AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9905, 25 November 1893, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

[T3y Electric Telegkaph.—Copykight.] (Per Pkess Association.) Sydney, November 24. (Received November 24. at noon.) A Hawkers and Pedlars' Licensing Bill will be introduced in the House next week. It is a most drastic measure, and absoluely prohibits Asiatics and aliens from obtaining hawkers' licenses. It also provides that the magistrates shall not grant licenses to any Asiatic, Afghan, or Chinese canier. Keplying to a deputation from the country party, the Minister for Lunds promised to consult his colleagues as to the possibility of introducing a new Land Bill this session. Several votes were challenged during the division on the motion for the adoption of the report on the Bank Bill last night, on the ground that the members were shareholders ia certain bank?, but the challenges were disallowed as being of a frivolous character. Over 40 divisions were taken on the bill between Wednesday night and Thursday. (Received November 25, at 0 35 a.m.) Mr B. M. Clark has anuounced his intention of shortly introducing ia the Legislative Assembly a bill providing for the suppression of betting and gambling, and to extend and amend the acts relating to games and wagers, and to the suppression of betting houses, also the Postage Act Amendment. Act of 1893, and to prevent a certain kind of loitering. Mr Melville moved that the Education Act Amendineut Bill, which provides for free education, be reported. Mr Suttor asked the House to reconsidar its action in passing the second reading. He declared the people were willirig to pay for the schooling of their children, therefore the bill would be very hard on the Treasury, withdrawing a sum of £SO,OOO annually. The bill was reported by 24 to 10. Adelaide, November 24. (Received November 24, at noon ) Tha statement made at the public meeting that Mr Wood. Labour member, had been previously accused of bigamy has caused much comment, and there is a feeling amongst members of Parliament against Mr Wood retaiuiog his scat. In the event of his declining to resign, it is thought a committee of the House will be set up to consider the matter. The Labour party have submitted a new clause in the Miuirg Bill providing for the nationalisation of ruine3. An amendment that the question be referred to the referendum was opposed by the Labour party. Eventually the clause was rejected by 24 to 10. Hobabt, November 24. (Received November 24, at noon.) In the coarse of a speech the Colonial Treasurer said that the Government intended to stick to tbc-ir policy of last session. They had effected retrenchment to the extent of £105,000, and the year's deficit rnainlv resulted from the rejection of the land and income taxation proposals by the Legislative Council. Too Government would reinlroducc those measures next HRssion,