Parliamentary Notes.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 177, 20 July 1894, Page 3

Parliamentary Notes.

(Special to the Herald) (By Telegraph) (From Oar Parliamentary Correspondent).

District Matters.

General Politics.

Wellington, Thia Day. Mr Qogg la aaking the PostmasterGeneral if he will establish a telephone service at Makuri and provide a letter carrier for Pahiatna. During the dieenseion in committee on the Pharmacy Bill, Mr Hogg represented that there were ohemiate in the bash districts whe had compoundad medieinss, acted aa medical advisers, and in oasea of aooidant aa surgeons for settlers, and had won the entire confidenee of the eommnnity by the manner in which, in ths abaanea of medioal man, they had performed these duties, and stated a great wrong would be done if under the Bill these men were prohibited from aoting as dispensers. Captain Ruaaell, who followed, acknowledged that there were cases of the kind referred to, and suggested the Bill should be altered in suoh a way as to do no injustice. The Minister for Lands has replied to an application which Mr Hogg made for a subsidy of £SOO towards the proposed bridge over the Mangahao river, Pahiatna Palmerston North road, that the matter will receive very careful 'consideration when the estimates are being framed. With regard to a daily mail eerviee between Pahiatua and Makuri, the Post-master-General has informed Mr Hogg that owing to the Tiraomea river being anbridged there were difficulties in the way, bat he hoped these woald soon be overcome. Yesterday afternoon Mr Hogg moved the second reading of the Wairarapa Hospital District Bill, and pointed ant that tha tana “hospital" had no real signification because the Wairarapa and Wellington were separate hospital districts, aad if the Bill paaeed it would not affect the Wellington Hospital in any way. What the Wairarapa settlen desired and what the Bill provided for wae to have the Wairarapa separated from Wellington as a Charitable Aid District. During the last nine years since the charitable Aid Ast was passed over £9OOO was extracted from the Wairarapa settlers in the form of rates, and a similar amount was contributed by the general tax payers, over £IBOOO, while less than £SOOO was received by the district. It would thus be seen that the aettlers in many plaeee who were ■offering from want of roads aad bridges were compelled to contribute £IB,OOO for the support of the poor of the elty. Mr Hogg did not suggest the poor ehould not be eapported, bat pretested egainst the harden placed on the country settlors. Messrs Lawry, Bell, aad Duthie opposed the Bill, which wee supported by Messrs Baehanen, R. Thompson, G. Bussell, but the dieenseion was eut shert at the 6.80 adjournment, and the Bill will not oomo up again for a week. He Financial Statement will be delivered next Tuesday.