POLITICAL NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 635, 12 October 1909, Page 6

POLITICAL NOTES.

$p^ : discussion! : ■';■■'. A^SOPOSED AMENDMENTS IN'MAREIIGE &y ;: Cg.;;>:;,VANI);,LIQUpE LAWS, V V ;/.; -.'. ■^v:-: : :; So .far; the'session; : Dit. been productive x'. ■'anyttingVisenstoonal. ' -Mattersare -stale, ■ f J; ;iflat.:and;:ouipi^lifaT)le,; : aid •'whatever storms €:■•■ i the. greatest reticencq.is being \ : observed:;by \both parties. , ;" The" Government ;i;>:beyond;the:cb]onrless.-.formality of the Gov- :•■ ■,s ernor.'a vSpeeoh, has given no. indication of >'■-■: ?pp|ioy-? A cancas of the Opposition party was ■•■,.•'.;hela last ; night, when-:there was a good atv;:V; ,rhere .'were, only about half a dozen ;. andi these were all accounted for. In '■''•'• ijew'of the'fact".that=it was generally under- ,.;:".. stood ;thattho; attitude,of .the party in regard J ..-: to-some; important questions .was.to be dis- ,.,'; -cossed .considerable interest attached to the V: :i r :g*<* B >'.wit,no.infonnation was available as to V : -- se.'Jresnlt .of the .proceedings. ' Mr. ■ Massev :«:>. (Leaders of i the" Opposition) informed a .■;:;:.p6iaiaoN .repiesentabvethat two : honrs had :•,::;.been: spent in interesting discussion, but that ; ; ;:> he.:couid not: give: any :information in regard ■jst^to;ite;nature ; or its'results. ' , : . ■". :■.■;-- vlniiriew: of ..repeated- statements . that the ,:■.. Government ■intends to consult'economy as re- ';;',.' : Earos ■State: : publieatibns,'it is ■ interesting' to . '.'.■ ;'Mjote: : that.the following'list, of a dozen''papers , : : .■: and."reports.(presented to the House- of Kepre- ...• v ' Eentatiyes-. on ■ Friday . represents cost, for" J.\v-printing'-; and., feproductiqn -of illustrations ;-... -alone; of .£(536 lls.: Thf total, is mado up'as .■>:■.; .; follows, frota ■ figures- given in .the" reports. ;.,v..:;Cost of, preparation is .not: included in : any ;.: f ,caser-liand/report Is.,- Marine Depart- -; : \!BJent -iSZ: Is.. \ (kI.J botanical survey, Stewart •-■■:- /island ; ,£119;. 0i , ,.-. botanical exploration oJ .-.;.■ .'-Higher Waimarino 'district,X3B- 7s. 6d., sand •'.-•. ■■: ttttaes' £5, 35. 6d:,-State nurseries X7O 10s. 6d., ; ;-. : «try«T operations, 1 .£ll9. l.These; include .maps ~: and Ulilstrations. , ; The'following . reports are ../-"; .Tmilhistratedi—Cook and other ~ Islands ::v-:'.64., patents and designs'- ,^, 195., evidence Ad-':'■<.-aagum "W'orkshobs ; Cominissjon JEit 9s. 6d., :,- : Iji9pectibn';-of : .Mapnmety.'^Bo, : Timber '.Commis-•■-.■•...eion;>£sSs.'■■*' The copies sprinted of .-y/j. cSV'Several papers ranges from 1250 to 1950.,-, -..

-j;; - :^,-..%.The Musicians ; ; Bill "of Mr. 'Sidey,. which ■'■ :,-v-.i.was'-read for the 'first' time on Friday, was •■O:,-;;- previously introduced in 1908. \ The Bill seeks :.;..;>: i: , to: constitute the.. Incorporated .Society- of );s■■'■ .'Musicians of New.Zealand, on.the council.of '•'-■■:r. ..;.■;.; which ' the following..bodies■ will •be .repre-, ;;«-.;--r-, , aeatod:-TThe 'Auckland- Society", .of Musicians 1&i ,:■ (registered), Wellington Society of Professional ■: .r.-'Mnsiciaps. (registered),■■-and..: the Society-of .:.};, V£ msiojans^pf.-'Otago.(registered). • "It is .pro- '.;.:".'.''; vided that.. all.-- registered musicians v shall, ipso, ;v" ; >; v factq.l»;members of: the society.. The council ■;'■;■.''•'.i>;.;isaT.-at"any:,time appoint a,hoard'of:examiners ■;.:, ;].*o ; Bold:examinations in J,, accorddnce with regu-. :, f '.' ratidns -which^may-be' made , by .the council. , ;: : ~': The'eame bddy-.m'ayjho'ld : an inquirj when' any y;-' -member is.;charged with; misconduct, 'and re- :';.'■ sieve' , names.from 'the-register in case ..of cer- ■;■: i/Z'-tain'-off*nbe&\V-.% : .^,-'^■'•■V^v l -'- '■■''■''■ ■■'. ■ ;V '■€$ >* ACT. AMENtWENT. '}.:■: .■■ ■p'y'\- "i tChe Marriage Actlm'endin'ent;Bill (Sir Wil.. ;:>;; j ,i. l liam..iSteward),;'whiDh;has.also.passed its first- .:::':.:"■ reading,.proposes.' , to ...validate"' all. f ;marnafce3' '.':-;\::i hitherto;:ma'de;,between.-. a..person . and hie" ■.V-*..:':, deceased .wife's niece,: or, between a-person-and' :;.■::..--. : lier';deceas6d':hnsband's nephew;' and-rto 'legi- :-.: the' issne'.of , '.such, marriages. :• •-" ':.:■; ~.-.; 1.v;,-.;.; 'Theobject of,.the Beer Duty Amendment Bill , .';.; ; .!|(Sfli: is to prevent the establishment '?£•(. '..M (breweries, : in 'No-License 'districts; The ';::■;. ■■■lldceneißg Act Amendment Bill,which-w,as also. ';'■!■ ; ,-; introduced by Mr^laurenson,' proposes to make >•' ; :.i l . ;. NMiicense .upon '.a 1 bare ■ majority ,'■■'' ?.-:.. .vote for the whole'ortbe Dominion. Both Billi :s ~.--..'Bave/now .passed;their 'first reading. ~

: UrtAi. BILL AFFECTING HARBOUR ■^^;wfe : :-. : %wB0ABD;;--';.\.^"i>-v.-V f >' : rAiorig'tte private.Bilb'to be'introduced this .y_. sfesion; will'.be;: one. lembodying;' a'• claim by ' : ,Ciirrigan,'. Margaret jJ)o,nnelly(>'.;'ana ..John'''.CaDaghan,' , ,•". against' .the ; :h WeuiCgtb'n ■'''Board;;'";. : It '-.will- .be :.-rsrnembered. ■'.. that. '•' ■some^i'Jears. , . -the ..board acquired • i-property-'-belonging.- , : to. " .the ' piomoterß , ; in" ;.Grainter':;Street,.Cambridge Terrace,: and ■-■■ Cqurtenay'Place. The aniounts which they reyoeived'.byjway of oompensatidn were, they allege, -niiioh'less than what they .were entitled»to. Jn . October, '1899, the ('matter,' was -.brought before .'.;.- the.Public;Petitions A 'to L;Committee,, which ;. stated 'thatthe- Act nnderi.whicK-the land waa •■.;tMen.-,;had;:'resWtej"";in-;'Eard.4hip ! -- , to--th.e'--pr6'. -: nioters, l 'and recommended ;the,Government to .:make full inquiry with'a view; tp'affording'tn'em '■■■•. relief.! Sotrie .twelve , monflls late V.the 'wimmittee -.: Jj,whom^the;matter.;;was again referred held ;;■. tnat tae should wso amended 'as to.'enable . the 'premoters/ to ; obtain a'rehearirig before'the .': CompensatiotL';fCourts , - 1 :The- .proposed-' ; BUI . is.for. the object.ofigiying effect to this'recom;vlnendation.^■•;?;?• ri:,,■'^■:. ■;■--...;,,.-"- -._-. : 't/■{:- ; .-^^NAKi:i;NEEbs:';:^-- ; - : : . ; .- ! I'ideputation from the Hawera County Conn- ; E. M'Kenzie, ■. Minister ior/'Public:.Works, ; ,by'Mr. Pearce; ■ .member fort Pateay.-yesterday.i-The .'deputa- ■ : asked" that' a pound, for. pound subsidy, '•■■: n ? ; ™ shbnld be paid towards' the cost .of Tepamng the Tongahoio Valley-Road, which -;;-tt':- , Si'.*'-''?W"- c elipsi ■ , The h;e.-would - ..try'to get ; the'BnbsidY. ! .gi ."PlyiiiK to., a iftrrther. request .that'a tram,:,w'shonW,be,cp'ns(r.ncted to bring" metal from .i.lha-Mount; Egmbnt. quarry;'-the'''Minister said ■■-. (the; question : would be by-Cabinet ■;; during-the Bession.;. ':;"■.-' •-.'■'■; : - ; : ■ on Messrs - : ;Georgetti.'Hornblow, *'$ th T^" 0 i m 'of "their loyalty' ,to> - party , the by-election ft ■:^^cted^at lilL bTrepre-

BOARD BILL. ."^■■■■■ : 'i;is il.P.f will! ask leavn to ■' j .'Stff, VV: "& e^ blect - give'that-body poww ;■ ;i .to jborrpwintmeytomeet the cost of erecting -•;-;. a ; ii al'-and v library, promises, i, ~ ...■•■■■ ■''^■■^''::^\'^ : ':--'Mwrii%R ;loan; ;."•'■ '■"'■ ■■'' Fund," said .who-takes .-aniinterest an-finance ;.;:,: suoh,that it is practically cer- '-•■ ; "rni ?nts,.ifthe main pubUc works oftKe r>«': Co W/«?;tovbe: proseculddw with Wgour VfeSaS"in^ S y^ m^ o .. ?nWic Works . .-;'.\,.'-.Wj.V-;j-V-.'.-.-:.'.i.'?.v-.'; , -;..'.i : :-; '..'.'''.",■'• :';...'i : '-■' : •:■ '■.■:' •- : i:-~ : -'^PJT»N'GS;y'^ : ; :■■■■:■- ■' :( , ',?- ;*ffi- last ..evening to. offer the J:;: ~ posihqn : of^unior v Whip:io,a certain member •^ : ' ,: 'K&?Sl r^' :Who H^T A te be "no of the .■ ... Mll-a«en,who. .were not; present..- If he ac- %& '?$£ PoSlt ' o?, '*&&**' ' : wiU . : ■ ,>ke; rank as senior ,Whip. ,■;,., -.;. .;' - : '- :^Sv7 :p einb >r for .Taumarunui,:arV; > .r cd . -? n Wellington yesterday.;' ■ ■ .'■■'. ; : ' ■:■■ v; ,: ; jlTho';Hon.,-T}-;3lacken2ie : ;has Amoved ■'his'-offi- , v; the Molesworth Street.'iesi-'•'•';r''::'S?S?r;Ps«re-^lß.l.ate:ropms'have:bemi''.teken ■ re^"' ■' -°' ■ Parlian i e Dtary : • MX'cV arrived ;: :v ,.:.:»n-town yesterday^for.the session;' :-. -.- •