Notes from Wellington.

Colonist, Volume XXXI, Issue 5277, 27 July 1888, Page 3

Notes from Wellington.

FBOM OCB OWN COBRESPONDENT. WjsiiLlNotoic, Jnly 26. Rumors of a No-confidenoe motion to be tabled shortly continue to obtain circulation. A determined Btonewallingf'hag been arranged for on the Native Policy Bills, which will be considerably emasculated before they are finished with. To-day is the last Thursday for private members' business this session. The House will prolfebly be asked to transact this class of busineas on Mondays. It is rumored that MrPyke'.- Bit! will be stonewalled out ofexistence as a private Bill, and that if the Government take it up it will be defeated. Lait night the Native Policy Bills were before the House. One of the features of tbe Native members'opposition to the Bills was the rehearsal by Mr Taiwhanga of the history of New Zealand, from the date of the discovery by Captain Cook up to reoent years, nearly an hour in duration. The Premier will be asked by Dr Hodgkinson on Tuesday next, Whether the Government will make the question of decentralisation and reform of local government an integral part of their policy, and will next session bring up a Bill for tbe reform of local government on lines similar to those of the Local Government Bill recently introduced into the English House of Commons. To-day Mr Kerr gave notiea of bis intention to ask whether the Premier, will accept Mr Hamlin's challenge, and appoint a Committee before which that gentleman will have an opportunity of substantiating his charges against the Chief Judge of the Native Lands Court. The Chairman of Stock Committee gave notice to move, That papers relative to the outbreak of scab in Nelson and Marlborough be referred to the Sheep Committee. It is suggested that the Government shall next session bring in an Income Tax Bill dealing with professional and other incomes. Mr Taylor has tabled a proposal to this effect. ' A movement is on foot to induce the Government to give facilities to the House to consider an address to his' Excellency to place on the Supplementary Estimates a sum sufficient to allow the capitation under the Education Act being joaid cm the " working average," instead of the " strict average." A desire prevails among members representing mining districts that the Government should appoint a technical Conmisaion to visit the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, with a view of collecting evidence as to the latest and best methods of extraction of gold from quartz and other substances. A motion will be made in that direction by Mr K. J. Beeves, of inangahua. Many members seem to find the present mode in which tbe public accounts are presented too complex. The Governmentwill lay before the Howe before the close of j the Session and daring the first days of each future Session, (1) a fair and Bimple balancesheet showing the actual receipts and expenditure of the Colony, under classification beading?, for the past financial year, the statement to Bhov the balance of the account debit and credit at the beginning of tbe yaar, and the balance either in hand in |,the Banks or elsewhere at the close of business on the 30th Maroh last (2) a statement of the whole assets and liabilities of the Colony. Some members are very anxious to Bee the Public Accounts* Committee resuscitated, and the Colonial Treasurer is to be asked wh?n he intends to bring down the proposals for the better constitution of the Public Accounts Committee to which he referred in the earlier part of the Session. " __—