POLITICAL. (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8086, 26 September 1894, Page 3

POLITICAL. (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, September 24. The Government Advances to Sutilerd Bill was committed in tlio House tonight. Tho Govornor-in-Council, instead of tho Colonel Treasurer, was given authority to appoint offinors. A long discmnion took plaoo on tho question of extending tho ocopo of tho Bill to advanced on town as well as suburban properties without any decision being come to. Tho Treasurer nv>yed to report progress, which was carried by 26 to 14, Tho Lanla Improvement and Nativo Land Acquisition Bill was then taken into Committee It wan propowd by Mr Esrnahaw to alter tho titlo to tho Crown Lands Improvement Bill, with a view to providing that none of tho monoy shall be onont in settled district". On this question eoveral hours' diBCUKsion took place tho amendment being oventually negatived on tho voices The othor clauses &ro now andor reviow. September 25. Th© Premier prosidod, and tho whole of tho Cabinet vr-is pre«ont, with tho excop*< tion of the Hon. A. J. C.tdman, at to* day'fl mooting, to ducidoon tho »laughior of tho innocents for tho prosont neesion. There wore 89 mombor8 present in nddition. It wa» decided to drop the following Billa : Newepapor Libel Limi' tation, Debts Kecovery Limitation, Imprisonment for Debts Abolition, Adulteration Prevention, Lunatics Amendment, Hawkora and Pedlary, Oh^ttol Tranefor, Noxious Wood, Eight Houw, Unclaimecll Land, Poiaons Importation and Carriage, Municipal Corporation, Electoral^ Cummisslonors Powers, Dietrosm for, Ront, Abolition of Pawnbrokers, Balo of Beer, Wino, and Spirits at Bellamy's Prohibition, Juries Act Araendraonr, Tho private members' Billfl slaughtered were tho Second-hand Dealers, Licensing, Municipal Franchi&o ISnlargomont, Pharmacy, Town District, Coroners' Inquests, Throshing Machine Owners' Lien, Guaranteed Banks Amalgamation Prohibition, Hospital and Charitablo Aid Boards, Special Empowering, Cemeteries ActAmondmenf, Firo Brigade, Teachers' Court of Appeal, Criminal Code Amendment (Mr Mills), Contagious ' Disease Eopeal, Shipping and Seamen's and Marine Engineers, I'roperty Law Consolidation, New Zealand Inetituto of A second list was agroed to

of Bills which should bo tho next to go, though (hoy arc for tho present to bo loft i on I ho order paper for a veiy probloma- ; ticftl chnnoo. This list include h the Itttii»g of Grown Lands, Boiteimoms, Immigration, Supromo Court Acfc Amendment-, Shoarorb' Accommodation Bill, and Mr Wi Ptro'a Native Luids Administration Bill. These may also bo regardid as killed Tho Premier's) motion to have tho minutes and proceedings of tho Tarift RovUion Committeocomo on noxt aossion wis opposed by Sir It. Stou 1 , Mr Goorgo Ilutohiton and others. Tho uonior member for Wo'lington awrfcod tint tho Government would next year p'opouo an incroaao of taxation generally, exception being made In favor of ton, to onsuro a froo breakfast table. Ho oontondod that tho refusal to publish fcho conclusion arrived at by tho committee on th.i v.uious items in tho tariff would have an injurious oftoot on trado. Before next session business pooplo would miko oxtensivo olearano a through tho Customs in anticipation of incoised duties. Tho Premier admitted the neces-i'y of a readjustment of tho tariff after the lapse of 0 yearn, but assured the House- that thero was no foundation for the statement that increased taxation would bo neceRSiry to moot tho engagements of tho Government npxb year. It was a revision or readjustment of fcho tariff tint was necossary, with a view to remedying existing anomalios, and tho proposals to be submitted noxt year would not go in the direction of increased rovenuo in tho aggregate. Tho motion was agrood to. Tho homo fever has not in with a vengeance, and members show great anxiety to geb away tho second week in October. The Itailways Bill passod through Committee of tho Council with a few verbal amondmontp, suggested by the Colonial Secretary. < Tho Council this afternoon finally dealt tho death blow to tho Shops and Shop Assistants Bill. In moving that tho Bill bo recommitted for consideration of clause 2, Sir P. Buckley oxplainod that his object was to strike out tho words " whore any porson works for hire." If tho people who carried on their own business without assistants were oxemp'ed from closing, tho Bill would practically be killed. Deapito this warning the Committee, by 18 to 9, refubed to excise tho worda objected to. It was furbhor docidod by 18 to 4, not to bring hotel bars within tho provisions of tho Act. Hairdressers woro added to tho exceptions from closing. The Harbors Act Amendment" Bill passed its third reading in the Council. ' The Land Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Bill passod its final stago in tho House aftor a short debate, Tho Factories Bill has passod the Labor Bills Committee of tho Council without material amendment.