FUTURE BUSINESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9239, 29 June 1893, Page 6

FUTURE BUSINESS.

Questions and notices of motion have been given as follows Mr. Earnshaw to ask the Government "(I) Whether lb Is ferae that the Wakatipu, which left Wellington for Sydney on the 22nd instant Is certificated to carry 71 saloon passengers; (2) whether she has accommodation in the Baloi n for more than 49 (berths); (3) what steps the Government proposo to take to bring her certificate and her saloon accommodation into accord ; (4) whether it is true that 17 passengers holding saloon tickets were placed in accommodation other than saloon in defiance of the judgment given by Mr. R. Beetham, Resident Magistrate, at Chrhtchurch in the case of the Rotomahana; Mr. Shwra to ask the PostmasterGenoral if he will take into consideration the advisability of making an alteration in the time-table of the San Francisco service, so as to wnable the residents of Wellington and the southern parts of New Zealand as woll as those of Auckland to answer their letters by the following outgoing mail. Notices to move to bring in the following Bills have been given :— Sir R. Stout the Direct Veto Bill; Mr. Carroll the Native Trusts and Claims Definition and Registration Bill; Hon. Mr. Seddon the Distress for Rent Abolition Bill; Hon. Mr. Seddon the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Bill; Mr. R. Thompson to ask the Premier whether ib is the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill during the present session dealing with the question of hospitals and charitable aid; Mr. Joyce to ask the Colonial Treasurer will the Government afford the House an opportunity ab an early date to discuss on a motion the question of reciprocal tariff treaties with ono or more of the Australian colonies ; Mr. Buckland to ask the Government whether thoy will inquire into the effect of their proclamation closing the oyster beds in the Manukau Harbour, with a view to causing the same to be re-opened under proper supervision; Mr. Buckland to ask the Government whether the block of land in tho Urewera country, lately surveyed by Mr. O. M. Creagh, with tho assistance of Inspector Hickson and sundry armed constabulary men, is under contract of sale to the Government or not; Mr. Wilson to ask the Government if they intend to purchase the WellingtonManawatu Railway shortly, if not, they will ask tho House by resolution to name a period during which the Government right to purchase will not be exercised, so that tho Company, having a securo tenure, may provide a more convenient train servico for the public ; Mr. Wilson to ask the Minister of Agriculture if he will instrucb one of the newlyappointed veterinary surgeons to proceed as soon as possible after his arrival to the west coast of the North Island, and there to make an exhaustive inquiry as to the causes of tho great loss of sheep in that district, and make in his report to the Government any suggestions which he thinks might avert the loss. Notice has been given to bring in the following Bills on July 5 —Mr. Buckland, a Bill to amend the Fencing Act; Mr. Buckland, a Bill to amend the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies' Act, 1877. ELL COMMISSION. The report of this commissaion was laid before the House. It states that on the question of what damage Mr. Ell sustained, the commissioners found it impossible to come to any conclusion, but under all the circumstances, and with a view to finality, they recommended that £200 be given in full discharge of all claims. MR. G. FISHER AND MINISTERS. f Mr. G. Fisher, the member for Wellington, is a gentleman who is in his element when there is a good stock of epigrammatic ammunition for attacking anything with which he disagrees. He was at his best when criticising the speeches of Ministers in tho colony. The house was full of members, and the galleries of spectators who, one and all enjoyed the fun. As to their stateme»ts on the reduction of the national debt, he said Ministers either knew nothing of the subject, or were accomplished economists of tho truth. If those uttering them had been bank directors of Sydney they would have, Mr. Fisher said, been requested to go into retirement for a specified time, and to wear clothes of a pattern nob of their own selection, bub tho people of New Zealand were known to be a generous and credulous people, particularly the latter. As to tho purchase of ths Cheviot estate, it would prove ruinous to the colony. It should have been left to the arbitrament of the Land Purchase Commissioners. As it was the owner had parted with a " white elephant." lb had been brought from squatters and leased buck to squatters. The influx of unemployed Mr. Fisher traced to the " flapdoodle " talk of Ministers. He poked fun at all the Ministers in turn, and kept the House in roars. Taking up the statement that "our fathers and brothers" were coming back to tho colony, Mr. Fisher read a long list of convicted spielers, and in a convulsed House asked the Premier if these were the relatives he had so affectioL-atoly alluded to? The Civil service, Mr. Fisher averred, was honeycombed with spies. Espionage was everywhere, and the tyranny of the Government was worse than had ever been known before, while tho state of things was coming that had once existed in Australia, where, when one Ministry cutno in, Presbyterian servants tad to leave, and Roman Catholics shared the same fate when that Government went out. He believed in observing the line where Liberalism ended, and chaos began. It was decidedly a field night for Mr. [Fuller. • THE EDUCATION REPORT. The sixteenth annual report of the Minister for Education was laid before Parliament this evening, and includes 103 pages and appendices. In the last quarter of 1892, the average attendance for the first time reached and exceeded 100,000 ; in 3878, the first year of the operation of the Act, tho attendance was 45,521, and for 1893, 99,070. The number of children on the school rolls at the end of 1892 was 122,620, and this number includes 1433 Maori and half-caste Maori children. The namber of boys attending exceeds the number of girls. The number of teachers rose from 3-19 to 3340. The total amount of salaries is £315,447, giving an average salary of £94 8s 10s. Tho abstract of receipts and expenditure of boards shows that from all sources £479,114 10s 7d were received and disbursed, less a credit balance of £51,098 10s 7d. JOTTINGS. The report on New Zealand flax and tow, Bent to England for the opinion of experts, is promised in a few days. The colony incurs no expense by reason of Sir Walter Buller acting as the representative of the colony at the Imperial Institute. The Hon. Mr Mackenzie says the Government intend to deal as speedily as possible with o'd soldiers' claims. On the recommendation of Mr. Buckland and Mr. Lawry, the Postmaster-General h\s agreed to erect a post office at Eaib Tamaki. Mr. Houston,, who knew the locality, very strongly supported the application. Tho Legislative Councillors had their first taste of voting, on the appointment of a Standing Committee. The suggestion was, to take the names of members and vote on them en bloc, but a vobo was forced. The Government proposition, however, was carried. If carried, the Female Franchise Bill will not come into force at the next election. The Labour party say they are determined on carrying the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill. Friends of. Mr. Cadman are suggesting that Mr. Rees should resign tho Chairmanship of committees, and so put both on an equal footing. Mr. Kees says he has done nothing for which ho should resign. The length ol! the session is expected to be about 14 weeks. Ib is questionable whether Mr. Rees will press for a committee in the Cadman case. It has been represented that it would be vindictive. , Mr. Shera's name is in the Governmenb list of Committee on Public Accounts, Mr. R. Thompson's on the Bills and Petitions Committee, Mr. Lawry's on the Stock Committee, Sir George Grey's on the library Committee, Mr. Buckland's and Mr. T. Thompson's on the Public Petitions Committee, Mr. R. Thompson's on the Joint Committee of both Houses, Colonel Eraser's, Mr. Cadman's, and the Hon. Mr. Mitchelson's on Native Affairs Committee, and Mr, Buick'a on the Committed for Petitions in the First Instance.