PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1864, 11 June 1888, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent.) I Wellington, June 11. i It appears from whin Mr MoArthur tells me that the action of Government m I moving for a Committee on Friday to Inquire into the position of the Midland • Railway Company's o< ucoealon waa not as originally thought taken with a view to forestall the menabar forM»nawatubut was " tho reault of an arrangementwith him. ' When Mr MoArbhu: mentioned the names of his Committee ihe Premier weataoross to him and aiknd him to ylv& notice of i motion on the subjeot, and If he approved i the names he would move for a Committee i the same evening, his desire being to have < the matter fixed op at one-. Mr MoArthur contends that he has got all he asked for, ; and which two days beforo the Premier i refauod, and'he informs me that h(s i opposition ia not to the formation of i the line over the ranges bat pimply that he considers there should be ; a proportionate reduction m the knd > grant with the lees amount to be expended : on the work. The matter, however, is by 1 no means done with, aa it seems the appointment of tho Committee on Friday i was informal as there was not a tmfEoient [ quorum present to suspend the standing i ordetP, and no notice wita given, without i whioh it is impossible to set up a select Committee. The matter is to be brought . before tho House to-morrow by Sir G. i Grey who is showing determined opposi- . tion to tho liuo Freetrader b ore working up their foroes for the division on tho tariff question , when it comes off m the remote future, and are very sanguine of making a respectable show. They claim that dally they , are gaining m strength, and if it cornea to a division to-morrow would poll 33 or 34 ( votes. For my own part, judging from i all I can pick up, the number m favor of , the proposals Bhcwld be about 55. ) A meeting of members interested m the , subject of Oodllu Moth was held to-day, • at whioh 13 persons wore present, including four members of the Upper House. , Captain Baillle occupied tho chair. Mr , Goldlemade a long statement reviewing the i objections to the Bill whioh may be summed , up m the faot that those possessing I infected fruit were kicking against the ) law which would prevent them from selling their fruit, After a good deal of t diaousslon it was decided as further I evidenoe on tho eubjeot was expeoted • daily, and there were a nambor of ■ petitions on both sides ooming to hand, to [ postpone the meeting to Thursday. i Last session Mr Foldwiok brought uudor the notice of the Government that 1 In consequence of surprise legislation ' during laat Parliament, provision had i boen made by which a mortgagee i oould dostrain on goods and ohati tola of mortgage for back interest etoetra. Ho brought the matter again before the Government recent y, and pa a result the Government have introduoad into tho Liud Transfer Act Amendment Bill, now before the Council the following olnußO. "So much of Beotlon 96 of Land Transfer Act, 1885, as gives to mortgagee power to distrain and sell goods and chattels of mortgagor ii hereby repealed " It is belloved that, m consequence of the lav now m foro>), a number of men have bjen forced to file who would not olhorwfaj havo dove bo.