Political Notes.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7398, 13 September 1902, Page 3

Political Notes.

(Post) THE STUD BILL. Anothor report by tho Joint Committee on tho Stud Bill was presentod to Parliament yesterday. Haying carefully considered tbo report of the subcommittee which was set up lo onquiro as to how best to give effect to tho objects proposed to be achioved by the Stud Bid, tho Committee recommended that there bo forwarded to tbo Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, the Farmorß' Societies, and the owners of tho principal borso-breoding establishments in the colony, copios of the Stud Bill. and the evidence taken before tho Committee, and that those bodies bo invited to fjrward to the Minister for Agriculture their views as to what legislation on tho subject is desirable and practicable RAILWAYS SUPERANNUATION FUND. In compliance with tho request of several membors, tho Minister for Education consented to the Government Railways Superannuation Ent.d Bill being referred to a Select Committee after it had been read a second time. In the course of tho debate the Hon. J. Holmes complained that there was no provision in the measure for the maintenance of the widow-of a man who died soon after becoming superannuated. The Hon. ,1. E. Jenkin on thought a rote of the railway servants shou'd be taken before the scheme outlined in the Bill was brought int. oueration. The Hon. D. Pinlrerlon thought there should be a clear provision whereby the employees of the Wel'ington and Manawatu Bail way Company/w'uu'd become entitled to the beia-fits/of the fund if the Government acquired that property. A NOHTHEKN SCANDAL. The dnin.s and a Ic.ihl misdoings of a northern Registrar of Electors figured prominently iv last night's debute. The Ae!im*-Pre_rer pointed out that, he had offered to give facilities for having the man pro'eeiit.-'d if any one wished to do so, in order lo have the mailer cleared up. He believed the officer would not have come out so badly as some members staled, but in any case, no one had ventured to prosecute. Sir Joseph mentioned that attempts had been made to stuff the roll wilh names of dead men ami absentees, and so on Both sides, he believed, had (bum it. Mr Ma-scy called fur names, but Sir .JWph said he only staled «bal the (lnciiiut-uts showed had been attempted. Mr Massey, bowever, replied lluu such v .crious mutter should not be dealt with in that off-hand way. Everything should be made public, and not just hinted ut. Other members thought the Government should havL taken tho initiative, and had the whole matter cleared up.