JOTTINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10598, 16 September 1896, Page 3

JOTTINGS.

Mr Seddon has given notice of the Chinese Immigrant*' Act Amendment Bill and tha Chattels Transfer Act Amendment Bill; Sir Cadmiin of the Mining Companies Act Amendment Bill. : .

DiKeirmtD wants to know if the Government will place on the Supplementary Estimates a sum of money as a boana for the manufacture of felt from hair.

The Public Petitions Committee report that £. Bailey, of Hornington, who petitioned the House for compensation in connection with a certain tale of land, has no olaim.aeamsi; the

Sir Maslin is to ask the Premier: Seeing that over £900,000 of the funds of the Government Life Insurance department are invested-in Government securities at t, rate of interest nob exceeding ♦ per cent., will the Government state definitely if they ate going to reduce the rate of interest to borrowers on the security of their policies to 5 per cent.; also, i£ ifc is:their intention to amend the Electoral Act this session in the direction of abolishing the dual qualification of electors and providing for a residential qualification only.

lilr M'Nab is to ask the Oomminsioner of Trade and Customs whether his decision under the Tariff Acts, dated August 11, 1896, restrict ing accoutrements for military purposes to importations for volunteer corps, will result in rifle club members paying 20 per cent, duty upon their verniers, sight protectors, shooting bsga, and other shooting requisites, while volunteers importing the aame articles for precisely the same pnrpose will introduce them free of duty; if that is so, will lie reconsider his decisfon with a viaw of removing the anomaly. . . .. .

Mr Millar ia agitating to have a telephone bureau established at Opoho.

The Government contemplates sending Home for a thoroughly qualified man who has a full knowledge of the therapeutio qualities of thermal waters, so that the Rotoru* and other springs may be utilised to the best advantage.

Major Steward was examined before the Copyright Telegrams Committee this morning. To-morrow the evidence of the Hon.. G. Jones and the Hon. Mr Jennings will ba taken. This will conclude the evidence. .' , j

The Greymouth and Point Elizabeth Railway and Coal Company is petitioning the House for a remission of the haulage and terminal charges upon the Coal Creek lease, bo that tjie charges may coitesporjd with those upon other companies under similar circumstances.

The Timaru Agrionltural and Pastoral Association is petitioning the House, through the Hon. Mr Hall-Jones, that a railway aiding, including loop line, cattle yards, and a passenger platform, may be formed free of expense to the association. • ■

Albert Edward Orange, of East Taieri, formerly iv the Railway department, but now out of employment, is petitioning • for compensation for loss of property through his being compelled to take part in the Maori war in 1863. . . ;