Political Notes.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6242, 2 September 1891, Page 2

Political Notes.

_fbo_t oub pabliamentaby bepoe.eb. l [by 7ele___v__t % -j Wellington, Last night. UPPER HOUSE. " There waa a good deal of diaoussion in connection with the second read__,_- 0 f thn Legislative Council Reform Bill in ths House to-night. The Premier explained that the Government could not accept the Bill as it was sent lara, aucl that in Committee ho should endeavor to have the term of apnointmente reduced from ten to seven year,, and £5 the appointment of Speaker should batt. patronage of the of the day! 2Jw™ t0 redKce tke minimi ago of members from 35 to 21 years The Bill met with a good deal of approval., among ! a warmest BU pp ort ers being the Hon. T. 1-ergus a.;__ Captain Russell. More opposition ca __ e f rom Mr. Saunders who was ot opi. fl i ou that the Oounoil should consist of no. , nor „ thua thii-tv-five member, and t.'_at it should be elected under tho Hare ays „,„ by tho }ieople of Ne _ Zea]and _ wfteti -j, vacanoy occurred the member who . , aad held a scat longest iv tho House should boar-pointed thereto. In the hon. gentleman' op.mon, norhing n, th Q rta . of reform proposed in the present Hilt Mr. Kelly (loveroargil))' thought that if measures a&cUag the labor classes were to be passed a large number of would have to be rn,Ho to tbo Council before this time next year. Replying to some remarks which had tallenfrom this gentleman, Mr Buckland said that it was lucky for the labor party that the Shop Hours Bill had been mutilatedi for its passage as sent up to the Counci Would havo done great injury to the cowatty

Mr Earnshaw said that the Counoil had that day shown how entirely it was out of touch with the people of the colony from the North Cape to the Bluff. He asserted that the whole of tho workers of New Zealand really desired that the Friendly Societies Amendment Bill should become law. Ihe Conservative members of that Chamber had done more to strengthen the Liberal party than anything else. The second reading of the Bill was agreed on the voices and its committal fixed for Thursday. DENTISTS. The Premier waa waited on this afternoon by Messrs Dawson, Lawry, Palmer, and B. M. Smith, who asked him to take charge of the Dentists Bill. Mr Ballance promised to bring it forward this week, and get it through its stages without delay. The Bill, which is favored by the dental profession, ia a repealing measure. _ Section 3, sub-section 1, of the existing Act provides that persons may be registered as dentists who have been qualified, as set forth in the Act, and who within one year from the end of their apprenticeship shall have been certificated under the Act. The new Bill repeals the words "within one year." A CLEVEE eejiabk. In view of recent events, an observation made by the Hon. Dr. Pollen in the Legislative Council this afternoon is decidedly clever. Explaining why he had taken charge of the Mining Bill, whioh is a Government measure, the hon. gentleman said : _"At this time, when the suspicion of being 'squared' readily attaches to the publio mind, I may be permitted to say that I hold a brief on this occasion, only I have not received apy retainer in this case. No fee is marked on the brief, and my expectation of ' refreshers' during the conduct of the case is limited to what Mr Swiveller would call ' a. modest quencher at Bellamy's,' an expectation in which I hope I shall not be disappointed." SHOP HOUBS. The pretentious Shop Hours Bill, which has created such a stir throughout the oountry, has been withdrawn by the Colonial Secretary in the Legislative Council, and in its place another measure has been introduced. This consists of only two operative clauses—the compulsory half-holiday, which is to be at the discretion of the local authority, and sitting accommodation for females when not actively engaged in the shops The other clauses in the new Bill, -hich will come under consideration of the L-gislative Council this afternoon, are mem machinery provisions. MINXES. According to the Hon. Dr .Pollen, there are two classes of miners in the colony—the working man with his pick and shovel and the promoter with his enticing prospectus and his scrip. In the Mining Bill now before Parliament the practical industry of the real miner is carefully guarded, but the mine promoter, whose work generally is to eink his shafts into the pockets of the .peculating public, has his wings clipped.

ebienkly societies. Sir Geo Grey's Bill to amend tbe Friendly Sooieties' Act, which was to compel the registration of such benefit societies as that formed in connection with the Union Steamship Compauy, and thereby vest the sole control iv the hands of the members, had rather an unceremonious despatch in the Legislative Council this afternoon, being thrown out on the motion for the second reading by 20 to 5. In movino- the second reading of the Biil the Colonial Secretary, referring indirectly to the Union Steamship Company s benefit society, said that no matter how well ictentioued were those who framed the regulations in such an association between employers and employes, they would most •orobably land the employes in difficulties, and it would be with them a sort of " Hobson's choice " that they should become members of any society formed at the instance of their employers. He also dwelt upon tbe advantages possessed by the registered societies in being able to # recover debts of money wrongfully appropriated. Otherwise Sir George's little Bill seemed to have few friends in the Council, and those who spoke subsequently condemned the measure in unqualified terms It was urged that the Bill would destroy many useful benefit societies at present established in connection with banKS and other financial institutions, that itwould prevent co-opera-tion between employers and employes, and that those who supported the Bill really did not know the serious consequences that -would be involved in its adoption. _ The Hon Mr Stevens characterised the Bill as containing about as tyrannical a proposal as it could be possible to conceive, and Dr Pollen asserted that it was nothing more nor less than a device of the trades onions to prevent unfortunate victims escaping from their tyranny The proposal that the Bill be read a *econa time that day six months was moved by Dr. Grace, and carried by 20 to 5

HOBE REVENUE. One fact which came prominently under the notice of the Public Trust Commissioners in the course of their late enquiry wa , that there are numerous town acres and country sections in various parts of the colony for which no known owners can be found, B orne of thorn occupied by persons who have no right to them. Mr Macdonald, as one of the Commissioners, suggested to the Government yesterday that these lauds, as well as the moneys which have lam unclaimed for over _ix years in the banks and other financial institutions, should be taken possession of by tie State. , , _. The Premier thanked the hon. gentlem-ir, for oalling his attention to this additional _ou.ce of revenue, and promised to consider the matter in the recess with a view to legislation. ' JOTTINGS.

The correspondence in which the late Public Trustee asked for increased assistance in the work of hia Department has been ordered to be laid before the House. The Femalo Suffrage Bill will come up in the House to-morrow for consideration in Committee, and a determined effort will be ma de to get a provision inserted in the measure suspending it coming into operation tillJanuaiTf 1394, or after the next general After* final protest from several memToers of the Opposition the Land Bill passed ite third reading without a division. Mr Fraser intends to move an amendment to the Female Suffrage Bill in the direction of enabling women to exercise all the electoral privileges aud occupy seats m *!__Defence Minister says he is already MiDDlving Martini-Henri ammunition to SeeM at cost price, and he cannot reSuee the charge as suggested by Dr. Newman If, however, he finds it possible to ™wMira the ammunition more cheaply, he 35f gfve the clubs the benefit of the redU Minia'terß are still setting their faces against nominated immigration in general, X it is probable that the vote for bringing ou the relatives of colonists will be renewed .nn tho Supplementary Estimates. OD TheCust P oinsand Kxciae Duties Bill has massed through Committee unamended in ?be Legislative Council, and been referred +n a S.lect Committee. The Mining Bill, which ia a consohdatory measure of nearly 400 clauses, and is now before the' Council, is the joint production oIE tho present Minister of Mines and his & t have so obedient a majority that they put on the Statute Book anything their leaders of the Minister of Lands to have all land surveyed before offering' it for settlement. MrMacarthuris again unwell, and has '.been granted a week's leave of absence. The River Boards Amendment Act and ♦he Book Purchasers' Protection Act have H «A their final stages in tbe Council. pa T be d L ft ndand Income Tax Assessment Bill waa received by message from the C eiwr last night with an amendment of a pureW technical nature, which was agreed to & th MS e for Marine is to be asked Jat course he propasea to take with regard „ the minimum size at which flounders may be Se g Workmen'sLien Bill passed through Committee in the House last night, was •read a third time, and passed. Sneaking on the Legislative Council Re»peaKi b expresse _ the opinion £5 lotion alectiug the labor i . ™ as to be passed a number of apfSente would have to be made to the STbefore next year. Whether this was in ended as a "feeler' or not £ canwas suggestion was well not * B B T It is rumored in the lobbies that Se Land BiS is very seriously handled in flirrmneil Ministers will be prepared to Governor a batch of re- ' commendations for appointment.

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