POLITICAL NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 932, 27 September 1910, Page 6

POLITICAL NOTES.

V V ; : 1 AUCKLAND'S INSISTENCE. . It.is suggested in some quarters that' asa result of the - attitude • shown- .- in" the. House i to Auckland's.-, claims/,; northern members may in .future be less .insistent. In so far as it means! that Auckland mein-; bers will avoid giving offence by continually harping on. the /northern- city and province, - this..-is true, says .a' northern, member, but it is not true that any less vigilance , will ; be shown' in pushing just claims, r. 'In : reality,» although so. much was heard of .Auckland - m'the House - last week,', the'; blame, he'6aid, could hardly ..be laid at the -feet 'of Auckland' members., , The discussion on Government .Bouse r was' raised by a. South Island, member, and 'the'.debate'- on iriail services, although, tho Auckland;; Chamber "of : Commerce, fijured much 1 in it, was dearly a national issue. " BEET SUGAR BILL, ' The'Agricultnral Gommittee has . finished taking 'evidence 'upon.the Beet Sugar Bill; It. is stated ■ that it is probable that tho Bill will not be allowed. ;to pro.ceed. ,7'; it;' ADVANCES TO WORKERS. ■ The,' number : : ot\applications for'!ldana' to workers-during' tie year ended March 81 last,' 'according to': the.'.Tear -Book,.'.was 2028, the aggregate 'ambtint required; being: i 6550,651. ~ The advances actually granted, during;,the;year .numbered: 1359, for! an aggregate of .£362,353.. Tho number of loans'; on -• freehold/ tenure - wa?- : 1172, and. leasehold-187, the amount advanced -being £332,773. freehold and .£29,580 leasehold.; The total.number of loans andthe; aggregate amount authorised in each provincial district from the inception of the system to March 31 last is:— .. 1 i "

One hundred and forty-eight, grants, amouiitmg i tci , iC'tl,9oo, were dec]inodj' . so . that the. net. authorisation's : numbered .4105'.- for. •an aggregate amount-;of' i 81.032- 1 '320.;,V;:v;. 0? -:' v;; '' TRADES UNION ACT. A return presented to tho ( House recently 'showing-.the . unions of .workere. . registered 1 ; under the Trades Unions Act and the number ,of in each union, gives the. following, information:— Christchurcli Operative Bootmakers' ■ Sfii' ciety, 590 members; New Zealand 'Union of Federated; Stewards• and Cooks' Union, of Australasia,' nil; Wellington Operative: Bootmakers' Society, 170; :. Grey f-Valley Coilminers'' -Association,;.los ■'New, . land, Federated'Boot-Trade Union, 1397; New Zealand -Federated .Wharf Carters', Expressmen's, andfStofemen's .Union, : nil; : Southland .Trades. and Labour Council,nilj'.Amalgamated Society-of Railway Servants of New'ZealaiKJ,'723l; Unite(l Employees' Society of Boilermakers and iron Ship Builders of New Zealand; 17; Hawke's Bay' Operative Bootmakers' - Society/ nil;' WeUington' l Eiglit , 'Hours' Fed-, erated Union, nil; New izealandl/ocomo- , 'tive . Engine Drivers', Firemen's, and Cleaners' Association, 1104; Grey l .Branch' of New vZealand^-topmotive.^'Engine'.'Driv-ers', Firemen's, and Cleaners': Association, 34; West Coast. General Labourers'".: Industrial: Union of Workers; 305;' Paparoa ' Trade'! Unio n; of..Workers,; 91 ; New! Zealand Federation; of -Labour (return not' i yet to . hand),; /The Christ- , church Operative Bootmakers' i Society, 'New- Zealand Union of Federated Stewards ;. and the Cooks' Union of Australasia, Wellington Operative Bootmakers, Amalgamated. . Society Kof ;Jtailway, : .; Ser-'' vants,. and'tbe,-Boilermakers and Iron Ship- Builders are: also registered .under the' Industrial Conciliation and ; Arbitration' A.ot.i; ; ''V.'-L'V;.,

Appli- Advances ■ District. v ■ ..cations; ■ Authorised. £ Auckland 1110.: 256,275 Taranaki —......... 114 - :■ \ 27,045 Hawke's Bay. ......234 . . 59,755 ' Wellington ■. _.w 1026 , 275,875 . Marlborough ......... 136 '. 34,460 Nelson ..... Ill 24,995 Westland ._ 135 • ' 28,265 Canterbury: .; ... 900 ' ■ ■ • 246,780' Otago— Otago portion. 338 87,285 , : • Southland portion. 149 33,490 Totals 4253 1,074,225