PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1723, 30 November 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(from our correspondent.)

Wellington, November 30. THB YJBLLOTf AOONY.

This is a perpetual nightmare to Mr Soddon, who is going to ask Government — (1.) Whether they will cause Inquiries to be made aa to the truth or otherwise of the rumor that a large number of young girls are m the habit of frequenting, for Immoral purpose*, the Chinese quarters m Wellington and other large oitiei m the colony ; (2) will the Government Ciuso strict Inquiry to bo made into the sanitary condition of the Chinese quarter! m Wellington, and other large cities m the colony; (3) will the Government take precautionary measures to have striot supervlalon kept of all vessels arriving at various ports In the colony that have on board Chinese aailora or passengers, with a view of preventing the evasion of the Chinese Immigration Aot 1881.

PROROGATION.

It is rumored that Parliament will finiih about 17th Deoember and that the prorogation will take plaae about the 20th or 22ad, Time will tell.

MIDLAIfD RAILWAT,

The Legislative Ooanoll displayed yeitar* day a disposition to scrutinise very closely the Midland Railway oontraot, and ultimately referred it to a Saleot Committee. It is freely rnmored that Major Atklnion will insist on the insertion of a proviso, ■lmllar to that proposed, la the Lower House by Mr Downie Stewart, with the object of rendering it absolutely certain that the Company will be barred from preferring any future claims for compensation, either m land ontslde the authorised area or m money. The Attorney-General is preptred to show, however, that this end is entirely attained by the provisions, as drafted by him la the oontraot, approved by the Hotue of Representatives, and that he will dopro* oate any alterations as futile and mth ohievoui.

Latjib, I hare jwt heard on excellent authority (no less than a leading membor of the Legislative Council), that a determined effort is to be made m the Ooanoll to kill the Midland Railway business by talking It oat, and that there ii a majority In fivof of such a oaurae.