Jottings.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 156, 4 July 1895, Page 2

Jottings.

The settlers on the Pomahaka estate are petitioning for a revaluation of their holdings by " piaotioal and impartial men." In refusing to supply information in sundry finanoial matters partioularly ..within the province of the polonial-*Trefisut6r,'the Premier to-night deolared that he would be no party to an attempt "to out MsVjolleogue's throat behind bla baok," -This strangely mised metaphor made the House roar with laughter. „ < f , The Premier has met Meters .MoNab, Kelly, and others la reference to copper**~S, K „ . ~ *.<^ ;<■»■■' "~. «■ i.VWC^

- .in — — ■«— m,l t i .-ti tjve laboor men working only, five days in six, by arranging-* that each man may work 20 days in -eaoh month.. The deputation's wish wbb that the'men shonld lose only ons week in six, bat the Premier's arrangement praotioally meets the oase. Mr Pirani wants the post offioes oonneoted with oonntry stores to ba closed on the weekly half-holiday,' or the stores to be exempted. , Mr S : J. Smith is bringing in a measure to provide that when a mortgagee is absent from the oolony, or there is no person in the colony to give a receipt for tbe mortgage money at or after the date appointed fcir the redemption of any mortgage, the Cblonial Treasurer may reoeive suoh mortgage money with all arrears of interest then doe thereon, in trust for the mortgagee or other person entitled thereto, and thereupon the Interest upon suoh mortgage shall oease to ran or " aoorua.

The Hon Mr Reeves's Industrial Sohool* Aot Amendment Bill provides that when any inmate of an industrial sohool Is en- * titled to property the Publio Trustee shall ' take possession and convert the pioperty into money, ont of wbioh oharges against the inmate shall be met, <£o. Mr Bell wishes to empower the trustees of cemeteries to make provisions for cremation.

The * remier's Debt Recovery Limitation Bill provides tbat actions for debt must bo bronght within two years, and tbe debts sued for mnst exceed £20. The action of the Government in not bringing down the public accounts within the time speoified by law is very generelly blamed 5 also the way io .which Ministers shelve or shirk important questions beating upon the country 'a finances, and banking negotiations, aad transactions nnder the new Land Settlements Bill.

The Land Purchase Inspector is to be Chairman of toe Board of Land Purchase Commission.

Westport Harbour Board. Ihearthat Messrs R. MoKenzie M.H.R., and Hans Larsen are to be appointed to the Westport Harbour Boa*d, vice Messrs Mills and Hughes.