Political Pellets

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 33, 20 October 1911, Page 9

Political Pellets

Opposition Massey. speaking at jUevi-n last week said ihat the GovernMiemt had become despotic. He read txhe telegram' sent to the editors regarding the Dreadnought gift. " After other remarks, he said that the giving of the Dreadnought might not, after aU. have been fo<r Imperialistic or pairiotic purposes. He left it at that.

E. J. Carey, a' Labor Party candidate, speaking in Wellington, stated ihat Judge Sim and Millar (Minister of Labor) .were at daggers drawn. Letters had passed and threats of publicity of contents were made.

Findlay's reception at Parnell was mixed, there being decided opposition to him at all his meetings. Nevertheless, Findlay is clever enough to ■use all the arts of an expert polite ci&n to capture the ximvary.

The late electoral census is generally conceded to have been a costly and lamentable failure. There is much questioning, betraying great anxiety by members, as to when the rolls will be compiled.

A Bill to amend the Old Age Pensions Act makes provision that where pensioners have dependents upon them the ages will be reduced to 60 years for males and 55. years for females.

It is generally considered that the general elections will take place on Nov> 29. .

The end of the session ' will come with the end of the present month is the general iopinipn. Elections a (re taking place, and some members have a very shaky hold of their seats.

In the Westland electorate politic:* are being taken very sea-io.usly indeed considering it is men instead of principles which are at stake.

. Himi Carroll said recently: "But that section of the people which took up tlio stand of resistance to military training on the ground that it was a kind of organised murder, and all that soa-t of claptrap, the sooner they left the country the better. If the country was not fit for them to fight for,' then it could not be fit for them to -Idv© in. (Loud applaiise.) They .had no right to be hero at ail. ,J (Hear, , .hear.) Colossal cheek!. This to the sons ,of the men who fought and took this ooumtry from his race and who now are the useful people who by. ~their labor keep him and his master "Ward in fine fat billets. The sooner the- workers have the sense to -end this humbug to hoe. the better for all concerned.

Since the advent of the Liber;;l Administration 10,700,000 acro'S of Tew Zealand's surface has been handed o-> er to the land-grabber.

The cock's feathers and gilt butto-is of the military squib has 'overshadowed the New Zealand schoolmaster. Yhe Inspector-General of. Schools'' recei/f.-s £750 a year; General Godley -€10.10 Which is the most useful to New Zealand? ;

Newman , appears to have funked his Hexeditary Titles Prevention Bill. Either that or it has wandered away and got lost somewhere.

The Aux-ldand Education Board discussed the position of a school teacher who was contesting the Raglan constituency. The majority of the Uoard was sympathetic towards the would-be member. .■'Definite action was deferred' for a fortnight.

. Arrivals and departures of .persons at and from New Zealand during ilio month of August were- 2652 and 2o31 : trUspC'ctively. Of these 598 ar.rived from the United Kingdom and 112 toft for, the Old Country. The Chinese departures were 40, and there were but 10 arrivals, 2 being women;

For the month of September the revenue receipts for. New South Wales amounted itb v£1,173,:;'"'.. bcihg.- ain'",-ih-.croaso of £86j031 on U. .figures for the corresponding month of last year. For th-8 quai'tcr ended last week the receipts were £3 ; 358>308—£142,362 over, the sa*ne three months of. 1910. • • : ■

The cjinual report of the British Postmaster-General (Mr. Herbert Samu-ol) shows a general expansion of business. The revenue for the year amounted to £19,749,061 and the expenditure to £14,271,376. The gross Vast Office receipts for 1909-10 amounted to £20,586,874, and the net receipts to £18,256,257.

The amount of gold backing held by the Federal Treasury on September 27, when the issue of Australian notes represented a value of £'9,421,954, was £4,678,0.13-. . :

For Uic purpose of advertising Australia the External Affairs Department; proposes to appoint a photographer and- cinematograph operator to travel continuously throughout the Commonwealth* The salary 13 to bo £4 per • week, with a travelling allowance of 12a Oil per day in addition to free tr&ii-

France has an air fleet of 300 aeroplanes for immediate s-eryice'in case of war. .The N.Z. Waterside Workers'. Federation h«s established .its., executive at ■Wan-ga.mii. Communications should bo addressed to G. McKay, secretary, Wa-. ngsniti. .