POLITICAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 242, 6 July 1908, Page 6

POLITICAL.

CANDIDATES FOR A CHAIRMANSHIP, The election of Chairman of Committees of the Legislative, Council takes placo on Wedtlntanf tl The w firs V o mv. ination recoivo <J Was tin nl p c'- Tll0 ™P Sotl - This, is. on the Order Paper. Since then the Hon'. John Kigg has also been nominated. Ho was Ulairman of Committees some years ago, and acted as Speaker on the death of .the, kon. i. £ r- Probably get tho support of many of tho old members .pf the Council. Mr. Thompson will probably get the Government vote. -He was one of tiie Auckland members of the Lower House (years ago, > andAvas Minister for Justice and Deionn° m n?i° Seddon Government from 1895 to lbjy. Other members nominated are, tho Hon. W. C. F. Carncross and the Hon. R. H. J. Reeves. Tho election, which,' unlike that: for t£o corresponding position inthe Lowor House, takes place annually, is causing a good deal of interest among the Leins. lative Councillors.

THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.'i ■t A number, of members of both branches of - •the Legislature are interesting themselves in tlio movement for an increase in the State's interest m the Bank" of New Zealand. A meeting m this connection was attended "by the Hons.\T. Kelly (in the chair). W, W' \ M'Cardle, * Du,ncan, 'and J. T. Paul, and Messrs. H. G. Ell, T. H. Davey, G, Laurenson, C. M. Gray, E. G: Allen, A. K Bar-' clay, J. T. M. Horhsbv, Hi Poland,' C. 8.Major, 0. Hall, F. It. Flatman, J. F. Arnold. J. Stallworthy, J. A. Hanan, A. E/ Earnington, J. A. Macphcrson, arid D. Buddo.' The Premier has consented to .receive a deputation from the group. Mr. Massey expressed to a reporter r tlie opinion that the movement was not likely to have any result. On the contrary, lio ; thought the time was close at hand .when the shareholders of the . Bank should havo_ further representation on the Board. Their interests in tho Bank had of lato largely increased, while those of tho Government had decreased considerably. . :