PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5629, 1 December 1879, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

[BT TELWJRAPff, FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Saturday. I There was a very animated discussion last night over tho reduction of the honorarium, and when the division too'-: pla.c j an:l it was found that a majority of five had voted for the leduction of 10 per cant., equa) to £20, there was dismay depicted on the races of a good many of the majority, > appeared anything'bufc ple.ised with their 3iijce3s. Mr. Hialop raised the question of a similar reduction of Ministers' salaries, and soma very warm passages at aroi3 took place between him and the Premier on the subject. It is s.iid an effort wiil be ma let > get the honorarium restored to its original amount. THE MASONIC CBREMONY. There is no news stirrin* politically ; all interest centres in the Ma&ouic ceremony of Monday next, the laying of tha foundation of thsj Courts of Justice, which will be a very grand afTiir. THE NEW LOAN. It is reported on excellent authority that the Government have received definite inforraatiou that not more than £'3,000,000 of the £5,000,000 loan can be floated at present; that the remainder cannot be floated for some time, and that after the completion of the £5,000,000 ljaa New Zealand must guaraut.-e not to g-> into the London market again lor two years.