POLITICAL NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 September 1906, Page 4

POLITICAL NOTES.

IMPREST SUPPLY

(Our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, This Day. To-day's Imprest Supply Bill went through all its stages with a speed that has not been seen for many years past. The Loader of the Opposition briefly suggested that the Commissioners should make speed with their statutory work of adjusting the electoral boundaries, and The Pro mier courteously, and diplomatically replied that the law would lie observed with due care.

-At a later stages Mr Merries made a wild and inelfeitive suggestion. After that the Speaker and Chairman of Committees hurried through the usual formulas without interruption until the I granting £616,500 hy way of imprest and giving power to transfer £IOO.OOO from the Consolidated Fund to the Public Works Fund was passed. ('IIAIRMAXSHIP OF ('OMMITTFKS. The election of Mr R. Mackenzie as Chairman of Committees tins afternoon uni not entail any strenuous discussion. The Premier moved that the member for Motueka should he elected in a brief and complimentary speech. Then Mr Jennings moved his amendment in favour of Sir William Steward, with some Mattering references to the member for Waitaki. Mr Remington seconded the amendment and the House promptly divided, and elected the Oovornmcnt’s nominee bv 41 to 57. 1 he following la the division list.—For Mr McKenzie (41); Messrs K. (i. Allen, Ranine, Carroll, Colvin, Davey, Dillon, Fla! tiian, Kowlds, A. H. D. Fraser, Grcenshtd,., Hogan, Hogg, Hornsby, Houston, Hall-dimes, Hanan, ifeke, I ferries, l/ard, Kidd. I.anrenson. Lethbridge, McGowan. Mi Tab, Major. Millar, Xgat a. Pa rat a. Roland. Poole, Ross. Rutherford, Scouon. S;,Hies. Thomson, Ward, Witty, Wood, •Smith, Stallworthy and Stevens'. For Major Steward. (27).—Messrs Ailkcn, Alien, Allen. Arnold, Harber, Pollard, Field Fisher, W. Fraser, Graham, Gray, Hall. Hardy, .lennings. Kirkbridc, Lewis, T. Ma Keii/ae. McLaehlan, MaePherson, Reid, Remington, Rhodes, Tanner, and W Ilford. I he (loverninent had scored in rather a diMlmit situation. Til Id DO.MAIX BOARDS’ RILL. Mr G. Witty's Domain Boards' Bill, whii h has been discharged on his appliea!ioo. was framed to give Domain Boards power to place (heir funds in the Post Of lice Savings’ Bank. 'iiie member for Riccarton had discovered dial this power is already given in an obscure Order-in Council. The permission therein granted covers Domain Boards, Cemetery Boards. Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, and other bodies.