POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
(B? TfiLEQRAPH.) ;, WELLINGTON JtjNH 6. r Tho Government propoßO to form a Departi- mont of Industry with a Minister, probably, Mr Reeves, at the head, for the purpose of providing full information as to the state of the labour market. A bureau will be established m each large to^n, where all available information will be collected and published. Ministers think this will oui'e tho unome ployed difficulty to a large extent and co keep „ men m the country, ihey also intend to . offer every inducement to mon to settle on '' land where public woiks are m progress. The Hon T. H. Wigley's seat m the Legise lativa Council becomes vacant through his absence without leave f"r two sessions. This reduces the number of Councillors to 42. 0 Tho business of tbo session will be gone on r with -without a break. Ac 6oon as the Governor's Speech is delivered the Address-in-Boply will bo moved on Friday, and notice b« aiven of tho Government Policy Bills when the debate is conoluded. Sir Walter Butter is a candidate for the To Aroha seat. Sir Walter is a Government ) supporter. The Auctioneers Bill which (says the Auckland Sf<rr) ie to bo inlroduced during the upproaching session, and will probably be m charge of Mr I. Thompson, has for its prineipul object to enable licensed auctioneers to sell m any part of the colony on a license iesuod at the present cost of £40 per annum ; to issue licenses to , appraisers or valuers at £20 per annum, ' and to auctioneers' clerks at £10 per > annum. Iho object of these latter provisions f is to ensure that valuations shall not be made by persons not duly authorioed, while auc--1 tionoers are compelled to psy annual licenses. To get over local difficulties from a financial I point, of view, H is proposed to put tho whole of the money paid for licenses into the consolidated rovenuo, to bo refunded to local bodies upon a population basis.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5162, 8 June 1891, Page 3
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332POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5162, 8 June 1891, Page 3
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