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POLITICAL NOTES.

ACCOMMODATION FOR STOCK. Stock breeders in Wanganui and Taranaki districts, who forward ship- •• ments to Auckland for the Vancouver trade, find that fat cattle cannot stand the long railway journey. Mr Pearce urged the Minister of Railways on Wednesday to provide paddocking at some half-way point, say Ohakune or Taumarunui, where the cattle could get a few hours rest. The Hon. Mr Hemes undertook to look into the matter, adding that possibly it could be arranged by the payment of a small extra sum per head for the paddocking. NO COMPULSION TO PASTEURISE. In explaining why the Government does not intend to enforce pasteurisation of skim milk, the Prime Minister has informed Mr J. A. Young that the Government has for some time past been advising the proprietors of butter factories to pasteurise all SKim milk before returning it to the suppliers. The necessary plant is somewhat expensive. In many cases ad ditional boiler power would be required, and in short time sucn plant and boiler power might be put out of use by the conversion of butter factories into cheese factories, or by the rapid expanse of home separation of cream. The number of butter factories that pasteurised their skim milk last season was only twelve. The matter of heating whey before returning it to the suppliers of cheese factories was somewhat less difficult, and the work was undertaken last season at 163 factories. The whole subject is being carefully watched by the Government, but the time for making pasteurisation compulsory was not considered opportune. NO DISCRIMINATION. A question was put to the Minister of Railways last week, asking if j the Government would so amend j regulations regarding free railway j passes for school children, that the ; privilege may be enjoyed, irrespective j of creed, claBS, or colour. The Hon. j M- Berries replied on Wednesday that j there is no discrimination whatever j shown against Roman Catholic chd-j dren in so iar as conveyance by rail is j "concerned. The regulations lay down j the conditions under which free school j ticket- are issued, and anyone can obtain such tickets on complying strictly with the provisions of the regulations. NATIONALISING CABLES. "The nationalisation of the cable business is a proposition of such com- : plexity fmd magnitude that it would constitute a fit subject for an inter- : national conference, but is scarcely i one in connection with which this Dominion should take the initiative." " states the Postmaster-General, in : reply to Mr Okey. As for the sug- ' gested co-operation of Canada. Aus- ' tralia, and New Zealand with the Old i Coutry in the laying of a State-owned < cable linking up the United Kingdom i with the overseas Dominions, the Min- < ister assured Mr Ell that several communications have passed between this s Government and the other Govern- < ments, nartner-owners in the Pacific ; cable, regarding the laying of a State- < owned cable across the Atlantic. This i Dominion, he added, had at various j timis strongly advocated the laying ! of a State-owned cable across the i Atlantic. ! SUPPLY OF ROAD METAL. ; The Minister for Public Works : stated in reply to Mr J. A. v oung, that the question of arranging for the , opening of quarries in various dis- j tricts, and supplying road metal to ; local authorities, has received the at- , tention of the Government. SER V OF MAJOR LUSK. The'A to L Petitions Committee, of > which Mr J. H. Bradney is chairman, ; in reporting on the petition of Major , Lusk for an investigation of his claim : for compensation for military services rendered, recommended it to the Government for favourable consideration. Mr£C. K. Wilson expressed pleasure that tb.fi committee had seen fit to recommend the petition to the Government for favourable consideration. Major Lusk had a long and meritorious record as military officer, and it was only through a technicality in connection with his transfer from one regiment to another that his services had gone unrewarded. Major Lusk bad also been in the Civil Service for several years, but he had received neither compensation, pension, or land grant.

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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 598, 30 August 1913, Page 5

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POLITICAL NOTES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 598, 30 August 1913, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 598, 30 August 1913, Page 5

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