Political Notes.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3105, 28 July 1894, Page 2

Political Notes.

(From various sources.) Sir Robert Stoat describes tbe Budget proposals as monstrous.” Government supporters are rath* astonished to find that the “no* iTESVK,’’- Miui " ,ry P r °p°"« lo born,, £5,000,000 in one year. The Premier does not see his way tbs session to introduce legislation liceueiu sharebroker and insurance canvasaen. The matter, however, will receive u* consideration of tbe Government. “ There are members of this House vie are supporting the Government Lbrouct thick and thin—but they will find 5 they will be humbugged in their turn.% Mr McGuire. “ What we want is more direct tan. tion,” declared Mr Dutbie tbe other nigfc Mr O’Regan at onoe was all attentioi “ Hear, hear ! good man !” he exclaimei recognising another single taxer, possibly. The Noxious Weeds Bill, just dwrv buted by the Hon. J. McKenzie, it nearly as faulty as the one thrown out last yw, The opinions of experts have beeu tot large extent disregarded, and some of ih most objectionable features of last yeai'i Bill have been re inserted. Probably lb Government don’t want the Bill to pan. Nineteen huudred and seventeen oil soldiers’ claims have been thrust upontb Government, and if all these are opbrtl tbe drain upon the Exchequer will tots) £65,000 So said tbe Minister of in answer to a request that legielatit should be introduced this session to ops the door for further claims. The Gove» meet were considering the matttr. With delicate irony Mr Pirani propoas to ask the Minister of Justice if any courthouses io tbe colony have lawn-tenoa grounds attached, for the benefit of» limited number of persons ; and, if any, will the Minister have any objections the prisoners in such localities partioiprting in such privilege ? Sergeant-at Arms Fraser withdrew frn last elections to comply with the reqnsl of the Premier in December. In April the Ministerial organ said Fraser wu ip pointed SA A Parliament opens. Friar tells the Speaker he is appointed. Tb Premier says he is not. Sir R. Stout mow ia the matter. Premier Seddon declarm it a “ no confidence ” affair, and tbe great Liberal party returned to support mennani not men heels the tali out of the soma A well played bit of Liberalism. Inded it is. “ Where is tho cash of tho Burplm''" was a question asked and reiterated Ist night with a profoundly mysteriooi« by Mr G. Hutchison, who said he intemW to take bis “ four rounds” of ten miootrt each allowed in committee to demand answers to this and other questions. “W not so much importance just now abort the cash of the surplus,” remarked Mr Allen, in tho thread of the debate. “No, 1 remarked Mr Hutchison, resignedly, “ifii neither here nor there !” at which mllj the House laughed consumedly. We cannot compliment the Colon*! Treasurer on the Financial Statwneßt delivered in tho House last eveoiof Tho bulk of it consists of laudation of the work done in the different departments of the public service, which bn previously beeu made public. Divenki of this padding the main featorei of the statement are that tho Government claim to have a surplus of £341,940, and propose to take steps which practically mean the borrowing of three and * half millions of money. But though tba surplus is alleged to exist there in no proposal to reduce or modify taxation and the customs duties are still to add one-third to the cost of living.— -Vow watu Times.

Says the Evening Press :—When w* look at other features of the Budget *• find little to reassuie os. There is absolutely no meaning in telling os in one breath that there was a net sarplo* os March 31st of £290,000, and in anotbrt that tbe net debt cf the colony bas be<» increased by £730,000. Part of tbe increase may be explained away as doe to conversions, but, allowing for that, there is still enough left to absorb more tbtt double the surplus. Would not tDy holiness man be laughed at if be told tbe Bankruptcy Court that he bad mads £290,000 during the year while at tH same time he had added £730.000 to bia net indebtedness ? It is perfectly pi*’* that we have had no surplus revenue oat of which we could justly transfer anything to the Pnblic Works Fund any moto than the New Zealand Loan and Mercaodie, for example, had any during they** previous to its puspension out of which » could justly declare dividend. , Says Wairarapa Daily : 11 The L»®d for Settlements Bill” is an old foe with a new face. It is a sort of standiog m® 8 * ace for people who have money to kef out of Now Zealand. It soys to tbefi ** Don’t buy land in this Colony, becae* when you have cleared, fenced and proved it tho State may want it b** again. Take your mon y to rotne otb«* countiy where land can be bought fat*v and squarely. New ZsalaDd doea want men with money to come into till country, as the colony is designed to* the happy home of nun who have of moufcy, but who, by means of ID®** legislation, can be made to exist wit®®* it.” If the new measure were ,J?. under an honest name, it would becsl*®*- “ A Bill to destroy tha freehold b“ e .. New Zealand,” a Bill to break fmith

every man who has bought laud in the colony within the past fifty years, a Bill to decrease the market value of the whole of the land in both Islands. But the mysterious Labour Unions, who lead the Government, want the thing, and no doubt they will get it.