POLITICAL NOTES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1285, 15 October 1896, Page 21

POLITICAL NOTES.

r,®? Railway Committee considers that the dfeiltyay Department has offered a reasonable ' +P» C n 3SI T to frGJ '"hfc between the breakwater;wharf at Moturoa and New Plymouth, and has therefore no reoommendation to make with regard to the petition of the how Plymouth Harbour Board and ! Chamber of Commerce for a reduction of.' haulage rates. J. W. Strudwick, of Kangitikeh, has-been i petitioning the House for an enquiry into his < alleged grievance m connection, with his con-*-tract to build a platelayer’s cottage at thee Mangaonoho Railway Station 'I he Petitions s K rG I- >or *' S! bbat as there is no evidence-; e ote it in support of tbo petition it baas no recommendation to make. <J£ h T U ' S o a i r e J kl -7 T meetln " of the Worr eii w Sowai and Pahtaoal League was held Tv night.. After the usual business, M _ a hoiti son read an interesting paper ‘ ra i* 4n * Apology for Strong Drink ° An °Udiscussion took place, in which ' Collins, Pulton, and other m jViesuames; • part. Next week Mrs Fulto <5V5j^ ES *? ob: paper on “ Mew Zealanl and ~a r * ad Mrs K Wilson was in the o’ • The conference on the R t l . a3L " ment Bill has resulted in ,AtlB " .Act serted in the clause con+ . a .P being infor the recovery of rat- - aiG,ri ? the procedureProvided that if the / s •»« Native land, viz.,, block axe not ascer J shares in, the; under the iudgme rf , lhen the liabifis&r Native owners • , be borne by the shares.” The r * ®° , r, Upiers in e( l ual been agreed to. eport *™ the conference has mitiei anc * Printing Com-. J Marks Han 4J!f iy . fc ' 3rwarde d to Mr M. P. resolution : Th^UiUon o*’ 0 *’ •ft* 0 r ««** the to manner in wliich IToni. n uspecu wMjs during the S paW « hG(i desire to • session, and partioularlv the sunorvi-rt gniJ l e the zeal and courtesy of tne supervisor and his staff.” NaVS ? l‘f s fe, of . »efep«e ha, prepared a pi- . Militaiy Claims Settlement and fextiuguishment BiJl to deal with the naval and r settlers, and Volunteers’ land claims ianW Ls f kS i t .° Pr ° vide for repeal of pa^ graph n, of seotion 2 of the Naval and MiliVolunteers Land Act, of JSJ2, and all claims under it are extinguished a l3 n taen - I ? ade for the appoint ment of a Commissioner to enquire into each claim set out in the report laid before hffc? 4 * n 1894 ’ “? tako s “°h evidence as f * i? Ce |? ai ' y to , enab le the Governipent to finally dispose of those claims and of all other claims to which the measure now hemg introduced applies. The Commissioner In k 6 roooiamendation and report h ° C ° nSiderS faiE and

ann ounces his candiM?A t vt SelWyn ' Mr CWles