Political Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 12, 14 July 1894, Page 2

Political Notes.

Mr Pirani is asking the Government if their attention has been drawn to the action of the Auditor-General in disallowing; small amounts paid to Borough Councillors for goods supplied in accordance with the Munici pal Corporation Act, and if they intend to take any action in connection therewith. Mr Duccan wants to know if the Government will take steps to at once , raised the duty on grain, so that Australian imports of cereals may be called upon for the same amount of duty as is levied at the Australian ports on New Zealand wheat and other cereals. The Government do not approve of women being appointed Justices of the Peace. A clause in Sir Robert Stout's Gaming Bill prohibits agents from tele graphing money for investment on the totalisator to a racecourse. This strikes a deadly blow at 'tote shops. The Railway Commissioners have reduced the rates on timber for export (other th*n white pine) from Eketa. Luna to Wellington from 2s lOd to 2s 4d per 100 ft superficial. Great difficulty is found in keeping fire-raisers out of State forest reserves, but the Minister for Lands says the rangers have instructions to prosecute. The Minister jfor Labour commented on an aside by the member for Clutha yesterday. "The hon. gentleman's ears are too long," was the member's retort. '* That ia a piece of insolence," rejoined the Minister. The member said it was not insolence, but the Speaker said thwre was covert insolvence Mr McKeozie said if the hon. gentleman assured him that his ears were not too long he would withdraw the remark. The Premier told Mr Stevens yesterday that it was desirable to bring the Wellington and Auckland districts under the provisions of the Native Land Titles Validation Bill, but it was not desired to sot up a separate judicature, and so a Bill would be brought in this season to provide that ordinary Native Land Court Judges might administer the Act.— Exchanges.