NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 6

NEWS AND NOTES.

: MR.T.E. TAYLOR AND THE i ' ;>:;!■:' : ;..J::;.!;;S;;cAß[NET.';;:'iy.;.-' ; :':;;:;-.;. i 'In a' Tikienfr: issue' of 'the,"Marlborough' Express".=it,is, stated' that.' Mr,'. "-■% -E. Tay!'lor, /'member for '!■ .Christchurch.- -Nbrth., ;tpld;;a;:lbcal. resident..tha't'ihe":had-,'been' offered.' a| portfolio in ;thq "Ward Ministry' it/is'said, '.thie'.bpiriion; that"the;^•presen't. Administration t required ;to' ; , be! /reconstructed./ Mr..Taylbr,! onibeingishown-the,..paragraph, stated; that - it" was" •incorr'ect;: -1 •'.' ;; ': :

:S/LqAr>ls;,pN;!NAT;iyE LEASES/; -; ''./Notice'of motion .'was. given:by- the Hon. ;W.!'.W.' :M'Cardle .in'i.th'e, Legislative' Couh'cil;'on' v Wednesday'; : of'his intention to move! that/,in .tha- absence r ,ofi,any,,/provisions •being made in; ,<the-; New i ; Zealan'd, State! • Guaranteed- -'AdvancesV.AiricMmeht' Bill empowering.';:; Advances!;to : ' Settlers Board:.,to'' lend!!mohes'tb''settlers' holding: land'! leased.': from'VoJTatives'i.'this desires ;to 'call;': the: attention; of /the. Govjj 'eri)meiit-!-,tb;. ; 'urgent-.,:need; ; fof.:pbwer p'eihg:;giveii' ..'make' advances': on 'land so. leased,, such;advances to;be: made on' the value, of 'the leaseholder's interest, -in-, eluding /*•./;! i- ''',-;;;'!;■-- : ''•:■ ;'; r'/ : ;;'; •!, '/■;•. :'■ 'Complaint' was'.'made'/in ;th'o '.House yes- i terday .by -Mr.-J; Allen '(Bruce)"of ■ the delay in presenting! cortainieturhs;! Mr. AUen 'instanced; the. report-,oh' ,'primary' education;;for>;l9o9; which /had .'just been: presented; .and'.• the .//coal-mines.'/ ; report, j which' he''"said-was: nine /months'!after'. its::time;;: : The::;Hoh:;::T;;;Mackenzie: said the. education-report" wai delayed! because ■ of'j'th'e.'slowness.of-education-boards! in ;furnishtag/.information.;:.Mr;..'Luke said: the delay, was'really -caused by-the Audit' •Office.''),'-' ::'v:-'--.:-'- ; ! : ..-'!": ':-!i''::/ : '; ',:' '■-' '.-:.■''■■

:! ,MIN Ihi g;~ ACT! AM EN DM E NT; t:. .; A:• number, -of amendments 'have! been made'.by the'Goldfi'elds, and! Mines" Com-, mittee/inthe/Mining/.Act '.'Amendment Bill. -T.-The/clause;, stating;.: that-, /medical: examination 'shall: .not: /be.;/ required .on; employiinent :in! a ; imine,.is ; , extendedi to,apply generally, irrespec'tive'of■ age;;• ,• The \ 'most:'impprtant;;amendment-is.that ,re.ducingfrbm'/twelve'to'six.the!number of, ..■men''-:Who;-.;;can : .'.;be'';.employ{i'.jin:'.a.:im'ih.6 : without, having''a;certificated 'manager.'in'. • charge:,; :.:■:;'•:,///;:;;;-•;;:?/;.'!/■-;'•:/-..//, ;,-/:-!

■;.' "I,* draw- attention.,to ;the state : of. the Coinmittee, )J !jemark«<l Mr.-.Herries, when the bell-which: summonses members '■ from , the; ;lbbbi«s after ...supper '".had V ; . finished' ringing at .10 o'clock ,-:.' la 6t v . •night:; The .House, certainly "presented .ah.. ■'. unusual, spectacle;;,. Although, the' chairman (Mr. Colyih)had taken his. seat,: and ::the're was a i fair number /'of; Opposition members,, only, three.: of-the ■■_ Government .benches ; .were occupied. •.' The-three Government members, present '■ were-lthe', two'• Whips (Messrs: -EU. and Macdon'ald) / and , Mr.. Poland.. All;the'.Ministers/,including the Minister in' charge : of the.-: Sill (the"= Hon. E,' HcKenzie),;, were'; absent." .The' i bells 'were ;set ..ringing' 'again,'- 'and -: the'- Govern-.; ineht. seats- began .'.to'' fill.-while'' a .representative'; of the Cabinet in the person of the ;Hon.;';E..'M'Kenzio iarrived on' 'the -.scene.;'..'v:':."-.';;■',:..'"'; ;^';'-;^>-\; : ,:: '.-,'':-■',■:- ''■'■'■■'. ■; ; ;A.: return' '.presented'' to.. : the'.' House-yes-' te'rday gives' the>'-following-.:particulars-in regard to' land' ; settlement:'--' ,■ ■;' ,;j; ,;U : >.0.E,.P.,. Xahds.—Number; -.' of settlers,' 5455;. area held,.; 1,758,405 acres;; unimproved value, ,£1,675,481; v. Tho; value, is that fixed: at time :of;selection. "~' •/>:?, -,-:,-":; . ■ : . O.R.P. Settlers'. who ' have. . Purchased Holdings.—Number' of '.purchasers;' 858; amount.paid,;,£lß9,s33.':": -':.-':',;,-.; : L.1.P.; Settlers .who' have: Number, -131;, total amouit-paid, ,£32,361.' '; Crown Tenants who have taken -Advantage of Option to" payloff-a ; part of the 90 : per"cent, allowed ..by.'.law.—Number, '17;' ; total amount .paid, '54359.; -,"' v .'.'■'■'.•':'-' •', ,'

■'•'. In.on'r lepoTtbf ,the proceedings: of the House yesterday, a portion:of..the.remarks of.Mr. Pisher.on;the Crimes/Act Amendment .'-.BilUvwas, inadvertently: .lattributed' to ,MT.!'Wilfo'rd. ,',The 'particular-'state-; meht, in question was ■' to ..the effect that a' tramway man was 'sentenced :to twelve months'■ imprisonment' for'stealing fourpence. ..Mr; -'Wilford was.not responsible tor this assertion.-.:.'" .'-',.;';" ':""'' '..

WHAT MEMBERS WANT TO KNOW. ;■ The Prime; Minister..is being asked by Mr.'.;Dive:whether, he will take the neces-. sary;steps to carry" out ;a promise made in the House when tho Oputake Harbour Bill^was in-'- Committee that' he would, make inquiries" into the petition of the different .reserves iu.the town-of Opunakey with, a view of handing '.over-' 'certain ones to the Opunake Harbour Board for har-bour-purposes. ..'.;, ...'-'.:','.,' '." ; .' Mr. HinoWants to know, from the Minister for Public Works when the Pohukura section ;of the StratfordOngariie,railway :will be "opened traffic. ■■ In, view of ;the; fac.t that roller-composi-tion' for printers is.how being manufactured in New Zealand,, the Government is being;,asked'byMr, Myers whether,it will' take ste'ps'tb' impose- an- import: duty on ..such, composition, and.,,at the' same time' grant to-the; local; manufacturers, a Tebate; of the duty-on tho raw, materials —glycerine and gelatine. '■;;. :' • Mr.E.H. Taylor is to ask the Minister for Defence whether he-will, at aii early date,■• take steps to .'institute a. State uniform factory, so that in administering i the Defence Department, all '.men. in training.'may be:able -to'.obtain, uniforms at cost,- or as. near .'as-possible.' Mr. Taylor explains that as a; very large number of uniforms will be" required, it would bo an advdntage to all concerned for the State to purchase from local woollen factories their,"output,.'and make uniforms, from selected models. ,■';.■, ■ The following question is to be put to the Government by Mr. Hogg: Whether, seeing that his Excellency the Governor has been compelled to.tale up his residence in the Wairarapa,' they will direct their attention to the improvement of railway communication by the-construc-tion of the Kimutaka deviation?