JOTTINGS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 150, 17 July 1903, Page 2

JOTTINGS.

'' Personally I am a freeholder, but I will resist any attempt to alter the present system." — Mr Jennings. " The Native Land Cotirt is the most vile institution we have ever had. It has swallowed up most of the native lands in the country." — Mr Wi Pere. " There is too much red tap 1 * about administering the land laws. The settler in the backblocks has too many expenses to bear in dealing with prope"ty. It would cost"no more if he did business throuerh a lawyer." — Mr Jennings. " Thpre is only one King in Now Zealand and even lie is not spoken of in the Government Gazette as K'ng Richard. — Mr Harding;, on the Gazette appointment of Maliutu. " We want a youhar. able and vigorous Minister of Lands. The whole Department is comatose, and wants fire and vigour puh into its administration." says Mr Ha^clin?. An invitation from Mr Arnold. " Name your man," did not draw thn member for Kaipara. " As one who has had considerate experience with Crown Lands Mr Harding declares tlak the ballot system was responsible for more gambling than the auction systeir. " To send a boy to an industrial school for some piece of lai rikinism is not the, way to make a man of him. The training ship is the proper way." — Mr Jennings A Wanganul deputation were informed by the Minister of Lands yesterday that the pruning knife would have to be vigorously applied this year to votes in connection with roads and bridges. " I admit that the Premier is a great statesman ; bnt no man can bo a great statesman and at the same lime a Tammany boss."— Mr Harding. "Like mvs^lf, the lion, member for Hurunui, (Mr Rutherford) is a ' social pest/ and he is the great prize the Government secured during the election. — Mr Buchanan. MrJennines fays that it Mahnta's appointment to the Executive does not have the effect of opening up native land Europeans will not long be content with the present condition of affairs. The Premier intends to push on an Absolute Majority or second ballot bill this session. He says the proper time to put an end to the disadvantages of a minority representation is the present, and not immediately b&fore an election. Mr Aitken is of opinion that a democi atic Minister going to open a country school might very well travel along with his fellows, and not iv a special carriage. " The co-operative works system will not be a success," says Mr Harding, " till you 1-fcve angels for workers and archangels for Ministers."