POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3154, 10 September 1892, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

(BY TKLKGKAFII —HI'KCIAIi COUUKSI'ONDKN l }. YVku.ini: ton, La-t Night. ALTJ-NHIIIT SITTIXC.

It was geuoraly auLici| teci that. the or.e-man-one-mn cl tuse in the Lnid Bill would provoke the strongest opposition, and this proved to be th The H»u<e sat enntinuously from li;ilf- two »y till V 2.40 p.m. to-day, with the exception of the adjournment for breakfast. The Press Association will have furnished yovir readers with the extraordinary proceedings in Committee. It is generally considered that reiy little progress will he made with the Bill to-night, as Sir C.'.-ive Urey and Mr (Jeorge Hutchison intend to speak ut length in reply to the cha ives made by the ActingI'remier in che eiriy hours of the morning. Both the evening pupr-rs strongly condemns the action of the Uovernment over the Bill, and especially Mr Seddon's behaviour this morning after the Hou<c, by a majority of 13, " whitewashed " him in tlio dispute with Mr Fergus. The whole aifair has ercated a very angry feeling, and it is freely predicted that little more business will be allowed t > go through the House this session if Mr Scddon continues the leadership.

PUBLIC WORKS STATKMKXr,

In reply to i\lr Kergns, yesterday, as to when the Public Works St itemcnt would be brought dmvn, the Minister for Public Works said that one reason for the delay was that the amount available for public works would depend upon how Sir Georji; (irey's proposal to exempt improvements from taxation was treated by the House. If improvements wuie exempted altogether, the Government would not have that £200.000 which they had proposed to devote to public works.