POLITICAL NOTES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 78, 10 December 1887, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

(own cobrespondent.) Wellington, yesterday.

The crisis on the Representation Bill has concentrated all interest on the one point, and everything else is at a standstill. All the good resolutions for parties to combine and get through with the business have been knocked on the head, and several members of the Opposition, led by the pertinacious Seddon, have been doing their beet to kill the Bill, resorting to stonewalling tactics. At a meeting of Government supporters, Major Atkinson said the Government had, undertaken a difficult task, and only the hearty support of the party could enable them to carry out the work imposed on them. Th® Government fait that without the party were prepared to heartily support the whole scheme of retrenchment whioh they had brought down it would be far better for both the Government and the party that they should know it at once, and he would ask, with all respect’ that they should either give him a support on all matters of policy when he had declared it necessary, or relieve him from the responsibility in which they had placed him. They could not on any terms consent to be kept in office and have their measures kept out There was considerable discussion, those Government supporters who had voted against their party giving reasons for their action. The result of the caucus was considered to be very favorable to the Government. The Napier Harbor Board Act Amendment Bill has been read a second time in the Pouncil. _■ Zialar. At three o’clock on Thursday morning the Bill passed through the Lower House by a majority of 25, and it has been sent to the Council. The stonewalling tactics by tha Opposition were again resorted to.

LATER. BUSINESS PROCEEDING VIGOROUSLY. Wellington, last night. The Parliamentary work is being rapidly got through. Tne Government are going to drop all Bills they can manage to do without and there is unlikely to be any more obstruction. Mayors of boroughs will continue to be elected by ratepayers. The Land Bill is now in Committee, Lan d Boards will not be done away with,

PAYMENT OF THE LOBOS. In the Council on Wednesday Dr pollen, in moving a motion to the effect that th* Council concur with the House in any reduction of allowances to members, which shall maintain the equality of treatment between tbe two Chambers established by the Parliamentary Honorarium Act, 1884, said that the Country did not desire the reduction. Tha fact was that it wa* sought to oheesepare in the kitchen while hot riot ran throughout the hall. Sir F. Whitaker said the country demanded a reduction fr*m the Governor to the junior messenger in the service, and he warned the Council not to run counter to the popular demand. • After dissuasion the debate was adjourned. NATIVE LANDS. After a short discussion in the Council the Native Land Administration Act Ripeal Bill, the Native Land Court Act Amanmdent Bill, and the Maori Real Estate Management Bill were read a second time and referred to the Native Affairs Committee.