PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1915, 11 July 1889, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

A CONSTABLE IN TROUBLE. A petition presented lo Parliament by a policeman *ho bus been dismissed from the seryice h»s -brought curious matters lo light. According to the report of hits sup a rinrc ho was dismismd three months after joiniag, for tlio reason that while on duty in the town of Wellington, in January last, he entered a brothel, took with hirn some, of (he girla and their bully to a certain public house, threatened the landlord that be would get him fined £SO for keeping his house open, and thus, by blackmailing him,obtained drinks for those with him and a bottle of brandy, which he took aw»y without payment. He then went back to the brothel, with his friends made two men there drank, and set them fighting, arrested them for a breach of the pence, and had them fined £5 each bsfcre a Magistrate. For this one night's work he was dismissed, snd now be has petitioned Parliament to be reinstated. H« certainly ought; ho added £l© to the revenue in one night, besides the duly on the consumed liquor. Policemen like him would undoubtedly pay. If lie went to Ireland to Mr A. J. Balfour, he would be promoted at once by producing such credentials. THE GASPARINI CASE. Evidently Mr Geo. Fisher " cannot open his mouth without putting his foot in it." He forced the publication of his correspondence with the Premier, and has brought oulj himself into disrepute. He has now forced the publication of the Gasparini correspondence, and brought upon himself the following censure penned by His Excellency the Governor, who says:—"l observe that on 7th March last M. Jouffray d'Abbans wrote to the Premier requesting that the publication of the correspondence might be deferred, pending the consideration of the question by the competent authorities. It appears, however, that the papers in question have been printed without the knowledge or sanction of the authorities administering the Government, and apparently on the authority of Mr Fisher, at that time Minister of Education, without consulting his colleagues. Some 200 copies of the print referred to have been already struck off, and are no longer to be found in the possession of the Government. I have to express my deep regret, and that of my Ministers, tbafc the fulfilment of M, Jouffray d'Abbanis' wish should thus have beem frustrated by the unjustifiable act of Mr Fisher." Thus whatever way Mr Fisher moves he works his own ruin. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. Colonel Trimble has refused the post of Sergaanl-at-Arms, as he hopes he will be lifted up into the Legislative Council. It is supposed that the position has now been offered to Mr Thomas Bracken. If so, Mr Bracken's appointment will be undoubtly popular. We hope he will get it. THE ELECTORAL BILL. This Bill involving the Hare system is under discussion still in Parliament. Many of the Conservatives are in favor of it, all the Liberals against, but it has no chance of being carried. THE ITTTELTON TIMJSS. A tremendous attack was maole on the Lyttelton Times and Mr W. P. Reeves in Parliament last Tuesday evening by Mr Saunders. Mr Saunders said Mr Reeves bad too much influence in Canterbury altogether, but all we can say is that we wish he had more of it. One of Mr Saundeia's sons is employed on the Lyttelton Times by Mr Reeves, and he ought not to forget this. Of all the young New Zealanders Mr Keeves is undoubtedly the ablest. He in one of the youngest members of the House, but already one of its leaders. He is bound to be one of New Zsaland's Ministers before long, and can afford to langh at Mr Saunders's attacks. THE HARE SYSTEM AMD CATHOLICS. ' We have frequently referred to Freetraders as persons who do not understand what they are talking abonr. MrSaurders is a Freetrader, and has made a speech in Parliament in support of the Hare system of election. He said, as an instance of the sffi'Ct which the Hare system would have, that Catholics would be elected to Parliament to vote for denominational edacatioo. Mr Saunders is the most pronounced opponent of Catholics in the House ; he is also greatly enamoured of the education system. t¥hy does Mr Saunders support the Hare system that would enable Catholics to get into Parliament. Mr Saunders does »ot know what he is talking \ about, just like his friends. It is also remarkable that CatLolics are not supporting the Hare system. THE QT/OTA. The Premier has offered the ooantry members a quota of 25 per cent, but they have refused it. The Premier has threatened to dissolve Parliament and go to the country on the pGint, but that is all nonsense. No Governor would grant a dissolution on such a trivial affair.