PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1994, 15 July 1880, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

[Br Telegraph.] (prom our own correspondent.) WELLINGTON, July 14. The immigration returns laid on the table of the House show the total number arrived since July, 1879, to be 7130 souls, and the grand total to date 84,499. Of the last number 12,857 arrived at Auckland, 15,423 at Wellington, 27,712 at Canterbury, and 29,439 at Otago. During last year Auckland received 793, Wellington 1309, Canterbury 2004, Otago 2429. The total number of nominations during the year was 5607, but the number each month is gradually diminishing, none being nominated for the last two months. Of the number nominated during the year only 4569 arrived, and of a total of 57,857 nominated since the commencement of the scheme only 17,180 came out. There are constant enquiries from property owners as to what they are to do about the property tax forms, which have been issued, and are required to be sent in by the 2nd proximo, no new forma exempting personal effects, etc., having yet been distributed. No force can be given to the Treasurer’s proposal to exempt personal effects until it shall have been adopted by Parliament, but this has not been done, indeed there is every probability that it will meet with a good deal of opposition before it is finally agreed to. New forms cannot be issued and the old ones cancelled by August 2nd. It is, therefore, the intention of the Government to postpone the date for sending in the returns, extending the time to August 31st. It is said that the proposed Bedistribution Bill will give one additional member to the Wellington provincial district, that being allotted to the city of Wellington. Nelson, Marlborough, Westland, and Taranaki are likely to lose two, if not three, while Auckland and Napier are said to remain stationary in that respect, but Canterbury and Otago will gain largely, the former especially. All these, however, do not go at present beyond mere conjectures, and judging from present appearances, tho chances of the Bill passing into law this session are very remote.