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Northern Advocate, 30 June 1888, Page 3

Parliamentary.

Wellington, Thursday. One half-penny per pound has been placed on apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, , quinces, tomatoes, and lemons. Increase of duty on tea has been - affirmed in Parliament after considerable difficulty by a small majority. ; The question of taxing the totalizator for revenue purposes were ! discussed in the Upper House yester- : day, after a long discussion a motion ' affirming the desirability of taxing the totalizator for revenue purposes s lost by 10 to 7, and the amendment , proposed by Hon. Miller referring question of the use of the totalizator to a select committee was carried by 3 12 to 10. " "Wellington, Thursday. In reply to Mr Hobbs, the Minister of Lands said, the Government had not received proposals to purchase the Puhipuhi Block, but simply single trees, as to getting experts to valuo timber on the block they would give the suggestion con- ' sideration. , In reply to Mr R. Thompson, the s Minister intimated his intention of ' having the state forests north oi f Auckland revalued. 3 The Premier did not take kindly to the tax on bachelors proposed by Mi

3 Bruce, he s^V Government did^io 1 propose at prment to impose further 3 taxation, but would keep the sug- , gestion in mind. Mr Bruce caused 1 some amusement by declaring that a bachelors life being a luxury ought to be taxed.