Political Notes.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7413, 1 October 1902, Page 3

Political Notes.

(Post) COMPILATION OF STATUTES. The House decided last nigh t to concur in tho Resolution of tbo Council instructine the Solicitor-General to compile the Education Act, the Liconfing Act, and the Municipal Corporations Act. with their respective amendments. During tho debate Mr Pirani said ho thoimht a Commission consisting af, say, two of the Supreme. Court Judges should be appointed to go thoroughly into this matter. The Minister for Justice remarked that tho Government had power o_.hat^.0 _.hat^. Mr H-tcbeson, in supporting Mr Pirim's snggeston expressed regret that Parliament arid the Government did not pay more heed to some ot tho decisions of our Judges, m which fa™ltß"V.TO.'.legislation wero pointed out. lhere was n > one in a better position to give expert evidence than our Judges. Mr Hntcheson inotiti.ncd as an up-to-date instance, the decision given that day by the Chief Justice, in regard toi the abolition of imprisonment For debt. The judgment showed lb_t iho amending Act bad hud tho effect which Mr Atkinson had said it would havo, di spite tiio assurarcts of tho Premiers to tho conrary.

THE MOTOA RSTATF,

The Assets .Realisation Board Landv Bill, which wn<! nut tlirough its initial -'ages in the House ycslordiiy, is in--t nilcd to m| oirer (he Board'to ore. I and maintain works lo prolc.t its Im.iU iitMofoi, near 1.0..tmt, from erosion and damage by tho Manmraln River. The Bill gives full power to the Board io occupy any land (limiting on tbo right bank of the river for the purpose <.f carrying out such works, hut it 13 stipulated that no Crown Hnds may ho taken for the purpose without the written eoi rent of the Minister for lands, provision being also mnde for tho payment of t<'rapen-iilion under the Public Works Act to a_y"porseii whose land is so liken.

JOTTINGS.

" Office hours from 1 to 21; come early and avoid the criiih."—Mr J. Hutchc-s-m's commentary on the long hours the House sat yesterday." "I hope tiie day will never come when a man cannot putup ahouso ordeal with a bit, of land without having to appeal tc the Minister."—Mr Pirani.

" There aro certain people in tin's town (Wellington) who aredctcrmined fo build up slums."—Hards words by Mr R. lhonip.-0... In tho final report of the Lower House Native Affairs Committee it is mentioned that fifty petitions from native have not been considered owing to lack of time. " Wo all know that public auction has not been hy any means a satisfactory means of disposing of tho lands of the colony," says the Hon. G, Jones