Parliamentary Notes.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 18, 24 August 1888, Page 19

Parliamentary Notes.

'Wednesday, 15th.— In reply to a question, the Premier stated that it was tbe intention of Government to expend £10,000 on the establishment of labourers' settlements. — A conference with the Council was appointed to consider the amendment made by that Chamber in the Mines' Act Amendment Bill. Thursday, 16th.— In the Council a petition wai presented fiom some Maori chiefs complaining that the House had passed the Native Bills without their being considered by the people principally concerned. The petitioners begged to be heard at the bar cf the Chamber regarding tbe matter. — In the Houbs Sir George Grey moved f >r the subatituHoa of « land and income tax for a property tax— his amendment being ruled out of order by the chairman. —An amendment proposed by Sir George for altering the system of taxation was condemned by the Premier a 9 a vote of no confidence, and was lost by a majority of 23. Friday, 17H1.— In reply to a question the Premier said that Government wou'd place a sum on the estimates for the exhibition cf New Zealand minerals at the Paris exhibition. —Mr. Mitohelson regretted to say that the Seacliff Asylum building was slipping into the ground and portions of it would have to be rebuilt. — A reso* lution was passed by 45 to 27, in favour cf fortnightly mail services with Great Britain, but discontinuing that by San Francisco. Tuesday, *XSt.— The Maori ohiefs Tuhare, Pomare, and Tupaere, protested against the Native Bills at the bar of the Council, and were joined by the Hon. Messrs Taiaroa and Wahawaha, in desiring a postponement of thesa Bills rntil after the meeting at WaitaDgi. The Bills, nevertheless ware road a second time. We should have expec ci better things of Sir George Wbitmore than a reflection on the consideration shown to the Maoii raca. It may be quite tiue. as he says, that tbey have received more consideration at tbe bands of the Government than any other Native race baa received from any similar Government, but that is to say very little when tie ncial element of which such Governments are ompo.'ed i 9 taken into recollection.