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Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6905, 10 November 1887, Page 5

". {SKOM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) ' WELLINGTON, November 9. Judging by the general demeanor of members yesterday the Legislative Councttuejurt favorably disposed to the proftsalto reduce that Chamber to tbirtywaejubers. , there, will also be strong opposition in tfi«HoOse to the proposed reduction of its twitier to seventy, out the Government *** ***ke a determined effort to carry JWrJiUfor that purpose Lα the popular .Bβ Government have not yet. definitely wMed whether the new Land BUI shall JM«syovisJon for rendering the Educa- «<» reserves available for settlement by f*«J power to the Governor in Council wnqjwc them to be dealt with under the j«a tows of the colony. The matter is ■wjttrcr to receive consideration By the ««aet this week. Major Steward is ■grtogpnvately in the same direction, a,™*wpvernment propose to. introduce a U»e present session to provide wtae half-caste land claims reported on qrwiatulaioner Mackay. They will give •"opportunity for inclusion in the wawele of other half-castes who maybe «**a to b* entitled to land grants but •nosfcclaims have not yet been submitted «rB. Reeves made an appeal to-day to the ?HT«iuneat te place a check on Chinese {■gfcratiott, and referred to the steps !§7s.Hy the Premier of Victoria as proof «u»ftnecessity for protecting,ourselves S*to« an invasion from the Celestials. «c Premier admitted that question »<Bfflieot very considerable importance, ™a« wasßoesible, and he might also say £*««, that we would have to protect «*cmHs«ti9n against the civilisation of *j Chinese, which we think inferior. He SI» 5? c an y reason to f e » r an invasion, _ Iμ l^ 6o *erameai; would carefully look »»»S SlD atter,and take measures to prelaw possible change of permits and the *wra of other und strange Chinese, If ®*y»4ea to devise a means to check this they would stop the issue of pertt ™ altogether. u«r *-£ ,cc ia introducing a Bill under « title of the Shop Hours Bill. *«eh makes it penal for all retail Pjssises, except licensed houses, re"«m«nt houses, and newspaper offices, I * <?*« except during hours of from andtill 10 p.m. on Satur«y*. uuunists and druggists may supply hours, buttheir shops sWI OMin for the sale of anything else. Bill t f'nptoyers* Liability Amendment fe i«S !? , ced b - v Mr Downie Stewart uneuded to prevent employers en«to an agreement by which £"*** •» unnWe to recover comSaiu^ a - lt S tT es the Court authority action to proceed although no SwLJSf , J* 3 ?* been gton within the Compensation may be IS^S 1 fl m , e "ess of three years , wages up 1 WiS^ 3 lt k further enacted an *£S£?f a ? aot J Set rid oI his UabUity by aSS? ia i° sub-contracts a»tth£ r^ d ? n t} »e table to-day shows wSosrti Jft PubUc Sβ"* 6 * been ?• .4 Chief Sheep USMm£ '» ¥, steLar6n ; fr om June 30th, - WfnnisJr Jc^ ins toa* do.; Dunedin, £t' F - G - Lewis do. I aobs^% ns Shee P Inspectors :-Mr E. W»* Blenheim, Qerk, from

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favS^R& rther 4P etitl < ,ns from Otagoin Kted^SffifiS* 1, * 111 school6 - ere P re - The Government have given notice in tteM?r^.^r ncUo^Biu " a^d icf^uK 8 ¥ State aid to Catholic t C becu P o resen t«d from Whan?ranga ' £°k>nia, Manawatu, W *»»&°°. *«!»«. win r r, Gold i c is^ k , in » for a return which JTm, g f into the whole queso,r JJ. • Ml "i ßterial residences, the tenure maintenincef 7 "* &nti the «* °'

Government have no intention of substituting twenty-five words for ten in delayed telegrams at existing rates. Air trumness has given notice of a Bill toamend the Local Mines Act. Mr Moss' BUI to amend the Cemeteries Act in the direction of giving boroughs power to authorise the opening of private lands as cemeteries has been read a first time.

bir G. Grey was too unwell to attend the sitting of the House yesterday afternoon. ihe Government wiU decide before inday whether to take steps with a view to secure the representation of the colony at the Melbourne Exhibition next year. The Press thiuk& it will be a miracle if the report of the Midland Railway Committee does.not make confusion twice confounded, and that it is a blank look out for the raihvav.

The Public Petitions Committee referred the Catholic schools petitions to the Education Committee.

Mr Guinness is bringing i,n a Bill to amend the Local Mines Act.

The Minister of Works refuses to make railway-crossing keepers special allowances for Sunday duties. Mx Larnach is asking the Government if it will continue monetary assistance to Schools of Mines.

Mr Monk Is now asking for a return of expenditure on roads and bridges in the Auckland Wellington districts from the North Island railway loan. The Premier does not intend that the House shall sit on Mondays yet. but will probably take Wednesday or Thursday (private members' days) for Government business next week.

The financial debate last night drew crowded galleries, but little more than one half the members were present. The Times thinks it of the greatest importance that the Midland Railway contract shall be carried out.

Major Steward's Educational Vote Brll prevents householders giving more than one vote for each candidate at the ©lection of the School committee. The BHI introduce by Major Steward provides for the utilisation of education reserves for settlement purposes. The Government are considering whether it. is not necessary to adopt a cheaper system of dealing with Native titles than by the present Native Land Courts. The friends of Mr Napier Bell have succeeded in getting a select Committee appointed to inquire into the mismanagement of the Westport Harbor Board. Mr Fulton has been re-appoiaied Chairman of the Waste Lands Committee, a position from which he was ousted by the late Government.

The total amount spent on the formation of special settlements within the provincial districts of Auckland, is £4,005. The Midland Kail way Committee consists of ten South Island and only four North Island members.

TheGovernment promises to see whether it is possible to apply the principle of retiring allowance to teacher*.under the Education Act. . "

Mr Ballance says the Opposition will practice rigid impartiality in criticising the Government financial proposals. . The Bill providing for State aid to Catholic Schools was introduced yesterday by Mr Py ke and read a first time.