PARLIAMENTARY. (FROM OUR STAR CORRESPONDENT). Wellington, May 15.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 265, 19 May 1888, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY. (FROM OUR STAR CORRESPONDENT). Wellington, May 15.

OUR NEXT (JOVEHNOK. Thi. Cabinet ha\e not had any infounafion concerning the le-appoimmcut ot Sir W . Y. l>. <Jer\oi- a? iio\emoi ot thi* eolon\, but the.\ ha\e no lca^on to doubt the information contained in \e^teula> "s tcle^iain to that eiVecl. Tlic " l'o*t " say- that Sir William's renunal would be^ t^ieatly deplored, and that all will lejoicc if he i.^ eoniirmed in the appointment for another term. The colony has ne\er had a Cox ei nor who \\*n« perconally more populu. and hi^ populaiity i- fh.ned !>y all the membei> of Iris faimh. !

THE UK SSI AN FLY. The fanning commumt} ha\e of late been much e.xeici-t.d b\ the repotted -piead ot the He-Man tly, and l\\ the fcai that our gram expoit, tiadc will -iillei theioby. The ofheial leport ot Si ,la-. Heetoi, w Inch was only to echoed i\\ th' Mmistei tor Land- \e*teida\, and wa- at once placed at my dispo-al. i-. Siouomt, ot a most aiming clnuaclei Cari\ m Match last attention was directed in the public press ot Tasmania, and subsequently m the columns of the " Austrila-ian. to the presence in tin* colony of the Hessian wheat ily, which ha- committed Mich lava^e-afnong.-t the ciops m the United States and Eiuopean countries, and eai l\ last month tho Premier 01 TaMiiania tound it neee— at y to wike to Sir llany Atkm-on on ihe Mibjeet, a.-kmg hi- opinion a- to the supposed *oiu(.eoi intioduetiou oi this pe-t, as to the estimated de-tiucti\e ic-ult-ot it< pic-once in the colon \, and in logaid to any mea-uu- which had been taken oi were contemplated to check it- ineiei-e. OnApnl 10 the Piemiei ot New Zealand icphed tliat the (Jo\ eminent h.id uni.u eonsideiation the question whethoi a measure should le intiodueed at tin- -c— ion ot raihament giwng them pov. , i to deal with such pests, but had been ad\i-^l that the step- winch weic bt m" taken -bum intr the stubble and then ploughing the giound dec pl\ undci the diiLCtion ot thl lio\cinnicnt othcei-- would piobabh be siiiheiuit to iemo\o this paiti eulai* pest. Sir -Kur.es Hector wa- at this time appointed to une-ticfate the causes of the -piead ot the pe-t, and on Apnl 26th he lepoited that the He— ian il\ had appeal evl foi the in-t tui'o tin- \ cai m the .Mai ton di-tnct, and had attacked about 200 acie- ot wheat ciop- : that dining the autumn it had -piead in the dhection ot the })ie\aiKnir wind- to Imciiheim and Nelson, but " -o tai had not been detected m othei pait- ot tins colony. It only appealed to ha\c been' intioducod while in the pupa stage among the packing ot agneultuial machineiy from Ameiica. The (.o\ein ment doubted that the wind could ha\e carried the Hessian fly fiom -Mai ton to Blenheim, and acconlingly instructed Sir J. Hector to make fiuther imestigation. In this report he .-tates that fiom ihe manner in which the insect i- p-opagated from the pupa lodging at the ba-e of stiaw . it i? quite e\ident that there was no liklihood ot its being cairied in the giam th.it was thieshed. At no -taiie ot it- existence doe- the tl\ aflect oi iiijiue the oiain itself, it- attacks bcin^ entnely confined to the tti'iw. _ Thcie is no in-tance on iceoid, Sir J.i-. further remark*, of it* e\ei bein^ found on oats. It was tound fu-t on bailey, and afterward- on w heat, and -o far the He— ian h\ had onh been found in New Zealand m district-* wheie the giain is not giown to any gieat extent, and fiom which ncithci giain nor straw is e.xnoited. Ouinfj to the \er\ piompt mcasuie- taken by the \ernmeYit for it= -,u])pies-ion, and the large propoition ot pupae which ha\e beeii found b> expeit- to de\c!op, not the Hessian th, but the patasitic in -ect which de=tioy- it, Sir Jame-think-it likely that the pest ma> not appeal again j for man} yea is in the district Experience shows that in all countrie- the ia\agc? oi the Hessian ti} aie only periodical at long i internals. Tin- lepoit i- of a moie lea—minrr natiuc in Niew of the action of the Royal Agricultural Society ot South Australia in writing to kindied societies throughout Austialia uiging immediate action to prevent the intioduction ot the inject from New Zealand. It would seem, from circumstance- that have been brought under mj notice, that the He— ian tiy is" no strangei to New Zealand, but its appearance ha- not ghen much anxiety to farmer-. .Mr 11. Dodson, member foi Waerau, infoims me that hi- biother,.Mr (■Jeorge Dod-son, of Spring Creek, has known the fly at Nelson and Blenheim foi upwaidof t\vel\e yeais. He .-ays thai it attacks wheat and barley, but no oats. Mr Jo-eph Redwood, w ho al-o hail- from Spring Creek, adds that his ci ops ha\ c been affected foi many year- past by the Hc^-ian fly, or weavel'a- he thought till a few mouths ago. It rlepo-Jts its egg- in the -tern- of ihe wheat and bailey, and al-o in the late sown oats. The tiy i-'rnoie plentiful, hecons-idcis. in a dry summer than at othei times.

RULES OF PROCEDURE. There i= a good deal of talk relative to the new of Rule-, of Procedure. < Government are still detei mined to do their best to carry them, but it is voiy doubtful it they will succeed, ilany membci'3 who are op po&ed to them >ay they would support day sittings if this pioposal weie brought on separately, but the Premier will not follow this course. An abnird rumour ha-) been circulated that Government intend to make the procedure niles a paity question, but of course this, h not the case. .Such attitude would .simply be to court defeat, for no (Jovermnent could expect to have 63 suppoitei-> in attendance, and ifc iequirc> that number to be pie^enl before alteration*- can oc proposed. Tlic opponents to the new mk- intend to ab-ont themschc-.

pßOi'Eirn ta v. Jt L» undei -tood that Sir (Juo. (Jicy ill move ioi the lepeal of the piopeity tax, but the le-ult appeal- to be a foregone conclusion. Southernei-, who might, be expected to .-uppoit Mich a change, appear to be lukewarm, while amongst the Northerners, who i epic-cut the btronger section ot the opponents to the property tax, there me many who appear to think that a change is not desirable in the present position of the co'ony. "It is not the property tax it.-elf we object to .so much,"' said one Auckland member to me one day, " but the high valuations that prevail in the North compared to the South. Why," he added, "not long ago a large sale of the Agricultural Company's land took place at Invercargill. The upset price of the sections was £10 per acre, and the property tax valuation £4 per acre. Taken all round, we are rated 40 per cent, higher than in the South." This is only the opinion of one member, but it appears to beshaied by many others. At all events, the feeling of many {supporters of a land and income tax is that the time is not opportune for a change, and that a large deficiency in the revenue, which is a possible contingency, would be disastrous to the colony.

j MINISTERIAL FURNITURE. I ast Wednesday week the furniture at the Premier's? residence- was sold by public auction, and I have just heard a most amuf-ing account of the sale. All Wellington turned out and made gala days of the two days dm ing which the sale lasted. There was great growling, for it appears? much of the best of the furniture was taken to the other Ministerial residences and the worn out articles in them exchanged. Plated side dishes with holes in them and cracked pots, pans and china were >old a bargain. Thereweiosomc good things, but all went at a dead sacrifice. Amongst the aiticlc^ were babies' cradle^, which, it is supposed, tome outsider managed to get included. Altogether there' \\a c irivat fun over the auction. What was the amount 1 called we shall hear later on.

THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION. It is not considered probable that Sir Julius Yo^'ol will return to the colony, and there now seems a likelihood that Mr J. D. Lance will bo chosen leader of the Op position. Many ot his party consider that t hi- woud bo an e\eelk«t choice, as Mr Lance i^ genial, populai and liberal — aLuirc C'aiiteil)iu % > sheep h nnsr — a lii»hhanded man. llewa.^ a staunch Mtppoitei of VoirolV, thouuh opposeit to the views ot SluiU and Hallancc in repaid to land nationalisation.

! OPPOSITION INTENTIONS. The Opposition ha\e resolved not lo allow ol>ti action or to peunit tho(io\emment to mo\oke it, which they belio\e to le p.ut ot their policy. When the motion to amend Standing Otdeis come-* on they will walk out, and lea\o the llou.-e without the two-lhirdb prepaid! to dial with mu'h <|uo»-tioii^. They will be obliued to tace the Eleetoial Bill, but will put it thiough or throw it out, a-> the c\^e may be, a-> (pnekly as pohsible, '-o a& to <jpc no evciibc tor clao>in^ iin.inei' and tanfl and gcttinu piotection >ecn to.

PROPOSED MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION. Mi (..oldie ha- leeched fiom the Town Clerk of Auckland a hsl of amendments de-ucd In the Council in the Municipal Ratum Act. mist, m the .Rating Act, making the moitgagee liable ioi latts. The -econd is in the diicction ot makmi; all tee- and hue.- under the l-H-en-niio and Police Oilences Acts payable to Boiough fund- Mi (! oldie is not so cettain that such clause i- at all (loanable, behe\ing (hat it -uch eonce— ion- were guiiitod' the (;o\einment might thiow upon local bodies the cost ot maintaining police, so that whilst cauyinu out the wish ot the Council in submitting the tormei amendment proposed, he rc-enes to him-elt the iit;ht to do Ins best in opposing an} amendment which, in his opinion, will la\ fin ther burdens upon the people. The thud amendment is in the diicction ot con solidatinj; the Auctioned?' Acts, to which he thinks no i*euou.s objection can be taken. Ne\t,intheSlaughter-houseAet:,theCouncil a-ks tot j lower to enforce examination of all meat biou^ht within borough limits, or suburban distiict- adjoininrr borough-, and to charge a fee per head ot cattle tor such examination. He con.-ideis it questionable whethei -uch powei sliould be granted, as the Council now has powei, under the Public Health Act, to oidei the destruction ot any unsound meat. If power is ;^i\cn to make a chaise for examination, a? ptoposed, it mean-, in his e-timation. an additional chaise upon the consumers, a^ the butehei will take care that his piolits «hall not l>( affected h} -uch an impost. Power i- also asked to make t lie cost of eon-tiuction of pin ate diain- a piimai> chaise witli nitcs on the j)iopeit>, also to i emulate and aiiprove ot internal tittinj^s ot all hotels, lod»:uif; ot lxnudimj-houscsnnd all building- uced other than as stnctl^ j)ii\v.to dweUin^-housfs ileie, ao;un, Mr Uoldie is not quite -ati-hed thau the Council is acting wi-elj in insisting upon such powei s being gi\eii thevn, a- in the handset -ome ofhci;ds The} ma) be made a medium ofso\eieop-piec-ion ; but as bofoie stated, he will hand them o\ei to the Picmier, and it embodied in a I3ill lie maj be found doing his be-t to destif)> them.

SOLDIERS AND VOLUNTEERS CLAIMS. Inquiries ate being made by a gieat iiunibei ot old \ohmteei» and militaiy ->ettleis, whether tlicn name* wcie included in the Bill introduced by the <io\ eminent last ■bc-sion to compensate them for --cmco rendered, but which Bill was thiown out by the Uppei Hou-e. 1 ha\e Lheieioic ob Lamed a list of name- and amount-, which I append foi their mloi mation. The amount of L's i* .'-el down foi Adam Brock, < x >ueen while all ot licit recehe L"3O, the list being as follows : Allan ; D.inicl, W.ikefield-btreeb. Allan, (Juorgc William, \'ictona Arcado Andreuf", Chailes Aratapu : Town section, No, 309, Alexandia Ea^t, and farm nection, No. 159. and 209 H, pan^-h of Tuluk.uamea, together containing 50 aciti in the county of Waipa. Bakei, Fiedeiick Jamc-, Newton. Barrett, John. Bairy, David, Wellcsley-'-treet. Beake, Thoma'-, Loi nc-&ticot. Borthuiek, AJcLachlan, New lon. Brew in, L'etei. Brinsden, Wm , Uobson-'-treet. Brock, Aflam, Quccn-^tieet. Burke, John. DonakKon, James, Mount Eden. Donuldfcon, William. Eades, Lewihßobeit. Edgar, Alcv., Oxford-street. Gio\c, (JeorfTC, Ponhonby. lloa]).s, Thomas, Freeman's Bay. Hamilton, Hu^hJas., Hobhon-.stiect. Ffuebehy, Deni->, (^ueen-stieet. Heigliway, Edward, Mount Eden. Legiiflon, Joseph Emile. McCarthy, Denis, Wellington-street. Miles, Robert Ambrose, Randolph-street, Newton. Miller, Walker, Auckland. Mitchell, William, Noith Road, Moore, Edwaid, Albert-sticet. .Moore, (Jeoige, Albert -stieot. Moni^on, John, I'onsonby. Muddintjham, ( ( . »S. , JCaningahapo Road. Munro, William. Murphy, William, Alexander-btreet. O'J>ncn, Jamca, J^on.sonby. Parolow, James Henry, \Volf-stieet. Payne, Walter Thomas, Ponton by. Peace, And tew (!., Mount Eden. I'rice, Jtobert William, Hob&on-fclreol. Piuccll, Jaires Heniy, Nixon-street. Randerson, W. Ro.sb, Murdoch, Surrey Hills. Sheehan, J)a\id, IVo^pect-sticot, Poiv .^onby. Slade, Da?.. Span, Tho». , Union-stieet. Tromaine, E., Albert-stieet. Tremaine, Wm., Mil ford - street, Ion sotiby. Wilson, JFredk. J., I'onsonby. Woods, John, Alexandra-street. Moxson, Isaac, Taonui, Auckland.

DIVORCE EXTENSION. Mi Samuel intends to introduce his Di voice Act Amendment Bill this session in a ioim which, it is hoped, will save ib from the fate of disallowance at the hands of the Home Government which has overtaken the Bill passed on the subject by tho Legislature of New

South Wales. Mr Samuel's Bill limits the extension of divorce to tho following points : Ho will propose to give to tho wifo the sumo remedy as tho husband in a case of adultery, by ceasing to require cruelty to be proved as well as adultery on tho husband's part. A sentence of penal servitude of seven yeai.s or upwards will also be proposed as a reason for dissolving the marriage tie, but no divorce is to bo granted until a year after tho pas-ing of the sentence. Insanity under certain conditions \\\\\ bo recognised as entitling the same party to relief, and probably Mi Samuel will add desertion ol a wife residing in Now Zealand, when it has continued for upwards of seven years.

VISITING JUSTICES TO MOUNT EDEN GAOL. Representations have been made to the Government by Mr T. Thompson respecting the neec°s!fcy for Gazetting another Visiting Justiec to Mount Eden (!aol, as nil the work at present falls on Mr Newman. Mr Thompson i^ in Wellington. Mr Seymour (icorg'e has reigned and Mr 11. U.'Seth Smith and Mr La Roche ha\e j;one to lOnjjland. It is likely Mr Moody, ot Kyber I'a&s, a\ ill be Gazetted.

OLD SOLDIERS CLAIMS. The schedule- of nanic^ and «mnU in tho Bill dealing with Old Soldiers 1 Claims i> exact 1) the same as last hcssion. The Minister of Defence will pioposo to Mil)mil the Bill to a joint, committee of both llou-e^ to consider and icpoit upon.

MX LARNACII'S I'AIK. Considerable comment, has been occas ioneil l>y the .seemingly authoratathe .state menl m today's "New Zealand Times" that- Mr L-iruaeh lia-5 [xiired for the d'lneinmenton all Ministciial questions, and al.-oin fasourot ami increase m Customs duties. As a mat4ei of fact themembei toi the I'onin sula left an open pair against the (!u\cinnicnt befoie he went to Vietotia.

FEMALE FRANCHISE. Although nd pio\ Www is made in IClc Jlurtil Hill for female sullra<;c, I Icani fiom the Colonial Seeietaiy, who ha* chaise oi the meaMuo, that ho i> btiongly m ta\our ot r\teiulinrj the franchisee to women, anil would Mippoit biieh a piopo.-al it it is sought to be in-oiled in the Uill. T!ie (liie-tion hn*> not been con-^ulcied l>y tho Cabinet, meinbei^ ot w Inch aiu di\ ided m opinion a-* to the piopiiety ot j^i anting the fiancln-e to femaie-.

XKW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS. The 1 amour that the Xoit.li Inland i-. to he dnuled into -i\ eleef oiiites ;iud the South into nine 1-, mere £>ue*-s\\oik, a- the Cabinet will not iittempt to K»oup the colon > till the Hou-e lvii a<j;ieed to the modified oi Ihue lepre-entation and connn^-ioncii ha\o iCiiinui^ed the electointer.