ANGLO-COLONIAL, NOTES. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATION FOR THE COLONIES. London, February 10.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 251, 31 March 1888, Page 3

ANGLO-COLONIAL, NOTES. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. LEGI SLATION FOR THE COLONIES. London, February 10.

Tnr third i-e-^iou of the twelfth I'arluuncnO ot Queen Victoria Mas opened by Uoya, Conum— ion at Westminster yesterday ( An\on<;4 the measures ah cad y introduced alleclipj; Australia and New Zealand ln-iy be mentioned Mr (). Y. Morgan's liill for ' <l le^ah-inp, certain colonial nianiiujo," niid Mr Ilenoa^e's bill leuali.^inn niania^c with a (heoaM'd uifcV staler. I hear that in the ne\! Irw d;i)sMi' Jlealon \\ ill ie jnlioduee t ( c |Ki-,(.if;e qtie-W ion, and that Uic (Jovorniiienb aie u t>t' mdispoMil now Lo b.ielc h's pi onus.tis The 'Hiestion <-t State aided eini'^i.ilion is aUo lo lje j^onc into a^ain -hoi 1 1_> . Tlie .-|)' in hi'- on the ad'li es- ;yesteida\ \\lic maikedly niodeiato and paeilie, e-pei i.dly iti (he C.'onnnoii'. The, llou'-e, mdtid, seemed hstlo^-, i'mmi the I'.unellites Let pui'i Milieu and (|iiu (», sa\e when (he "nwilji O Hiicn'- ' liiiimj \\ a- mentioned.

M'KKCM V,\ Sill Y. I). HULL. ;-!ii I' I). Bell w.i-, in oieat form al the, loll) annual thinici oi the A list i alian ;ind ,\e\, Zealand I'ndei \\ i itei -~ \--ck i,il ion la^(, \V<dne-da\. (!(])!> in<j, to the, loaal of " i'l o>|k iit y to the Colonies," Ik* Miiil : " 'i'l't'ie m .i^ ;i tiDir \s lien ftniilis-h im*ii lodkul upon (lu v ( oloiiM's as a ('C'-.'-jk)oI ki (iimiu.iK. 'I ln-> !i is lhippily p.i-i-c'l .i\\.i_\ , d\n\ at. tin 1 | >!("-( lit. tune the ctiloiilc-. an- i<^.ii(i((l a» tlif hi luht' -.t m tin 1 l'iu^li^l\ t'l'mii, and ait tie womli'i of all who \i-it. (lii'in. We Mill ha\e a I nitfd TinpiK 1 h\ an iiiilnoLi ii dt'tei nnn.iiion to k -i i in! to ■(•{ iu'i 'Ilk ie \\ 'i^ oiii 1 wold -pokon l>\ (ho I'oct Jiiuicatc lv wiui Id com hide wiili, 'Tin io should lie om<" tlmifi always In luu >i- we j-liiui!d h.ue one tl iu r one ht' 1 , .uid one (Imnie ' Mi Fl. .1 Hn-tow oei u pied t la 1 eliau , and all I lie New Zi aland eoiup line-. \\ fie icpie-i nti ti. Sn A. Ul^tli, Sn .1 aim -- ( I.ii l k !v. and Su (iiahani l>eii> al-(i - 1 oke.

ri,o\n\(. Tim butsitr mixi:s Ml.) (' P.IUU M ■* UlllU S|)UI .1111 l ( iill'l U'l h (iup\ ( onMihdatt_d < .did < dinj ,i;iy i-i heni^ nn>-( ia\i»hl> Jid\< 1 1 i-fd in .ill the p ipei-<. ! niiuni 1 1 hit w nil in tlk luM foi ini^ht quit''."2,o')') mu-t ha\t luvn -piMi*, in pui>!i-lun<. r til' |>10-pt. t til- 'I ll" MliiM'l i|lt lull 11-t ( ltlsi » !im!,i\ at noon. Tlir h-^t (A diuitoi-> i-> ■-!!(i"^(M /khii a New Zctil.md Ilian a ci^» (Mini ot \iu\\. >n 'A'allci Bullri'-' and Mi ( \\ ln>i in 1 -< nani"-. ai i\ tit coin -c, well i iioujih know n in lliu uilon\ < Ihi I t ill (\wi.v ie( i>ntl_\ m> oiu In 1 ! (.\ci lu\ud ot 1 1 if tn t\i>-( ot lini|il(> Is.ii. Thf Hoaid w mt- an An'_rl<>\t \, /• ilandoi ol lf.'il Nui'li a^ Mr I iioiiia-. l!ii--cl!, (>i, belli i Mill. Su ( ti.n It — ( lillunM addt d to it to '_n\< it h u Übone \t .lit lK'l< ~-, I I 111 Ilk lilt 1 -•h.lHs Wbl yudil. 'I iii- Mu c-t v^ oi p. ild iniiicsin t^uci'ii land .iiiilm'noi mint- m New South \\ all -> h,\-> •jp.iii a tionit'iduu^ unpitu^ to colonial -pi c- <f tin' kind Tin r.luc Spin '•li.ih-> i u\ildhaidl\ li t i\< lieun utlcicd ul a iietU-i nioint'iit.

si;i:ioi s chmk.ios a<.al\si an Al'STl; VLLVN .Mi ( I i- Max Selnodei, ot \\dtn'\, Xi u \iiuli \\ . tic-, a inoinliti. it 1- -.ml, ot a will know n AiM laluui faniils, \\ .is ( h.ii ( _, r i 'I at Mai llioiuu^h -tlti't, nil 'I'lK'-d.'iN , Y. ltha Ion l: -< i lrs of ti.uiiN and toi uci ie^ on Mc--i s (■lain and I'ealc, |t'W>llci^ in r riie <n i mil-lance- v.cii' ot tho u-unl --oil --a t< > kl> -- \ niil li, :m an'onnnodatinu h.uli'-. man and an un-\ mnaUit'tic p-'iit-iNC. Tin' Ki' hi! lull- wtiu ln.'ui> ot ihoin liiUl-ii up.

IMl'hlJl.a IXSTITLTK: \\ U\T IS LT TO lii: I :uu ui\ much (if the opinion ot M l Lnbourln ie with klmkl to the ic< cut air nouni'i incuts in connection with the Jnr piii.il Institute Tlu\ -mi ] >1> mcm, lit' ojniM -. I luiL tlio-i who hope to '_;et s.dai les out nt the undei taking aie not disposed to wait toi t ln in till the Infills pioblematical date w iicn t he building i- ciiM'Ud ThiMj^s ■Ui '^ nn;; on pi<tt\ 1)1 i-kl\ at pi e-onl, but |i\ ,md li\ inoii"\ \\ i J I Iw ti'j,ht , nnd then wtll. tiicit 11 be a teinjioiai} i'.\fi -iiu'.' the Ji^titute v ti^ tit -L -iiui4 L -tul. 1 li i\ o v ondei l J %s liat Jt - duties v.eietob' 1 Th.iul^ to tin. I'iiiueot W.kc^ vii i no\. know. It i^ to bo ".i ctntial r (|un\ ullu'c to di^-ennna'f 1 (he cai lie^L n (oiiniiioii ielf\tin«j to eonnnei ee ami n duM 1 1- , to enir.ii, it ion, .wid tethnit.il edu <at ion ' T h.id a notion (and .so. I lai'M, \i<i(\ nio-t fieople) (hat thi^ I -oil til lnfoi'iuation t ould .die,id\ be obtaiiK'l iiom tlic I'oloni.d Institute, the K. nijiiat ion Uuieau. the ( olo'nal and Con--'■il.'i An in ie.s. ,\\\<{ the X iueatum !)( ipait-ni'-iii How the oltieial-. of the Institute aie to obtain nioio liiforination than thesu -ouie<^ alloid, how indeed the\ ;vtc Lroui'j 1 to obi.un an\ mfoi ination ai all \Mthout iisiii" thciii, I eau'l imagine. Thetiuth is ihu liisiiiute \\\[\ sunpK bo the C'o'.oniul In Ut ti- w lth enlai ned pieinisCs and plenty ot siM-.-c uic's •' The eat, ' sa\ s" Ti nth. *'ii out ot the ba<_ r . and the cal is disco\eied to he t he ci eatoi of amunbei ot oiln i.d'- < hai jj;t d with duties whiih may lienelit them on qiruUi da\ , but w hich v ill haidl\ bencht ,i!i\ oiiiei human beiu^." A t^ood deal is -\ue t(j be '■aid in I'ai ha'iienl this se-^ion about (ho Impeiud In-titute. Lui)l\y, for oik', means (r> be down upon it. ] can s<j^ th.it.

MISS (JOIIftOX-CUMMINCi I>EX■SIOXKI). "\ii-<-, C'omm/uiqc (ioidon Cummin^ ha wiiMen so much in books and ma^n/ino about Xi;\\ Zealand «nd ttv \\ eslei n Pacific thai, c\cu tho-o ot urn who did not. nu'ei lior \\ hii'-i. staving jn \ oui colony witli (Jo\ciiiur (loidon piobabl^ talvO some mteio-( in hur poi Non d\y. \ou may be (o licar, tluiefoic, I hat in con^ideiahnn of her many and \alnablc i-orvico.^ to liteiatuip, Mi>s(».-C. lias bet n autiidcd <a('i\il Sci vice pension (the one till luently cn|o>od by Mi^ Ciaik) oi L'so a year MiV^ CJuidon-Cumminii it> an oldoily maiden lady of \a^t intellectual and inni-al \i>our. Her Miitmj."s aie cultured and leminiue in tone and lull of observation. She pop»e^os I di^oiptive power, and is a watercolour atti^t in a Mnall nay.

MX (JLADSTONti ACCUSED OF HATING THE COLONIES. Since Mr Greenwood became a Tory, his rancorous bitterness against Mr Gladstone has become a mania \vith him. Nothing is too bud to &ay of the G.O M., nothing 100 infamous to attnbute to him. The latest political libel ot the editor of the '• Si. Janien'.s *' would be ludicrous wcic it not -o \enomoii'.. "Mr (Matlsionc," says hi-5 enemy. " hate^ all the colonies for then attachment to the Mother Country, but especially does he hate IJi itish Columbia, j Disraeli, the irrcat Beaconstield, took this I little colony under his pei.sonal protection. Ho was much interested in it 3 pi ogress. Therctorc. Uladstone hatos li. Knowing the I'liLfhtful injury done to Australia and Xcw Zealand by the intioduetion of rabbits, he dcliboiatcly as-isted in bending out a li\e uaicjo of tiie>-e pests to British Columbia. Many of the rabbits absolutely came ofl the Ilawardcn Estate itself Ooulrt any plot be move villainous '!"