POLITICAL NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 634, 11 October 1909, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES.

i » REPORTS AND RETURNS.

" t NEW ZEALAND PRISONS. / *FABM 'WORK TOR ,LONG-SENTENCE ! i MEN. -i

S^pto^pßiiJi^i^^)ib'Aas:;>been";-a ; . ' ffigur?- &K.ithe ■soi l 1>I > J'W^ C . .Seryice 1 . for , isb'is'of. toe'fPohnnipn } to yPafliament;- 1 is: made : b|.- thfe j i|wje^i;tha^a, ; lfo/;mafeitiejliutit -j : ;*iioh/Sw<Juld \ .'pve; ,;employm ; ent•..'to': lqiig-°'^feiiied";-i(riAV'Ws,> i *!iip l<^ 6 iunsuitable' ?f6ri ? •tanatica »^d'«oVrfi^^ ! .lfee&jisjca*s\are:\etilt'-. ! e*it.;to.| :f&t-^b'h' :^a^.''Ar**': at;.ißotte»::'^en. : t-: *».'J:lie r ''distrijjt l\o sififefaisfcorily:' "^ere'< .twelve iescapes ':■ Vere f :^dr;>:sb;eop^centage.'bf..prisonere -iß'-'Titice's .-bf -fobd uJdValLnecessanes, the cost :'Wi.maintaiiun'g-prisoners,,in r .townprisons -was i-gTeaterV.than'in ■19O8.'.,: ; As'.the tree-plantina camps'have' now Vgbt'beyond A-the'.'expenmental-toage," it"js.'.rec'ommended::that'■; m;future single Vithat.majii:' of '.those, discharged \to liberty ■ from 'treeitslanong'-cimps ikaVe 'not; again: become-oc-Wpti£6nX-iiUiie ;Dominion v 'KgoVERNIWENT'iNSURANCiEVpEPARt. f -+:p:- ,v. ;■';;;;: iMS^rStPox^^^^^-i^ 1 -^ 1 .the•.■Government-Insurance;.: Degartment,. reSβ ;ba::the:H6atistotorily o . ■ttei'Depa'teent's.!businessv,dttfing^the-:.nas| -expenditure ;*°?,remained ; practically stationary, ,ihe, yield ISvlnterest;&s.:improve.d, ; in;a:m,arked:niMi-: s itne hag JEa'partment isan' .a position' to allot -increased =bbS■;all-round,''and''to -make substantial, SS, ;which <wiU ? ':itv;to:; commence trien?>al : :P? riod '.ended: ■ states "that 3863 proposals .woto dealt, with,-far >of"i9oß,ffll^and :the,number of spolfqiesfactnally.'fcompleted.was.:.32B2,.iassur l ng, ?i780^597;,;bei%^!!8,832.in-:advance^the ii iww lbusiness.;:for.-:!he; i prtvious::.year: j: ftremiums-.on new'policies-amonnted STWenty-fbur Annuities; were ;;also granUd. on The total-BusiMSS'in .force-wae -46,674. p01icie5,, .■jelo;9ss'.749;.(anid'.;jei,C6B.9So:-:lJonTisee> .-at immediate-, iindideferred Annuities-for per ; annum j; ?the-total-Busincssrbea'ringlan/iannual -premium CiMOnieiof -JE33i,S3O,' :' - : t ■:-; v^: S'.Tho 7 iiet.funds of: the accident:branch of-,the.' tGbvornment' , Insuf.aivce' Department , ,- -amounted - ibn^Dec*mbev^l^ll9Oß.' : an: iiii £$&&- <or'"'•'was -icsTried :to - the '.: ■ reserve, ith'us. rt> Aed; jE21',785. -t ■ In-; s.oome ..for wasi''ie2o,B9B,- as - against fwEaiiWiiin/IDQ?; ■■Claims lamounted'to ■■.JOXMi. Vj-y. : ~iff- "■■* '•'■'■^'''■ifglllPlpyr/vTEv fly nsER t i^:ip;p^. li ! 'report !• on' State ; 'mur-'-'eeries 'arid' plantations •• it; is .stated-that -whilst. i'eyery lecbnbmv.Jpossible'-is-heing'-practised there Hi -no , ' diminution inUhe output of-trees ..from - '.theVtfnT6eries.te^As; ; a "iesult>of. i a,'full-supply. Vp;fi]ri6es~tb*-be' : planted:*ont' during: the'-.ensuine' S'^Won-'?shOTl3'?W'4™.^'^-Wr.^tq.-rtiat J .of ; la9t., ;"yoar.'iThe,-Ep.lGndid>s6urbe:of-incpme; : .fronl'-the'' ;Rale';-!of: : the,:reserves is -now,- rapidly. fdramng;t.o;:a'-clb^,'Vand.;the:fnec^a i . tfbrfbarjying-on-reaffbfetation/must-iß v £nture I'.th'e; fjois^lidate'df'Fund; ?■: Jt,l is.-'tKerefpre,; ; cpn- ; ; the'-plant-■ necessary-.shaU,,hpw:'be'Car-'. iTied^bn-entirely by/j-prison.-labour..! No':ddubt : jthe'free : of itecdto": i'nujnber'of .workers .'at;the.-nw»ri^C-->:^.;'._;'.'!!:■.•! , ;; ?jij is stated -.invthe" ; aniiuai -report .under. the ''-Fire' : - Brigades'iAct;ttot.'2l'fire':bb,ards>re now ;:jii'-,eMstence.':',The,in^ctdr v i':'iii'rtt^ :^id^^< bl..':his?inspca.ti6ns';-, : ;pareht.^that!;almo3t.X'vvithout/fexception '?■ the !,pffice*s"('. and :> : <men, •.comprising ,::y the ?'.: various -: ; are">;smart,\;.of .-in-V ■'. I fak6-.:any!active,-'intefe'st : 'in' their--wprk. i-.The fpresrtit iequipment -: of majority W pf. ■ 'the ;'.briga i desf:_leay.es; ; muqli-:to;;,be':vdesiredi.'-iparticu'. flatly isO:!mi.the'j'costly;;-,matter':Pf; ; station 1 site 9, ?ai!d./buildiiig3; : !-m's.a4:more,ror;;less^ J'poißt;;bH'yiew^;tliere: i is' , a..frnqst-'-seriqiis-. Reject' Whose ■v.^wns:-;tthrbußnbut.f.:tho'.'-.'.lDomiiiioiij ;that; J^T.e^adbpted-thbvhiga-pressiirQ: , water , ;and.that:is 'the generally .small diameter, bf-the Hint tppwet;:Bhould;i.be ! ;.;giyen-. iirbl'bpards ':-; to .borrow,i bf•; issuMgi debentures.^ '; Then,' ;:«^ini-'-'ii»iiTaii«»; , eonipaßies''-.i7liicli'i;haTe\iibi-re- : ;.prescntatives'-.:in':New-Zealand -;should;bb-:com-,;!P»UM'ito.-pay:their'.3nst; proportion','-'thiVßam'e . l 'P-'--?'-.^ m P^^«ll l i i a.'^«)BJlfsed;;-bfflce' ? iri;'Nev*' i tpv.the / -ambuht.-of ,f done.. s'Twbf iiDpdrnint.'.Teasops.'i ttf' ; account Vf or. !;«cmye;fiTe>wa^l^cre.i''fa'alj&;;i;nildiJlß\c , on.i'f^f^W'F 1 0/'oyer;inenrahce> on , , property,; ?'The ; ,tbtal;,cbst ;of;.ma'intaining;thß : fire brigades w.hichthe .y'ear.jending -June ;*^o.Awqtild-be^3o,73o ) :':: l is:agamst/te27,815 :. loriwe 1 : :;v ■ :: :-■ s v-■

;tlie f ISS ■%nd, ;; r;portinfconitheir;transactions' for' : *™-year,:whtch.:ended'bniMa.rch'3l,:.l9O3, *tate .: Manaiv-atos;EailiWiy/;Cortipaiiy>-,-held:. ;tb ' >a.njount:ef : »ntl,-.wefe^aH| ■■year.'v.'lnclu'ding' M®?) ' at -the.; olpae Vof:: March," 1008,vtbe '.missioiiers ■ had :'an i.iimpuht 'of: ' iva's;Vas T it: was r accumu ated, -Myestqd 'Zealand ■ Gov-- : v ; ~V' yi:-;;<\V~..: ; showed;VAa : , •-— '"V^Welexpoi-ts ' for^tho;:year ; was J iE9o74 r ■/nipre/'than.'in/thejifiJcceiling 'year.'.-v:,'"-/. ■. ■■■?{ : :^TAS,rertrn; :> jlaprenson;:show'e.;tHat.'2o9 •summonses for'.debt 1S - Ashb U r fen v electorate .=in &"ss?&<&* ■A n * u 's--tl»e.--y«ar.'.ended ."March' OM^, ; ono;inspector >: .twp::detectives,: two ser--1??,;v™ retired, with °T?PSf?'^?,4» ; -:,thp'iAct.fand placed...ps'.thS'Attn«-: There, wero-on .■March"3l,;four 5® o^ #ngy?ar;^ :^?^^ B ; aat « # e .:?^ Fund 'contributed durihir the ; ,-;«np«»tanatipn:.: allowances v'paid.. durini: •: 'the service.-: n (? t V-^ o^Bi]?./^< »'s6s/''Bd/•■»««■ v-&P?W. fs ;.»"o«.ceased:.'ir(pnbers -of : the sbf'vioe: ii?M':Md ; noUretircd.on i ,J;uperani!nation at'the 3? m^i .V ie^oath;/aiid< i payhibnts, amounting s;»ij^ : were/pit d, toithe legal -'repre- . ty^^y^W; .'freprcscnti;j'g:'.' contributions -of j,'..menibers:who'.volilntaril}-Kretired or whososer-v'«cos-:>yrere'Vioth«rjfise. ■ disponsed- with, was 'rei iiTunded./.-:^-^.;:^^' , '■ /:•:;-;■/ ~ ~■.".- . .'■'.: : - fcj|su|ERANNUATED': CI VIL SERVANTS.■';". SstA ; :returaJis:itb'^bevaskedvfbr' by-\Mr.i Herd{,.m'ah': tho .officers N-,Trhb;have/'ceaseditp:serve in;tho Public Service Reince;;-AprU;,lV.;lßo9;t(2).the;desonptiori.: of.the , ''the-salary received , .by/.eaob date 'Upon which he ceassd j'toStbeya servant of :-the iCrowfl;. arid : (3) the iSßames./of .jail: , officers '[appointed?.to.:,the? service. April ~.1;': 1909, a- descrip. ■ g'tionrpf. , the/'Oflice to whioheach 'officer.: has-been, .'jjapppinte'd.-.-and/the;rate :of>,salary;payable'• to '"ahim./ , f>i-\! l sW>'.i : 'i ! . i A?'i- '■•;?« :-:•;■;-.'; '■iiv ; ;a-return.; is, required ?by ; -Mr; Newman'show", stingi'(l) ;the'(po9tvof ithb.vFoxton';Wharf,; (a)■ to Sftho.-^ublic.i.Works when...- built /S(bj^iriiVnaiDteriahee 'and repairs,:'if ; any,- tp.'the V: - J^l!" , *"' Department,: and .Uw>.«o£ut« ■ oi ' fcuci'

.eraoo'llffißj'^n'd".(2)"the"receipts 'to.the'Kail-' 'way .Department:frotn all 'sources for ieach .financial; yea'r-since ; lßß6i i-. , ■ ■. : : ..;■ ■.-■■.'■• ■^.■^vO^iNTEREST^^tiE^CHER?;^ , ; v :Twp important -toattersrin regard'to teachers are touohed.on in notices of motion given on Friday.'. : Mr.. Massey is .to move:—Tha"t;:th'ere ne'; laid ••before' this ; Honse a- return showing ,(1) -the amounts. paid-, to., each newspaper-in vNew. Zealand for Government, advertisements .•for' the year, ended March,3l, IMS; .(2) the amounts similarly paid for Government-print-ins, 'stating to.whom paid; and (3) the amounts expended .for ' advertising ' New .(Zealand: Scenery: (a) in this country, and (b)Voritside this stating to .whom tho same' has been pa'id.',-.. '•; '■'.■ '■'.■'V:...-•;■ :■,, , ■.' • .Sir. Gilford ha-s ;.gireii -notice '.lo isk- 'the Minister, for Education wliother he wiU';th'i's 'session \amend.the-Education' Act, and all education-,boards. to:'sub'rait to school com-initttsos-.toot-less.;than'fpw names, even■ in the ,'case : :'o£.'atransfer:-,,: ,: .., .. ./,■•.■.-.. >7V[';^;:^vKl'RST;'REApiNGS:;:'■■ ; ; ''::,■ ■ :■ ThVfollowingrSille'. were- read a'.first'- firaV ■on , Friday:—New Zealand- 'Local-Time '■'■ (Mr. , Sidey),<.Afolutp:-Majority.'(Mr. -Fisher),' Flour Duty. Abolition - (SIrV 'Hogg), Opnnake Harbour Amendment :(Mr.: Dive), Sunday Labour: (Mr: Fisher),-: Beer Duty Amendment' (Mr. .X'auren:s6n), -Waiinakariri County.,(Mr. ■ Witty), Education ' iAct: Amendment.(Mr. ■ Sidey), Marine Accidents- -(Mr.' M'Laren),-,; Coal Mines'..-Act .•Amendment (Mr. Herdmaii), Marriage Apt Amehdmcnt::(Sir;;W.illiam'.'Steward),' New Ply-: mouth Harbour, Reclamation (Mr. Okey), Licensing Act Amendment -(Mr. Laurenson), New' Plymouth -Recreation' and Haceconrse Reserves:Eichange..-(Mγ.^-Okey).,- : .: :.. ,-.-;-■■ -.;.: ; WELLINGTON WATER SUPPLY; BILL. ->The ;Wellington ' (City) :-Water. Supply. Loan -Diversion -which passed' its, first , ie.iding: ; on -Friday, is to enable, the: City Council itb: dispense, with the. cbnstruction of a' filter >at t; ''\Vainui-o-niata, and • apply loan , moneys amounting to 217,000 to all or any of the following, purposes :i-(a). The extension of the city, water-supply:to Edsoneath heights,: and .the construction'there of .a' storage reservoir: (b) The extension of the. city water-supply to the'heights'tb the eastVand south of Newtown Park,..and-the .construction/there: of a storage resßrvoir: .'(c) The construction of combined pipe and traffic bridges .over the Hutt; and ■ Waiwetu -Eivers, and the necessary approaches thereto.: -0 '■,'.'■>■'■■, ■■-.; •'.:.- :• ■ , '■.-.■.'■.' -,-..'"