Parliamentary .Notes.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2755, 25 June 1894, Page 2

Parliamentary .Notes.

THE SERQEANT-AT-ARMa f ; : Sir Robert- Stoat >bas . giveo, .notice that be will. as£ the ther airy' appointmenb, 1 temporary : "or permanentV<bai.been> made to tbeofi^ pihSergeaai-at-Arms; andi^if. jWi bj : whomi* - . ' i>r ' r ..'-..^ Bt „**,., ANI^MBLmW: BiLTD:^ r;(lf ;- •• Sir Bobert-StouVabHl designed to check gambling is based uppij Aot« rtoently passed in< Engldoa, »nd propises to atop ;■ gambling by iofwato... Under this bill nooommission can be recovered in Vbourty of law from the principal in a batifbg traniabtiohn .Tb^f'lrißPl jßtojp| "i ■^jt^Sff Jbettiogi and makes^unißhable the Jftttaf any tpt»li(Wtt)r tickel to^an infante; It alip limita th^^numyer of r»oe' meetings '»t which the lotalisi'tor may be vied, and : f^ number of day^of pacing. ; « , Dj B tTi|T' Judge Kettle WoommeW amendments of the law in the dirtofron'bf (1) -raiamW r tb^tenure-orDwtffrt*Ofiiltffc Judges from one " during ih« 'pleiwre of the Governor . to a tenure " daring vbilJlF and' good behaviour^;" (2) oau»inglth« salaries of all distriot^ndgM to, bfrJot.tht like amount ; , (8) placing the salwriai b( all district, Judges on thp permanent oivil list; and "(4) making it impdwible to reduce snyeuco district Judge'i salary during his ' tenure ' or^ffioe. He hap (reports the New Zealand Times) petitioned tbe House in ■ favor /of jtfal* changes. / ~ ' . T 'h r - ~ •< "-'■ 'ff~i ' "'"* r * *■''-,»•"*•*■' "" ji ",.' '" ',„ „ .(BY^TIiMiQBA^H;) >,"'*, '{^ \ - * r (PBOM OTO SPEOm.'BBPORTiIi.) ' . ; ' WElJJNatON^nni;^ Mr Joyce's olijmi for/iba Cbtmniuiibip ■ of. Ob'mmitteei are being Wettvely r can* vaesed, and be may, affcerall, 1 aeeure the Ministerial Bupport. ' > r *&v Tbe finer recently imposed »tGbriitchurch on the offiderffof the r Tainoi for smuggling cigttrs have been remitted by | the Treasurojr^ ;. ""* j , '■ 'i ■ •- *-c i " ! The new members, appear .to be »Ters« to amending the Sending Orders' tbii session. ; The/ Gpvernmsnt' propdie' thut on private members' 'days a rcle fprevisriting new busiriesß coming on after 12.80 a.m. shall be relaxed for one hour, providing two-thirds' of tbe' members present signify a wish in; that direotion.

Tbe propofled appointment of Colonel Eraser «&s-:Swgeant-*t-Armf"jta*;so b§ '■ trapsed by; Sir Stolid-morrow. An acrimonious debate is likely to follow, in which some; Unsavory; remarks' concerning Colonel 'Frsaer are gore to be [ rpade by some members of -the Home; It i appears to be recognised, that the appoint- | moot cannot ;be made legally , in fep«,bf tbe Disqualification Act. „ <-r .",^ i Sir R, Stout, wiil not decide m to m troducing^he Veto Bill till the amending licensing/ measure' of "the* Goverameh? is circulated. This' Bill' will probably do away-,w^th the one-half majority nnoeaiftry to '.make a," poll valid with '» % viejr* ot inserting one^hird^qr bfaeifoq'rtb. It ii expeoted that ' faotMing short of • bare majority will satisfy Sir R. Stout, and' that unless/ this ; is he will indeajor; to. go-^oo* .better" o in>. tb»i direction., - F Members -will , be' invited to Approach' tba question apart 'from party fines. , ;_; _ . . ., :, , \ a - •'■