POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Evening Star, Issue 14524, 28 November 1910, Page 4

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

[From Ora Pakliamkntaiiv PiKronxEa.] WELLINGTON, November 28. COLD' COMFORT. Though it is poor comfort to hiru, Mr Sidey Ins bocu informed that if his pro- J posals to give the Dunedin Corporation | power to deal inorc effectively with the question of insanitary dwellings had been referred to Mr Speaker, he would have ruled against the Chairman of Committees, who on Thursday night decided, on Mr Wilford's objection, lliat they could not bo put. PROFESSORS AND SUPERANNUATION. ' The Chairman of the Education Committee presented tho re-port on the petitions asking that tho university professors lie brought under tho Teachers' Superannuation Act. The Committee recommended that the matter be referred to the Government for consideration. The only speaker was tho member for Invercargill, who is ado i lie shortest speech of the session. He said : " Sir. I rise to make my emphatic protest against the Government bringing down any legislation o.u the lines neked for." THE FLANBOUKNE ESTATE. On dit that the legal expenses of the Crowa iu the Flaxbourne litigation amounted to £!1,600, and in the case of tho owner of tho property to £3,500. CHEMISTS' GRIEVANCES. The Otago Pharmaceutical Association complain that tho local Health Officer intends enforcing the regulations for labelling drugs and f<K>ds under the Foods and Drugs Act without the Association being informed of their scope. Mr Arnold aslis that this information shall be supplied before the regulations are gazetted. It is alleged that if Parliament must endorse the regulations before coming into operation, there will be another session to work in, but if they can be gazetted first the chemists will find themselves in an unsatisfaclory position. The department intends to enforce, regulations similar to those operating in New South Wales. It is alleged that these were drawn up chiefly in the interests of the medical profession. One of these regulations is that no prescription shall be repeatable without a doctor's permission. There is considerable agitation in New South Wales now to repeal this vexatious embargo. DAY SITTINGS SUGGESTED. Mr Russell wants the Prime Minister to initiate day fittings of tho House, commencing at*ten o'clock in the morning. He said tluit night sittings were productive of free entertainments for the. Wellington people and visitors. —Amidst a chorus of "Hear, hears" Sir Joseph Ward said he would do away with the necessity of a large public gallery'in the new House.