PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1713, 16 November 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(Fbom our Corespondent.)

Wellington, November 15

LOOAL INDUSTRIES.

Mr Peacock has given notice to ask the Government to again set up the Committee of laat session to enquire into the best means of encouraging local industries, taking up the work where the Committee relinquished it m July laat. MORE "OLOTDRE." Mr Samuel, member for New Plymouth, who epeakß on nearly every question which comes up In the house, has aßsnmed the garb of • reformer, and has given notice to move that it be an instruction to the Reporting Debates Committee to inetract the " Hansard" reporters not to report any member after he has spoken for more than one hour •OCTOBB FEES. Mr Duncan intends to make an attempt m the direction of asking Parliament to limit fees charged by medical men, and will ask the Premier if he will take steps by legislation to lessen and regulate the fees now charged by medical men, and to fix such co that they will be less burdensome on the poorer classes of colonists. THE EDUCATION QUESTION. Baohelora and spinsters will tremble when they learn of a notica of motion given by Mr Joyce, who desires that for three years only a tax of £1 per head be Imposed on male adults, £2 per head on bachelors over 30 years of age, and £5 per head on bachelors and spinsters of over 30 years of age, who own property to the value of £600, the revenue derivaable from this and the following source to be applied to the purposes of education. Mr Joyce also gave notice to ask Government if it will support a resolution to reduce for say, three years, the exemption of £500 to £100 nnder the Property Tax so that the revenue therefrom may be credited to the cause of education. PROTECTION V FREETRADE. Some days ago I informed you that Mr Mobs presented a petition from 1925 residents of Auckland asking that a revision of the tariff should be considered at this session. To-day the Pnblio Petitions Committee brought tip theli report, whioh reoommended tout the petition should be referred to the Government for consideration, This gave Mr Moss the opportunity he has been waiting for, and he Immediately moved that oooBlder&tlon of the snbjeot matter of lli9 petition be made> the firat order of the day for to-morrow, and a smart little Protection v. Freetrade debate ensued, Mr Monk made a personal explanation m reference to what he said at the eauccfl of the Protection party, and the other three Auckland members followed In » similar strain, expressing themselves satisfied with the promise of Government to deal with the matter next session. Mr Pv. Reeves, m a satirical speech, referred to the fact that only two members of the Ministry inclined to Protection and to the absurdity of expecting such a Government to bring down satisfactory tariff proposals. The petition, the cauee of the discussion, runs as follows: — " That m the opinion of jour petitioners the non-revision of the tariff during the present session will beget an amount of uncertainty m the commercial and industrial classes that must crippla legitimate trade, foster illegitimate speculations, and greatly intensify tba existing depression. Your petitioners, therefoie, pray that you will be pies Bed to take this into consideration, and revise the customs tariff during the present session of Parliament." After some farther discussion the amendment was put and declared lost. On the question being put that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question, with the result that the amendment was rejected by 47 to 36. The following is the division list : — Ayes, 47. Allen Anderson Atkinson Barrow Beetham - Bruce Carroll Cowan Dodeon Duncan Fergusson Fisher Goldie (teller) Graham Hamlin Hislop Hobbs Izard Jackson Lawry Mackenzie, M. J. S. (Mount Ida) McKenzie, T. (Clutha) Merchant McGregor Mitchelson Moato Monk Newman O'Connor Ormond PeßCOck Pearson Pyke Rhodes Bichardson, G. F. (Mataura) Eos 3 Russell Samuel Seymour Taipua Tanner Thomson, R. (Marßden) Thomson.T. (Auckland North), teller Valentine Whyte Wilson "Withy. Foes, 36. Ballance Blake Buxton Cadman Feldwick Fish Fitchett Fiizherbert Fraaer Grey Grimm end Hutchison Jones Joyce Kelly Kerr Lance ' Larnach Leyestam Lougbrey Mobs (teller) O'Callaghau Parana Reeves, R H. J. Beeves, W. P. (St. (Inangahua) Albaps), teller Richardeon, E. (rvaiapoi) Seddon Smith Steward, W t J. Stewart, W. D. l[Waimate) (Dunedin West) Taiwhanga Taylor Turnbull Yogel Walker Ward Pairs for-=— Perceval, J. McKenzie, and Guiqness ; against— Hall, Fulton, and Mecteatb, THE MJDfciND RAILWAY. The Committee are still sitting, but so far as I can learn the position is unchanged from that sb wired thin morning. 'Ihe Committee have adjourned for a week m order to have the draft contract with amendments printed, and will make a report, if possible, this day week,

Though the Graces are a great cricketing family, the very ladies of which are said to be Able to punißh loose bowling, they cannot put an eleven m the field. Neither oan the Steels nor the Studds. Indeed, this is a boast that only the Christophersons, of whom one plays for Kent, oan make: Every year eleven members of this family are pitted against Blaekheath. This season the Christopheisona, going m first, made 197. Their opponents were still 87 behind, with only three wickets to fall, when the wickets were drawn, bo that the family had the best of it.