PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2003, 26 July 1880, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

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WELLINGTON, July 24

The Eoyal Commission appointed to report on the economic value and paying probabilities of the various publio works undertaken or projected by the New Zealand Government, met at noon to-day, and finally agreed upon their report, which was duly signed, sealed, and delivered to his Excellency the Governor this afternoon. It will probably be laid on the table of both Houses on Monday next. Up to time of the telegraph office closing, even the Premier had not received a opy of the report, the Commissioners being nervously anxious to avoid its contents obtaining premature publicity, and having therefore had only sufficient copies printed to allow them one apfece and two for his Bxcellenoy, until it has been laid before Parliament. I hoar that they are also desirous to prevent its being published until certain important tables, which form one of its appendices, and one alleged to form the groundwork of its chief recommendations, are printed, and these are not yet quite ready, but are expeoted to b 8 completed by Monday. It was rumoured to-day, that in consequence of the report of the Commission being sent in, Mr Oliver would bring down his Public Works statement on Tuesday. I have just seen Mr Oliver, however, and he assures me positively that he cannot possibly bring down his statement before Friday next at the earliest, and it is very doubtful whether he will have it ready before Tuesday week. I still hear that the final report of the Native Commission is positively to be presented on Monday, no changes having taken place in the arrangements. I am told that it will recommend a very complete and exhaus tive system of legislation on Native affairs. The Town Districts Bill, introduced by tho Hon. T. Diok, provides for the constitution of small towns and villages as municipalities under a simpler and less costly system than at present, dispensing with the usual J.P. mayor, and some other formalities, now required in the constitution of a municipality. There is no particular news from opposite Parihaka to-day. Two more fencers have been arrested, and will be brought down with tho other prisoners by the Hinemoa to Lyttelton.