LATEST. PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 263, 12 May 1888, Page 4

LATEST. PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Wi IUM.ioN. May 10. CHANCES OF THE UOW.KIuMKNT Thosi member who lune aheady aniwri in Wellington aie %ci\ pionounceri a> to the political situation, and alUi scout (he idea ot the l!o\ eminent beinsj tinned out rim my; the conuuj; se^Mon. Mr "\ alentine, who .ulopt^ a stiictly " independent ' plattonu. <;;\es it as hi- opinion thai the cuuntn needs iest^ and .-to.uU pi act n \1 >\oiU in plaoe of political eii-i> and .uiit.it ion, and tld> \ie\\ i.- certain to find t.ooiu \utti main member who l^a^e (Uneumient a qual'i fieri Mipj>oit la^t -e^-ion No one sseein- disjiosecl to .ulnnt that I c i- hankeiiiuj after the position ot Opin^uion leadei. lendeied \aeant i>\ the ab-erce ot Mr .1 Vouel, but Mr \V. Y. Kee\e>, who aimed fioiu South ) eMeida} , ii now icjiaukria^a most likely loadei.

DISSENSION IN THE CAW XIX J),imc Rumour "ua- lui-y u'-(crda % \ w ith a vepoit that thi'ie \\a» tin open rupdue in the Cabinet m le-peel to iho tintl pio po-aU, and that mow- enteituntxl ihtlcr dnunetiieally and aio .ippaionth iiu>eoncilalilo. I h:i\e ; _;one to eon-uieialiK 1 pains to try and a-eeitain what nuth there i? in t:.'"> lr.mour. anil am awm'd on tlie \ei v lu^t aulluuit\ that the lelation? of niembeis »>t the l.J>inei \>eie never ot «i moie amicable naiun. than at the pre.-eni tune. THE LEGISLATIVE LOUXCIL.

A- 1 infonreil \ou \e-toida%. Mun-toi^ ha\e no intention ot mak.in r _> am e.dK m> the Council clui mix the pic-out They admit that tin number ot thencn"iiee Chambei h.no been izieath thmniMj clunno the ju^t rwo u\v* I>\ t! i hand' of doith, lvi' still lo^.iid -HI monibci'* a^ alfO'jfotlioi di-pionoi tioiu'to to a Hou«e of 75 niembei -. \\ lurh i-- to h.> the nuinher ot electod liK-pihei- rnd< i iin ilepietentation 1 Jill ot Li»i ~0--ion 'ilioir \s ill ha\e to bo ai least lult' a-d(ven niou. \aeaneioc. bcfoie .m\ talN .iie I'uuk Ma]ov Campbell, Mi Seed, and l>i. lli-lon have been Ireeh mentioned duiniLT the le ce^s a« likely to be called to the C oam 11, but ot coui^e then names weie u-etl \mJi out the &lighte?t authonty.

the T)i:n:xci: voti:. On dt' that a »u\in«_; ap[>ioa<JitM_; t\ iv thousand ]>ci Near lun l>tvn madi* un k" thi-» liead. Ir \\a^ leoooni-cd that tin. scheme is. suftieicnti\ ]'Liki'tLd to eia-c the continuance of -o laicro a nuniLoi « • t ullieei~ and men m the pjimaiKiit mihti.u ami A\heie ]iractkaMe the-e iuue }>c> n <li--pen=ed with. La _:<_ uciuction- La\e '<em alsomade in tUcVol-anteei Dejuntnicni h\ u ducinrr the capitation ami aboh-lnii 1 :. Council ot Miluiis lii-riucavui, etc.

KABBIT E\ LCKMIXATIOX. The lollow lujr i- an eshaet tioniA.ilBel!"? letcei >c:, r . o adincr (»<" cT«»Jmct- <>i the Sydney ( onfeiencc . — " The Unum— i.*n lias- of ccovei £ c been mo-ih i.oni.ei!ie<i w.tn the piopo&al of M. l\i-tim, a p ono-.il n> which the eminent Fiench -(Knti-l hahinistli much con'idencc that he Iniout three jepic-entatne- t<> inuoducc it and p:o\c it- entno clinac). 1 nun sa\ at once that the C oinmi--ijn Jo not -\ icu uith cntuo <>.piuo\al I h«' extent of know lodize and of lnoraia tion displayed in the e;nei])ii-i". .\hi. h in fact appeal- To ha\e been eu'idiKtct witli e\tiaoiditiai^ 100-'-nc— np to the ])ii_ ?ent ]uncture. but r.othmu has ye i. ti.mspired to M/uiant tm\ 10-- ot hope in the ultimate \alue of Pattern - -n;_;'_ rt-'-tion.r t-'-tion. diid \ery yitat caie ha- betn taken by th ■ C'onimis&ion to jxi\e it a tail and lull tn.il undci the amended conditions. E\ci\ lea-uiiabie facility will be nttcicd tora s eue-or ,-(.itn tiric and ptactical cxpciiiiient-.

THE YELLOW A<.ONY. The Go\ eminent, on inqun\. \v\\l ,i-cci-tninecl that the poii- of C hina pi onn-rd to ha\e been included a- infected ]>1 u ' - m .1 proclamation to lie issued 1 «_L- ti\ e to C'hine-e immicfiation lane jc.ilh li.en -o proclaimed ,-mcc 13^1. and that theiefoie there i- no -pecial m_cd im -p,'hi! action of the kind meditated Le^ri-LitK/ii of a mt>a-m>. will, lic)\\t\c, Ijf ])io[io&ecl dining the -e-=ion, THE OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. Since his atmal lieic .Mr I'^Uo h i^ !uid ssveial ititeniew" with the Aitoipc\ (ieneial. and a draft of the Ota^o C> tuial Railway Extension Bill ha^ bci n a'jiccd <m. The Company, on condition of <u ttnru one-thinl of the laud- adjacent L 1 the lailuay, ainee to con-tiiu t thr hue to Wanaka, a distance of ISO mile-, w ithm -i\ yeai-, and will take o\li at aibitiati'-i. the pie-enb con-tiuc f td poition, a di-t.iucc of about twenty u.ilo fiom Wmuati.i, and all plant in the hand-> ot the contractoi-. One aibitiatoi will be appointed h\, the C'sowm, and on:; b\ iht Company, and thc-e two will chou-- tlio third. ( !o\cmmr ntw ill -njji^oil th' Rill, ot which notice v. ill be p\tn immediate!), while the Attorney -(•cneial, who rjipo-td it la'-t fcc--ion, h^-- jiiuini-ed to cany \t thiough tli3 (.'on ik il.

THOSE OYSTERS. Oy.steimen ■will be inleie-led to ]"> r mn n that the ( io n . n li\\v ofnceih vie di ailing ll Bill which -w ill bcttei dciinc and irndci it illegal to take mnn^mxc or -hoie oy^tc/-. Strong o]tpo-ition will bo ofJered l)y '■oino Auckland mcmbejs.

THE VAC, PUMP. Colonel Fia-er i- endea\ou?inrr to ;u imij: o to ha^e the Big Pump \e->ttd in li u^t oi th e Mayor of the Boiou^h, C'haniu.'U) ol th e County, and member toi the di^tucL

CAPTAIN RUSSELL ILL. Private ad\ ice horn England staler thfit Captain ku^cll, member for Hasinas \^ seriously indisposed, and that lii> lebuin to the colony is consequently postponed. THE SECONDER OF TJIE ADDRESSMr Cairoll, nati\e member, who auivc-s to-night, will .second the AddiCft-j-iu-llcply.

GOVERNMENT M EAKUKES. Most of the Oo\ eminent lnc-ann c-: ai c now in the hands ot the printeis, the prinr-ipal being the Ci\il Heivicc Jlcioim (Hon. Treasiuei), Pielicf to J^ublic Tenants (lion Treasuten, and Electoial Bill (Colonial Secretary).

THE DEFICIT. I learn that thcic uill be a ,so ions deficiency on the ye;u .s (^lnnate £ol ie\enuc, there beiu^ a Jailing oil' in mo-t depai tments, bufc especially on lailwuy^. The tarifi: will be haniecl to rai.-e fmilior revenue «md .^o that cv'jvi taxaLion may fall generally on all taxpayers, Owin^ to the depreciation in land there must be less revenue from the piopeity tax : indeed, something like £80,000 lef-fc next year is anticipated from that source.

LAND AND INCOME TAX ABANDONED. I belie\e I am justified in assciting there will be no incica&c in the property lax, and the idea of proposing a land and income tax ha& been abandoned,