PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1907, 1 August 1888, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(P3R PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

"Wbllington, July 31. Sinoe the Chinese question has virtually been hung up by the Legislative Oounoll, considerable Interest Ib being felt by a seotion of the House as to what itepi Government would take m the matter. It is generally felt that any Bill embodying proposals slmilai' to those m the last BUI, or the measure suggested by the Sydney Conference, will meet with short Bhrlft m the Council. Mr Seddon has suggested to the Premier that he shall' lntroduce a n_e»Bure Into the Appropriation Aot dealing with the subjeot. This proceeding would, by subterfuge, effaot the passing of the BUI, as the Oounoll oannot amend or throw out an Appropriation Aot ; but the Premier states that it would be a very sar ions state of affairs indeed to Induce him to adopt Buoh a course, and he doss not think tha Government would bi justified In that unless an emergency arises, whioh has not been shown at present. Government, however, have the matter still under consideration, but have not yet oome to any deolslon on the enbJßob. Tbe Premier haa promised to oonslder the question of Introducing legislation next session to tax professional and other Incomes.

Dr Newman is enquiring from the Premier If he will bring m a Bill allotting the Increased tea duty to the payment of subsidies

Mr Richardson believes that the rabbit* proof fenoe ln Sooth Canterbury will have the effect of increasing the rent, of runs there when tho leases run ont In 1890. Government are considering the advisablenesf of .ending aTechnioalOommles'oner to tbe Me bourne Exhibition to collect 1 evidence ou the subject of mining, The Premier has promised Mr Joyce to look into his suggestion on the subject of Borough audits. Mr Mltchelson ls of opinion that it will not be necessary for him to prooeed to Whangarel m connection with the recent Native outbreak. No special facilitiea will be offered for dlsoasslon on the advisability of adopting the. " working average " instead of the i " strlot average " m _ the payment of education capitation. There are thirty-eight Government Bills on the Order Paper. Government will announce whioh are to be slaughtered In a day or two.

The Premier 'denied any knowledge of Instructions having been issued to loe it bodies to stamp . their letters to tha Government when on publio baslnesi. Wellington, August 1. The Babbit Nuisance Committee hava taken evidence and are drafting their report which will be praiented m the coursa of a day or two. The evldenoe has gone to show tbat tho reoent establishment of rabbit tinning factories has led to tha farming of rabbits, and m the country where the natural enemies of the rabbits have been established they have been decimated by the use of steel spring traps which have aoted against both rabbits and enemies* The report will therefore reoommend In effect I believe suppression of rabbit tinning factories and of steel spring traps, exoept In a country where the natural enemies to rabbits are not established.