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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 43, 24 June 1890, Page 3

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Parliamentary News. Tramway Strikes. The Labour Question. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington. June 23. John Duthie has announced himself as a candidate for Wellington at the next election. Major Gudgeon, at present Commissioner of Police, has accepted the Judgeship of the Native Lands Court. Lieut.-Colonel Hume succeeds Major Gudgeon as Commissioner of Police. The 'Frisco mail arrived in Wellington to-night. The Marlborough portion will not be forwarded on till tomorrow afternoon. A movement is on foot to have large salt water baths erected here at a cost }of £4,000. The baths will be equipped with all the latest improvement. It is improbable that the Addressin Reply debate will conclude to-mor-row night. Mr Cowan, member for Hokonui, has been appointed second Government whip. There were a large j number of applicants for the post, which was at first offered to Mr Bruce, member for Rangitikei, but he declined to accept it. The Government are prepared to bring down their Financial Statement at the earliest possible moment, and should the debate on the Address-in-Reply be concluded on Wednesday evening they will be allowed to make the Statement on Thursday evening. Most of the members have arrived, and the business of the House will be entered into with zest to-morrow afternoon. The advisabieness of adopting the Swiss custom of Government is to be discussed at a meeting of members on Tuesday, convened at the request of Major Steward. There is nothing new to report in connection wih the tramway strike. Shares in the 'Bus Company are being rapidly iaken up, and two new vehicles will be placed on tho roads this week. The number of passengers on the trams, which had diminished considerably, but when the strike has subsided there will be no appreciable difference in the takings of the T. am Company. The New Zeal nd Times appeared for the first time under Captain Haldwin's management this morning, and it must bo confessed there was great improvement in paper as far as '• news " is concerned. The whole of tho crew of the barque Br omhill, at Lytt Iton, refused duty to-day, and were consequently placed under arrest for disobeyii g orders. The Resident Magistrate remanded theui till Monday. The Hon. Gr M'Lean, one of the directors of the Union Steam Snip Company, says that if the demands of he Office 's Association for increased rate of wages complied with it will entail the extra expenditure of about £10,300 per annum. The Post to-night advises the Railway Commissioners to accept the offer of the Kmployeos Society for 54 hours per ween intermittent labour, and thus sa e a gene al railway strike, which means paralysing the whole trade of the colouy. The boot operatives at the various factories received advances of pay on Saturday, for which they had previously applied. All the factories are very busy, and this trade has not boen so brisk for a long time.