PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2487, 25 July 1893, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(SFBClik.) WELLINGTON, July 25. AN APOLOGY FROM THE WRONG SOURCE. 4s. I find that Dr Mao^regor's report r* Revell found him quite right in expelling Mr Palmer, but recommended that he bt reprimanded (or losing his temper and abusive language. The Government went further, and required that he should j apologise to Palmer as well, tbotuth tbe commissioner had reported that. Palmer was wrong. THE RAILWAY BILL. Tbe Times denies the aeourtof of tbt statement re Railway Bill I wired yon on Saturday, but I am nevertheless satis* fled that the position is as stated. FINANCIAL DEBATE. Twenty members bave expressed inUn. tion of speaking on tbe financial debate. Therefore, there is little cbanoe of its finishing tbis week. - WELLINGTON, July 35. Ministers have decided to place a som of £200, which the oomnrissiooMß reeom* mended should be paid to G. W. SH« on the supplementary estimates. l Ministers have also derided to ■•%: tbe Bailway Commissioners to grant Urn new Councillors gold passes instead of " leather medals," to which they strenuoasly ob* jected. As there is now no prospect of an early termination to tbe financial debate, Ministers are to answer questions during the week. There bas been a good deal of criticism as to the Noxious Weeds Bill, imposing heavy penalties for persons sowing seed containing Yorkshire fog or dock or sorrel, burr, clover, ete.Tbr selling chaff or hay containing these seeds, it being claimed — and not without reason that even an expert may be deoefred m regards some of the seeds, and noUbly Yortsbirt fog. It is, -however, pourted out that tht bill expresßly requires to prow tbat tbt seed or chaff wu Intwn to contain weed or seed wben it wa» soM or sown before any conviction can be obtained, and is designed to protect farmers from dishonest dealers. It i 8i 8 farther pointed oat that while it ia impossible to endiesie saeh P6 j t l len th< * faaTe ODM B°* ioto th * paddocks, it it quite possible to sow dean seed.