PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter.) Wellington, May 21 to May 23.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 267, 26 May 1888, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter.) Wellington, May 21 to May 23.

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FORECAST. It is now anticipated that the Financial Statement will bo delivered on Tuesday. One of the most startling features to bo proposed is the abolition of the Public Works Department, and should the Cabinet's proposal in that respect, and with icgnrd to doing away with the Native Department, be agreed to, there will be one portfolio vacant, thus reducing the number of Ministers in the House- to five.

RABBIT EXTERMINATION. The Minister for Lands has received a further letter from Mr A. IX Bell, the New Zealand representative at the Rabbit Conference, showing that to fully carry out the scope of the commission much fmther time would be required than wns at fust estimated. The Hon. Mr Richardson has also received an interestins: report from Professor Thomas, of Auckland, on the bladder mike and liver worm diseases in the Wauarapa district. He does not think that cither of these diseases can be relied on further than as an auxiliary to other means of extermination. There is no doubt that they do tend to keep down the number of rabbit?, but Professor Thomas considers that the principal factors in the reduction of the rabbits have been careful winter poisoning and the natural enemy.

MR VALENTINE'S WEDDING. All the members of the Ministry except Sir JtJ\ Whitaker were present at Mr Valen tine's wedding yesteiday. Thcie amis a large attendance of the public, and the wedding breakfast was subsequently held at the Hon. T. Fergus's residence. The Press galley were also entertained at a champagne spread, at which the health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Mr Taperill, cf the " New Zealand Times, ' and acknowledged by Mr Cohen, of the "Dnnedin Star."

THE ELECTORAL BILL. The Electoral Bill does not seem to be received with marked favour, and the probabilities are that the House will not accept it. Exception seems to be specially taken to the principle of proportionate representation, and to the proposal that electors shall pay a fee of one shilling for the privilege of registering their vote.

YOUNG NEW ZEALAND PARTY. The Young New Zealand Party, to tteh c number of sixteen, entertained themselves at. Bellamy's last night. Five othois were accounted for.

HOSPITAL ENDOWMENTS. Mr Goldie intends to ask the Minister for Lands when Government propose to gho effect to clause 88 of the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Institutions Act, 1885, which requires the Governor in Council to set apart Crown lands not exceeding 250,000 acres in ditierent parts of the colony as endowments for purposes of the said Act.

LABOUR SETTLEMENTS. A deputation, consisting of Major Steward and Messrs Percival, Pearson, Lawry, Buxton, Cowan, Walker, Turnbull, * Taylor, O'Callaghan and Duncan, waited on the Minister for Lands yesterday, relative to the desirability of setting apart the whole or a portion of the £79,000 origin ally intended for emigration, but which is unalloted, for the purpose of establishing labour settlements. Major Steward, in a lengthy speech, introdnced the subject, and adduced evidence to show that v^hero settlements have been established near the centres of agricultural operations they ha\e been invariably successful. Mr Lawry supported the principle, but, pending details, declined to pledge himself to anj thing beyond the great desirability of bettiing people on the land, where there was a sti ong probability of their being successful. He had opposed the immigration vote because he believed that it was better to keep people in the country than to spend money to bring stringers here. His chief fear to the proposal under consideration arose from the belief that favouritism might be shown in the acquirment of private eu cumbered estates; but the suggestion of Mr O'Callaghan, that they should be acquired by public tender, did away with some of the objections. He further stated that it could not c-pecially benefit Auckland, but if it were shown to be beneficial to the colony he would support it. The question was discussed at great length, and in his reply the Minister ihowed that he fully comprehended the whole matter. He said that the t^o\einmenthadunder consideration a scheme somewhat analogous, and they intended to utilise the unemployed in the Catlin'o River and oiher districts, although in some ca^es Crown lands were not situated where they could locate settlers who would have their labour utilised by larger settlers. He would, however, bring the matter under the notice of the Government, and he considered it to be one of great importance. The deputation expressed great satisfaction at the " grasp " the Minister held of the ca,<«e, and having thanked him, withdrew.

SIR ROBT. STOUT OX DETRACTION OF THE COLONY. The following is an extract from a letter in the "New Zealand Times" from Sir K. Stout : "A great deal has very unnecessarily been made of the slip of the AttorneyGeneral in proposing the Loan Bill in the Council. No doubt he .said something about the colony not meeting its liabilities, or 'tiling its schedule/ if it could not get the loan to pay its debts. Was there anything very wrong in stating that money has been advanced on the faith of the loan being raised, and if not rai&ecl those debts could not be paid, and that consequently the colony would be in the position of an insolvent debtor ? It did not mean, as ib has been wrongly twisted to mean, that the colony was insolvent. No doubt the statement was open to this twisting, which un patriotically so many of the colonists and even newspapers have availed themselves of. If we thought of the colony more \ra would not have had unguarded the expression published, and if published, I think, should have been passed unnoticed. Now it will be magnified to our detriment. No wonder New Zealand is depressed when some of her colonists Beem to gloat over any statement to it? discredit. They manage things otherwise in Auetralia. Nothing is so painful to me as to see fchia catching at stray expressions that naay injure us. We should strive to beNevr Zealanders first and party politicians second. Now, lam a strong party man , and my sympathies are entirely with the Opposition. Though I highly esteem many on Ministerial Benches and many voting with them, I hope the time will soon come when the Opposition will be utroog enough to iturn them out. I do trust, however ifcha-t <wq can hold our own views and yet (think of ,tlw interests of the colony. Memh*Vß of *ie Opposition hare nefc a noble ex-

ample. They have declined to merely worry and haiass the Ministry. Their measures thoy will no doubt criticise, and I do trust many of them they will defoat. But thoy have declared that the interests of the colony aie lirst to be considered. Andnow one word about the Bank of New Zealand. 1 have no interest direct or indirect in tins institution. It* members, 1 believe, lui\e always been politically opposed to me, and at the last election voted against me and tho.se who supported me. But why should this colonial institution be criticised as it has been V It is, I heiie\e, thoroughly sound and strong. If it weio weak it would pay this colony handsomely to st lengthen it even if it- had to gi\e half a million or moie. But it is an institution of our own, and hence it must be abused. I hopo the colonu-ts will set their faces against this abuse of New Zealand and its institutions—an abu-ethatis to blame for half our depression.'' Thk following notes of deputation to the Minister of Works, relative to the main trunk railway, which was ananged for by Mr Peacock," will be icad with inteie-l. Mr Peacock asked the Mini-ter whethei it was not possible to get thesinu'\ lepoitsand necessary intoimation jmt betoie the House during the pi esent session, and also whethei the .sun cy being made by the Mimi loute ■was likely to bo suitable tor load purposes and afterwards bo a\ailable a- a 1 ail way route in the event of it being decided to go that waj, and that pait ot the mam line had to remain for the present untun-hed In leph the Minister said that tlieio weic h'\e parties out sui\eyino, winch was as many a? could properly be put on. That they were makinu dot uled turvejs, in oiuer to avoid being misled by them* as in the case of the cential unite. That if the session was a long one it wa«. possible the survc\s might be completed befoie its termination, in winch ease the in formation would be supplied. That the interim repoit on the Minn i onto showed it was best suited toi a toad to loin with the Not them end et the line, and theio was no grade hi eater tlian lin SO. Theie were two tunnels in it. To a question by Mr Y\ith\ he replied that the tunnels of coiu-e would not do ioi a road, but the> could easily go o\ei or lound these paita, as a grade ot 1 in 10 or 1.1 could "be easih used a^ a toad. To a fin [her question by Mr Withy, he lephed that the money spent on son>e ot the natne land wa<- under the Act ot the late Go\emment, whicli was opposed at the time. Much of it was utteily woithless, and not near the line, but t he mone\ misapplied in making roads m the Wan ganui distiict should be lefunded io the lailway fund, and ho would ad\ i»e that. Mr Goldie asked who was responsible ioi the misapplication of fund-) for worth less native lands, and he lcplied "The late i\ati\e Mini-ter.' Mi Thompson asked whether he w a-> to undei stand that the smveys woulil be cuiii[)lctcd in between three and four months, and waanswered "ye«." Mr Maithant a-ked whether the Go\ eminent had ilecided an> thing about the Muni route oeiug the onl\ one suitable for a road, as he undei-tuod there were other Toutes The Minister te plied that no decision had been come to on the matter, but they had employed Mi Skcet, who was lerouin&ed a-, the be-t authority on <;uch matters — to wlneh Mr Marchant said he was— and that they would be willing to abide by his icpoit. Altu Mr Peacock had a*ked to be as-vied that e\eiy expedition would be u^ed, and the infounation supplied to Pailmment if pos sible, the deputation withdrew. GUM- DIGGING IN CIiOWN FOKEhTS. I miaiion'fh last week that gum digging in Crown foiests was to be pci mi! ted dining the winter months. The Mmi-tei of Landdefinitely announced yesterda) tli.it < J >\etn ment had decided fogianthceiw -to-cttk i - to difir foi gum in Ciown fort-sts fioin Ist May to 30th September in each yeai. It icoiifcide^d Iheio is no dangci of lire m winter.

PUHirUHI AND OTHER FOREST^ Govcnment informed Mr llobbs yo^Ui day that they had not yet- decide-i what steps they -bouid take to utih-e the k.uui tioes at Puhipulu damaged In lur Mr Moat wi-hed the ie\enuc fiotn tlu- -alt 1 ot timbei in Puhipuhi and othci foio-t- Noitli of Auckland to bu diverted to tho oon-tiuc tion of the Noith AncLl.nid [J.nls\.i\ Go\ eminent, ho«c\ei, th.it muiit'v r m not be de\oted to iaih\ay conjunction except by special appropiiation.

FORFJCN PARCELS i'OT. (io\ernment propose to bung in a liill tlii-5 session with the objec t ut t xtuuling to New Zealand the «M'l\ <mt a<»t^ in icgaul to toici^n parcel? po^t <i- <uc po^-e^ed by ofh"i j>oi tion^ u[ tlu I}uti~.h dominions. Sii Jolin Hall ha^ I>eun ur<rm<: the mattei on the attention of the (<o\ ut nment.

FISHERMEN s GRIEVANCES Mr Mills has- taken in (h.u^e the of iiphei men with i expect to the legulation-; gazetted la-t <*e« i<m ir'rr,ii(liir^ the meshes to bo u^cd and tht -\/o uf ti-h to be taken. He ha->had -e\ouil uitri\ ie\\ •> with the Premier, who will do.il with the matters complained of when the L'l^huiies Conservation Bill is under coiwdei.ition.

THE GREYMOUTH COLLIE)! V. I understand that the Brun nor and Wai Im.jp collieries at Creymouth ha\eb<r-u anialiraniated, and fhat both will now be can led on under Mr Kennedy's manage, netit:, the Union S. S. Co. undertaking Iho whole freight. It is thought that the am.ilfj.ima tion of the<-e two coal companies will tend to great stiide-j in tJie dcveloj>mcnt of the foreign trade.

YOUNO NEW ZEALAND PARTY. Tl>e gathering of the young colonial legislators which took place on Monday cloning may possibly lead to the organisation of a Young New Zealand Association tin onghout tho colony, in the objects ot which politico would form only a part of the idea of consolidating the intellectual aiulitj of the colony in some way v* it X done in Australia. Jt v\as mooted at the meeting and met with favourable lecoption

MORAL ELEVATION OF THE COLONIES. A petition of the General A,-.<-emblv of the Presbyterian Church was piesented by Mi Peacock ye&tculay afternoon, playing (1) for legislation to empower Magistrates and Judges to prohibit publication of details of law . suits when the interests of morality suggest nece-sity for their fcuppiession ; (2) for the .siiper\ision of the system of licencing the totalisator and repeal of the provision which sanctions race - course .sweepstakes of less than L's ; (3) that licensed victuallers shall bo liable to punishment for permitting gambling when they or any of their employees arc present when games aic carried on ; (4) tor the suppression of pugilistic exhibitions. EDUCATION RESERVES. Mr Col die intends to ask the Minister of Lands whether he is aware that theie aic very large areas of land supposed to contain in all over 100,000 acres, of an estimated value of £] 36,000, which have been vested by act in School Commissioners for primary education, htill unleaned, If he is so

aware, will bo inform the House whether ovcry legitimate edbrt has boon nuulo to leat^e it ? It t>o, that the strain upon the consolidated revenue lor educational purposes mi^ht be relieved.

USELESS EX fENPITU HE. The cxpcnditiuo entailed in the piocuiiiifj of gold uiihvay passes lor mombets has aroused the ire of Mr Taylor, the kon. member for Sydenham, who intends to a.^k tho (.ioverntnent whether in the piesent financial portion of the colony they feel justified in expending .something like. l'3oo in providing appendages to memhei.s wafcohguuids in the ■•-hape ot iiee piit»-e>, when so many woi kinsmen aieout; of employmenl. and when even the poor me^spnqet-. pay ks' bein^' vedueed. Mr liobbh h;\^ al^o forwarded a, htrouijly-wonloil ))iote^t< to the (Jo\ eminent/ on the Biil)jeet. AN AUTHOR'S (JIUTA'AXCE. ( Jilbert Koek, a Duiir/lin anlhoi, who is ,il)ont to jmbli^h a novel and duima in the colonj, petition^ the Uoiuse rotnplaininn tli.it he i.s depnxed ot (he ade(piate lewaid ot his labour by the nnpoiintion of woik done I>, less luuhl} paid hands, and .is In; is pi ep.urd to piiblisi) of hoi books to sppply th«> demand toi reading it' indiiciMiients oiler, lie asks (hat I'ai h.unent. will uniio^e a pioteelne tat Itt on all imj^oiied hteia t me.

IUbTLLLKRIiOK IX Till-] COLON Y. AufiUMiUuriMs in j;eueial \\u\ be m teie.-ted v) a petition \\ hu li ua-> p!<-ented on Monday on behalt of tin* Toko lnniino l'\innov->' Club, a^km<4 tor thoic nun al of the ic-t i ietion^ which now siand in (he w.i} r ot the e-tabli'-hiiK nt of di--hlleiu- in the colony. Jt 1^- ni^ed that the \al>io ot the unpui t of piodnet~ ot di^-tilla tionninount- {o an 01101 mou>Mmic\iM ) eai \ 01 \ much of w Inch nu^lit. he i el amed in t ho counli\, and that l^i am ot mt( 1 101 an-iwei-- for di^tillatinn a-> >\ell a- the 'ne^l. 'I h^ o^t.iblUlinH'iHi \\o«ild be ot eiiui mous ad\ ant,iu r e to f.u nui - Tlm; <oui!i> would seeuiefoi ll^'H tlio bulk ot piolif iiHidental to tin enltuie ot .1- wiJl a-> the piotit on the manuf.it.tiuo ot the \v hie li i- now inipoi led

PASTORAL KINS IN 'fill: MHTII. The tollou iii<_ r «iv the detail- vi ]>a-.tma! uuis in the pi o\ muni di>t i let » in the hout h Inland, the licence- ot winch will i'\|nic between the 1-t of .lanuai\ loStt, and r>Uf of Decen.bei, 1890 < 'ante! bin \ , °„V>^),Cld ai'it's, let it 1 nmi; a i< utal o\ t'io,J')B , Ota^o, 980.233 nnc*, l f:U.dT(\ South' <m<l, 2m), 120 ■icit 1 -. L'3l3 ; XrNon, A),ju7 .ich's Ll()7: MailboioiiLrh, 51.^ >v) an-'-, IIM . .south land, 12.">oO ;i< m •*, Lf.u tnt.d, 4,208,.)18 acu". lLtitiumj; Jh ttimiial iont.il ot LSO,C2S

' U TUK AHS('ONUi:K FOISWUOD It will beierolh eted that tin ca&c ut Foi - wood, the .ib~< b oM'linjx Vuokland -oheiloi, wa-3 mentioned l.i t -o--ion b_\ '1 <uu Ikuilt-i, anil }( he i< new I'd hi^ qvic^tioii w !th li^pet't tutlif Mep-. talscn b\ iho (i.immii MH'iiL tn btmj,' him I'.u k to tin- colony and (leli\or him vi]> to ju^tn t. The Minister to) .lu-tu-e -.ud he had been in communication \si*h the Nietoiim (UnemmLiit on the question, and tluiewa-* a medical leitihcate dattd Tcbi uai \ 2St h la-t, '-how mix tli.it Foi w ood w .*• -ulleiiir^ 1 fiom Ihuht- disease and th.it he u.iuniiL to be it,mo\cd to tin- <<\ui\\ The nudictil nit n wcic (loubtttil wlnthei In would In able to ii_(.o\u Milheieiitly to undcitake the ioume\ to 'In- eolon\

Ni:\V APPOINTMENTS Ml Mo«s liitCMitU to <,m\u iinh'V o! motion toi a eompieheiiMve iPtui n of m v, appoint, ment- made to t he public seivao --nice t he lit Jatnuw), and of unnsiu- ot public oihcei-. fiom one ptowneial distnet to anothci , \\ lLli t lie l)t'fuic an<l .if 1011 01 ti.uiitei^ and numliL-i utjLai» of \nv-\lou-5 .--cm ice in each case ic-pei:ti\ely : nUo co-t foi 1 1 a\ oiling L'xpen-L- in each i a-e of ti m^fu ; and toi a hutlui letuin of person-, di-chained fiom lhe publu -,ci \ ice •~itice I,imui\ la=(., the \oai^ of-ci\K_e, and ( o'npeii-ation paid them.

I'AV.MKXr OF Jl KIK^ ( omniun ]iiioi> who ha\e hud to *<ii\v cm t-i\ il i nv> extending o\er -onit* <Lin-> will l>o pleased to Icini that- it 1- the mten tion of Mim^tci- to niak^ pio\ l-ion w licic h) auc([i;ate jiajmont viill in tutiiic be ni.idc id .ucli "Hit- Tlio Mini-tc; to) -)i^ticc li.'i- mfoiined Dr. Fitcliett t!i«n it \va> rioubt k --> tho intention of the Ltjui^hitu: «■ that ciimnion ]ino^ i-ii^m 1 !*;! m ti\il hn-iiii— . should be ji.ikl 30-^ |h i day ioi thtii -inuo, !>ul the hkll'i- luvi mLi-i [iicicd Ilu-A(t t.iu >- L i let I \ n> -i\in<^ tli.it the payjJH'iil be toi tluMx liolc lm'-l ( .o'.ei tmieiit inteii(lL(l pi o]t'^lll/ an amend inent tin- -i'— ion w Inch w mild 111 1 un d\ tin inattcu

Tin: position in 1^79; INoUibly tilt* mo'-l jn(liN(ji(>Lt *-ptu,h nt \<-hM«'a\ af.'-monn va- Lh.it ;i)iticl>} Ml John Hall Mi Neddon iiJ«'ind to the -tntenu 11L made iii 1870 tlnit t 1 .'. (!n i \ <Jo \C|llllll'llt ll.l'i IllDH'^llt tllC tuiotlN t() tllO \ ( l^e of b uil.t uptc\ , an I lhi- biou'jhf Mi .John to lu^ tu>t !lo t !u> (ipiincii i-v in 1 -^-cil aL I li.it titiK wa^ I hat ol h hum It .Mid colloaLTLio, a;nl Ik- now lcpcatcl ih.tthr (jilotij was tluMi on the \ei<_'<' o* n.-ulv imicn . Ik' rlfpiccaii'l the -N t 0111 o" 111 1 \ 111^ to up liMid thecicdit ot tlio i:(>'<m> hy at tiMnpMii'^ to oi>nc '.'il nnpli.ivint liutli^, and -aid it v,a^ onl\ li) iou»inn pto])h ti> a m mm; (it then 1 f-pon t -il)ilit\ that we would wu-c om ( ledit h"tc and at lloim. It Sit riedeiiik had u«-u(l the wonK they w cio undenialil> tine (eiit^ ot "On'), toi if a pei-on fiudd not meet his liii.uk lal ai lan ire. men t^ he wai\ ii tualN iii-olm ,it lie behe\ed the colony \\a-» absolutely solvent, but it I'at lianient; would not allow < liim 1 11 luent to use our ample icsouice- then that ( lo\ eminent was piaetieally ln^ohu.t,

SIR (tEOJKJI-: CJIEV UKIM'DIATKS Sir (Jeoj try < lioy took the oppoi 1 unity to repudiate Sir John J lull's a> — 01 tioiii h l.ilixc to the liiihuu.il position of (lie colony when lie (Sn (ieot^e (<ivy) 1 uljnqnishttl ofhee. Jlc .said the statements woio udtnic, and then proceeded to siy tliat in Kngland such. i tiling a^ a (Jliuiinmn of Dircc toi i of ;» leading b.mUinrr institution would not \jo tolei.itcd for a moment. Mi Sculnc AJricken/ie i'ilb<) eondomned Sir.John ildU's sfieech as mo-t injudiciou.s, a.sits tonour u.'i.s to [)io\c that the Attoiney-(!('iH'i,il had m;idc the .statement^ attributed to him, and that they woe justified.

THI'3 ATTORN KY-CiUNEKAL IK EXPLANATION. The following i- the memorandum from (.he Attorney -General lead lo the House by Uio I'lomifi 1 :~-"Theie ha.s been , c o much mi.sappiehen.-ion as to what oceuiicd on ))iy moving the second leading ot (he Loan Bill on Fiiday, that 1 ask permit-ion to say a few woid^ ot explanation, I have been ropie.->entcd a-< pressing lor Ll.c passsitifi ot th'o li/11 in oidor ho liclp the Bank o\ New Zealand, and docLirin«>- that it the loan were not jai&ed and raised immediately, the Bank would be in a position of insolvency. L never alluded to the Bank, nor had anything 1 said any reference whatever to that institution, which nc\er seeks, expects or lequires} any assistance from Wie C'overnmcnt out of tne loan 01 othciwise, nor, in my opinion, would they #et any. I have been represented as using the word 'insolvency.' That is incoi reet ; 1 ne\er used the "word at all, and especially 1 neither said nor implied anything so absurd

as that the colony \uih insolvent. What 1 did ,siy was that the government had in curved liabilities, and unless we (tho (Joveinnient) wore going to file our schedule we must ha\e money to meet them, and after wauls I explained that this was language ol exaggeration."

TIIK FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The Premier was absent; from tho House la.st nijjfht. putting the final touches to Jii.s Financial Statement, preparatory to bul> nulling it to the Cabinet. It is highly pioli.ililu that the Budget pioposals will be .sul)iuit<tMi on V\ id;iy ni^ht., and in the meuntinie tnatteib political aie in a state ot stagnation.

thk frisco sEnvrcE. The (lovcniment will submit. pioposaK tor the new 'JKii-comnil service to taLoedcet ,llt(M tllO OOlH'lUhlOll C)l 1 1 10 OAtlJluU'Cl |iCli()(l ot llio jH'e^oiiL contract, heioi't) the elo^e ol the 't^sion. The Pieniici intoiini Mr l'eaenelv that arrangtMnunls lor lliu exten^i n t>l the jne^ent euntiact for t\\ cl\e hhjiiUid •tie jiivictically cotichided.

AUCKLAND PETITIONS. lVhlum» have born present ■ it in>m -la--. t ampbi'li. Thomas Lonei nan, .lohn MeC.uulisli, William (looioc (i,ni!ii'l, all ot Auckl.unl, pi.i\ii)u lvi Lirants <>t land; f i oii\ T. W. Smith, \nii-) mu; i (| i paynien! toi ihr con\c).inci;ol \ illa^e m'Ll.ll'l^ : .lo^opli C'ai!c\, tor leliel ; .Joseph I'li'lL, ldativo (o np.ni.iu ii'^lit- . ,u\<{ \U)bl Smiji-on and otlici-,, lolutiwto paNincnl foi hoi k dciiu-.

TilK I'KOI'KDURE IULK.s. A- \t,i- ml loipalod would be tic rt-t v , Ihe Opposition ab-entod thi'i))->ehr-> lio'.n fliL- lluii^i 1 bi toi v the piocediuc i »ilo-> \wio n ir))t il. .mil .I*-, iln l ( w,b nollnnir like the noct'-^.us nuin'ot'i oi nu'inlx"! -. pii'^Mit, lo jk'inul. ol III'" (aii<lli!<4 ouk'i^ In m^ mi->-pciiili'fl, tin* 'jiii -tiDii could iiDi- be pill. It i^ \indi l -.tond (h,,t ( !n\ t.) nniiMif will not, pi'i-i'\ci( tintlici will) then piopn-cd iv

KAILW U COMMISSIONS < u)\i>i niin.nt have lummi ;ul\i-iil l>y the A'_m n! <iiiui.il ami iail\\a\ aiithni ltu s at Horn", in -\ iiom liif ()UL'slion ot i\\c ap I id 'it mi nt n! .1 Thu't I'v.uiw .iv Omiiiii'iMoin r li.ni l<oi n (K'li in (1, thai niiiic ot the apph cai.l .tii- lit to lioM the position ; thcietoic iln \ iliH'lmt 1 to ni.tl.i' any rceinnnieinl.it ion li i\ .ito in(|iiu il i aie still hemi; in ido u ith a \ lew to sn in u<j4 the soi \ ices ot a suil.iliii r\pt i {,

\l> \\()l!k TO DO \t ,iii" i)il.,(lv la^i infill Ml lii-hip nioM'ii the ."!)n\ti nmenti ot tin 1 dcbile on tin r.U'i tdi.il i'.il!, on the that meinbci < had n 'I \it had tune toMin-nlii lln mc.iMiie 'lheouie' papu wi-t \h m-.ted, and the Opposition attacked < >n\ ci ninen! tii not |n i \ iumil; tin 11 • »ii —.o with work to dt>->p.it< h The (!o\ei mnent pai t \ tetahattd I>\ aeeu~in<_r the ()ppo>it ion nt bui kiir_r di^ cu^-imi on the pnniduie i-'-olut ions !>> i!i-i mi ip<^ tli.MiisrUi-- tioni tlu lloii-e, and tlu Miiu-tei tit r.dnc Uioii a---ci ted that e\ui the lih ' total !'>i!l w.is postponed at tlu nimni uijiu^Lot t'n 1 Opjio-it ion (.Ox'CKNMLNT LAM) ITllt'll VMSS. The (|ii,'ntit\ of land puielia i-ed out of loan.i wlneli i» -.1 ill in tin jiihsu^iim nl the (!o\ ci nnient i^ a- loliows - AinUland, l,(Ju2 820 acirs (.ill <>' wlui h wa- |)inc!ia-fd fioiii n iti\e^ t \eept 8,70') aun --) , r.iianaLi, aeif-^ ; llau ke > Ba\, O'l.oO't acie^ , Wellington, 1.34N/151 aeie-< (of whu h onl\ 800atn^\\eie p\ni'hu-cd fi om othei •> t han nat i\ l^)

FINANCIAL POSITION OF TIIH COLON\. The L r o^^tp in the lobbies tluiinc; the las^ few da) lia- been eonlineit ahnost ,^ ilt ly to the by Sir Fredeiiek Wlnt.ikfi leiatne to the position in which the colons would be placed by the leietlion oi the Loan Hill. The htatemenl liht be 'ii \et} ci n knmed us an injudi( 1011^ one, and the local pit w- lia^ attacked hn Fiedmick lathei t iein hanil\ Tin e\[>ianation niadi' l)y the I'iemiei, that the Altomt'N Uenetal menu the (>o\ei mnent \« Iwii he ~niid that they would ht)\e to lilet hi n -I hednle i> l e^ai Avd a-^ w eak, but lu^ altoi u.'itne statement w lth letraicl (.oilie tinantial pinition oi thetolony appealed to <ji\e i hoioiiidi to both-^idesot tin Ifou^L 1 Ho !^aid that in hi^ opinion the < olony wa- in a better position l ban it w ,i- a \t. ai iii.'n, and u,h idva'Hinj mi lip load low.iiiU meeting it- Imanei.il dilii (lilt' 1, and he \\ i-- picpiied to idihiiilo nicnibei- b\ ol'n tal dot ni'irnt- that .m h \. i^ tliL t .I-*' This ,'iinouiK ( nient wa- ie i c i\ ed with t hcei -

SOLDIERS AND \ OLI'NTI KKS CLAIM.Th<- Nasal and Milil.un Suttlu-.' and NoluuWei- I. .Hid Bill, (hc-iMond ic.i'hii'4 oi which l'>ill s\ a•> a^ired to * %— t "l^lu, i^ i iio >aine ill' «i-vii c that, pa^-ed the (loum-1,-i-t \c<n, lull \\a^ l)lo 'k»'d in the ( nuiHil !)\ the do 1-!'1 -!' di th< -cc--;onc c --;on It N de-ii^nt d to ;ii\u itlii'i (o old •-oldui^ and to \ oluiiti <.'! s \\ Imp h.id <^i\ en 1 lien -n \K cs i o t !k x ( i o\\ ii, .mil \s ])!)'• v ( l.iiui- had 'mil l,i\oui,ihl\ wpuiUd upon I>\ tin Coin-uii--ionPi - appointed !>^y th<> < Jo\ c i nincnt. In 'lit di-ru- ion that look plac Maioi llimiin uamily c^hum d thr (lann^ of Col Hid 'NixuiiV liu'ii, -cljidl; t lid i they lind Ihcii dejtiiMd of ihun «_; « . iv t - ouidj; to tlu'ir oominandfi I imh^ kill d on Iho iicld ot battle, they tluif1»< iii<^ dt'pi lwtl oi t(.'->tiiH(»nj that lh(\ had -ci\ni ib Ilic Act iu(|iui cd. Tin Mini-tei toi DrUmi; in i(>ply t.,\u\ that tlnic a'oont \t\ ol Xi\on\ nicli m the colon\ and if it could he Miown tli.it they wrie ontitled to land giant- it -would be nuht loi the lloithe in it-, clenicnc j to extend fiu h <j:i ant -> to then)

IMf: MONK'S I'KOI'O.SALh Mi Monk to-day ask" the Piemiei .-- 1. \\ lil'Mh i tlic ( !o\ eminent/ do not ionsiilf 1 that (he diminished lexenuo ol oni l.ulway mill (iic sieneiai shiinkajie ot oni li^omci'-. an-iujj; fioni the loueied piiiTh o^ psoduee and othei causes, sulhcientU indicate that, the colony is utiahle to heal iiicriM^Lil taxation toi (lie put pose ot lneetiii'j intciest upon tlie Inrtlier impi nduoiive e\pendi(nie ot IxnioueiJ inoncy ' %• Wlielhoi it is iu>( then opinion thai, jviudcnee demands ihat all woik.s f-peeilied in Loan ,\<'ts which aie not now eontrueted for should be .suspended until the financial condition ot the colony i^ mote el'i->tic than at pie.sent? 3. Will the (iovci ninent biin;^ down a piopo-al th.it all lion owed money uhielieati be Ireed tiom e\i^tint^ engagcniunt^ be invented foi Lwehe months, and that next .session the !!on-e be in\ itcd to considei w liethei siu-t. money shall lemain in fiuthev abey.inee or not v

COULIN MOTH I'KST. The lavage-, ol the eodlin moth ha\o become of such an ovletibive liahuo I hat immediate legislation lias been louml neccsbfiiy, Aeeoidin^ly, the Cabinet ha\o pic[)ared a Codlin Aloth J3ill, which embodies Uie lci^i^lctLion o{ the Tasmania n (Jovonimoi.L, tliaL island beinp one oi (he jrfeat fruit-growing uonntries in Au^tialia. ' JNot only lias the disease attacked our apples, but it has now spread lo poaie. and plums, and the fruit -growing indu.sLry has sullercd so gieatly that leyislatitin o\ a positive and absolute kind has become necessary. Instead oi making the law permissive and optional, it is made edmpul sory, so that it legislation will stamp out the codlin moth, it is certain to be stamped out. j

Tlio provisions of the Bill, the second i cading of m lnch wa-. mo\ed by Lho lion. Mi' Fisher yesterday .afternoon, urc that iruit districts are lormed coterminous with the boundaries ot counties and boroughs ; that owners in districts free trom the disease have to pay one farthing per tree, and those in districts where the moth is pievalcnt one hali-pcnny, a levy not to be made more than once a year except where it is found that this will pro\o insullicient lor the purposes of eradication. The Hill was approved of by .several hon. membeis, but it was objected to that owueis of oich.uda had not been consulted and their mows ascei tamed. The J I on. AJr Kishcr in leply said that oich.xulists in Viii ion* ]iaitf» ot the colony had snbmittfd their mi<^l's(,i<jijs so it could not be .said thai they weie imioi.int ol the ronlenU of the Isiii. He assuied the IFou-e the measuie li.id been fi, uned with a \ icw to bein<» clki'live and at the same time economical. ' J ' h i -, was simply to the objection (hat the niachiuciy in connection Mith the l'>ill would be the ninib o! M-'tLm;; u|> anolhei di'pai tment. The second nailing oi tlic Hill was passed on the \oiee*-, and its committal lixcc! fin to day

CUM-DKKMMi IN CROWN KOKKSTS. '1 he Petition-* Committee to d.iv < onMilrK'tl (he j»cUt/on ol Iho Mntukai.iku .setting itti the ii<4ht to ch'j, mini in the winter months ii! .Mauii'^.i niuka Th y decided to leeonuiiciid (he piayei ut the petition lo he d Thu .Miin^tf 1 ot li.uuU pp.ini-i'd Mi liul)!)v t.h.it in oidn lli.il. tlieie sh.ill Ik ixmUU\, he wonld w lie to \1 ! I'<M< \ SniiLh to pioi ied to i-iic lieense^ lo mumlm^ei oenci.illv to dm in the Clown i<>ic-t-- « i n 1 11114 ''><-< wmto lnonlli-.

(iiiii.s- iiicii school Si! F.'obeii, Sfouf lia^ -uu-j;. -led to Mi (.OMIO tli.il tl.o (!illk nl(\ will it-- I »><•(, to (lie (Jill-.' lli»li School lDJ^ht bo <4i)t/ o\oi l»y it, a IM-lncL !!i-!i In lli.it < ,i->o ( !u\ 01 uinonti would h,i\ cto p.i\ L 3 \iU <M|)itiitiou ioi c.ich pupil Mi (loldiu looked up the A<- i\m\ linds (In^ (\u\ 1)0 dom on ;m application to thai ctloi't, l)cin^ ni.ulo to Liv I'.oai'cl 1)^ ono ot ilic School ( oimniUoe^ which >h,ill pluco out of its building-, at ihe tli->po-;d u< tho liotud toi the puijoM'. Mi lloldio is now cominunic.il in<4 with Mi I'plon wn (he subject.

AiiOLITION OK tiiH CATION UOAIiDS The <jiie-lioii of the abolition ot Educatit n Uoai'U ha-, t n^a^ed the attention ot the Minikin toi i ,dni ation,v\ ho i-- eon\ meed I hat in the mteieM - ott he -\ stem it i-> de-n ,■ ljletli.it P)O,ii(U be doiio assay wirh: that the 1 )epai t uicut should taki o\m the entile timehoiis ot the .ulminMia (ion and in-jn(tion He eon-ideis that thus the di^ad\anlane-< ot peniianent i e^i dcii( eoi iir ))o<'lo\ in one jt.u ti< ul<u ili-t ia t \\ ill bo i etiiov t d, .md the \\ hol< i'is|n>etii>n In; p|,i< (_d on a moie toot in<r.

m;\\ /.bvlam) to;iaivo. Itapi»iMis tliat, about 270, ()0U Ib- ol to liu'ci) 1- <4io\\a within eoion\ annually. ()t tin- \ lcld mil v about 07,000 1- a< cum ted tm to ihe (.'ii-lonis Pepai tment, -~<» t hat it l- iwik'tit tin: diHoietiLu which o-( .ipi -> Ovc.'-f duly uni-l he -onit'iliiii<; ("ii -i(lei.il)K' '1 he autlioi ltic- -u-pi'i't. th.it -Dim o f the tobacco m;i\ lie piiuli.iiul l>y tohai i oiti-t- in the l.v i:c tiiw ii- and nil .ed up with the unpoittd weed m tlieu cutlinu in.irhiiH 1^ In oidei to pir\tnt e\asion <>t paynirnt oi ilut v m tut uk , the C'oinnn-.-io n'l ot C'u-tom- l- th. ill mi; a lull to anii-nd ihiTol),iC( i) Acl ot 1879, in the din-ctnm o! •^iMiiji the Cu-toin- nlluoi 1 ' bellti meanot .iM'Oitiiimnu wli.it beeoim - of the tob.u io in the colony.

KKEViTIKX I'd ci\ til l- a-lun^ foi ;i connnii ke ot Ilm Ilou-c to lepot L (H» the be-4 toun ot local f-clt <j;o\ ci t mien I The "Xa Li \ e Policy Bilk v» ill be inti ihUili 'I by the < !o\ei nmeni to d.iv Monk want- Hk <an • i niiient lOMispi'nd t lie \\oik> selieduled in th> l^udii Act till the tin. UK i,il roiidition ot the eolon\ i- tnotc cLii! it 1 , and m\ e-t the hoi iu\utl mone\ -> foi t\\ eh c nioiit h^. Mej)^ ait !ia:i<4 taken In \lini-tei.- loi the e-t,il)li-!nn<2 of a I'oliee Supi'ianmidLion Fund, and a «;Mioi.tl -ehtine will be Milnnilled tin- -e-si'in 'I'm iilmll -a\^ the t'olotu t- bh i-dinu to d( .it li o\\ ni'4 to I lil \\eekl\ dej>,u 11111 111 c- ot a lai'_!,o niiml)Li ot it - people. 0 ( allauhan 1- in mm 1 tor pv naltie-on -o eallt d " t nth healci -.'