Political Notes.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5572, 9 July 1889, Page 3

Political Notes.

[WtOSt Otm PAJUJAMKSTABY nETOBTEB.J

[BY TELEOBAriI.J

Wellington, Last night. LATE ME LEVESXAM'S I'AJKLY. Tho members of tho Lower House arc subscribing funds for the relief of the family of the lite Mr Lovestam, ex-mombor for Nelson. Bo far upward,, of £64 has been colleotc.l, and before the list closes probably £100 will bo raised. BKWEE OK CttOWN TKNANTB. Laot ses«ion. on the defeat of the Fair Bent Bill in tho Council, the Government undertook to make enquiries with a view to affordinff relief to thoee deferred-payment fd perprtual leaseholders of tho Crown who were in arrears and could not pay the rente which their holdings stood them in During the recess the Commissioners of Crown Lands and Rangers have been making enquiries with a view to recomof the new valuations. This day. TIIK QUOTA FIOItT. It is understood that-wiih a view to allowing tho quota question to be rawed the Government have determined to place Supnlv near the head of to-day's order paper, Jttthat the motion for going into committee may probably be intercepted with th» matter. Tho country members say that Key are in honor bound not to accept less than thirty-three and one-third per cent So f they preserve this stiff-backed attiSde, the town representatives, being in a minority, are certain to make up a deter- « n°d stonewall. Ministers are understood to be anxious to effect a compromise in the direction of allowing the country electorates ; twentv-nvo per cent., this being the con--22 mutually agreed upon under the Act of 1881. AN OMINOUS nUMOB. It is now rumored that the Government threaten to resign if the country members maintain their attitude with respect to the quota. The rumor arose thuewiee :-Mr. T an™ yesterday informed the Premier that Country members intended to ins.st upon Sy-tbree and one-third per oen t..and the Premier replied, "Then you 11 have to put another fcintatry on the benches i youdo» Presumably this whs an attempt It "bluff" but tends to show how affairs are drifting over tho country against town difficulty. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEVOEM. The Legislative Council Reform Bill will the measure is certain to bo thrown out.