Political Jottings.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10298, 19 July 1907, Page 1

Political Jottings.

■:.- ■ . - ■:, ■' .'->>". "•, . ' ' \- The member for Mianawatu had a tittle txk say- regarding breaches of the Arbitration Act. "I do not believe in strikes," he said. "A strike is like a bet, and a bet has been described as the last argument of a fooL" 'Nine-teathß of the Maori children are nourished, or attempted' to be nourished on 'condensed milk anil Neave's food," stated the member for the Eastern- Maori "district. r "Great Britain will always remain a market for our wool "and mutton," said the Minister of Customs, '*but

not necessarily for our butter. Siberia V was coining into^the field very rapidly before the intenal troubles there, and those troub'es will pass. Expert* tell, me, moreov^, that it. will not be rery long, before the Ar?eo,tine butter will te holding its own In the Olid Coubtry. Under thes?,ci^mstanoes we. ' will «*«> well to seek for new markets.' "While JtDeakin and bo»* of the other Premiers. were; trying to score boundary hits our Premier was steal* N ing short runs, and ended with top score."—The Hon; J. Sting's " met*- ' phorical tribute to <SSr Jo«^h Ward's work Ift the? teiperiat (?om*ei eoce; The abolition' of ttte sheep tax, ,s»ys the Horn,-Mr MjsßTab, is to be considered ■before the Twoposed amendment to the Stock Abt> is brought forward. ■■ ■■]■*&:■: ■■-....,,.-- ■ ...... Speaking) to the Ministerial answer to a question % Mr Arnold, Mr Sidey :%onip'ainedl that instead of a gate at the south end of the Dunedin station I an overbridgie had been prorided, and repnlar paS6eng«rs thought that the I -depaTtiment had not ieen- studious /( enou«A gt Jheir . cjomforl He still va^v^kwa li?l'"«^WJfißditaon to the oyerfjnd^e. ..'.', .. .^.- ---| The Hou. Mr M5U«r staifts that *« IBtoillway pepartmoot ,mU be asked to see what ther i&ti <do% ensure th« speedy transit of fish to market—a. * matter ftdT<x»t«i <by Mr T. Maokeasae. During the past six year* tetxherV salaries hare been increased to the extent of the difference beWeen £t 3s lid aod £3 17s lOd per ufcit of average atbendaooe.—(Mr Fowlds. FuiUest inquiry has 'been made ixv to 'Ebthibjtion awards where 'objection' has been raised, but in only two oases, says MtFowlds, has it been thought to cancel awards. ! IKb is not to Intro- ( duoe this cession the Fair Rent Bill asked for -by -Mr Barclay. I Messrs Malcolm and'!. Allen both* Bought to have branch railways am* Ktrudted froip Baldutha, but Mr ItoGowam reminded them that the authority of a special V,t is neoMsmrr to construct new lines. -A' jrrealb number of requests hf Messrs Arnold, Barclay, Sidey, and others to improve the position of rail* way servants, casual labourers, wood--nrorkjingr, smiths, machinists, guards, drivers, and firemen have been met by the Minister —*^ the statement that the matter trill' be considered when the proposed alterations to the Classification Aob are under review. Tiius far the discussion'on the -Legteo islatiy© Counnl Bleotion Bfll was the least adademio of any on this mfeasure within, recent yean. Several members took the- opportunity to criticise recent appointments to the Legislative Council Mr T. Macfceniie protested against the aopointment of • Canterbury GouncdHor, who hnd been only five years in the colony. Mr Barclay objected that was not re> Jpresentetl BuffiJaiemtl^ The Premier made a speech" showin«r that he wu still an advocate of the 'bicameral [system. • . .