Parliamentary, (Morning Post Correspondent.} Wellington, July 8.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 17, 10 July 1900, Page 2

Parliamentary, (Morning Post Correspondent.} Wellington, July 8.

At present, cays Mr 'WilforfiJH vestors on the tolalißator are entiSjM in tbe hands of racing clubs, and J^B sidering the revenue the State dwil^H from this legalised gambling macbgH h.i urged that the Govertfihent shJlfl appoint an inspeotor to boo tbatJH rights, of investors are conserved. ||H Ho a Mr Ward agreed that 80^^H thing should be done in th« m A^^H and ha would take into cousidora^H after the racing conference this mfJH as he understood it was to be ||H with by that body. :^fl I Mr John Hutchison says thuifH numerous oases in which shop oo^H ants have to serve long pariods wifi^| pay, and he urged on tho Preiniw |H afternoon that they Bbould receiti^H same protection as afforded bo/O^B girls in factories, under vha inent of Boys and Girlt Wagoa Prevantion Act. The Fl ?*^H iuforuied Mr Hutoheson that bf^H bringing down a* consolidation o(^H ahopa assistants, legiaiatioo, »udira^H giro the -House -- *n -^ppportuqT^^H exprossing itff opinion on the lQ jf^H He thought ahop'Aißietarts shou^^H protected A in^his respect. Rep|yJDgr. j ta' ( Mr Witheford^H afternoon! H^n Wai;d Said the tions at Auol^apcl "Necessitated qutbrftaJk of plague cpuld not beiw^H uutil 21 days httt elapaed s | D^^H death of the man Kelly. Itf|^H advisable to do so »t pr«aent,|.^^^B that the plague b&coili land covered in rats at both Wangaftg^^B Dunedm, and as the' germs '^J^H tb6" I colony-'l[,' WaS%ha bounden t|i«. Government to take every tron to prevent i» from spreadiD3^^| lit answer to* y Captain Rusfjf^^l afternoon, the Preiyiier said e^^H u favour of pensions for injtur^^^l

li j« oi our South African contingents. -" The ujod returning invalided would be -' examined by the Medical Board, aud kept on lull pay until convalescent, ji permanently injured they would «itth<;r roc«i>TO a lump sum or an annual : p r ovi3io£'' y k6uld be made far them. ' iater on.th« Government would bring jo^n proposals in that direotion and fa % \ fnirly and generdusly'with those m«n. He though* the funds raised ty the public wotild be sufficient to jrotidp tor the widovrs »nd orphans of lb« men who had been killed — seeing (hstthoßO who had joined contiagants had deolared that th«y were unm»rried; but if any more was required Itwodldbe provided by the Governments Hon Mr Saddon informed the House this afternoon that he is Minister of Defence now, and that he means to njse bis common sense. The Premier is quite prepared to bring down a Usury Prevention Bill, and he informed the House this afternoon that if it knew of a case which he had noticed it would pasa it as amatter of urgonoy- He had known instances in which men had been forced by jickneis to ga to the loan offices and had recsived only JES for a JRIO loan. There were any number of cases like that, and ha would, bring down a Billdealing with ths subject.