PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Western Star, Issue 965, 18 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

[From our .Exchanges.]

It is currently ropprted^m^gat.tbo Canterbury members that Sir John Hall intends returning to the Colony J in three months (for, the purpose Kolia again entering on a political career. It is thought that the effect ofStirMa Hall’s return will havethefeffdct-'olE breaking up the solid Canterbury -vole and enable politics to return to their, nominal state. ' : The HoA. has presented a petitiou * from farmers, stock-owners,- tradsrf^‘ J and settlers in Southland, settingfortH a that John McLeod,!; teacher, •:©in,tVe Bush, recently lost, his sight,; he has been in the employment ,pf p “tha Hew Zealand Government: as' a school teacher for seventeen years''' l'he i pe- 00 titioners pray that some permanent relief,should bo given him.,- •; v . . 4 • ° - ii , i*Ui. 30 A'jOl-i A A curious rumor, which was whiar pered in the lobbies : a day oftwo ago is being freely circulated- to-day; ffriljg stated that Sir Julius Yogel is-not at all unwilling to receive the , appointmeat of salaried chairman and head manager of the Government lusurance Association, andithat a movement is on foot among friends to secure him (ho post with a salary of £2OOO per annum. It will be remembered that at the Association meeting, there has bcfln much talk about obtaining a firstclass man from Home to manage the institution according to the proved ideas. The story is that It will be urged that Sir Julius \ogel is just the man to meet the requirements, and that he would be able to do a -yaslt: I'l amount of good for. the department. According to the report Mr Luckie, in that case, would be second in command at bis present salary of £SO,Q, o Sir Eisher s Police Offences Amendment Bill is of n drastic character, and proposes to inflict, a penalty of six months’ imprisonment with hard labor upon any person who is the occupier 1 of any house, room,; or place which is frequented by reputed thieves, prostitutes, or persons who have no visible lawful means of support, who shall he

deemed an idle and disorderly person, and to be keeping a disorderly house. The bill further provides that any person found in any such lioiisß, room, or place as aforesaid in company with any such reputed theives, prostitutes, or persons who do not give a good account of his lawful meanWpf-'support, and also of his being in such house, room, or place on some lawful occasion, shall be deemed an idle and disorderly person within the meaning of the said Act, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any time not exceeding three months. Amy person who appears to be the master or mistress of such house so frequented is liable to punishment, and any offence herein described may be dealt with summarily by any two justices of the peace or resident magistrate.