POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 4999, 13 June 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

(BY TELKGIIAI'II.) (KKO.M UtJK OWN COKKK.HI'OXiiK.Vr i Wellington, June 12 Major Steward pushed through th 0 l Ja , iness of tho House this afternoon in which showed that the latu S[ mantle had fallen upon very eimy! shoulders. He showed a ready andcont pletc knowledge of the proee<liu'un((L House, and a quickness and fitmim which greatly pleased his friends, The Minister of Public Works li ivs ,, pared an amendment of the Li«tis|. Local Bodies Act, mainly in the dirwtk. of affording facilities to the poorer bodies to take advantage of the benefice; provisions of the Act. • In reply to a question, the Minister Mines stated that tho amount o[ f s North Island Trunk Railway Lnanj niaining is L 292,276. One of the features of the Govcao despatches for the last recess is )ij 5 J cellency's justification of his actionj calling the nominees of the moribund lcinson Government to the Council, % the Governor's despatch tho Sccrctstjd Shite replies that, under the circn stances set out, his Excellency, in nceej(. ing the advice of his responsible advise acted strictly in accordance with tlicoj. stitution of tho Colony. Lord Kmilsl® is, however, careful to add that lied* not wish to bo understood to offer uj opinion on the action of tho Ministers! tendering that advice. Included in the past year's umintliori# expenditure are the following items a interest—Expenses of Labor Confertw, L 129 ; payment to Brown, Skcrrott, «e Dean, for legal services in the case Vi lington Benevolent Contributors v. lm Bodies, L 242 ; expenditure in cunncctii with the tire at the old ('mvciiime Printing Office, L5Bl : ox/tenses r« formation at Milford Sound by prison# L 55 5; compensation to four retired Pi Inspectors, L 2500 ; services in enn departmental votes, L7<>,778. JuntJ Captain Russell reached and is making arrangements position caucus to elect a cide on a policy early next week, The New Zealand Times certain that Mr W. C. Smith will put forward for the Committees ; but Mr Smith it in this light. Ho means to is arguing that if not selected it greatly injure him with his but the result is very doubtful, H Mr Fisher's Bills include, lltc Hours Bill, the purpose of which is aH plained in the title ; and the Schools and Technical Instructions which is a reprint of the measure pH pared by Mr Fish when Minister; Bill to prevent the sale of Children, punishable by a penalty ui'H L 10; tho Agent-General LimitotiinijM Office Bill is meant to limit term of the Agent-Genyral's app&H nieut to three years; The purpose iB Companies Act Amendment Bill is able banks to be established tinder Companies Act, as in other colonics, to dispense with one necessity Bills to constitute them ; the olijed «■ Mr Jackson Palmer's J urics Act luent Bill is to abolish grand juries, to vest their functions in the the New Zealand Institute of Snnf* Bill (Hon. G. F. Richardson), !■ proposed to incorporate the InstituttSM prevent all persons not properly#"J from acting as surveyors ; tliu PosjO* Telegraph "Classification and R C S U _®*M Act (Hon. J. G. Ward), will give c« ™ the proposed increase in the mMW salary for the class that contaiitf tin of telegrauli operators. A large meeting of Unin delcg-itw held last evening, to arrange for» come meeting to the labor 111® Messrs Bolt and Kitchen, of were present by invitation, the necessity for political organ®' l ® purposes of unity of party, « ncl ,. hearty support of the present long as they advocated a policy, before the delegates. At j of the speeches a resolution cleclan necessity for immediate organ's# 1 hearty support of the Ministers, was carried unanimously cheers. A large and inlluentml■ w was appointed to arrange a wel the labor members 011 Monday * to take steps to form a Nation' Association. , . i l( The Liability Act introduced ) H Seddon is not a very drastic n A It punishes wilful offenders na J t i<H lets off all acting in good tait 1 eludes brokers, who are n ot moters, from its provisions. The Union Steam Ship bogus benefit society is to before the Trades' Conference a ton. The unionists are tah' ll ® and energetic action is hkel). The Friendly Societies aro « nant.