PARLIAMENTARY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XX, Issue 2851, 6 July 1892, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

State farms for unemployed* ! Wellington, Tuesday.— Wiih re* ference.to the proposed State farms, Government intend to establish various classes of small farms devoted respectively to agriculture, grazing* dairying and fruit culture, and cftli| vated as far as possible by Bpaae» Farms will be under the control of the Labour Department. \ i " Crown prosecutorship. -^ The Cabinet considered last evening the matters in conection w;th the? Crown Prosecutorship of Auckland;'"" In response to a request made that Mr Hudson Williamson be retained in that position, Mr Williamson has been informed thet the previous decision will be adhered to. He will probably formally resign, and Tacate the office after completing the work now in hand. It may be taken as settled that Mr Tole succeeds to the position which is said to be worth £500 a year.

Population statistics. The excess of arrivals over departures in June is about 50 or '6o, but the figures probably will be slightly reduced when checked by the puraerj returns Vl Active canvas is going on in re. gard to the Speakerahip of the council. It is stated that the Hon Me McLean is certain to be elected. Unclaimed properties Government will introduce thiV session legislation dealing with properties the ownership of which i$ unknown or doubtful. Solicitor's fees. Mr Cadinan, Minister of Justice ifl about to issue a circular to the various Kesident Magistrates throughout the colony asking them to take step* to agree to a uniform scale of f ees tp ; be allowed solicitors appearing in. small debt cases. ' Taxation returns. : . Notice was given to-day of a large number of returns relating to the effect of the new taxation. The censure motions. 'W-ii' The Hon.^ftfr Beeves, gave notici to move that there be erased from the journals the House, the motions of of censure passed from time to time on the following gentlemen, none* -elf whom hold seats in the House at present—Messrs Curtis, Pyke, Ormohd, . Gisborne, Sir Julius Yogel and Mr , ; f Bryce. : ' * ' ' :t Sir P. Buckley and the Irish electiow^. Sir P. Buckley has how definitely;' abandoned the idea of contesting an ■ Irish constituency, but states tbafc j > from cable messages and letters received from the Whips of Irish- party! they are still determined to nominate ; him. .''

Eailway returns. Railway returns for the year show a nonprofit of £400,914 being about £2 15s 9d per cent on the estimated capital. In the grain sheep and meat traffic there is a considerable diminution while the passenger traffic has largely increased. Sir Robert Stout on the situation. In course of an interview with a : press representative in Wellington, Sir Kobert Stout expressed an opimoa that there has been no Financial Statement ever delivered in the Colony that has taken so well in the South amongst all classed. Sir Robert does not think we ever nad a brighter outlook than now.