IN THE LOBBY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1030, 24 August 1883, Page 2

IN THE LOBBY.

[from our parliamentary correspondent.]

Wellington, To-day. Mr Daniel made a touching appeal to the Speaker of the House yesterday. He begged to be allowed to erect some temporary covering to prevent the cold draught sweeping do yd on his head. If the Speaker had no objection, he would like to sit under an umbrella until some better covering could be erected for keeping off the draughts, which were dreadful in the part where he sat. To hia appeal no one vouchsafed a reply. Mr Daniel did net fetch in an umbrella and sit under

it, but there is still time to introduce this novelty into Parliament before the end of the session.

Mr Ivess is to ask the Minister of Public Works whether the Engineer-in-Chief of the Middle Island has made any recommendations to the Government in favor of any' particular route for the further extension of the Mount Somera railway, and if so, is it the intention of the Government to give effect to snob, recommendation?

Major Harris is to ask the Government if, when appointing another Minister, they will take into consideraiton the great necessity of having a Minister of Agriculture. ' ■

Mr Petrie is to ask the Government if they will make the necessary enquiries during the recess with a view of ascertaining whether the establishment of a mint in Hew Zealand is desirable or likely to prove of benefit to the colony. Mr Macandrew is to move—That in the opinion of the House it is expedient that postal charges in respect of letters and printed matter conveyed by direct steamer between New Zealand and the United Kingdom should be so regulated as not to extend the actual cost to the colony of such convejancs. In reply to Mr Wright’s request, the Government agreed that a Royal Commission should be appointed to report as to the most central spot to which the Mount Somers line should be carried to develope a trade in he coal, stone, and timber of that district.