Political Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 120, 3 April 1890, Page 2

Political Notes

Mr Bruce has informed the Herald that he has not yet made up hiß mind as'to whether or not he will contest the Waitotara seat. He says that a number of, his friends have asked Kirn to stand for it, and these requests are not limited to' any one portion of the district. The Wanganui Herald is very excited, over the approaching contest for the Rangitikei seat. Our belligerent conteruporary looks on the new electoral boundaries as the ropes which surround so many prize rings. '» ;. > If Mr Carson stands for Wanganui again he will have a lot of support from Samaritans who have gone over to the other side, It must be a bad pill for Protectionists to swallow, when they see that Freetrade New South Wales shows an increase in her revenue, while all the Protection colp-., nies show a distinct .falling off. The Manawatu .Times says it is scarcely likely that any useful or progressive measure will be passed in the coming session. That has been' true of almost every session, yet the country manages to jog along. ' , y \ ■ : * Mr J. D. Lance,. M;H.R.' for Cheviot; addressed his constituents at Amberley last Monday night, and received a vote of, thanks and confidence. "So did Mr' Ham-' lin, at Papakura, Auckland, who received the same compliment. He is opposed to further borrowing and the Property Tax. ,The N.Z. Times, on. behalf of the- Go-, verhment, reports thatthe year!s expenditure has been kept within the limits, and it is still hopod that the net surplus on , the, colony's transactions of the past year will'prove to be from ! to Why have we no Exams for our^M.P^s i? : Why hot give. marks for, intellectual variv ance? ; .,'.'; Andrange each class according to degrees— Here the Tomfoolites — there, the Noodletarians? ■ '.■..•-. punch.