Parliamentary Jottings.

Thames Star, Volume XLII, Issue 10656, 11 July 1905, Page 2

Parliamentary Jottings.

A petition was presented by MiMoss on behalf of Richard T. Jansen, praying for financial assistance to enable him to proceed with the pi*ospecting. of the Success, special quartz claim at To Aroha. The petitioner states that trial crushings gave a return valued at £19 16s 3d per tonfor 17| tons. . -- "In this colony we simply don't know what technical ' education means; we are toying .with the matter; we are simply playing with it." I —T.hus> Mr Bedford, with the exper- ■ ience of a trip round tllo world be- , hind him.

A deputation from the Fire Bri-, gades' Association (Wellington) waited on Mr Carroll and urged the passing of fcho Fire Brigades' Bill qf last session!. The Minister said he .would, take an early opportunity of bringing the bill before the House. The country, ho should sa,y, could not Ignore the repeated efforts of brigades to place themselves on a better financial basis.

Mr Moss .asks Government to re-. serve s a strip of land for a railway through the Piako swamp from Paeroa, to Pokeno, saving 40 miles between Paeroa and Auckland.

"We don't take our pleasures sadly in this colony, we take them too much."—Hon. F. H. Fraser, regretting the size of our. drink bi11.,. The second meeting of the Auckland -members.' to> arrange a list oIV urgent- works was no. more successful than, the first. Messrs Alison and Baume- made things merry for a time, and then Mr Alison gave the Government Whip (Mr Kidd) a turn.' Mr Baunie's- programme included mew magistrate's .and, police court., new university college-buildings;' awd a^alr share .of grants-for roads, bridges and schools. Then the pull, commenced. Mr Moss wanted a. wharf at Kopu inicluded, M[r Hei-ries the GisborncKotorua railway, Mr Lang the Kawhia branch line, and Mr Massey the Pukekohe~Wauku - lino.

Mr Kidd started to defend the Government, whereupon Mr Alison said party politics were being introduced, and said the meeting did not want to hear the amount of money spent in the North and South Island Mr. Alison : I move, that the Government supporters- present arorunanimously of opinion, that party should come first, justice to Auckland second, and that—• .Mt Baume (very warmly) : Will you sit down, Mr Alison. You have been, doing this sort of thing before. You are making a. laughing stock of the whole thing.' ■ ■ Sir Alison: Nothing of the kind, sir. Mi-. Fowlds : That statement should be withdrawn. I will not go any further unless it is withdrawn, i Mi' Baume : I do' not intend to go lon if Mr does not withdraw. I Mr Alison rose to speak, but was ! interrupted by Mr Baume, who asked, I "Do you intend tc- withdraw or not?"_ I Mr Alison : Well, er— Mr Baume: Do you intend to withdraw, sir? Mr Alison: What- is it that I have ito withdraw? '■ Mr Baiune: Gentlemen, you see 1 that Mr Alison does' not propose to behave himself. I have already asked him, in the interests of Auckland, to withdraw his statement. (To Mr Alison) Do you withdraw or- not?' Mr Aljson: I have to state — Mr Baume: Are you prepared to withdraw 1 As Mi* Alison did not reply immediately, Mr Baume rose to leave the chair Mr Hcrrics tried to throw oil on the troubled waters, and urged M"r Alison to withdraw the words he used. Mi* Alison: I shoxild be very sorry that any remark Ii made reflected unjustly upon the fairness of Mr Baume, or anyone else. Rather than that any sfaSernent I made should be, the means of causing friction, I will withdraw the remark, trusting that iioEning Further will happen ■■ Mr Baume (rising from tKe oliajr)s It is no use, Mr Alison. I am going to leave. ; :■ . ; " JMb Alison: Very well, I will withdraw. . Mr Baume then resumed the chair. It was subsequently agreed^to hold another meeting.