LATEST. PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 4

LATEST. PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP

« W i.ia i\ct<)\, Ma\ l'l. OLD SOUMHIJK 1 CLAIMS. Tsii !'>ill whuli ( Mivci mnuiit .110 th.iltin'^ ltl.tlnc !o the i lanih (it old M>l<liei-> <m<l \uluiit(Mi- 1^ ills* l\ to ho int.to'luccil to nionou. 1( jinmiit", toi (he appointment ot a ta^li eimiMii-^ioii to incjuiu' into the claim-- miii in mik i, la»t, i opoi (,and v, ill ;il»o cont.nn <i ) 1M of ( lann^ allow cd.

hiLVi'oKN MiiMunus. It i- -aid 'hat nuinltot- have not I icon m» (1 ll.it 01 yin coming to Wellington fui d;^ cli.ir_;e oi then !'ai haim nlai y (lutu*-. toi \r.n- Sc,iMi v l\ dih (rill of the incinlx-i >- had aimed up till.s.ituuljiy, but a nuinlici put. in an appiui ancc

iNAVAL LAW. In \ lew o! the colony i>ein<_ r ;i ua\.il Mutum, l.owinmuit. ate pit p.n inu a I'»ill pio\nlui ( 4 hii pen. ilt il^ i>n I uul-nicii im otltn<o- int(.ilciui, with discipline on \o-sv~lls. The o'K'necs pioxithd ior hie hai liouiinu <l< -''i (ft -. i.ikinc; iif[iioi <hi lK)anl, .uul i)tlit'i-> in(lmk<l in the hnpoii.il Sl, il utc.

L\Ni> A\D INCOME TAX. The ]>i ob.ilulit ie^ ot a fiuhf on (be qu<^ tiun ol a uincl ami income tax a-- a<_;ain-4 a piopeit} lax ,iv' incieii-<in^a«. uiLnibui -■ fonlinue to .HUM-. Tin 1 I'rcnnov liold-. that it l- mipor^ilile (hat a cluuiltc cm be made in the i>ie>-ent< ( iicum^taiH c- ot the colony, and it it wcie m>i«-tcd on ihou is no doubt; Ihm\ ould lea\ eit to otlui to cany it into eileot.

FAIR lIKXT lULL The < !o\ei nment ha\o fotwaidul to Sit ( leoi^c • >iv\ ;i '()(>} (»t the Fair Kent Hill, wit h an in\ itaf ion to b) in;; it foiwaid, hut. no.m^wei h<^ \<_l been i teen cd. it will In 1 umembeud that la^f m^moii >Sii (<co\u.o (!ri\ and the ( >o\u iitnent both Inou^lu in l'll'^- -omeu hat Miinlai The dhmmiio j»o\ide^tm ;i ('mill to tuljU-t l cut- fo) the lclict <it Ciow n f iMi.int-. AK---1 -- Thomson ol(M.ir-dun) and ( .'oldie h,i\c mtei\ie\\ed the Mmi-tei ot Ju^lice with a \ lew to the (!o\emoi in-Counc.il ;ip|H)intin'_; the Licen-in^ r Committee, who have been tin own out li_\ (lie hhiiidcimjx of the County Council ollicd-. at \\ aipn Attei uoiirj; earetulh into tin inatiei the Mini-^tei oi .lu^tiee concluded lh.it tluie "ua- nothing toi it but a tte^h 'ltM'tion undei action 46 of the Lotal i;ie< ( ion -■ Act. The w1 it ten opinion of Mi l-'eimi- w.i- Mi Theo. (oupei, who eoiueidi- with the Muu^tei t!)it thi-. 1^ th(> only eom-^u the (!o\einliun! could take in keeping wit hin law ; hutwlukt the ( >o\ eminent had no jiowei to inteifei r in the tnaUerot the Licen^in^; Com mittce, it ha\ i/i'4 < onie bcfoie thektu com Ll-,L 1 -, they have .i^ued to evciei'-e tlie.ii ii k uht-~ undei clause 227 of (he Lieen^inu Vet and \alidate an} iiu that iniulit. aii^e. in connection with the taking of the local option poll on Monday nc^t. It. is undo,^tooil that: a de-^nc ha^- been cxpie.^^ed at \\ aipu by tho^e oppo^etJ to the tenipei- | anoe imeie^t to li.'no a nominated Comnn( tee, the,\ ha\injz two membeis on the .Committee, and the tcmpeianec people thiee; hut. a^ twomembcihot the Committee can j^tant ;> w hole.^ale licen-e w ithout (he consent, ot the majoi ity being' (list obtained, tin- will not be accepted. llumoms aic emient here tliat an attempt is hein^ made to obtain a ( lub licence, but without, much plo^|)ect oi .success.

TlfK LKCJISLATLVE COUNCIL. (lo\cinmonl ate \eiy decided on Uic point that jio new appointment* will be made to the Legisl.itho Council lill the mimbci ha> fallen below one-halt of the number of the Upper House. There aic now 45 member of the Council, so that the numbei would require to be I nought down (o 37. Theie hn<* been a jjicai deal ot talk heic lately iclafche to a btatoment oiiyinaily published in I he Auckland Btak that it was proposed to call two member of the Civil Sen ice to the Council. It //lanhpire.s that there was i-oine ground for the rumoui, al though no action is to be taken. The Ci\il servants referred to aie Major Campbell, Clerk ol the Ifou^e, and Mr .Seed, of tlio Customs Department/. J>oth gentlemen referred to dcsiied to be called to the Upper House. Mr Seed leliea on a promise to that cilect which he claims was made to him by the Into (Government.

TAX ON TEA AND SUGAR. The "New Zealand Timor. " a couple ot days a^o put forwaul a " teolci v to the elloct that; the new tarilf would impose extra taxation on Mi^ar and <.ca. Though no definite decision ha- been ai lived at by the Cabinet, 1 believe 1 am justified in asbcitinjj- that when the Budget comes down it will be found that the sujjar duty bo unaltered. It is highly improbable also that the tea duty will be changed.

TJJE HESS JAN FLY. Dr. Hector reporting to-day on U\o Hessian fly, says ho thinks it unlikely that the pest may appear again for many yea is. So far the llesMan Ily has only been found in Now Zealand in districts where grain i& not grown to any great extent and from which noithor grain nor btra\v is ex ported.