Political Notes.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3106, 31 July 1894, Page 2

Political Notes.

(From various sources.) Mr Meredith considers that the g„ ness of a nation depends on its educatj “ Wellington should not be repre*, in tho House at all.”—The Minister Lands. Mr E M Smith wishes to see Got, mont legal advisers to public boi appointed. The Government propose to spend v of the surplus by increasing the sall r tho Sergeant-at-Arms by £SO a year. 3 “ I do not believe Acts of Parli, a will do anything for the people, laws must be framed so that people help themselves.”—Captain Russell. The last report is that Mr T. K. 1 donald is to bo appointed Audi General. “ It opens op avenues for jobbery corruption. Where there is now monopolist you are going to set up t —Mr O'Rogan on the Lands for 5« mont Bill. “ Compared with the Hon J G. ty,, financial proposals Sir Julius Vogel *, prudent financier.”—Captain Russell on financial Statement. “ If there is one thing more t| another of which New Zealand is ju, proud, it is her system of Crowther. “ I venture to say that tborelis honourable gentleman in this House « if ho had his boyhood days ovor would not tako better advantage o| educational facilities offered him.”, Buchanan. Dr Fitchett has evidently coo, Wellington permanently, and it it pocted that ho will bo appointed eit Solicitor General or parliamentary dr« man. A petition asking for the rents was circulated recently for signii among the Cheviot settlers, wo (£«, Press ) are told, but it was submquei decided to defer sending it in till g session. Sir Robert Stout ia no believer in: cheap money proposals of tho Mini “ You might as well,” he says, “t»!i cheap sugar.” The consols scheme , draw money from tho banks and crij commerce for the sako of what the i Mr Macandrew used to call tho "a strorn of colonial finance.” There is some talk on the part of tj opposed to tho Borrowing Policy organising meetings throughout country so as to obtain a geoeul pression of opinion from tho constii cies. Granting even that the Ba ought to be carried, it ought not ti sprung on tho country unawares. Iti a case liko this that tho need for tin ferendum is felt. It has been an open secret for % time past, says Truth , that tho linanei the country have not been in that fioa ing condition which Ministers would! us believe, and the fact that the public debt wus increased during 18 by £730,421, amply proves that surmise was correct. The Govem has apparently boen floundering alooj the hopo that by a streak of fo« things would ri<ht themselves, but I hopes have not been realised, and to out of the mire thoy propose to odd to colony’s burden by borrowing to the I of about £4,(XX),000. This in additia tho £2,006,<’00 liability incurred 00 half of the Bank of New Zetland reach the sum of neatly £6,000,000. In the course of its criticism of Budget proposals the Post renaill “ The cheap money scheme as fornoli differ* entirely from the scheme put 1 Horae timo ago in the Government ot| That was to be a State guar&ota private mortgages. This is to be di State borrowing and re lending. 1 whole thing is unsound in principle proposal to make advances to twof is reckless and extravagant. If present Budget is carried, land value* soon sink beneath what Mr Wtrdi calls the bed-rock. Tne scheme 1 propones to assist freeholders—the t tenure the Government condemns euldi to destroy. No assistance at all ia ti given to occupiers under tbe i tenures, who aro the class of settler* I needing assistance Wei

this Government, which has alwayep of “ self reliance,” u making both meet,” and non-borrowing, coolly posing to put tho credit of tbe 00100 pawn for a total of nearly seven mill)