary of the clerk and, warehouse keeper is; reduced to £ 200. , ,* # „ . ' - , .There is an increase in the expenditure' I for'public schools allowed for, tlie vpte for ; the ; preaenb I year being ~, £3,85,400, .as against £365,711, and an increase < also for. native,.schools. .:•'...•,...., ' -■ • .".^. ~*.-: :• The Rotorua ' Sanatorium is .down; for I £l; 200, againsMßß9 last year, and the Department of Labour for £6,260, against | £3,437 last year. ' • v•■ • - .^ : ■ Last year £722; was expended:',on. tech-; j nical instruction classes. £1,000 is set down for this year. 1 ; j ... ~ £100 ■ is' to be 'granted to the Thatnes Charitable Aid Board; towards acquiring a building and ,latid'| for an Old ;Woman's Home, and £1,300 towards the Thames, OtagoandfEeeftbn Sohools of Mines,against £1,000 expended last year. ; £300 is > proposed .to -be vofeed ■ for the encouragement of the dairyingJindustryjthough £500 was voted and £400 expended last year. ■ ■;'. . ■.;,'.;: ~ "" j. , ; Travelling expenses of^the Tiroduce Gom-h missioner nro put' afc £200, againafc £400 voted, last ; year; but, ;!dn. the .ofcher^hand, its is proposed to expend £1,200 .on.the establishment of dairy schoplSi '■■_■:: ;,-■- i , , >ic,i A sum of £5(51 appears ,this y.ear^as the amount ,tp be made^ good, owing to defaulb of the late magazine-keeper at Mount Eden.,v V,;. ' . ;v ' ■ - ■ ■ -•■;>-• It.is'proposed; to increase fees to.members of Waste Lands-Department to |1,500, and £I^ooo is to be expended on landfor nursery j in the State Forests Department. . j ASYLUM ACCOMMODATION. I TheJPremier, in reply to a question ,toI day. said that the- Government ?had i:done all* in their power to provide sufficient asylum accommodation in the colony. 1 THE BLACKING ;INI)UST]RYf . Mr Button calledi.the attention of .members in the House today,to;the fact that an English blacking manufacturing. r firm are shipping blacking to fclew Zealand under cost, in qrderj it ia -to kill,the colonial industry. The Premier said the Government) were- making -'inquiries.:.; into the matter, and steps would be taken with a view to putting an end to?the practice; ;A Mr Button's iauggestidn is that bur tariff should,be adjusted so as;to ,enable. i .New Zealand manufactarers to meet such unfair tactics on the part of English firmß. '"I THE C.D. ACT. ;'■-. ;]' > ! .The Council by,twenty toleleven rejected the Contagious Disease Acb Repeal Bill. THE JURY SYSTEM.. . ■ , The ,Governmenb have decided to bring in a Bill.next. session; reforming thejwhole' jnry; system.,, 4 .The.; Attorney-Gteneral, in' making intimation■..• by., /that;..'effect, aiid' asking leave to withdraw the measure now before the Council, expressed the opinion bliafc the system of coroners', juries Bhpuld also be dealt with.. He considered coroners and coroners' juries should be abolished.