PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.
+. (From otjr own Oobrebpondent.) Wellington, Jane 20. Aa a roaalt of prepare from the Duoedln jimm&nufaotarerß, It Is understood Gwornmant aro reconsidering the question of the palp duly, with a view of allowing the pulp to be admitted free, or at a smaller daty. Ministers intend to stick to the tea Haty and fe r that if it is not carried the coat of maintaining ooantry roft^e will be thrown on the colony, m subsld'es to local b >dies cannot be continued. With reopcot to salt some modifioa'ion will bo proposed, and probably > common salt will be admitted without the proposed laoroaae of tariff, bat that ad* dltional taxation la inevitable is generally admitted, and m considering the matter ' it should ba boms m mind that owing to the depreciation m property, the Property Tax which last year yielded £360,000. li not likoly, at the triennial valuation whioh is to be tnado nnxt year, to contribute more than £280,000. Ministers profers to ba sanguine that with the increased revenues derivable from the tariff, and other economies, they will be able next year to meet the Honse m the satisfactory position of being able to show a surplus instead of an ever-loorew-ing dofiolt, A few rabbits having been found at the head of the Olark river, near the Haast Pass, steps have been taken by Government to prevent tholr spread to Bouth Westland, Fortunately there ii no danger of the peat becoming a large and serious one, became there is no extent of open ground. In order to cope with the peat poisoned grain nan been turned oat for aome timp. Mr Seddon expreised his opinion In the flouso this afternoon that with an invasion of rabbits on the one hand and 'of Chinese on the other, settlement would be impossible, whloh drew from Mr Turnbull the remark tint the conduot of business was getting so lax th*t It would be impoislble to do more than answer questions at the afternoon sittings. The Speaker quietly replied that a certain amount of liberty was allowed hon members, bat If this right were abused, some means, would have to be devised to cope with it. There Is a feeling among members that the appointment of • Judge, In place of the late Me Johnston, ought not to be delayed, as political (nflaenoe may hi brought to bear, but the Minister for Justice points out that the Cabinet hare not yet come to a determination In the matter, and there ii no Immediate haste since Judge Ward holds the position temporarily till February next. The matter is under consideration, and when the appointment is likely to be made publlo notice will be given. The appointmen t of Me MoOMlum Is, as I wired you some days ago, of a temporory nature, and his salary is at the rate of £6 per week, with travelling allowances. He la to report on the different dairy factories, and while doing so to advise farmers and others Interested In the dairy business. Government endeavored In the first Instance to obtain the services of an expert m dairying, but had been advised by the Agent-General that li was impossible to secure a person of the character desired* I learn that CUptain Russell, who is one of the stannchest Freetraders la the House, expranses himself strongly to other members that as a result of his recent visit to England, ha Is of opinion that the very first duty of the colony Is to cease borrowing, and without farther taxation maka the revenue oover all, the expenses of Government. Ha says that the iodeb'odness of New Z9a!and. is a by- word with all classes, ages, and sexes at Home. la his opinion the adoption of the proposed tariff will tend rather to Injare the credit of the colony. He approves of the polioy of retrenchment, whioh is inovftab'e, bat he feels the retrenchment eff joted daring the recess has not been appliod' with auffioien 1 ; force lo the oost of various Items of the publlo expenditure, and thereby the^neossilty of taxation avoided. There are 24 Rlfla Clubs m the oolony Government have no immediate intention of stopping the Importation of stoats and weasel?, ns these are regarded hs the only means of coping with the rabbit pest m unsettled dlßtrlots, Somo hon members having taken exception to the Land for Settlement Bill, on the ground that it admits of land jobs, Qlr George Grey retortod that his measure wai prepared, for an honest House, and not for honest rogues, Mr Tornbull says' the, Honse next session will have to adopt progressing taxation or a progressive land tax. No information is yet to hand »a to the not amount reoelved out of the last two million loan, \ Mr Seddon to-day defined a He M »n artificial fact. Major Steward's Bill, whloh has j ait come from tho Waste Lands Committee, hna had a terrible time while passing through that ordtal. The Interpretation clause baa been entirely altered, and has been made to apply to all Grown lands set apart as endowments, and the olause* In reference to memorial foe subdivision and for outtiog up reserves Into holding! have been struck out m toto. A olause is inserted, however, by whioh power is given to the Governor, should it appear that Trustees are not administering their functions to the best advantage, to require them to submit a scheme for fata approval for leasing the land m sections, upon which the TruetoPo sh&H tot, . ■ The cablegram from tiordJCnutsford on the Chinese Conference resolutions Ii a* follows :— •* Her Majesty's Government reoognlao the spirit m which the Chinese Immigration question has been discussed by the Conference, Bad will be prepared to consider the resolutions In all their bearings without delay. It Is desirable that I should have, as soon as possible, all' the provisions ogthe proposed Bill.?* < The immigration returns ' for the yea? ending May 30 show that dqrlng that period there jreie 86}. nominated emir grants, for whom the total passsge money ' paid was £U,413 10s. The total number of emigrants op to date is 114,395, dis*. tributed as follows ;— Auoklend, 15.84E ; , Taranakl, 2481; Hawke's Bay, 8108; Weliiogton, 17,731 ; Marlborough, 1632 ; Nelson, 2356 ; Westland, 1932; Oantorbury, 30,093 ; Otago, 33,311. Mr Taylor lo urging the Government to bring In a Bill this session to amend the General Health Act In the direction of specifying what are infectious disenseß. | The remark of Met Ormond, gating thfl financial Rebate, that hVand thg f^enileji and Spacer .were |he, raejabeFa wh.o fo«| ucoZ .„""■* la th 9 H° aaB > &*• MlW<| attention°to bo drawn to the nutter, wUa the result, I understand, that it Has been found that the member who has seen the longest continuous Beryioe Is the Speaker j and next In order comes Mr J. G. Bro^yu. the Premlor, and Mr Vincent Fyke. ' ' A printed' return was presented to-d»y, to the order of Mr Monk, showing the names and areas of blooka of land pur* ohaaod by the Crown from Native owners, with cost, amount of commissions, etc, ' Followibg up the line adopted by Mr Gosohen m Eaglaud f qf taking rage J aafd pleasure horses and other luxuries, Nfy O'Chllaghan thinks some rovenua might be derived from similar sources In New Zealand, and he has brought under the notice of the Premier the adylsibllity of bringing m legislation this session ttj provide for levying a tax on guns from owners or posssssors thoroof, with the otvjeot of checking the reckless and dangerous uso of firearms now so prevalent throughout the Colony. Mr Hamlin, is urging the Minister of Lands to bring m a Bill this aeufoa to imend the Lands 4ot, 1887, so as to make provision for persons buying swamp land under th^ deferred payment system, ta
Ike away from the land they purchase, •o long as (hey comply with the provisions of the Act m other particulars W*iliitgtoh, June 21 The House sat till & few m'notea to one this mornlog, bnt did absolutely li.tlo bnalnew. Nearly five hours were areat wbh Rlr O. Grey'a Land for Softlemont Bill m Commit tee. and when progress wsa eventually rrp^r(e3, only clause Mr had been reached. Clause four allowing local authorities to for land to be nrqir.rnd under the Aot was struck ont by 18 to 16 Tha rumor ia revived, bat does not receive much credenoe, tha*. the Premier ia j llke'y U be pppointrd Agen* -General. < Sir Harry is a little better to-day, but ia I still confined to his bed He sees Messrs Glasgow and McKell&r, of the Cusonis Department, dally fn connection with the Tariff. Mr Browo, member for Tuapeka, is improving slowly, acd Is expected to be able to take his seat next week, I understand tbat Sir Dillon Bell's engagement as Agent-General is likely to be renewed. The Premier will be unable to take his eeat io the Houre before nrxt week bo the Tariff will have to be farther delayed.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1873, 21 June 1888, Page 2
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