PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 215, 7 September 1912, Page 9

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

VOTES FROM TEE GAXIiEBT.

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WBULEXGTON, Friday. THE .VnXIN'O INSPECTORS. Wilmmi th« Mines Depairtnraut's vobo was under review in tie House of liepwsßnta4,iws to-night, th* mpmber for O'hiiwemiiri dnew the attention of- tho Minister of Mints to the n«d«ajty lor iwreatshi'' tih'e ealax.ks of the inspectors of mines, particularly at Waihi. Em.phaeisiimg the iroportaTvcw of the duties •tJi'Osn inspectors ihail to carry out, he deola.red. that the lives of tiionsiinds of mipn were in Ui«ir hands in seeing thfl.t the regulation* were cairried out. Tjlb; inspector at Waihi .needed bo be a man of considerable firmmeßs and taut to

.Tne«t, the responsibilities of a. difficult ■position satisfactorily, and the present. .inspector ppirfornved such good work that 'he hoped t/lw> Minister would make provision for recognising his ability. I Mr. K. W. Rhodias supported tire sugg&vtian made by tih«> inetu-ber for Ohijie.muri tthut ihe Inspector of Mitres for the Haimiki ilis-t-rict should iv.-eive greater .nemu-nera-t'ion fear his »erv:ves.

Tlie MinisK-r for Mines agreed that tlrt'.se inspectors were men iieedinir conaUlerable skill and personal ability, and ch-o pr(MTiL~md thai the 'matter (if iner«a»«s would Ik , placed before Cabinet. whan tile Supplementary Bstitnatea we.re be'in? i-om»idc'ml.

i DR. HELL'S fIQKV'EY. Replying to Mr. Poland, who stated Mint th'p results of a geological survey or t!vi> Wiilihi-Tairua eub-d-iviei-on by Dr. Bel! bid irevftr bewn published, the Minis-t-rr of Mines stated that if this w.w the ra.aa it would I* seen to immediately. It wart useless having info-rrnation hidden in the otlice. HELP TO PROSPECTOR*. Mir. Poland further suggested that th?re were direction* in \vh.it.h the £5000 bonus for pro* pr-tin ■operations could he expended with great benefit to the mining industry. 'The industry, hn eontercM. hid b.--en starved. Although the Hauraki district <hdd, for instance, produced more jrold thin any other part of NW Zealand, the gr.MAeH gran; in any on? year <Sad l>een C+HO, given grudgingly for tunnel driving purposes. Thie m-e-ni!>eT far Ohinwnairi again advocated the establishment of a Hnall Gmvrmranit cru."h.ing' p!a-nt and battery in the Haiiraki <fetrk-t, for such a«.*istaneo would, ho inaintrtin»d. be produc. live of more benefit to t.he induc-tTV tlva.n could be readily appreciated by these not «co,ua.inf<r»d with t-hie difficulties, of t-bt» stnnll mining company an 4 poor prn«pff(or.s. Th« member for Thamw urged increase of t'h-p vote for prospect imr. ■Turn Minister -aid that, in the ca*c of prospecting, it was considered that ordinary nevenue should K-ir a part. How much would appear in -rhp public works estimates for a«*is.Urrticp to prospectors was a mutter over which nvenvl>eTs would h:i.v«» to eve-rptsc patience for th» present, •fly wan syropatihip'tie with nhie efforts of prnffpnet-ors*. but 'In would not encourage the wa*l<> of ptrblic money on useless and ill-judged endie-.ivnuT.

ROIY>RI."A HOSPITAL PATIKNTS. Th« Minister fon- Ihiblic Health said ait. a<litr>nietmtiv«ly and ■jpugraphk'ally R«U>m« lielonjred to Wa-ikato, He had ascertained, that liist year. 7rl patients c«ine from Rotonta to tihi' base , hospi t:il .I.L ll:i.nv;lt,on. the approximate crwt lieinp £338, AgoJTist Mils could be net ror(vivr<l frrwn Rotorna with a (iorp/ninvpnt. sulwwiy totalling £:116, leaving a net efwt of t'22 ro t.he Waik-.).1n Board «ti hnut allowing for pa.tienW |ieymonia or voluntary r-ontribiitions. MEDItAL INSP.KOTI.OX OF SCHOOL CniLDRKX. l"hi' Minister for Public Ilea lib stated that one of liii- n-ediiitil olliccrs appointed to in-pi , !-! x-liool i-hildrpTi had •■■■t taken the iKwitinn. Tiie r,"m«-.ini.n'jr i.!ire--> wci' , undergoing a. c-ouree of deimris-tn- in U'l-ilingtoH. iiTi-l on Momlty !n> \v."Hlli| •oiilVr with the tw-ptvt or-fi encr.i lof Schools as to the method of procedure in exa-min : ;ij hool ohsldren. He hojv.d to aunoiiK a fourth 'mcddivil oßicrr very shortly.

THE SKDDOX ME.MOjRIAU Tile Hiwni'ia.l pn.-it.ini of I'he Seddon Memorial »•*.« explained by t-ha iJon. Flivh<T vrhriii discussing inH'trnal alT.iir.< (\>l ijii:i't;ps. whicl) conw. Ned a. vote '.if i."1020 for iiltfl.t .pjiis inWud'iii Xfl'iO bflilainw of vohinta.ry su.b,scripi.ii)iis in the consolidated fluid, and 1000 to he -expended in addition. The toial amount itpcmit on raemoriaJs w.is i.(i..)!i3. .s;r Jfis#pli Ward, lpmarked that the re ply mijrlu p>iii't out that nwth'ng was being clow differpuL from tha.t originally authorised by Parliament: The vole now .ippwring on the K«tima.t*is wa>; pirt and )ia.rcrl of the C'rijinal vote, the ex[)f<iutiture of which liJ'.t lv?eTi delayed owing to live Parliament Building fir« in lorfpring with -th« proposed -ere.™t.imi of a na,t:ojial memorial in ParliaJiientary (Jro-umJs. towards which the sum of £ 1.200 W3.s raised by public subscriplion.

( Of)It ISLANiD*. During rj.iseu.*.-: m of fie Cook Island pisf.mie.te*, thp Hnn. Poma.rv stated tint • ludgr .Mcri»n'''ck was acting temporarily a-* < 'ommi.-ieionor. J.i was in'.pndrvl u> appoint <;> re-.il'pnt rorni:ii>6'iou,i r wall !*g»l t.ra.i'.rninij.

(.•|;AI*nE!,AiXDS RAILWAY HRIDG-K. Mr. .1. A. Young haw bren iafarmed by th«> Hon. W. H.>lprr:e* (Min'eter for loiil«ay.-i th-at th*> construction of a vrhiruljlr .-übw-.iv to give tetter a(ve.--e to I'laudWamls h*& already b«vn pro po*«1. aind \hf cost of a subway 3Oft. in vridUi. am«l with a 'li<VMhv«y of ]4ft. clear, together with the oatpiitalieed cost of mairutonana-. would aniiMiat to £2900. If the local 1-uidies* cont-eriMxl euro prepared to pay tJw cmst the comstnie-tioii of the subwAy will be put in- ha.n<]. The .Mm U'tfr odds that lh.c tr.H-t!tv.r has alretidv lw*n UhM subject of coiwsponKten<v be"t\v«>Ti the district p.njsinwr s-tk! i*e Hamilton 'Roa-otisli (.kMtwil. and hP understands tihu,t lsh]pi>e is a proposal to take a, poll of th<> raiterpayerw, witih a view to r<i/ism£ t.ke necessary funds.

•'Phe estimates of tho labernrtl Affa,ira Department (£317.391) were finally passed at 1.45 a.m.