POLITICAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 7

POLITICAL NEWS.

CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY,

'•} Jfr. STassey stated ih. the House yesterdhy . afternoon that it had teen stated in the news-. ' papers, 'ho believed" correctly,that- an • inquiry : was being held by two judges■ into the ttotkiui; of one of thb most, important Departments of State. He would * like to know it the»judges ;-hid'ftifnished'their tho JPrilnd ; Minister intended-toVlay it before Parliament. : 'Sir''Joseph Wiinl'said ■'tho' stateUlent Was Correct that two judges had hwin appointed to, 1 :, inquire into certain matters regarding; iin important Department and ihto chavues against ; the: i chief; executive offlcdi:' bf the Ddpartriienti ..The report' had not yet been and Tfrhon' it waS received tho Government .would Consider it. ■ •• "V; Mr. Mafesey: Will it he laid before the Hbu&ef The-. Pfifne. Ministdt-' said that; if the report Iteferfed -tri spilvatej business-of i-peofle with the Tax 'Department : the Government would not bring it boforo the House. • Mr.'T. Ii: Taylor (Ohristchuroh North) asked iif .that- faft fof.ths retortifeferting to .offliers' would,come bofbre Parliament,; Sutely if the conduct' of public', officers/,was : in ,question thd House had a right to/know .whether : their con- " duet had. .been .-successfully '" impeached, or whether ■ they. "were clear' of serious charges• of' maladministration."- -" ; f,' • The l'riirie 'AHnistdr said -the .Government ;had'nbt;yet received tho report. 'When it was received'no. would'be very glad to inform the Houso .what tho Government intended to. do. : At: present; ho did, not ■ kn6w What was in 1 the teportj .diid he could hot anticibato .it. ' ■ GOVERNMENT AND LftMO aIIESTtON.

"Unofficial statements In ■ regard to the GoVernmentcaiietis' yesterday ttornJtig ahow that ithero \vm" considerable discussion In .regard to the land proposals, ahdj :as might be expected) there tvhs a fereat :tliversltr -of .'Opinion. - The leaseholders were ifl' the tainoHty, and . had to cohtehti.-tHemVelyes -jTith' giving 1 thfeir -dissatisfnfctioh ail airing. The decision to ngreo td the : Priino..iMiflistCt l 's. recommendation t0 < re* ji3SemWo'aiter .Onristmas in; tho event of- the business! being Unfinished-was, it appears, not quite dnahiiiioUs, there being 'one dissentient, ltij said that Mr.' : BauWa whs tho dissenting member,'. although no authorised sttttdtiieilt on that point is available;' Mtvllitnah; the menlber. ;for>lhiercdtgllli-who'lfe -strohglf Opposed to the j,ttttud6 which tho Gftverilment ha* takoh.up, on the laid (Juestian,:did not attend tllO cMcUS..