Political Notes.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5885, 17 July 1890, Page 3

Political Notes.

[FBOM OTO PAMSAJOWTABY ESPOIITEE.]

JBY TELKGBAFH.]

■Wellington, This day,

SETTIiBMSarI IN THE SBVKKXY MLB BUSH. In answer to Mr Smith this afternoon, the Native Minister said that the Resident Magistrate had been prodded with funds wherewith to purchase the and Tthfr native blocks in the Seventy Mi c Bush A few interests had to be acquired, but it had been found difficult to complete = adTournment of the House in orda.rta> express his dissatisfaction w. h the deay of the Governmert in arranging for sittings t4v t The coueequence ot with capital hadJwd to tea lamftt - n 42,000 aores, » were Buffonng private hands. wow y fl 82,000 acre. of to c under . rss g r ;^e h tnd power tc.arrange, for in the Court; that matte* J / oceedingß hands of.-the had m reference tot be « ortant casosill been delayed v & be be legally d one Aβ to tne Poran^thauacquire the Horowhenu* block as well as proclamation was «mo.'cd from tho fcorangahau at the request of pohUca friends of the Government. He, toougnt the Native Minister could have bough; the land in tho interests of the colen-bad he offered a reasonable price. He that the Government either had or onght to have Mine control of the sitting* ottne Native L,and Court. The motion for ad journment was put and negatived.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BKJTOBiI. Tho debate on Sir G, Whitmore's Bill prSi:J for a reform of the %Ps™ Council nv»s continued 1B the Lpper to-day by the Hon. Dr. Grace, *™ m « c * Ait to alter the comtitunon of that Chamber would be a national calanulj . The Hon. Mr. Bonar was of opiuioii ha the prUnt time was opportune in which to effect change of the consutuuon, aud ho should vote for the bill. . , The Hon. Mr. Shrhnski, in opposing the Bill, iwiutea out that it was proposed that the wesent members were to continue to the Bill which was before them. for its second reading. , On being put to the vote the ing of the Bill was affirmed by 20 to 11. The following is the division liet :— Ayks.

Acland Bevnolds Bonar Kichmond Bailie &he m T& Buckley Steven* tL. Swanson Dignen SKn ock ?VhSker,BirF. Betes Whitmore,SirG Noes. Bamicoat Pharu^yn h H: Millar Williams Kenny

FIAX INDTJsTBi. The reason weaned by tbe Colonial Sec;'S'iT»» deal witb tb. .»bj.«.

MINI3TBE3' TEAVELLINO Wtl-HMES. ,f thp ultra retrenches thought that the £1600 ™ c expeMeß , wliick penaeß did not exceed tn aud Sr W B. X«" exclaimed, "That's too thin." BBEACTI OF PEIVILEOK.

ir "XT, t*. sr«V ' privilege, tho object dropped. AOTTIONEEBS BILL.

not apply M districts, but may :fc to Jo likelihood ol if F"»'»8 '"" '"" :.thig session.

TECK-LOADINQ

No member of the Legwlature is more • ye in the intereete of the eeafanng comaCU "w than Mr Bruce, member for KantoU m' i vvho directed the attention ot tLe | r ""? * of Marine informed the hem. Minuter o that instruction 3 bad been gentUman ctice waa to be preveutea iHSuedthat > hat ( . aro WO uld be taken at all costs, J- f BUpervWng tho aials.

jorrisos

to membero tor io.b -this "tfnife- interrup tio nS of of the proposed Mf tfeerge of Assistant per annum tor lie iWy lums be school baildiuge ««i d levied in V la0 ° ° uL. li"s been added to In the Council a M it im . the Coroner' wbt:M no Curtporative ou a publi.au . u , idfl ,_ ion for house exists to provwu holding an inquest. _ Timitru bas Wakaia, is also senoiisl) Hi «'■""" of peritonitis. , ,- ~ ~ r ... Ministers «re not likely to a.-k *''■■*. n. wal of the subsidy fr.r tl'« »'"\ * mail service, m< siivire liavir.g oec.i lhat the United States Government are prt

pared to give any aid towards a continuance of the service. Mr. Ward's crusade against this contract will not, therefore, be iiioessitiited this session.

The Minister for Publio Works has undertaken to bring Mr T. Mckenzie's suggestion for the hc&ting of railway carriages in winter under tho notice of the Railway Commissioners.

The Government do not propose to adopt 311: Joyce's recommendation that a special committee be set up to enquire into causes which have led to disastrous financial results to the New Plymouth Harbor Board, nor do they acknowledge any liability to the Board's bond-holders on the part of the colony.

No action will be taken by the Government in reference to Mr Joyce's pet scheme of intercolonial reciprocity (on which they were questioned to-day) uutil the delegates of tho colony are sent to the next Federation Convention.

A resolution will be proposed by Ministers in a day or two in favor of granting a bonus for the manufacture of iron from ore or sand within the colony.

Business people will learn with interest that though the present telephone charges are lower than those of other colonies. Ministers recognise that they may yet be reduced, and have the matter under consideration.

Dr. Fitchefct ascertained from the Minister for Justice to-day tbat Commissioner Edwards had drawn £41(0 in salary up to the Ist instant and the amount had been charged to the Unauthorised Expenditure Account. This day. JTE TUBNBUIX DYING. Mr Turnbull, member for Tirnaru, is gradually sinking, and his medical attendant has little hopes of his recovery. RAILWAY CONCESSIONS. Attention having been drawn to the fact that members of friendly societies are not now allowed, concessions wfoeu tr^wollinc , to district meetings, tho Minister for Public Works is pressing the Chief Commissioner to restore them the facilities for travelling that previously existed.