POLITICAL. (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, September 19.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8081, 20 September 1894, Page 3

POLITICAL. (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, September 19.

The Itailwaya Bill imm& ita final stages in the llouao thia afternoon without debate. The Kiting Bill wan pub through Committee without material amendment, road a third timt», and paused. The Premier justified tho dolay in bringing down tho financial Policy Bills at an earlior Btoge of tho «os«ion by

matters of groat moinont of which the Govornmont nor momborH of tho Houso had any conception when tho «ef»sion begin having cropped up and taken up a great doal of time. The Minister for Education promise) | to bring down early next session a Bill to classify teachers' salaries. r Jho RiilwayH Committee aro instituting ft thorough and eeaiching inve«tigatior> :nro tho alleged unsafo and dangorous condition of certain railway bridges in tho South Island. In tho Hnu.80 this aftornoon Mr ltoclt'riolc M'Konzio slated that 220 miuornon the West Coast had been difunipnod within tho past fortnight, and 400 people wore on tho vergn of starvation. The Proinior Naid tho position had hecome so serious that tho Government lud had to Uiko Hteps, the ctjal companies not having acted on the report of the Railways Committee and sot tied their differences, and the Government; had given instructions to immediately dotcrmino tho loasos of tho whole of tho minoa ot' tho Oar lift' and Mohikinui coal companies.