POLITICAL POINTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3262, 20 October 1897, Page 3

POLITICAL POINTS.

No lawyer has yet been appointed by tho Government lo represent the House in the •Supremo Court in the Awarua seat matter. Sir R. Stout: “ What has made the Scotch nation what it is?” An hon member; “Porridge!” (Laughter.) Mr B. G. Allen’s Public Works Act 1894 Amendment provides that where any tollgate has, prior to tho passing of tho Public Works Act, 1894, been placed within one mile from tho boundary of a borough, measuring in a straight line in a horizontal piano, bub beyond one mile from such boundary measuring by tbo shortest road available for carriage traffic loading from snob boundary to the said toll-gate, such toll-gate shall bo deemed to have been lawfully established, and all tolls collected thereat shall be deemed to have boon lawfully demanded and collected.

Mr Taylor is to aak the Government whether it will amend the existing law relating to Sunday trading (other than that carried on ia hotels) so that the penalties shall be at least equal to those imposed for breaches of tho Shop Honrs Act ? Sir Robert Stout is to move that there be laid before this House a return showing the total cost of the additions to and alterations of tho Printing Office, Wellington, specifying (1) the cost of materials, and (2) the coat of labour.

Mr Taylor is to ask the Government whether it will this session amend tho Electoral Act, 1893, and the Regulation of Local Elections Act, with a view to" preventing the abuses proved by the recent Wellington city election petition case to have occurred at tho elections held on 4th December, 1893?