POLITICAL ITEMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9565, 22 October 1892, Page 2

POLITICAL ITEMS.

(Per United Press Association.)

Wellington, October 21. The Government have authorised the expenditure of LBOOO on the construction of roads within the North Island Main Trunk railway area in order to open up land for sale and settlement. The work of construction will be executed on the co-operative system, end will be put in hand at an early date. Instructions nave been issued for the construction of the station at Te Aro (Wellington) to be commenced at once, and the line is expected to bs open for traffic in a very short time At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day it was decided to recommend the Governor to remit toe remainder of the sentence of a nrisouer named Jones who is at present undergoing a sentence of 14 years' penal servitude in Auckland gaol for shooting a man at Onehnnga. Prisoner has already served about 10 years of hLU^'n? iDg thf I)eriod Ws conduct ,n. t T ?,, a very exemplary nature. Tne Midland Railway Company have made further proposals to the Government, S to sell their land grants for debentures, asking, however a large profit over and above the Crown V 4 t lamfetlnS1amfe tlnS of the Cabinet to-day it SnTforn, nCt t0 BCC6pttho lsi» fcheir

™, nhei?° oV Mr S, eddoabas received a memorial signed by 95 workmen on the Mokau section of the North Island Trunk railway testifying tueir great satisfaction at the manner in which the co-operative works are being carried on, and at the fairness of the engineers and others superintending the works. The men state that while the Government get the work done under contract prices, the workmen obtain good wages and are able to comfortably maintain their iamuies.

Tae Post to-night points out that the fourth section of the Payment of Members BUl'provides that payment only begins from the date on which a member takes his seat, consequently the new Legislative Couucillors will be unable to draw their honoraria until Parliament meets. It adds that the discovery h~,s caused some surprise.