IN AND ABOUT PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2640, 15 October 1895, Page 2

IN AND ABOUT PARLIAMENT.

TARIFF AMBNOMSNTB. After the'passing of tho Tariff Bill through Parliament it was discovered that several slight omissions had been made in regard to the duties to be charged on certain classes ot machinery. , ~ • , , By Governor’s message these were brought before the notice of tho House last evening,when it whe proposed to remedy ■ tho onussion. The only amendments of note consisted in removing steam engines and parts thereof, including boilers > imported - specially lor mining and dairying purposes, from the 2a. per cent, to tho 10 per cent, list, and ot placing machinery for gold-saving purposes on the free list. , Those amendments are to come into 1 ores as fronl tho 27th September last. They will probably coals before the House for cons sideration to-day. THE PUBLIC -(Vatins STATEMENT. Tho Public Works Statement .will be brought down on Friday next. THE HUKATS.BE TRAGEDY. Mr To Ao, one of tho Native representatives in the House, yesterday presented tbo following somewhat startling petition tetba House “ Friends! Greeting to you. This is a petition from ue, the tribe of Ngarnrn (Waitotara). That Wiri Kaahu bo confined in prison until bis death. *liat tho same person be transported to some other island outside New Zealand. IE when he is released from prison ho is sent back to oar district, wo, tho Moon people, will kill him, and if we kill him wo ask that no law be allowed to punish those who shod his blood. Inasmuch as that person is a relative of ours, and owing to his having committed murder great trouble has come upon the tribe Inasmuch as some of the Maori jury befriended tho murderer, and did not consider their verdict in a just and truthful manner, therefore we pray you to give effect to our petition.” The petition is signed by Halaraka Toataho and 103 others. ■ THE END OF THE SESSION.. Last night a number of now Bills wore given notice of by the Government, and bir Kobort Stent wanted to know when tbo end was coming. He understood that tho Premier had said Parliament would prorogue at the end of the present month. From tbo present look of things Christmas would bo nearer the mark. ■ . • The Premier said tho Bills just given notice of contained nothing debatable, and were necessary amending measures. There is a general fooling that in view ot tho large amount of business yet remaining on tbo Order Paper, tho end of tbo month is the earliest date at which prorogation may be looked for. PUBLIC BECUHITIEB. A Bill has been given notice otby the Pre-' mier to provide for tho appointment of cus todiansfor public securities. IN BJiIEF. Tho Premier considers the formality of tho Governor’s address and tho debate thorcoix at the beginning of the session a vaste of time. If ho had tho time ho would endeavour to have this waste done away with. This announcement was received with a general chorus of approval. . . , Mr Larko, the Canadian Commissioner, addressed 20 or 30 members of the House yesterday upon the proposed reciprocal tariff treaty with Canada.