LATE POLITICAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5220, 15 May 1888, Page 3

LATE POLITICAL.

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Wellington, This day. OLD SOLDIERS' CLAIMS. Tho schedule of names and grants in tho bill Sα joint committee of both Houses to consider"and report upon. DIVORCE ACT AMENDMENT. Mr Samuel intends to introduce h» ■Divorce Act Amendment Bill this session in the iSrislaturo 1 of New South Wales. MrSamSeV* bill limits the extension of divorce to tho following points :-Ho w 11 Sto give tho wifo tho same remedy STSS hufband in case of adultery by veurs or upwards will also ne 5 tWntence; insanity under certain condSs wiU borecognisei as entitling a sane party to relief, and probably Mr bamud ffidd desertion of a wife residing in Now Sand, when it has continued for upwards of seven years. FALSE STATEMENT.. ' Considerable comment has been oc- ■ that Mr Larnach had paired for tho <-royFEMALE BUFFftAGE. members of which are divided in opinion . as to £c propriety o£ granting the franchise to females. DIVISION OF THE COLONY. The rumor that the North Island is to be divided into six electorates and the Sou ■£5 nine is merely guess work as there, w not bo any attempt to group the colony till ithe Houßeba* agreed to a modified system of the Hare representation, and the GoinLisßionew have w-arranged the electorates. Later. MR LABNACH'S PAIR. The Hon. Mr Lornadi , - pair w«w loft in the hands of Mr Walker, Opposition whip.