NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 7

NEWS AND NOTES.

-,;SLAUdHTER OF TrJE, iNNOCENTS-v • •;, l*h6' opeii, slaughter: of the iiiiiofcents coinnlehcetl. yesteriay,. when..the ;Houße agreei to;!the'.rempvai,bf privato • Billi .ffbhi:.- the! ■ Order "Pape*. Mentidh.bf -the; Qanaliiglßill—the ofli.cidi: Government Bill—Reminded'' sfr. .\N*e\y-' mati arid ,SJii-. Win;' Steward: that Bills : ehHtled v (3hhlhig'.: , AuieiidinGrit- and Bookmakers' '.Abdlitid'tt l Bill and Bdbkmakeis Bill:' respectively 'might, as-Well .be diy oharged.:„.Theh::Mr.. BU : asked':' that.the' .Registration',-.of Barmaids;.Bill,'>the' prin-'; diple 6i Which. iS-bnll)odied'intheLiceiis-, ,ing Bill,: shoiild ; . ; :be discharged. [ ' Mj\ 'Pislier'" then inoyed',, for, the, quietus of his *Ahiendmeut. aiid State -Quar-; hnteed,■ Advan<»s Amendment Bills, .Mr.'Sidey asked that his Society; bl Musicians Bill: should be/sacrincedj bjtt.Mr. -Mat took pity bri ; this inndceait, and. asked 'that' ii -shbuldi .ho .-retained, .hinting; that ho ' wanted ;to .say,':sdhlething about,.'-'it lator on,,' Accordingly, this .Bill :,ivas: ! re j Gained in. the mcahtiirie..; : '..,.;. ; ,y'■■'.'; v; ; ;;*r ;; ■■'. AnBiTRAtjON'ACT. ';' ' -The,-member for 'Chi'istchtirch -Nbfth (Mr,;T.' E..l'dyloi') is.'inquiring of" the Prime Minister- whether' the Government Willidmeiul the-Arbitriitibri,Act this sesi sion .by' giving .the" Coilrt power', td lhako ah. dfral'd- ioivdoillestio ■'l'aylbr, is- also -hsldhg.-.-the Minister,'fpi'Labeui 1 whether 'the salno .Act-, will bb amended 'this session by; cbhfen'ing', lipbii the'.Coiirt power to. niake-awal'ds apply, where ; nt!iicssary)'to the ivhole Domihibilj WHAT;,members want to; know. ,:-vThe Prime .Minister is asked by Mr..'Luke whethei-j recogUising the growth, now. talciiig, plhce, aiid; the enormous trade that. wiuSr'esult: by .the, establifehnielit: of itidusti'ialj'-- cotnniei'cial," and. shipping' enat-' Bya / üß'''Bay; and : Mirainar. ipeiiihsul'a, ■tbgbtli'er, : with the -reqtiireinehts of - tlib- ' :rapidly-iucreasiiis;,_ res'idfehtml' poptilatibn tbbb. cbiiilected with.the rail' way.. system Yof .the Dominion—he .irill) iit litt early datfet-,make ah, annouiic.enlent Bs ; ta 'the. ; JUtontibii" ot.thb; Governmbnt with-referonbe -.to ;tbo- eitchsibtt .ot,,railway facilities to .the locality, ■ ',; ,,.'. , '-. ■: -.Mi-, I'. E..-..Taylor: wants to,know from, the Minister foiV.-Min.6Sj, ".whether) with, a view to'; fedncing the cost of State.. coal to c'bnsumorS) the ■ .Government iyill. procure the necessary steam .colliers lo niake .the State coal-iriines' independent or - the present cDal-bat'J'-yihg .steamship' monopoly.".: '.;' ".' "•-' ' Mi'iVPield is asking the .Postinaster.General .whether tho Govefniiient will fdvpurably obusidor the roquisitiop of,the. peo'pio of Par,aparaumu. and district for tho' erection'of a post office in that tbwn--sllip. - -; ; .'•!.'.' -''--I : ' '.■:■' .: -- ..Mr. Wilford. wishes to know from., the Minister, fof -Railways, whether ho .will inform the Holise as to.what progress has bcenihado in tho building of electric cars for service on the i Hutt railway, - „ ~, The Government is, being asked, by. Mr. Oliey whether thoy will consider, the advisability :of instituting sbirtb sblieiub-.bf Are insurance, whereby i every GoVernnibnt'building in the Dominion of,a vahw of £W0 or over will be insured, so as .to pfovido a fuhd - for l ; e-i;rcctilig till! same. ' -~ ' -.' -.."■. A question is beibg asked of thb Minister for. Railways, by Mi-. Luke,' as -to, , whether ho will, to meet the demands, for a healthy,, expeditious, and economical dondition for the handling of the .large quantity of produce, fruit," and milk that is carried on in connection .with- our railway system, and the markets.at Te Aro and; other southorn . parts of Wellington, establish a properly equipped' adjacent to tho IV'Aro railway station, . . - -