Parliamentary.

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Parliamentary.

[our PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER.]

£2,000 Gratuity to Lady M'Kenzie Wellington, This Day.

The Government propose to place a sum of £2,000 on the Supplementary Estimates as a gratuity to Lady M'Kenzie. Members of the House are being sounded as to how the proposal will be received. It is said that the members of the Opposition do not view it with favour. They say that to give a gratuity to the widow of a Premier is going far enough and they are opposed to establishing a precedent by voting a large amount to the relic of a Cabinet Minister. A Maori Member’s Ideas. A new revelation as to the force which has kept the reins of office in the hands of the present Government was made by Mr Hepare Kaihau last night. Since he

entered Parliament in 1897 lie said he Himself Had kept the . Government ifi ofltcC(.division after division on important subjects Had been Serried by His vote ; and ho knew the Opposition wotild betfr him out in that statement. School Football Club’s Passes. Mr Hall wants to know whether the Minister of Railways will permit School Football Clubs to travel to and from matches in which they participate at a special nominal rates. A Question of Audit. , Mr Millar has given notice to ask if it is correct taM ll ic Audit Office lias not audited Imprcstees Accornuo. , lor y eari? .