WELLINGTON NOTES.

Oxford Observer, Volume V, Issue V, 7 July 1894, Page 3

WELLINGTON NOTES.

On Wednesday 27 the principal feature of interest in the House of Represenfcitive was a motion by Sir R. Stout re the^appointment of Col. Frazer as Sergeant of Arms. The Premier denied that any appointment had been made and Col. Frazer just held the . position temporarily and decided to treat the motion as one of no confidence. After an able defence of his motion and a great deal of law and privilege Sir R. Stout gave place to the Premier who strongly denounced the whole matter as irritating the House divided Government 48 against 19 was the result. At 7. 30. p.m. the address in Reply was resumed the principal matter of importance was the speach of the Member for New Plymouth who again dilated on the Garden of _T. Z and its mineral ores his inimitable manner came out in his firsfc sentence when he reminded the Speaker that he was not in the last Parliament and was not able to compare the Opposition of this Parliament with that. Why Sir he said it would take a 10 horse power microscope to make an Apposition out of it; and that there was Mc Kerizie's " to right of him, Mc Kenzie's to left of him and also in front of him, and that the Buller Lion had been replaced not by a lamb but by a Mc Kenzie the House went into roars of laughter and when the Champion of that great Sea-port sat down the Debate fizzled out without a division. There was little of importance on Thursday but' oh Friday 29th "quite a lively time was experienced about the order papers not being printed in time which gave place to' the" introduction ol conspiracy Law Amendment Act which passed into the Upper House and then the Shipping and Seamans Act Amendment Act was read a second tinie. At the _5. 30 p.m. adjournment notice was passed round to all Members to be in their places at 7 30 p.m. as the serious financial position of our principal banking institution rendered it imperitive that an Act should be at once to guarantee the preference of .32,000,000 worth of £70 Shares also the " Bank Note Issue Act " pf last year and the Bank Shareholder Aci The gravity of the situation was evidenced by the fact that scarcely any disfission was given to the matter by Government supporters and after careful consideration amending &c t\_e

House af Representatives passed the Bills in all their stages at 11. 45. p.m. the Bills finally passed the Upper House at 4 a.m. the Lower House again met and confirmed the matter. Members in the Lobby freely expressing the opinion that it was only for the welfare of the Colony they dispported the measure and your Correspondent adds that in his opinion though the Bill only provides for a 10 years guarantee we are now on the high road to a Colonial Bank with State control and trusts that ib will be for the ultimate good of the Colony however much we regret the circumstances that led to ifc. .'-*-"' Tuesday 3rd found the House a bone of contention in Captain Hannah temporary appointment a-j inspector of firehose in public buildings the whole matter turned on the fact that Captain. Hannah was a relation by marriage of' the Premier and it fizled out after s "' wasting an hour or two of valuable time. The most important measure in the evening was the abolition of Inprisonmenfc for Debt Bill this Bill practically allows a man to run into .... debt as far as he likes without pro-**? tecting the trader a bit the debate was adjourned and it is generally felt tbat the Government will "have to abandon this measure andaliow the- Act of. 74 to remain as it is. The Report of the Inspector of Mines Mr Gordon re W 7 aimakariri Ashley Water Supply Intakes is now issued. Tbe report is an able one and fully goes in to the various points raised for and against. While making ho hard and fast rule Mr Gordon recommends that Browns Rock Scheme bs adopted and supplemented by Coopers Creek for. Oxford Township and also finds that there is no necessity for' taking water from Ashley George, the water from Browns Rock taking a much . higher level than that the Ashley George could reach, he also recommends that of Mr Dixon requires irrigation water it can easily be obtained at what is known as tbe Boulder Bank if miles below Browns Rock. , Altogether the _3 oard ia to. 'be congratulated on getting the best advice they could from a throughly practical Engineer and if it does not meet the views of all the ratepayers in the district it is through no fault of the Board or Engineers engaged.

One of the Paris show Elephants showing signs of pain in the jaw by rubbing it on the ground, a dentist was called in, who perceived that the root of one of the Tusks was attacked with caries. The necessary precautions being taken to render the Elephant harmless, the decayed root was several times treated. Now the animal is out of pain and receives the dentist's visits in a friendly manner. Dr Buckmil lof Devonshire was the original promoter of the Volunteer . movement in 1852.