Parliamentary Notes.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 11, 6 July 1888, Page 13

Parliamentary No tes.

I?^*? I *??**' ? 7tll# r In the Gouncil a motion to tax the proita derived from the totahsator was lost, an amendment for the appointment of a select Committee to inquire into the working of the Machine being carried on the motion of Mr. Miller— ln the House the tariff was further considered in committee. Tlmreday, aßtll.— The Council insist on their amendments on the Chineee Bill, because they say, a naturalised or natural born subject of the Queen has the right of taking his labour to the best market ; because the Chinese are obedient to the law, peaceable, industrious and thrifty ; and because it being a principle of the constitution that there should be no taxation withont representation, the Chinese who are liable to be rated, should have the privilege of a vote and of its disposal.- In the House Mr. Bruce asked his momentous question with regard to the special taxation of bachelors, to which the Premier replied that he had no intention of imposing such a tax It now remains to be determined as to how far Mr. Bruce may be considered the friend of the fair sex, for, though he seems to have been actuated by a desire to serve their interests, he has certainly, by exempting them from the proposed taxation .gives us to understand that he looks upon every spinster between the ages of 21 and 50 as being a spinster through no fault of her own. And that is about as impolite a suggestion as any legislator could make.— m a debate "on the motion for the second reading of the Amendment Bill for tho'proteot on of animals, some allusions were made to the desirableness of preventing the extermination of native game, which is said to be rapidly taking place.-Mr. Seddon brought an accusation against millers of under-paying farmers for their wheat and over-charging customers for their fl mr. He stated that Victorian flour was sold on the West Coabt at a lower rate than that ground in New Zealand. . . F £! < ?i l *'> «9tll. -In the House a report was brought up from the goldfields committee, in which the Minister of Mineß was referred to unfavourably as having neglected to carry out the instructions of the House as to obtaining information from other countries concerning the treatment of refractory ores. Mr. Richardson defended himself against the charge, but several Members expressed a regret that 15 ?£ f *S c S° re tn f ere f J t in the minin g mdustry.-The Premier moved that the House should proceed at once with the EBtimates.E B timates. i^tl Tn ? St OS tO ?ueßt? ueBtl ° n of retrenchment he gave it as his opinion that the large salaries paid to civil servants for » mere mechanical quilldnviog -had drawn men away from trades and other more suitable occupations. Bnt is not the whole system of education supported by the colony directed to a similar end ? Sir John Hall denied that hl T nn« ' TW i tB W6^ oT6rp f id> ° r that the farmeiß were to be «erved by cutting down th eir salaries. He agreed with Mr. Moas in stating t hat it was the interest sent yearly away that was injuring the Colony. l?vlrT T C Z ?D? D * tb f u Premier ' 8 m °t<<>°, the result being that the Government were defeated by 43 to 34 The Premier, who moved for the adjournment of the House, which was carried, said that the Governf,H ,7 er^t ete ™ me d to carry on the business of the House in the ».t£fi f e f V hem > H? *<>nld insist on the estimates being taken I™ t i? Z Zt T r d % 7 ° n Tueßda y> and « the House would not agree ?t would be fer the Government to consider their position.— A $?£%£> mvm vr rB ween ' £ een formed for the P ar P° Be of £yk& I"** e freight on fra/t th * neceeaitT for reducin « th « '«lwaj i '*!* lCB^ a y» 3**« l» -The House went into Committee of Supply.—lhe Speaker has protested against the reduction made in the salaries of the officers of the Legislative department