PARLIAMENTARY. THE ELECTORAL BILL PUBLIC NOMINATION TO BE ABOLISHED. ONE MAN ONE VOTE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY. THE ELECTORAL BILL PUBLIC NOMINATION TO BE ABOLISHED. ONE MAN ONE VOTE.

(From Star Correspondent.) Wellington. May 11. Cm oi the most impoilant, Cio\cuvment mea*me- to bo dealt, with tin* .session will be tho Electoral Hill, notice of introduction of which wa- <ji\en >o-toidu\. The measure is not > ct. out ot the hands ot the piintei, and consequently will uoi.be eirculared for a day or tw o. The Bill, which has been prepaied by the Colonial Societal \ and will be piloted by him through the Lower House, make- piovwon, as 1 inlovmnl \on on Monda>, foy tutuie election* bemu conducted on the llaie -sstem, a mode of iej>i. mentation which ha-> a'lread\ touun aident Mippoit tiom Sir F. Whitaker. Ale-si^ llnlop, P\Ut\ and Feiiiuv. The fu>( e^enlial aheiahon \\ ill be quahtieation— all vote- except special qualification- beiu<4 aboh-hed. which, in other wonU. moan- lh.it no person will be entitled to uioie than one \ote. The Kepie-entation \ci, 1887, will, I behe\e. .-nil opeiate. and the Commis-ionei - undei it aic authoii-ed (o divide the colon\ into --e\em\ -one electorate^ Thc-e di\won-> will then lie piouped b\ the Concuioi. tot the put |)onc> ot the Hill, into electoial di^ttiet- com- ; pn«in<j nor nioie than eitiht oi lc^ than , three of the electoial di\ 1-1011-, »ueh urouj) I mi; to be subject to ie\'cw b> Parliament, it "will be e\pu>»U pioxuled, I am jntn to undei>tand, that all eitic- and their environs> -hall a.- tar a- ]v-ible beuioupul tosrether in aeeouWnee with the piomi-c made bv the Piemiei la-l -c— ion. The present ab-iml -\-tcm ot public nomination and slum of hands \\ ill be a<>oh»hed, and m lieu tlieieoi candidate- ate to be nominated bv ten pei-on- lc-nlinu within the electoial di-tuct. In the woik ot j: ion pin <r, attention will lv -peeiajl) paid to commuiui) oi intcic-t- The pie^cnt 100-c -Worn ot ieui-:iation will al-o be aheicd, atut c\<-t\ man wUhmu to be ieiris.teied w ill be lequned to -I*4ll hi- i\yplicition, upon sshich he will ha\e I— tied to him an "clectoi s HLrlit. A- the-e \otei-, liglu- uc to be lenewed c\ery tlnee m\u-, tlie iolh will piactic.tlh p'n^c thea-ihe> The ballot ho\e- willattet .in eli-ction be lotmned unopened to the duet Uetunnn<4 Othcer, and b\ him theietum- will be made up, -0 that Mime dela\ mu-t m ee-^iiil\ be occasioned betoic the le-uh ot ,u\ election can be declined. lnthi-wa\ the u r ieitei pccrccyot the ballot will be-eemed; indeed, the whole -wem will be completth -octet. As the Electoral Hill i- a n.<ee— in adjunct to the Rcpie-enration Bill ot l.^t -c— ion, it will be pu-hed tluougii «it an c ul> -tauc ot the -e=-ion.

THE OPENING (EREMOW. The proceeding- at the opening of the House ye=-tcicla\ afteinooji ditleted sen slightly in detail fioni the piom;im,ne on -imilai occasions in the pa-t Eighteen venerable Councillor- oceupie I the benche-, and the >jallene- weie crowded with spectator, main oi whom weie ladie-. The attendance of the lan -e\ was so laicre that the\ al-o oecu[)ied a poition of the floor of the ehambei, while one lad\ eAcn ciouded into the \acmt ->ext beside the Hon. \\ . huan^on and -lured the bench \\ith him. Xi- E\cellcnc\ '■- approach to the chambei \\a- heiakled b\ the cu-iomai> -ahue, and -i m honour < ompo-ed ot the I'eimaucnt Mihtia teceived him at the en fiance. Lady .Jei\oi* and the otliev ladies ut the nubernatoiial paity had pie\iou-ly taken -■eats to the left ot the dm- 01 tlnone It wai noHceable that theie weie tev.er tforgeous uniform- than usual in the do vernofs tiain. and the i)atreant, if -such it may lie called, was not imposing. ;^ on -e\'ei ah eceut occasions. ''Om onlyUenei.d ' \\a- ab-ent from the -uite, but in hi}ilice a- a Lc^i^latixe Councilloi Hidazzling unitoim h.i'l '_ r i\en place to the rjuiet of a harmle'— eiti/un nnd Councillor. About thiitv-ino membei- of the Lowei Hou-e obe\edthe -ummon- to he.v the («o\eipofs speech, and it w.i-iem.u ked that all the Mmi-tei-> were oie-ent The .Speech it-elt w is lccened m ic-pcctiul -ilence. tin<l an adjournment wa- then made to the Lower Hou>u, where \auou- notice^ ueie cri\en. The Sneeeh \\a^ io<U o\ei a^ain, and an ad]O'ii nment made till to t\a\ , on the motion ot the Piemicr. j

THE TARIFF (QUESTION. The alhi-ion in the flcnemoi - speech to the necc.^it} for an inciea-iO in the Cutom- rtutie-5 foi ie\onue puipo^e^ ha-> ocea t-ioned no buch an mcied-e lot thopuipu-jO lcfened to \va- evpoctcd, ami mote especially -ince it became kno\\ n that.theic i^ a 'deficiency m the revenue foi the yeau This question of the taiiil habeen an awkward one lor the <~, 0 \ eminent, and no -^eciet- U made of the tact that it ii>e to borne trouble in the Cabineo. Five of the Mini->ter-> aie <i\ o%\ ed free-tiader=, and then objection to fuither duties unle^b ab-olutelv ncce— ai \ loi levenue purpo-e \\a- vei\ stiong. .\.t ■ill e-vents the Oovernment aienov, almost piepaied with a taiilt completely lcised horn, top to bottom All 1 can siy le-pect-in^ ifc, <-o far, i-> that it con-iderably in the direction cleared b> the piotectionists, 'ilthou^h in ie->pccts it fall- fai hort of what they ha\e been asking tot. The tarill bu-inc--> come- betoie the Houne with the Financial .Stateracnfc, in a fortnight, and membois have it in their power to »till furthei inciease the tai iff if they de-ire to do »o. I believe < !ovemment will f^ive a trreat deal ot latitude to the Hon-je in the matter.

RETRENCHMENT. The whole of thcCi\ilSei\iceof Wellmj, ton, and, I -U))|H)-c, of the colony, i-> <le moiali-ecl Iry the icticnchtnotit in pio^ic^ and in e\ u v rlcprn tni'^nL men stand in daily diead of dwms-al or reduction. Yoiu leadoi- will bointei'C-^ted in Llio tnLiuo inlcti1 lon^of thullw ei nmcnfc in thi^ ie^\)cct, which 1 am in a jjo-ilion to state authoiitathely. Several ) eduction** of €50 h.ivc Umu made in halaiies duiing the la-t day or two, but after the Civil Seiuce Bill i-> biou^hl in no iui ther l eductions in .salaries will be made by the Government. The Bill will contain all the .saldiies, and will piovide a system o{ classification, so that tor the future no inciear-cs will be made without the promotion ot the officer. After the fecs.sion, howevei, the (!o\e»nment ])roposc to make a lai^e saving by amalgamation of office.-, and a number of fmther dinni^al.-, will consequently follow. It is said that the Public Works Department, which has already lo«.b nearly forty officials will be practically broken "up, but gradually.

THE CHINESE QUESTION. (TOvemrnenO have experienced eon-idei-atrtc rhtlieulty in dealing with this question. Their; ib bul, liUlo doubMhoy would have prohibited Chuicbc imini^iafiou altogcllicr, but for the fact, that the (Jovernor woiild not liave ffiven liis asbent to a Bill. The pnnciple of limiting the number of Chinese coming by each steamer lias already been asfcented to by the

Queen in the Victorian Act, and no vct.o is feared. The increase in tho poll tax Is intended (a be considerable, but. tho amount) is not yet <i\etl. Clovormnenl hope by these means and a .stoppage of papers to cope with the difficulty, but they cannot !>hu< out Chinkic altogether.

PAX LI AMENTAK V PAPERS. Papci^ wove, laid on the table yesterday leferring" to t/ho proceeding!? ot the Postal Conterence, federation and {innovation, pi opened acquisition by France ot the JS'ow Hebrides, Mr Maxwell's report on the European and American i - aih\ ay t-ytitems, etc.

i AMENDMENT OF JUSTICES OK I'HACK ACT. Ab the law at piesent stands, any i>ontlomen elected M.i,> or ot;i nuimuipality becomes ci ()//('(•/» n J ii'-licc ot I'eaeo Lt stem's tluil .sonic unde.sir.iblo poisons iv small Inn'ou^hs aicnow on the Commission ot t ho l'eaeo, and the (anemmont intend this si>-,sion intiodiuinj; a Justices of the IVmi'O Amendment Mill, which will entitle them io .sttiko oil anyone whom they con>idei unlit to oeci\i>y the itulicial honch

REDUCTIONS IX HONOUAIUA. The piineipal 1 eductions horn (he j honoi.iria ut momhcis last >e;u in conse quence ut ahvoiu'C tioni sittmuti \\eu i :~ Wow. U. Campbell, C 35 15> O<l : Mi •!.<•'• Bioun, C 32 12- 6 d; Hon. T. \\ i i^U-n , C 29 3-: Hon. .1. T. Peacock, C 23 17s ; lion .1. W ilh<miM>n, t25 17s ; Hon. Captain Kenns, t!22 10s fed.

TIIK ATT KM )AN CX KOI L The lolluu in<_; member weie j tier-out at e\ei\ -ittinu (ten t\ -lom cl«i\ --) f-m U. Atkinson, Mc^i" Bkikc, lUuco, !Uu li.in.in, reigu->, r^lu-i, Fitchett. (Joklic, < Jiah.un, Haniliii, Hi-loi). I/aid, .Kncv, Mauliant, Mdiieuoi, Moat, Monk. Mo—, Newman, UiehauUon, (i, b\ Uichui>Kot\, \l. Stow ait, aiul T.'ipa haii'^a. j

ur\: ix.nl'Raxie l\vestmi:yix The .imoiinl 01 monr) m\e-ted 1^ the liouinmont in the In-uiance Pep.v Uncut j wl l ii 1 11 1 1 i lie i olomn , eluelh vi pi m -inn it\ ot ili' lientiue-^nen by lo'j.il bo<lio-, i- C1,0L0,300 Lnehuled'in llii^um i- 1216,11.~» hrhl on I moitua^o. 1484,100 o\ con-ohil.iteil fto< L, ! -hoil dated tiobuntuios and "-cup, and [ L 102,0(10 ot delieiene\ bill- The -c< unti-o i held b\ the I'c-tal Deiuuinenl ifpie-ont Ui.\n- to the imountot L'1,310,0u1: tljt>-e held l)\ the Smkinu L'\.nd t oiniiii- ionei » L' 202.470. aud thon m po— i --ion i>i I'.i!>lu I Tui-t Otlue L 1.11,001. j

TllF, I'lLlM'iSi: IMMIIiIIATLON WI.L I The Chinese IminiuiiUum Amrndmrnt Hill i- diawn up on (he lino- ot tho \ ie ten tan Hill, wlii'jh h.i» iu-ei\ed the 1 o^ :il a— uit It uichm-c> the tai t\ m^ tonn.iue tmiu ouo Chine-e to 10 ton- to ono loi cum \ KlOt'm^andincK'a^e^ fhoponalLie- toi allou in<; (. luuo^o to land w ithmit jMMiiciit ot poll ra\ tiom t'2o to toO . it aUo on.ict- that ,m\ r ud^tiriii \o>-cl to which Chua-f uia\ oe nan^hipped -h.ill Ue (let me I to he a \o--ol whi^h ha» lnou'^ht Chinese t>> the eoloiw. Tlk (io\uininonL lui\eacop\ 01 tla (. him -i>Ainciiran Tieat>, %\ hich piohibiU t he milir ot L hitu'-e U.l)ouu'i> to Anitiua tui a pt nod , of twenty }c.u>, e\cii)tion luinu nuuk to •-in (tut 01 any Chinese po^e-^cd ot one tliou-aml dolUi -. .Miin-tei- >iv' convinced llial the pio\iMon> ot tlui tioat) would satiety .ill the leinuiLintnl- ot tin Aih ti.da&i.m colnniu-.

TI!C ADDRESS IN Till: 101'Nl IL ML'--h Phara/\n .unf Dtiriiati will mu\e and -ucond the' Addio— m-Kei)l> m the C ouiH'it.

wokk rot; i\\i:\!]>lo\ ei> With letcK'iice to the piopi<-ivl c\ pcihlitiiic ot 1500 on vii mplojed work at Waitakuei, I !>eht\e it 1^ almost v.titain f li it a -iniilai aiuuiiut will be tiirexpi'iulHiHC on uinloi -unilai conditions.

Tin: i;h; ri'\n*. | ( olonel Fr;i-u 1-. confident he will Mirceul in (iottinLj the Hiu tump ac-Ui! m tin* ( h.m man of the ( cmnty, tin Ma\oi of the lioiuii'^li, .md rhc membei toi bhcdi-Lint i \v tin- wouki H'inu\(j .ill il,m»(! u j sCciiu- which iu\e liocii -d iiotpiL'iit in the | {),!•<(, anil uliic!) li-i\i I'ocn the r<iu-c ot -n nuicli in|iu\ to mining lnteu^t- Tin Ih.ii.ia'/c Uouci wmikl i 4ill (untinuc t<i in.iko cho !l\ \

(.L\Ml>l«:i:iX<; OX U;o\\\ KOKIXI'h Mi llobli- i~ dniim hi-- nt iiid-t to Hi'ine an opening ol I'um'ii t>K-t-- mi '^iim (liUiiinn juii|io-(,-> m ,ill Imt -iimnn i niu. it!n ol >t,u , u hen tin. dan '^li <>t in c - -«> iiio.it. lie i- cuntulcnt nt -mu- Ilu -a\ •> the c'u-in^ of foi e-4-* lia^ tluoun lhou-,uuU (it nion oul ot cinplo\ inunt

THE OVSTEU n.-;ilL!iH;s Mi Holib-, i- al->0 .i'_'iULinj th«. fjiu'-tio'i oi o>-Ui li-dimc-, .md ha-. Liken -tionu e\ cc|)Li(Hi (o the -i( lion <>t the ( .o\ cl ihucmiL. m hftiiun^ (\\htt'imcn. !(■ i-> imp >->-il)le, how(j\cv, tii !it 'anjthiticr can lie dune until the exact tenn-. ot Ihe new Fwhoniii Uill amlH ic^aul to o^.^tei^ mo known.

THE ADDRESS LVUKI'LN . The Addie-^-in-Kopi} will not bemowd bill the c\enh,n- -ittmi:. The icply will iollow mainly on the line- of theaddie--and will bo of a thru (Highly independent character Mi I'ykc in mo\in^it willtaUu oppoi uimly of .succinctly e\piosin<{ his views on all subjects of policy touched on. W'illi lespcefc to the tai ill question lie will ptobably inform the House that ho docnot legard either tice hade or piotection as necc-^uy for the welfaicoi thccountiy, and that they uro not auch powciiul agencies in the prospeiity of tlie colonies ih .some poison-, imagine. Jle lecouniscs that additional ic\enue i- necc-suy, and that thi^ can only be reached through the Customs, as the piopeity ta\ io already too, hi^h. If the taiilT foi lcvcnue laisin^ ; puipotescan be .so framerl as to j^i\c aid \ to local indu^ti ic^, .so much the bettei , but that Ik, doiibi-. i!e means to u;ive the ( .f)\ui inninit .1 '^ciieial biippoit thiou;jh out the session. , Mi Can oil. in seconding i\\o Addie,-..- in ' Jicply, will .specially deal with the u.itno quf-tioii -the tiea'inent ot which by (he ■ piescut (!ovc» nment ha- In- appicnal.

! ORIGINAL J'LAN^ OIT TJ!E THAMES ! DLSTUICT. Mi E. H." l>ccio, Miistyoi, l\:ir> com municated with the Kurveyoi (leneial stating that ho has in hi-i po-st^s'on a complete tiaeing of the ottieial plan suiNoy of the Thames district on .1 scale ni two diaitih Lo the inch, alf-o detail plans of native blocks and subdivisions of .same hum Taiaru to Kauaoiani/a River, including CJraliainstown, Hhoitland, Clock 27, i'arawai Church AJLs-ion ptopcrty, al^o TliainGsfoicshoiCjiff-sevcuildivihioi^, name^ of owners or grantee^, and all native blocks adjoining boiou^h and extending 1 to I'uriii. Mo^t ot the original surveys wcie made by jVlrßceroor his brotliers many ycais ago, and the tiaoings ha\c been ke])tby him, which he states will enable the original boundaries to bo restored at conipaiatively small co.-t. The Minister for Public- Works think.-) these will bee\ticmely valuable in the present emergency, and the matter has been relened to the Sui voyor-Oeneral. Mr McKetrow, being away from Wellington, at present no answer has been loturned to Mr Beeres communication.

JOTTINGS Dm ing 1887 the Patents' Oflieo granted 535 letters patent and Jotters of renistration. There was n balance of C 6.686 to ci'cditoi Post Oilice account for last year. The Elect oial Hill provides tdiat no man shall have inoro than one vote (Jood cheer tor Sir (Jeorgo (Iroy. Amajoiityot the House sooniK disposed to jiivo day sittings a fair trial. Vincent, i'ylce doolaios. that his Ota£o Central Railway Bill, which has been the dieani of his lite, will piovr the salvation of Now Zealand. Only one member of (die late Ministry, the Hon. X Kiehaulsou, attended the opening of I'arlianicnl. Sydcidiam Taylor lej^aids pi i/e lights as brutal, and wants (Jovernment tostippiess thorn. Opponent- of the cunuvl,v( i\ <.• \oto in connection with .school committee elections will icjoieo to learn tht>(, its abolition is looked on as an accomplished tact. The choice ot Mi Can oil (natno member) to second the Addie-s-in-Heplv is intended to show that the legations between the two laces are daily inereashii; in ii ieutlliness. ! Tne Fm.ineial Statement, will l)e down in a toi tm^ht. .Mi P\ke intiodueed fh<_ Of.icfo Ccnt'.il Kailu.i\ liill in Coinnul tee to'<!.i\ A <i,ieat deal ot dis.ip|iointment Mas caused by the tact that no roleienec was made to the piopoit} tax in t ho Speech. The 10leoloi.il .md Chinese Mills ueie tead a til si tune this aUei noon. Mr lloblc- is a-kniLj (lie intentions ol (he (u)\ei iiinenl with it spurt, to the < l.iims ot old soldieis and \obmteeis. Mi Samuel has ayainjjnen notueot his Hill t. icibt.it mi; i\i\ oiee. Mi WiUon is nn»\ mo !oha\i n,oiu\\ due to soecial '•ettliM- p.ud to them. Inspt-etoi Sheai m. m is pet it unuin; 'he House lespeehnu hi» r i ie\ anceMi llobb->h.is ni\en not i -i- vi his Kanui Kniakau.i K.nlua} I Jill, \i hi< h tailed {■> net ihioiiLfh Lt^t session.

Tin: i:u.o\* a<.i»m scakk. Auckland, Ma\ 12. Till I'iuiuu made .1 lull ami 01 ) explanation )e.-teida\ with le^aid lo (he ,ul ion of the ( !o< ti niiaiit m ie-pe< Ito the .ititi C Innc-o auit.ition. Sir llan\ -aid th.it the < >o\ ci iniinil did not inUnd to take to pie\ent the landing ot an) Chine-e who mi^ht now l)c in oui watei- He had alu\td\ <4i\in uutiee ot a ilili ti> deal with the que-tion, \\ iueh wouM he di-(nhuto<f toitinvith Tliat l>ill piowded loi the penalties pioxided undei the \ letonan Bill, and made it penal to can\ moie tli.m one ( hine-o to r.i'i) 100 tons, and ineiea-ul the poll tax lniii! U2oto L"5O, and I he line I o t'loo toi eontiavenlion ot the Acl 'Iheie weie othti piou-ion-, w hich lie need not utei to now, 'i- hon. membeis uetuawaic uiattei > oMoiei^n polu \ < ould only b<_ dealt- \\ ltli by the impel ud < <o\ ti n iiunl ; theiefoie, < !o\ eminent did not. deem it ad\ liable to uo fmthor than he li id in dieat<_d at thu p^e^Lnt time. (Hem, hem ) The Ihll, he had tea^on to hclie\e, would be <i--entetl to at once, and it would lie Milhcient tor [decent uiinhenient^, a^ theie Hii«mi occasion lo teai a (. Inno.^e nna^ion. Tho-e Chinese who had lerentls armed heie had been ixannned b\ the Health Uilicci luJoie tlu\ weie allowed to land. ( !o\ eminent lei o'^ni^eil th a le— haim would le^ult hoin allowing our population to be meiea-ed b> 100 t huiL-e than by bieakintr taith with the law, altlnm^h the\ ielt \ei\ -tionyK that -ueh mipoi tatioti^ inibl be put a "-top to. The (!o\u nnient had been in coinniu ni( aion toi some tune with the Au~.ti.dian ( olonie>. and it \\ a-s piopo-ed -luu lily to hold a tontei once on the que-tion b\ i^pie'Otit itivL- ot the \.iuoui colonies, to -cc it it would be possible to sno\e the Impel ud (io\cinmen*. in the niattei. A^- tai as t'»i- (Jo\ eminent weie eonccmed, tlie\ weic ot opinion that it the Impel lal (.o\ eminent could bo in ducul to entei into a similar tieat\ as iitt wcLii the Ameucaii and C hme^e ' !o\em ment-, it would au-wci all then puipo-e-Thioutih the eoaite-_\ ot (Ik Ainouuin C on-ul the\ had been able to yet a copy ot the diaty between the t.*\o («o\crnn\ent>, which he cotwdeied be hulhcieni ioi oiu pin po^e- at the ]in-ent tnnb. lie thought that the Hou>e nn^ht eon-ider the ( .o\cmment, would de.il -ati-tac touK with the inaltei. but the> weie not instilled m t.tkmu any sU p- »\ hieh would (omplieate iclatiun-. between the Impel lal <-o\ eminent and atis toieiun powei. It \\,h ihu ea-e in that pun lanuition in toiee pioelainung the Chinese poi t - inlectcd. Tin. W.i- i--ued isi lflSl. and it would now be lepubliihod, and "otiee ha 1 aheady been to the \<uiou-> Auitudian t!o\ eminent- to the elieet that any \u— el- brin^niL: ( hint-o pas^on^ei- wotdd be liable to be quaiantuii d duun;^the j)lea-uie of the Colonial Seeiet.uy.

UAB MT EXT KKMIN AT 10 Ts . .Should (iovfiiimcnf; clot ei mine to test M. r.i-tem\ "-cliunio, theie will be no lack oi infe-ted ground on which to jjive it a lii.il. In addition to the New Zealand A^iicultiiial C ompany\ oilei the Mmi.*<tei tor LuicK has li.id ollcicd him Motanau Nland, distance cil>out thirty miles ham LyfcteHon Head--, wliieh h absolutely o\ei tun with tabbit-. The ( iovcnuncnl» aic awaiting llie \e]H)i(. of the New Zealand repi >( »entati\o at the Sydney flabnil Commission bcfoie de< idiny: upon a tnal of Pasteur.- system in the colony.

WORK FOU THE UXEMTUn til). Government ha\ c piomi->ed Mr Ballance lluiL C6OO shall bo immediately ]ihiccd at tJio di-pohul of tiio Southland County Council toi unemployed lehet. The money i^ io be spt'iit on ihe toi matjion ot the Swit/cis-'W ailvoikoi lluad.

TAXJNU CUiMDJCCKRS. The {^umdi^ci ot (.ho noithem pai ts ot the colony aie nioslly nomad,-, w ho, w lulo I. n^cly lining the loadb, make no rontubu(ii)ii Lo local (,a\aLion. 'Iho Wliun^aii Comity rouiK'il h.i^ potitionud playing that jiuwct may be eti Lo l\\t Kk.il bodies U> dull \vi(h tlio iiiatloi, Lhat mhuo revenue ni.iy be domed fioni the t-tade, to bo duvoted Lo tlie " niamtenaneo ol tho i oads,."'

KMPLON MENT OF FHMALKS The intention of Mr IFutchm.soriV Imiiployment of Females Act vVniendmunt J>ill, notice oi liitiotluctiou of \shicli A\.is^i\on ycsteiduj', is to cvtciul the provibioths a.s to length of houi'ft of om[)loymenb undo, the oii^inal Act to females employed in ictuil jiluces oi bushier'- in boroujjlis, so thai, the houih may extend from any hour in the loicnoon to any hour in the atternoon, ho lon^as the time of sncli employment shall not exceed cijz:ht houis in any day.

THE L'IIOCEDUIIE REFORMS. Major Stuwaul hub jiiven notice thai when the Premier moves to amend the standing order, he will propose turthor amendments. These will be in the diiection, firstly of the discontinuance of the practice ot the reading by the Speaker of the Covet nor'b Speech, substituting therefor the laying of a copy on the table, and secondly to enable a Bill not completed before the prorogation to bo proceeded with at Ihe next following session of

i the same ParlLimonl,. This is, I undor- | btancl, tlic pi.ictjcc in the Umlcd Slales I and (Janada.

CIVIL SERVICE RETRENCHMENT' The I'rcmior has " piomiscd "' W. P. Rcovos a \ory interesting icturn, which will show reduction* and di.sinis.salb in the Civil Scnicohincc 1.-ihL November, and bho amount/ sa\cd by Mich loriuclions. and tlibmihsils. fn the i)rotniso tho L'lomicr niailo a signilicanl l'oinaik that tho reductions in salaries aio still on.

CODLIN MOT] I. The rav.'i^Qrt oi tins pent ha\o assumed | such an alarming character that the (Jo\ernment have been compelled to devise more sti indent' legislation on Uio subject). Not only aio apple-* alloclcd by moth, but also pear*, and plums. A l>ill is now liciu^ drafted niakiti^ the powiT of the Act pcncitil and compul.soiy, instead ot jv)i-mi-.M\e as at pu'scnt. A pi (.vision will !>e made toi tin; establishment ot a tund for the payment, ot cliief and other inspector, tho U\k l>ein<j at the rate ot not mote than a lai tiling [ier tiee in cle.ui disliiets, 01 a hallponny pci tiee in unclean diM-iiet 1 -. 'The contiibuhun may br JDoeahod, )io>vi'\ci, it the hind i^ not Mitlicienl. Caic willbi; takon at thr ,i, i - i iiiio time not to cicatc <i new (io\ciutncu(. depai t incut.

SOLDIKJIS' AND VOLUNT HHIIK' CLAIMS. ( iovci mnrnt/ ha\o infoiinod Mi IIul)l>-. lh.it. it. is then intention to ii\(,ichUico a Mill at an c.ul) stave ot tlio hcnMon t.o luuilly -oltle I'liiuns ul old sohlieis and Wilunti'cif-. They al^o |)H>niisc to considci uliat sLej)^ can l)e taken to Imally scil 1«* tliit> (jucslion ,i(. the .-ami' time.

LAM) AM) IMOMK TA V Tin di -ati-tac lioneon-cqnuif on i heomi'1011 tioin t heSpeei hof nil) lofn unco to aland and 1111,01110 tax appeal- to In- \ei\ .slioiii; amon<j\-t/ i\oi lii I nJ.uk i and M>ine of I he Sou 1 h K-Jand meinln'i-, .md then i^ no donlit thai. .sti ps will he taken imnvdi.iU ly ti^ ivA Ihe tcolin^ ot thu IhiiM.' en I In* qu< ->( ion J I 1-, ho\\'(\f>, con^idt'icd dr-naMr to wait. (lu i .uiu.il ot tlio otlici iik'ihlk'i^ hcf^ic tliu iiu llukl oi piDi'i'duio i> dt "ldcd u]>on. It. H rontiiidcd lli.it the tall in \.duc ot land \\ ill l>i' a -ciioun obslailf, and | to adopt' <• land in pl.kt oi (lie pio])(.-i(> tax \\oinii ni«i^-itatc .in nnoiin. t.i\ Ihm\um than th it K'\ H-d in Lnnl.md it 1-, piobalile that an ai ) .mm nicnt will l>o inailo ainon»-L Sit llaii_\ ALkin-.on'- tullow ci-, w lio mv in f.nnui oi an me oin< ta\, tv I\«i\c tiiC(jKC"--(um to-led on iL-olution l)> i>ii\.Ur mom i hei-, -o d-i lo a\ou! i lit hUuhhood ot a pal t \ • lifhl. !

tiik ciiiLS' men school Th<> Mmi-tei ot Kdueation ha^ unon mitin ol the . in»l (inK II mil Sehoul Hill, wlueh oti.iblf^ the i.iii-iu^ of money on the M-ciuilv °f endcu im.nl nil 1 lie election of new M'liooN, and with the ol)|(Cl of it onthcoidi.! jmjk.i. Sn (Jeoi^e (.iii.'\ and oUjl'l-i m^i^ted la^t -rsiion tli.il the endtn\nKn( \s.i- intt udeil tor pimiaiy education, but, Ml I ( 'i-!iei ha-* obtained Die gumt, and imcK tli.U, it- l^ made out toi a l.nU' Hmh School. The lion. -j;i n( lonian i-^ now in commanication uith "\h Upton iclat i\e to the intui.ion^ ot the (Ji.uninai School Ilinuiiioi^, and - he would piefer ti> --cc one ->o\ ot endow nient^ tor <jiilh -md hoy-* iti Aiukhtml a.^- in \\ rllmifttJii

SCHOOL 151 ILMMJS Tlu' Mnn-tei oHMlnc-ation lepoiturj, mi the co-lot -ehool building sa\sthal since the pa^-in<j ot the Education Act. the i.moiiuiK'iir, has piouded 1.90,000 mote than was m.co!-,i-ai> to cut < t buildups ot a 1 i-tinu and (luiaiile eap.ieit> and "ullicienL innuinhcr uul eajjalilo to accommodate L'no iaint'st atLondanee o) child) on yet locoidcd. r !'he ca^c ot Auckland is mentioned a- an in--ianee ot Lho waste ot money m eiectinji man\ small schools, to say nothing ot the waste ot bcachinti powei w hicli the uic.ition nt so many small school^ nwist, in\ol\c. He leconmiends the adoption ot a mod< I de-i^n ioi stliool bunding h) the C'ential Dep'atLnicntinW ellin^t on.'md thinks C 20.000 to 1)30,000 a >uu would he sutiieieiiL to meet all oidinaiv l>uildnm ie(iiuiements. TUX inilM'o MAIL HKKVH'I-:.

NEW PROPOSALS I ha\t (he aulhoiit) (if t h* I'iuukm i"t the intention- ot the ( ">\ eminent wilh icy peet. to (he San Fianu^eo ni.ul !'lk\ iccowi'd .1 day 01 two .I^o tn>i\i Su il I'aiLt'^ the con^tnl ot the New South W.ilc- ( io\ eminent to .1 lenewal ot » lie (•011(1. i(l tm ( \> e!\o month--, and .INO h.i\c the con-enl 01 (he Ininenat < -o\ ci iiiiienl. Tlie (io\eininent, w ill tlieiutoie |noi>o.->c a lonowcilot Lheconliact 12 loi nionl-li^and <ib (.liu oNpiiatioi) of (Iwit (ime will mi him t troll i>!O]><)?'ils which aie to he coiuideiul in the mc.uitime.

A NEW LOAN. An cntiicl) new Ln.m lull, lendcied nccc-sai \by the (Irlecl, in lnt ot ' °' ' ll " t< -<.'->~ion, will he iriLiuddccd iicvl week. 1 am .I^lll ci! thai ll \> not mtrtulcd loi.n^c <uiy loan Ix^ond lJu: amount. |>iu\ uk'd lo> in Lhu Jill I of 1.1-.1. H'-^ion.

L'NKOUTKD CUM. Mi <;<)l<lie is u-kint, r wlkLlici tho do \ Ol limoii t h.i\e had then attention dia\s n to the t.ict that l.uye quantities ot unbolted K,uui ,uu!ii ;uc beiiip cxpoitcd tt >ni Llio oolong, a.s a coiiswiucnci 1 ol w hid) cniployincnt is liem^ iouiul foi tlio pco))lt v <M othci countiio, wliik' tlio--c \\ lvi ioinuily weio cn^ajfcd in bhi^ woik in tliu colon > aU' kept in ontoicod ullents^, and A\hctlici Ihcy will take such .stops a.s will put a slop to such a state ot things.

THE NATIVE (QUESTION. Mi C 'in toll made some intciu^Linu. ll > niark- on the natnc question, when secondinj_C the Addict in - lleply. Wli.it the natives deshed, hi> siid, win, free trade in land* — that they should have the (h^posil of their own land, either by sale 01 le.i-e, with s-atepiaids so that tiaudulent practices could not take place. The lefoim of the Nathe land Couitb hy^fceln \va^ aKo dv sirable. The leal i-olution of the nali\o difficulty lay in a better sub-di\ision h.y.->tein nnd ind'ividuali^ition oi tribe*. Any new legislation should Lend to place both laces on an equal looting. Ho deprecated the stress laid on Tawhiao's attitude a,s untair lo other chiefs who had acted loyally, and tho attention to Taw hiao especially was undeserved, as tho < k ),uocn'& writ would not run thiou^h hi.^ land it, as he had heanl, Tawhiao intended to refuse the odors made by the (Jovcininent. He would advocate d'eaing with him with a linn hand.

THE ADDRKSS-TN-KEI'LV. The dobatc on the Addross-in-Uoply to the tlovcinor's Speech, which was formerly the battle ground for the iivbt party light of the .session, was. a very milk-aud-walery a flair, and was confined to the speeches of the mover and seconder, Messrs I'ylii) and Canoll respectively. Scarcely moro than one - third ol the members weie })rcsont., and the whole debate, it such it could be called, only lasted about an hour. The two speeches were exprobsivc simply of the individual opinions of the speakers, and Mr Carroll was careful to make the House understand that i the fact that he was seconding the address

did not commit him to the policy ol the Government foy the session, and bho opinions that he was giving utterance to wero nob those oi the Government 1b was worthy of remark that while Mr ly' <c strongly opposed bho Chinese, Carroll appeared rather to tavour uf them, as he said that the adoption oF the Addross-in-Rcply without any icmark from any member beyond bho mover and seconder would be almost unprecedented.

PROTECTION I'ICItSIJS FKEU TKAUK. During the com so of his speech in moving Mk; Address-in- Reply, Mr L'yUe said ho wms neither a pi oiecfcioni.it nor a ireo trader. Jle was not a hee trader till ho spent two months in Auslialia, but he had learned there thiil; neither piotoction nor free trade was a noecb-uivy iacLor to the pro 1 - polity of i a colony ; and lie bad also learned that pio ' te<Jtion started a number of in Jubtiie-, and its continuance destroyed those same indnsli ies. 'IMic whole ot the nianuiactui mi' industries ot Vietoii.i weie tailing into tho liands of two syndicates while duiin<j the past two years 78 manutactoiics had boon cio.scd, ond in one year 500 people had lxen dismissed. What he : httongly ta\ouied was intercolonial hoe darfe.

AUCKLAXD I'KTITJONS. The following petitions of Auckland niLci c-.t ncic piosented .ycsteiday: — Henry dco, !>aiber, asking ioi comiicn-s-itiou for \vio!i<;lul detention in the Lunatic Asylum (Coldie) : X If. Uyan mid 54 otheis, tli.it- a portion oi the Bible may lie k\kl daily m the public schools (Moat) ; ttlmi p. Seonnci, and I'mleiai;;, that they may leevho usual compensation on tlieir -enices hemo di-pcnsul \\itli(llain liv) ; I'etei Uruoa, that l.uul may be ui.mtud lv him in place of laud which was confiscated (llainlin); Uiehnid and -lames (!i\(Mi, I h,it they may be compensated lor lo^s of laud (Hainlin); Whaix^aiei ('ounty Council, tliat nouei may be '^ncn to County Councils Xoith of Auckland to deal with lands (Thompson) ; 1\ >i I h Auckland Hospital and ( hauiablc Aid Uoaid, toi eeitain altei.itions in Hospital and Chanlable Aid At Crhompson) : \. I. C.uujibcll, tliat the hue imposed on linn by the Auckland W.cMe Land-. l»oaid ma\ be lehinded (Thompson); J.imcs (io\\(<i and lleniv Smith, pointing out theii dillieulty as dcfened p.iynu'nt si.-Hlei -, (llobts) : Lan^hain (J \V Codden, i hat liciv entiiel^ unable to lullil Hie condition of village s< ttlei^ .1^ to buildings toi want of load (llobb-).

JOTTLISCS. I/aid \\ i->hc> ( !o\ ci nment to deal u ith the question ol pa\ ment to common juioks. (loldie pie->cnted inspector SheannanV petition piajin^ toi icdie-A. A !'>ill dealing with naval and nulilaiy | claims i^ to do intioduml on Tuesday. Notice lia^ been of So-^ion.il Coin mit tei> Mi liot'tliam intend^ tomme aLT-dn that die (oLcdi'-alot and tickets .should be t,i\cd tor hospital and chaiitablc aid puipo^(->. Mi (loldie l^- a^knuj; tor a lotuinot the police ui'-pcctoi - in the last No\embei and thcu length of >cimcc. MrCu 1011, lhcnali\ c nicmber, con^ideis it un-En^li^h .>nd conti.uv to Lhc '-pvntof f.iir pl,i\ to stop the Chinese !'iiini ( f(iatioti. Air Stow, ud 's liill aboh^lnni> the cuinul.itive vote at school election' has been icad ,i Hi st time. d'cnci nment do not intend to ,-t.op the C'hine-e now in New Zealand watd- fioni landu q, in the colon\ .