SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 283, 7 August 1874, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

{The following appeared in our issue of Saturday last: — ~\ LATEST PA ILIAMENTATIY.. (From our own correspondent.) Wellington, July 30. Fox's proposed amendments to the Licensing Bill are:—No person convicted of a blench of the Licensing or Die: illation Laws shall sit on the Licensing Bench na-ler a penalty of £SO. The Bench may forfeit any license if it is proved that the hous-» is improperly conducted. Clubs must be licensed. No female shall be employed in any public bar. under a penalty of £2O for ev ry offence, failing which being carried, he will move the following :—No female under (hiity to be employed as barmaid, and all bars sh-ill be. included within the meaning of the Employment of Females Act. It is proposed that every bar, or other place where liquor is sold, shall have open glass windows towards the street, without any paint, blinds, or obstruction to view from' the outside ; so that it may be clearly seen who are drinking within, and what scenes are taking place. There-&&-pe-nalty of £5 per day for violation of this provision livery adult male or female shall have seni. to him or her, through the post, a blank voting paper, to be filled up with vote for or against any license in the district. The votes are to be kept secret, under a.pe. nalty of £2O. All expenses are to be charged upon the expense of the iicciise fees.""' Any offending against the regulations for voting arc punishable by impi-is-i-im-at not exceeding six months The Governor is to appoint commissioners for liquor traffic, and an inspector of public houses. Penalties! ore iuaposable for not obeying ih.- requirements of such inspect ors.

Bradshaw's motion requesting the Government to bring down next session a Bill bringing iuLo force here the English Factory Acta was agreed to.

In answer to Thomson Vogel said therewere more pressing works than extending telegraphic communication to the Nugget lighthouse. Would not be able to entertain the question for some time to tome. Carrington gave notice that the House should sit on Monday evenings. It is understood that there will be no opposition to Montgomery's re-election. The census of the Maori population shows that of the North Island to be 23,639 males and 19,769 females; the South Island, 1,417 malen and 1,191 females.

The Colonial Bank Bill has passed the Lower House. Mr. Vogel called attention to the fact that the clauses were drawn up more after the fashion of unlimited than limited liability companies—that the power proposed to be given made the advances on securities to be agreed upon. He thought there should be some limitation of the charter's select power, which was not given to other institutions.

Wellington, Friday, 8 p.m. The debate on the conservation of forests is proceeding. The majority of the members have spoken in support of the measure, but none grasp the question. It is generally believed that the Government will not press the measure this session.

Judge Ward appeared before the Committee to-day. The principal business last night was the debate on the second reading of the Otago Waste Lands Bill. Bell and Tolmie opposed it, but met with no support.- The House was left entirely to the Otago members. Mervyn called, his addition for extending the area to 320 acres.

Brown and Macandrew are doing all they possibly can to get the Government to undertake the construction of the Bine Spur sludge channel.

Pyke returns South by the Tararua to-day. The House will prorogue about the 21st August. Fox's amendments on the Licensing Bill are generally condemned. 1 here is not the slightest chance of carrying them. The victuallers in Wellington will present large petitions in favor of Vogel's Bill. .Reynolds will uot offer himself for re-elec-tion at next general election. It is under-., stood that at the close of next session he will go to the Upper House. Macandrew has agreed to extend the period of service to entitle firemen to claim exemption from serving on juries to twelve months. The second reading was then agreed to.