NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 6

NEWS AND NOTES.

JOTTINGS FROM THE PRESS . GALLERY. Cabinet has been considering ths ; question of making .further changes, ,Si the names used in connection with the Legislature, so, as to 1 -with - the proclamation«of the Dominion. - It. is, anticipated that Minis-, terial statements will shprtly be made in both Houses of Parliament as to / "• the -constitutional steps to be takea , 'to introduce the : .'terms. of Minister; of Finance. Minister of. Internal Ac • - fairs, Senate, and House of Commons, in place of the present nations. Mr. Ell lias given notice to ask the Minister of Justico, Whether his , attention has been directed to tho re- • port of the inquiry beforo the Chnstchurch Licensing Connnittee, . institnted by the police into the conduct of'the Criterion Hotel; in that city,the result of the mcpriry disclosing the fact that a deplorable amount,of \ drinking amongst the barmaids and others in this hotel took plkce; :f, bo, will the Minister cause a searcl- • ing investigation to bo made by ttie ponce, view, to ascertaining whether there are'aoy other hotels in the Dominion 'similarly .condacted ? "No'doubt"■ifj;i bad had money in the early days and;.'could have bought cheap land, I would have'got as many thousand acres as..l could have laid hands on."—Mr G. Laurenson. "I am sorry our Attorney-General, ia absent for the moment." — Mr Massey, looking in the direction of Mr. Wilford'S; vacant chair. The Chairman of Committees :— ' "The hon. : member is reflecting on the chair. He must .withdraw that statement."'* Mr .Wilford: "Oh, yes, it has just, struck ma that t was out of order. Your remark suggested it. I withdraw at once. (Laughter.) \~' . . .. "I know it is in the nature cf teaching granny to suck eggs if a proposal comes from ' mo" — Mr. , Rutherford. Tho need of'school accommodation .-' at Maranui and South' Kiibirnie will ; be brought bofore the notice of the Government, by .Mr. Barber through the medium' of; a question in the House. 1 '