PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6312, 9 August 1888, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

This Day. gVBO-tl OUR OWN COBBBBrOKDHJ-T.] CONDENSED MILK. THK RAILWAY BOARD. r WELLINGTON, At.ot.et 9. A bonna for the encouragement of the manufacture of condensed milk is suggested by Mr James Wiih, the member for Port Chalmerß, who wants to see a vote for this purpose placed on tbe Supplementary Estimates. Mr Mills judiciously paved the way fox this proposal some weeks ago, by distributing some most excellent samples of condensed milk manufactured by an Otago firm. With reference to the possibility of the Hew Railway Board consisting of the pre- , sent and ex-Minister for Public Works, ; •with Mr Hannay, I have the authority of the gentleman who is working tha matter np in the lobbies, for saying that the idea is taking very well, and he is sanguine that there will be a umjority of Ministers in its favour. It is Btatedthat thePremierhas been approached on the subject, but members did not get muoh satisfaction out of him. It iB believed that he haa some pet scheme of his own as to the personnel of the Board, hut if it waa shown that the proposed Board was satisfactory to the House, it is thought that he wonld fall m with the suggestion. At any rate, I am assured he is adverse to the appointment of an expert from Home on the ground that circumstances there are so utterly different, the lines being worked to and from a centre and in opposition to other lines, which would not be the case in New Zealand.