PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1707, 9 November 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

* [FROM OtJB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, November 8, ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINEB. Mr Guinness has given notice of hie intention to introduce a Bill to amend the Goal Mines A ct. Tbe Bill will provide for tha appointment of a competent Board to enquire into all aooldenta occurring In coal mines. TRIENNIAL PABLIAXRNTS, Mr Samuels, member tor .New Plymouth baa given notice of his intention to introduce a Bill to repeal the Triennial Parliaments Aot of 1879. INTERESTING TO MINBRd In answer to a question to-day, the Minister of Mines said it was the inteniiom of the Government to provide for an amendment to the Mines Act to ba Introduced, that all rlvero and tributaries In mining dlatriots he proclaimed etadge channels.--IHE FENOIN* ACT. Government intend to consider tbe desirableness of making the provision! of this Aot less Btringent, so that dividing cattlt fence* of barbed wire or mixed wire of less number than at present required may be erected. WHAT IT COSTS. Me Pyke to-day elicited from the Minister of Defence tho information that the cost of the torpedo recenty lost m Wellington harbor, > n<l now drifting abont Cook's Straits, was £250. B GINNING* OF THB BND. Tbe Premier to-day intimated that Government would probably ask for private members' days next week. TBAOHBRS BFTIBINtt ALLOWANCES. Replying to Mr to wan, Mr Fib her said G vernmeut will <-o •nider tbe desirableness <<f allowing teacher* under the (Cdaoat* n Aot- <>.tir t» al ow»icei nn the same *>st m as ■ ffieioU u.-idei he Oivil service Kef orm Act 1 886 DrfLAYED TKLEGRAMB. Government rutase to cousider a orop issl made by Mr R', Reeves to allow 26 words to be sent by delayed telegrams instead of tan words as a' present, AB3BNTEE LAND OWNBRS. Replying to Mr Smith, tbe Premier ■aid it was not the intention of Govern* ment to introduce any legislation to iraposo special extra taxation on absentee aud owaers, pointing out that this oat both w *ys, as whilst oar absentee land owners apent their money at Home we had English absentee land owners spsr ding their money In the colony. Two r>r three members in terj acted : "Bat they ( heßaglish) pay an inoome tax." «OMAN OATHOIIO CLAIMS. Mr Py tee's " Bill, entitled tbe Roman Catholic Schools Bill, wa* introduced and read a first time to-day. ALFRED DOMETT. Feeling references were made In the Houfse to-day by Major Atkinson, Sir J. Vo^el, and Sir J, Hall, on the death of Mr Alfred Domett, recently cabled from London, and a resolution expressing appreciation of the early public services «f the deceased gentlomanand sympathy with his family was piseed. HOLIDAY BITTING, At present it is the intention to proceed with the business to-morrow, notwithstanding that the general poblio are observing holiday. As Wednesday Is a private members day, however, it is not likely to be a very long sitting. The debate on the Financial Statement, whioh has just been commenced by Sir J Yogel, will probably oooapy to-morrow evening. MIDLAND RAILWAY. It la expected that the debate on this Bubject will only last a few minutes this afternoon. Considerable relief ia being felt at the expressed int ntion of Govern* ment to ask the , House to refer the matter to a Soleot Committee. <Vo«f that this question is apparently removed from party influences, there is a revival of a rumor that it is the intention of the Opposition to move ahoßtile amend ments before the debate is concluded. I merely mention the rumor for what it may be worth. In reference to this matter, thatiß the Midland Railway, I may nay that there is an impression- that the syndicate who proposed Bending money to the Company had limited the time m which i hey would advance money, and unless terms of oontraot were at once arranged they would not advance money. A question was asked without notioe, on the point this afternoon, but no definite information was elicited from Government, although Major Atkinaon'a reply seemed to bear out tbe general impression. NON POIITIOAL RAILWAY BOARD The Bill to be Introduced by the Mlnisi j ter of Puhlio Works, proposes to place the management m the hands of three experts, who will have sole control of the railways without any Interference from political Influence.

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