PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 9

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

• I NOTES FROM THE GALLERY. fßy Telegraph.—r-sr.imaen'.ary Reporter.i j WELLINGTON, Thursday. | SECOND EXPRESS LOSSES. Mr. Brown has given notice to move , That there be laid berore the House a j return showing the losses in revenue made on the runn.ng of the second Main Trunk express during each week in October between Auckland and Wellington and Wellington and Auckland."' THE EMBARGO ON MAORIS. The Hon. Mr. Ngata desires the Minster of Public Health to say in wh.it portions o: the Aueklmd province the proclamation restricting the inoveni'-nts of Maoris is still in force, and when he i expected that :"i? same may be completely withdrawn. DISPOSAL OF ORAKEI BLOCK. Dr. Rangihiroa h.u- jiu: a question to de Native Mirii-ter whether it is correct that the I'overnment have taken j steps to buy the Orakei naxtive reserve I _y sending a purchase officer to see the | native owners with the view of their j Belling their shares to the Crown. The member point; out tha.t Otene Paora. -hose petition concerning Orakei has j received favourable consideration from , the Native Affair*. Committee of the Legisla'ive Council, his written to the member for the N ir.hcrn Maori district protest ng again,--; ihe action of the Crown in endeavouring to acquire the land before hie petition is deal: with along the linr-* recomnir-nded by the JTative Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council.