POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Evening Star, Issue 11697, 1 October 1902, Page 5

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

[Fftoat Otea Pabuambntas* ReroßMa.] ■ • s ■ WELLINGTON, October 1. RAILWAY CLASStFICAfTOtt.

Tho railway classification statement, just presented to Parliament, shows that the following are the highest salaries .paid the department:—Mr Rbnayhe, general man*ager, draws £1,250 per annum; Mr Coom (chief engineer) and Mtf Beattie (chief mechanical engineer), £9OO a year each; Mr Gaw (chief traffic manager), &850; Mr A. Grant (traffic superintendent), £650; Mr Fife (accountant), £625: Air Burnett (inspecting engineer) and Mr Arthur (traffic superintendent), £6OO each. , THE END NOT YET. Both the Midland Railway debentureholders' grant and the vote for the Coronation Contingent promise to provide acrimonious debates. Mr Fisher, Mr Hornsby, and others threaten to delay the prorogation. As to the fourteen Bills still on the Order Paper, Ministers offer to meet every reasonable objection in committee, and to drop any that may be regarded as specially, contentious. WILL NOT BE MISSED. Tho Select Committee on the State - Fire Insurance Bill have decided to report unfavorably on the measure, which Will accordingly be dropped. THE M'KENZIE CAIRN. The unveiling of the memorial cairn to the late Sir J.ohn M'Kenzio has been fixed for November 7, at Bushey. PERSONAL. Mr A. L. Herdman left for the South this afternoon to open the electoral campaign at Mbunt Ida. He will speak at Kurow on Friday bight. TEACHERS* SUPERANNUATION ' FUND. Despite reports to the contrary, my surmise that the Teachers' Superannuation Fund Bill was introduced this session for circulation in the recess proved correct. The Bill was introduced by Governor's Message this afternoon. It applies to teachers and Others in the service of the education boards and of other educational bodies. The proposed contributions from monthly salaries are 5 per cent, if the age is not more than thirty years when the first contribution becomes payable, increasing to 10 per cent, when the age exceeds fifty. It is proposed that the Fund Board shall consist of eight members, of whom contributors residing in each island are to elect two. The Bill is to be circulated for the suggestions of those interested during the recesg. JOTTINGS. A substantial amount is to be provided as compensation to Mr W. B. Edwards for the toss of office as Native Commissioner. The Supplementary Estimates will be down in the i-mall hours of to-morrow morning, and a big effort will be made to wind up the business to-morrow afternoon.