PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter.)

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY. (From " Star" Reporter.)

WrxuM.Tuv, 27. J ONR MAX ONE YOTK S,i ( i eor «. e 'V,e\ h.i- a^am succeeded ,n cazi \ izip the secomi zeadniy of the i>'H pi o\iding toi the .rlo, it'on ot the pun. lplv o\ | one vote for c\,oh' man. He ha^ h:ul llio tnoaMive hoiou' the II o»-c for the I i*t . a yeai-«, and laM- m^lit oxpre^ed jile.i'-ui ■> tluil(Un eminent had Uvntlu-wn to lnrorjH.Kite the jnineiple hulieu'lvee.oialbiH. altliou^h sn;vc ihjiulio^ o! Ca! met hail opi o-?eo the Bill in tonnovyeu-. t'Ue Colonial Seeietaiy reminded t-n <^. <:>ey that \%!nle omc ; of 'the pie^ot .MimMe^ mi^hi 'ia\^ oppo*od th • iUi. the m |"ih -iipp.ured n. ; Sir (t. Urey :uiiuttU' i thi^. .uul cxjire^ed his acknowlediinn .i ! - lo tlu («o\i m.nenr tor adopting tue pinu 'pie in ihe Hill.

TilK W\\ l < >CARE. The nv.uoui thai wa * *pi cad -\o(erday 1 afternoon miauling tho p ola'C outlneak c ot wai at Home «!)■■ pei - -'enily lepoaiad i ls-t niyiir, ami hi- ln\ n uii^'wtiod to tho c\uMii t,iat lu)\u iiiK'ut w m' aci-aally in po^e^ion ot l"0 iun thai iV:* 1 Jiad been a , dcclaiatiou oi ho-n-itic- X was not, theic- ( tore, vi i<mg u. liml that Mr i'-ilfeon. at ( 9.30 pm., con-uleio'l u neoL't-'in ;o lnr.n-- ( rupt iho biHiiu^ li> puttui;; a qiie-tioti which he iogauL\i a- oi Mlal nnpoi t.iiH-e to the oouiuii" T.'ie Mnii-iei lor Detem-e. m , deti\inj: that an\ iele_.am^ lnul Kmi ieeeh'ed/ami e\[>ie^ina hi- hrhol that the c ] was iiOL the n.irrant tor tho lnp-.om. -nd that auuni; tlu ia*t two j hout- lie had 'eoeived ot ( nquiiie- , a^ to the tnirli ■ iln- M<niou:. Tlik-' .i^ur- , anee render lv.il 1 i> the uimjukMimj.'- tetlmu , that had been atoi^ett in Iho -pLead ot the j , lepou I *

FAltt KENT BILL < 1 mentioned la-tueek (hit (.o\einmei)l had v.ntten to Sr (.'eoiue Ciev w lth the object *t t-<-( i ■ ainiri<_r ■*» icliui 1)0 would iimodh' • lie ! .v' Kent Hill. ~n (Jooi^e^ iqii) «,h i\uit>nily unta\ ma al ile. Tie Ptumet .ntu^aieed the Lhll \c- oiday, and [he •.. .on !>\ Mi i, > the puxlucnoM "f e "n ie-i>v.'ndeiiee on the --nbjeet %\a^ O[»po-ed b) the (UnLinnieni, and eoulu not oojiio <>u The Pieniui -ant .it, the -awe time tha! ti>e coKexpo.'ide.iee u«i» available foi the }Ui\ate mtoim .turn oi iikiubti~.

LIFE A^UUAM K. The tem:uam\ -eeiion ot the (lo\ommtiu Llk Itruianee W\w .nit nt doe* noL appear to ha\e pui\eu \ay jnohci'iic to iine-tui? up to the piettnt. a- then; iuhead\ a duieit,n<-\ ot t.%75 l > in rhit tKin. and holder or tempeiaiKe pulu le- aie excluded train p.iiticipatiuii in the oidmai\ bonuses.. Tin- ha- <;i\tn UtC to sornedusati^factiiMi. and a«< it 1* iiUel\ tonitexk'O with the -ucei.— oi the blanch, Mi Fiankland, {iiineipal otheet ot the pLpaitmeut, \\as leque-tcd -ome time a;^o to ~u^^<_st some mean- vi putting matter upon a bettei t.ujtmi;. I'iiaf iientleman lecommendt that it it 1? !ound that the mot taliL^ in tht tempeiance -cetioii i- ie>- than \va* anticipated, hi^hei bonu^ c^ on^ht to be paid. He points out that it k- only natural that tempetance pohe} -holder- should complain of then exclusion horn piotits, seeing that by the pa\ment of piemuuns on the same lives they' imjjht l)ecome pait owneis of a ea-h surplus ot i! 94,000. He submits a diaft clau-e by which the amalgamation of tempeiance and oidinaiy funds iproUded for, thu-i allov>uifr all pohcyholdcis to participate in tK* distiibution of the cash bonu^.

IXSURIXU DISEASED LIVES. Some important recommendation- weie made by Mi Jt'ianUlandwith ie-p<^ t t<- 1 > proposed new method 01 in-unnu di-e.i-ed lt\es and those of pei-on- in ill health ci \ unfavoiuable history. He -a\- the onh | way of in>min^ *utn li\c- 1- by cli-pen -m^ w ith any estimated mort.ihty that will take place amoncr-t them. Thi- could onh be done by lea\inir mieeitain the ?um payable at death, and he pio;io-e-> that a separate section -houlri b»- <ipe'iLd m the In-uiance Department without le-aid to health, habit-. 01 famih histuiy or j)c; sons, m-uiiiifr : that the -urn at rleith shall not be iixed, but that a c it.iin j>roportion of the pure piemmm me nm l>e peiiodically di\ided ainon^-t iepie-cnti tives of i>ei-un? d>mg duri-i^ the intei\al .mmediutelj pre\ ion- to dhi-ion j

THE REPRESENTATION CO.'IMIS-j KION.ERS. | Minister = flo not -oc the nect— it\ _<»f directing the Repic-entation i.'ommi— , sion to altei the boundaue- ot tile ' electoral di-tiict> at uie-ent >-u <ito bring them into conformity ith tht^ie- I ciueed "lumber of rep'.e-entati\t.- Tlic\ > think it uould be against the -pint ot ihu - Act that maps diowin^r the bounddUv.- ot the new di.-tncts should be placed txluio , the Hou-e, n- member^ v.ould rhu^ h.i\<- an j unfair advantage on or otliLf intending fan i didate- in the matter of can\ i-^mu. The quo=rion of ajjpointinfr & consni— lOiici m , the place of Col. llaultain ( Mgncdi ha- j not }et been before the (lo\ eminent. i

AItUEXTIXE KLPUBLIL LAM) LAWS. Mr <iuinne=fe intends to a-k the Piemitt whether the attention of the oo\ eminent lnis been draw n to the system of Jand ic^alation^ exi-^tinrr m the ' State of Aigentme Kei)nblic, which aie ienoitcd to be woikinj^ in a most >ati-tactoiy manner, and whethei the <TO\ernment ill take into con^idciation the de-nability of making filiation*- j of a similat chaiacter for thi^ colony, '■o a- J to afford an inducement to immijjrani- and working da^es to take land on a like

THE OIM'OSITIOX RATWUIXE. Leading Oppo^nioni-t- make no scciefc of their bohef that the Mini&tuie day. me numbuul, ai.d that they will succumb not ( lon^ aitei the dchvciy of the TreuMiier s btaremetit. Ot coui.^, iheir opinion 1- ba^ed or. the behcr th.ib the l>ufl«ct piopo^aN | will be unacceptable, tlioutrh theio hu< not | been the "-li^hLCft leakage ah to what the | naturtj 01 ihe-e mil be. In putting a quc^- | tion to \iim\ter- it the ledi^UibuLion of .seat-, Mr Htddon e\pie-«ed hi-> coimetion that befoie many weeU< wcie over the Hou^e wuuld be thieatened with a dissolution. Ministerialists, on the othei hand, aie confident that theie ill be no change on the Treabnry benches this session.

THE LAW OF DIVORCE. There was a lengthy debate over the J3ill introduced by iMr Samuel, extending the around., on which dhorceb may be granted. Objection was taken to it by Messrs* \V. P. Ilee\e», Allen, Percival and otheib because the tendency of the measure ib to gne much weater facilities for divorce than exist in England. It wab argued that the fact that the Bill wa^ being debated in the House showed that members were utterly wanting in the sense of responsibility that le-ted 'with them. It was admitted by opponents oi the measure that cases of haulsbip did exist, but the eflect ot the j pioposed legislation was simply to enact that marriage was a civil contract, terminable at will. The Colonial Secretary was the only Minister who spoke, and he .supported the Bill. Taiwhanga also created some amusement by supporting the Bill, as

oiio suffering by matrimony. Mr Samuel said since he had taken the measure in hand lie had lecoived thousands of letters and telegrams from all parts of the colony urging him to piococd with it, and endeavour to have it passed. The second reading was agreed to on a division by 37 to 21.

ANTI-CHINESE CONFERENCE The .sujjjo cation for holding the Intercolonial Conleieueo on the Chinese question emamit oil from Premier Pla> iord, ot South Ausi.talia, who suggested that a oontoienee Mionld assemble in Sydney on the 19th ot ilune, each colony (o ho icpiot-ontc* by t,uomoinboi t -oi the tixeeutho, andollered. if nLH'O-t.aiy. io ask Itis I'arli.unont. Lo adjoin n foi a >hoit (inio. Sydney was suiruffstod as (ho mcctiPLi, place, a^ beinji jn-obal)lv the most- gonoirdly coiwcmen'. Sir H'liiyj Atkinson has lejilied that it is impossible that either members of Ministry or E\eouii\e Council can attend oui i'aihament is ii\ pension, but would send one or two suitable delegates if I'lemior I'aikcs aurer- to their repiesentatum in this wa> lie the only way in which the piesoneo 01 ol this colony can be secured is to hold tlieeonfcience in New Zealand.

THE CHINESE IN 'FIUSCO. It is intended to bum 1 ioruard :i -oik's 01 le-olutious on this .sub]e( t at an earh dito, and tln^ will be t>troni>ly aniiChinc^e in th.ni A <rie.it deal ot imeie-i Im* been taken in the copy ot report ot iho "Fii-co Clunc.se (.'oniinis^ionci-, puMi-hoil in 1885, and contained in pa pel* mi pos-o.s-inn ot V.r C 'adman. It uncs a>touiidin;4 ]>aiticulai^ of the c\il-< an-in^ ! fiom I lie Chinese nuisance in that eit\. Apait tiom a-pectt- ot disease, \ ice. and imnioialit\, t ho (jucsiion is shov, nto be \ei\ lmjun-tant trom an inihisfiial point ot view. A lai CiC ]nopoi tion of tho matndae{iiiin- tiade ot San Fianeisco tune m the liands of the })ii>-tailed m- \ adcr-'. Tiicre w cie in the Chinese qnai lei ot the oii\ a lar^e number ot taetoiies, u-eJ toi the follow in<; pm pose- .- -Tailoi inu, boot ami .-hoe-niakin<4, ei^ai makinu, -hut milking, titn\aie nianufaoluie, e.mdle iiKikinu, tanmnu, clotlun<i manniaciuie, and broom making. Tliei > aie 1,2 Cl 2 -e\\inu m lehim s at voik m t'u-e taetDrie- The omploNoes include 427 ciir.ii makei-, 509 boot and -line mikei-. ami 974 clot hing manufaetmei-. 'iailonnu -eeuis to be populai -uilh lln Chinkie-. Theiv aie 40 I hine-e t allot m<j; woik'oom^. and in -o p -nc ot the-e unite tuUi'- -no in (hai^e ot i lie iooni- reaching the tiade to Chinamen. The latepaid them foi manutactuiin ', coat- i- about !i\e -lull iiU- each. The Clnne-e \\oikionm- .ii-c iiulnile o\ei 100 elotlimu. factoiies

THE CRIMINAL CODE BILL. Tin late Co\ei nmunt, thiou^h then Mini— tci tor .lu-tiee (the Hon. .1. A. Tole), intio i duccd a Ciiminal Code Kill on two or thuv occasion:?, but it ne\et *_rut be\ ond the Committee *ta,ue. The Hon. !\ Uuekle\ iia-> uuiociured in the Le^i-latm i Coupul a -unilai mo.i-aio, which Sn : r \\ hit ikoi hat- piomi^cd to -uppoitand endea\oui to rjet taken up a-^ <i (.n\rminent measuic in the Ifou?e. The Hill lv- , been lead a second time by the Loid--and ieten°d to a -deet comnuttee. The mea^uie piopoe» to vai-e the " ac;e of consent " to 16 \iai> and rhe definition ot "ehildien fn>m t u ehe to thiueen )eai>. The a^e of abduct i(,n 1- h\ed it 17 in Enul.md ; undci rhe (. urnnuil Law Amendmenl Act it i^ 18 jeaih.

THE C'JIIET RAILWAY COM MISSION i:k. Mini=;tci- piofe---- to ha\e done e\ci\thinp; in th< n juwei to appoint the Railway C onmu^ioneix in iurnn lance , with the .Railway Uoaid- Act ot la-t j ■\eai. The mitt or hd=; beui in i'u J h Hid- ot the A'^ent lit ue: al, and of the C tian in, in ot diitM-toi-ot hc^onh Eastern and dual \\ e^tei n Kailw ,i\ l'om[nniiiN and the} had ,uh l-ed (io\ei i ment that th<'\ i mild not t.iKoihc u -pon-ih'Ut \ nt l eeoni mendinii an\ ot the appln niN toi the po-^t ot (. hit! Cuimiuvioi'u T'ne\ lrul. indt ed, j u))oittd ili-tnictK thai not one ot the ap ! jiiuant- u«i" a <-uital)le pei-on. Ko -ten- had \et been taken \o secure the two innioi (\imini--ion^i<. but the\ would lie appointed <!oni le-ident^ within the eoloii\

Ml/It IIANKLXC AKRAXf.KMEXTS. The PiLinK-r i- :i\ui-u to cilecti-.^ an) ( iiaimi in th>; pHM.nt l-nnkin^ auan^cnvnl^ ot the cmintL\. Ho *<i>^ that the j -Woiii in \utjuc in 1 ot the ol.hci I o'kl'.iiil-. I>\ \\Ml!i th(^ public account is ! Li nt wUh the A>-otMatud Hank-, doe- not j Lonipaio I,i\ou;,t!il\ with oui ->-ttin, a- thu i \-~(H l.Ut (1 Dank^. n^ hi ii < nti u-ted w ith the |(oi-)Mit-> i>a. kinci ii iai)LT< n)f i)t-. aio Lfivcn - .'PL \oicl in tlu di tation ot it- policy

i A \OUXi; ( OIOXIALS- SOC'IKTV. ' A piopo-a! u liieh ha- l>ecn made b\ Mi iT Mackoi/ic, memW'i foi ( hit ha, to Mio \ .',ut; 'Now Z< aHnd I'aiU in the lfousr, i >,\ fiv ttiini.it mil of Hie Young Colonial-j,-o.']<i\, i- ijiim nni; with fa\oui,il)lo coni -!']■ 'at ion Tho olncct- of the piopo-^d A-»(iCi.ition would he a-^ follow- — To ; -'iiinulati a pat i mlic feeling ainong-b Au-- | tiah i'- <if a'l cl<t-~e~. and cieciK, (o educate Au-ii<ll.i->i«u!- to appi cci.it e and propeiiy v-( dun pilitical pmile^u-. <md ro ])ioniDt' tho iid\ancciiH"n(; of Au->tialasia, and, ,'!•, ,i whole, fust"i unity of IceliiiL" .inionrr-t/ all )>nii--h colonies of the Au-t.ala-ian oiou]). Mi MeKen/ie, who ha-, ju-t leLvi ned ( mm AuM,i<dia, tcllsmetiiai a-inulai oi if.ini-ation i^ m existence tlu'V .

small (;i:aziN(; iiuns The o\puiment-> of cutting up the Deep Dell and Kutmv mn 5 - in Otago into Mnall <ria/inc;; ) mi- has not picned such a hnuneial success, as was anticipatcrl. Tlic fcuo iun-5 hauihifcheito boon pt educing .1 %io a s icnlal ot 1!3,350 jjcr.'innum, and thocntal now recci^ed fiom »o\enleen or twenty small liin/iriii inn. 1 - i- C 1,620, 'I'lio .Minister for Latid-5 i~> of opinion, ho\vc\ci, that if the icnl-> harl bc^n iclet, on the name dimensions ,i lietoic, the <_ \c(---i\e icntals they had ualiiLd wo'ild nut have been ol»tain d, and lie think, 1 - 25 per rent depreciation a lair | estimate.

WORK IN THE COUNCIL. ! The following Bills pu-^cd through all their Miu^os in the Council yesterday -. - Penalties J leech inn and lleim<-sion Bill. Jii < -U<"-es Act Amendment. Demise of Crown, Wesiland and Orey KducoUon JJoards Hill. The Rher Bo^ids Act Amendment Bill was lead a .second time, and the Indictable Offences- Act Repeal tfill(Tlon. Mr Buckley) a fiist time.

LAND AND INCOME TAX. Overture-, woie made to Sir (I. («rey ye.stei day with the object of inducing him to move a i evolution a/finning the desirability ot :i land ;im\ income Lax instead of the pi operty ta\. Bii George did not gho any definite answer, faut it is understood that it lie does not move in the diiection indicated himself he will take .steps to airanfrc for the resolution to be brought forwairi.

VILLAGE SETTLERS' GRIEVANCES. Sir G. Giey gave notice yesterday of a Bill which it> intended to remove several disabilities under which he considers village hettlcr.-i labour. Some concessions were obtained by Sir George last session, and lie is now endeavouring to abolish the regulations requiring perpetual residence and preventing subdivision.

NORTH AUCKLAND HA HAY AY. Government £<ivo their consent to the introduction of this measure, and it was brought in yesterday by R. Thompson in committee and read a lirst time. The Dill provides lor the construction of a tnilway line from KauUapakapa to Lake Omapeic, a distance of nearly 120 miles. A Rood deal ofsuppoit has already been promised tor Lho Bill.

GOLD TN TUITUA COUNTItY. The desirability of arrant in<i - with (he natives to allow pvosjioclins; tor t^okl in Tuhuiv oountry ha-> boon Inoutrhl; under tho, notice ot the (Jove. union! . The N."i<i\e Minisiei tiliccniLvlion i^ a \ory diHuuili. one, as tho nalivcb in th.ib i>ai i< of (-herountiy have hi<hoi (o boon averse to allowino Kmopoan.s tn ])io^poet/ to juij e\tent ; !>ut step^ will be taken to onde.nom to persuado tlu) naLi\es to allow the Ut-.tiiel, to bo thoroughly pro^pccto(', and ii noli I in ().>)- jiblo quantil.io it> iouml h(nj).s w ill be laken either to acquire the land 01 jn.ike silisf.ie tory arranuemcnl^ wilhlhe natives lot the working ot (he find.

T I \ X C 111 XES E ION FK ! iION ( ' X The (loxorniniMil ha\c dcciiled that lhvy (.•annot --tntl a Minister to (lie Cluik^o t'oniruMico, Imi- they will send a ilolr^ite i

RAILW W 1-LMPLOYEES' TK'KKTK The (WtM'nmonl. do not intend to extend the eoncewon ot pihile;;ed railway tiekeN, now enjo>ed by the -ei\ant- ot one or two dep.utmenK lo tin 1 w\\o\r hm\iiv. 'JMir system now in fou-o only t>\((-ii(U lo mil \\.\y -ov\>vnt^, utul it uvi > ml loducefl tor the p\Hivw> ot i-n,tl'!ui<x --vi f.u-c men who weic K'-niin^ in ineomemVnt plact i->i -> to iunel ioi \.he purpose ot olHainuiu their ,4oie^ and pio\ i-ions ; hut the j >'.;»< tice lias been extended to all lailwav employee^, u lio .ue allow cii (o UMAolat ([iiailei i.ite^. The whol' v question n>a\ now In leconsideied, with the Mew ot hnntiniA the pn\ile>ie to one day in each week.

TilK ATTOIiXKY-CKNKKAI/S !>r. CL A RATION. Some lion monilvM', fo.n inu (hat c.iptl il i will bo made out ot Sir F W liit.tku '- peech on the l,o;in Hill, wi-hcc) ( •■)\ f\ mm nt to c.iMe to l in* A.mnt. Ccihm.il v lie pinpoii of tiie r\p!.m.\'.U)M in (Ih> lloiw on Tiu^d.n , l so tli.it .'in\ icm.uks in (he Liiiikmj " Stand. iid 'ot ii deti.u toi \ natuic ina\ la j fit OM(V COntlO\Cllt'd Till 1 (.'O\ol IlllH'Ml, j h<n\f\iM, .tit 1 ,i\oi-e 10 (hi-^ couisr, .mil . point out tit it th«Mc would '>(.• no end ol I tiouMt 1 it the (;o\emnionl >v im o to take iiotu-c ot ilil st itcini'iit- ni.uli 1 by tho-v iippo-O'l to the wi'lMil' (if Xf\\ /'i\il.U"i. ii j faho siaUnuMit- vie published .it. Ho no, inijUUir-' lie itit.nn hi he in-ulntul l>> ll»e A'jent-(.'i netal and an olhcial denial will tollou m due eoui^c.

GOVERNMENT LABOI/U IHTvEAI'S. I The idia of (Jo\oi nnient in opening [about buieau>\\a» that employ. nient nu^ht he found toi tho-e ; ei^on*- whom the l.ibum l>\ change-* had halt d to piowdefoi, and, :ilmj, that people in the eounti\ wantiui; faun hand-, etc , imt_>hl be in a jm-i-tion to api>l> to fjentlemcu ot miiiic jxpeiien^e a^ de-irable pei-on^ to lccotnnu'iul. Theie i^ no intention ot inteitcin^r ss itli pii\ate ii^enrio, but, «i>3 Iho l'leinar puinU out, Uiu jjublic «ood inn-t have pic ieieneeover pnv.ite inteie-t^. Since (he [ibour hiißMib h.i\(> been m evi-U'iieo in tin-* piineipal tow n- ot themlom, the> ha\e net n Micce-^ful in pt,i< mu ;i I u L r c inimlioi it people in situation-, .md <ln^cLl\ the j " unemplo>ed ci\ cea^e-^ the\ will be | olo.ed. The total <'(M ot ieo|jeninu the) [ahou lnii can in Dunedin i-> Cl2O j»ei \ .inniini. !

WAII'U IILT/'TION. j To-d,n -" % tiii/ot to will cot\t.un .m an-noiiacL-mont \idid;Uin<i the local optiou poll sit W uipu, winch \wi- taken on M.n I 14th ami -üb^e(iuenll\ (leclaK-d \uu\. The i poll lonlted a<r,iin^t .in iarua-Cd! lu'Cn^i^ Mi iloldir has l;eun intt k -.linj^ hini-elt in Lhi- mutt i 1 THAMES AS A POUT OV i:NTI^ Yv Khu-^.iul to the eld-inii ot thy Thumc.-. ti- ii poit el entiy the C'ummi-'-icinoi of C ibtoms inloim^ im tiiub i\, h<x^ ti.in^puccl thai tin. 1 icveiiiic t'oll<'(.t<xl ihcic luiu juiumnl- to only Jihoul I'lUO a >e;n. Tuom. u^idents in ihe di-tiict who petitionec! on t he -nib )cct luquoUn^ the lc-opemnu ot the {mit h;i\o lictn lntoimed to this clloct.

AUCKLWD l^TlTiO-XS The following AucUl.hr! petition;-- ha\e| been lepoited upon : — Alevuulei I. Campbuli, of \\ aipu, no claim a^am-t the onion} : Kichaidand .lamo (.hen, of Pollok. pot Itionei- :uc not emit led to .my eoninensi tion : Thonias Fine!) ot W.upa, ,uul John Ulan of Auckland, refeiud to Natr, c AllanConnniUee : .MotukaiaUa -p( eial (Joxernoi u commended to <ji\e etlect to the pia\ei ot the petition ; L. (Joddei 1 , T.ihcko, recommended to ta\ouialile eonsideiation ot the Co\ eminent: Whan^aiei County Council /•' <Juni(iiL r uei-, lcieued to < .'ovonunent : >!eCJonke\ and other.-, of Tt A»vainutu, lol.itivc \o Ihble-icao'inc; in .-chool.-, icfeued to '!o\ernnicnl toi <'on-ideiation.

AVONDAIiE LUNATK ASYLUM. It appeals that tin relation- bet uocM one nf the ollicial visitors In thi.s A^\lum and the oHn/hil hcful^{iiuf>()ino\\h.il siiuincrl, diid Mi T. Thompson ha^ fxi\»Mi notice t hut. he will move for the piorluction (if all coiic-pon-ricnee dining t!io la^t six months between the Deputy Inspertot ,iml nilicial M^itoi^of the A-^lum awl (lovernmcnt h.i\in<j; u Uience to the management of Mie in^lituiion.

LOAL I'ROSPKCTINt! AT WAIOMIO. Taiwhanga and Mi Peacock ha\o been urginir tho Xative Mnii^loi to at range a special fitting of the N.ilne Lii.ul Comb to in\e-('igatc the nwner-I'ip of Ihe Waionno block with a view of opening it up for coal purposes.

EDU('A T I 0 X Hl5 S !•: i- 1 VK S liV AUCKLAND This question ha-. been en".iuiir_: tho attention of jMi 1 Coldie, and lio hasuoDio fo the conclusion that the uro.it ci poit of the loorves in Am kl.md aic unnecessarily uupioduct i\< . Ho h;>s . therefore, trn en police Lo ask the ?dini-tu of Lands whetlie. hoi.- <'nv.no I hat, theio ,i)e very lariro areas of hud, supposed to contain in all o\ci 100,000 acu^ of .in climated value or £116,000, wliich have been vested by Aclin School Commissions s toi piimaiy education, still unleascd. ill ho lnlorni the Kousc whether every legitimate clloro has boon made to lea^o it, so that the stiain upon the consolidated levcnue for edueacational purposes minrht be iclioved ; and if not, why not? i believe th i&imiii for the' rjuufttion is that Mi (lolche fi-.u«. that S'udicient attention has not been paid by the Commissioner to make Uiese rc-ev\e** pioductivc in the Auckland province. He says that, of theso reserves, thoi c arc u( present some 4,895 act e^ leased, Iniutfing in an annual revenue ot €725 19s, whilst there are 26,072 acres still unleasod. It is reported that 1,850 acres (<f the land, if leaped, would bring an additional revenue of £392 per annum; of the other 24,216 acres nothing in said. Ho is therefore anxious that efforts should bo made to put these lands to profitable use. Uo thinks, also, that it is scarcely creditable to our Auckland administration that out of 30,960 acres, only 4,895 acres should be dealt with ; whilst Canterbury, which has 47.000 acros, has only 1 ,250 acres unlcased, which

might, if leased, bring in £100 por annum. He recognised that thero might be an rnhwer for Uiis stato of things, hut thinks that all available moans of raising rovonuo should bo ado\)icd botore iiu'roasiny; taxation.

HOTOItfJA LEAMRH. Sydney Ta.iwhanj.ra, accompanied by other Maori chiefs, wailed on Lho Mini.stoi ior L'uuls yesterday morning to risk that (.he Thermal Spring.s Acb .should )>o amended ho a 1 * to enable arrears of leases in the Kotoum (.oM'iishiji, .'tmouni.itm, it, i.-, said, 1.0 some ClO.OOO, tol)e iecn\en'd # The Minister promi.-'ed to biin^ lho mall or under the consideration ot the ralnnet. It ( Jovui nnu'iil w ill not dmtt ;i Hill ot the kind Tumhnni;,) intends to do so.

STOPIMNi! CHINESE IMM ](! RATION. The pas^a^e of tho Chinese iinnu^i.d.uni Amendment S^ill thiou<;h the Council is by no mean.s a^smed. .No soono had ihe Attorney - (leneral, yesterday afternoon, moved i(,s soe>md leading Mian Mk; Hon. Mi Wot oil inline robo to hi.s leot lor !,ho jxupo.^c ol ino\in^ an nniondiiionh l,(> Ilio clioi't \\va\ it- wjs uiuU nikililo to piooeed hul.lier with Iho Dill iuil.il (ho kmiK oi (.ho C'hine-c conteience and the iK^ohatiioiis w hirh aie lalvin^ plaeo bet weon the Knv;li-h and Clune^e (!o\ei nuieiiK should be made know n. I lad an iinmedi.iLc \oto been taken, t hi; amendment' would doubtless ha\e been eauied, bvi(, omiiUially it \\a^ decided by 15 to 13 to ad)otun tiie (h^lian 1 till Tuesday. In connection with the anti-Clune^e pi decoding, I m.iy menlion that J lia\e the a^suianee ot Mimstei>- that- the ftaiement Lliiib Sn -J. Hall will lepi e-^enl us at the Intetcolonial Coutevence i^ made w ithout anthoi ity. -So tar, the Canine! \\tv.( not .\ et. con-idcred the matter beyond deeidmi; that a d.'lo^afe, and not a Mmi^tei, hall lepic-^eut New Ze.dand.

[tKIHK'IXO THE <J()\ VAIXOW^ \ 01 v' ('Oil ldcKlblo slllpHM' Ills 1)( CMI o\-pies->edat tin. 1 tai t U> ili mi ml mi it ion K<i-> lltMl UOIM'd tldlll illO !l()ll!' v k !()M 1 llllH'Di as to iheta>co! (!k < id\(. i i mil's Saljii V l»ill winch w.is pished l,is|, .sL'i-ion. 'flu ** I'o^t thinks tli.il tlic niv>~t -,'i i-t.ictoi \ nit itiitit mn wllK'll (Ollld 1)C K'CL'IXCIi 111 Mi>,ll(l It) I lit inc,i-uic woultl Lo one (o llu* cllocl (li.it the Heine ( !<i\ci nmcit li.itl drU'! mined toic-.i))|)c-int Sn William .!ei\uis tei another tcun, .'md (.'oiisequuit-h (h<-\ \\tudd \eio thu lUII, lu'iuli: (|viite the Li tri^lat me u c nld not de-no to i educe Iho s.daij tluniiu his ienane> ot the oihee. 'I'lu^ \vi)uld plea 1-.'1 -.' all p.u ties.

THE HOIS. Mil LAKN.UMI Yei \ general e\;Mu^ions of ie<;ic (. h.i\c been made b\ meinbei- ot both side^ of tlio Howl at. tht. tumminc mont ( out<i.iii( il m a tt-li i^iam horn Uunctlm, published by ono ol the cu-ninu fjiiju'is, Lh.it the lion. Mi L.uiiiich had decided Lo m Uk- poini.inLiiUy in \ntoiiii. The mcmbt'i toi the I'eninthough not, oceiipN inn ;i position in the toieino^l. lank oi out public men, held a 10poittobo in I lie Stout Mmi-itiy, and ho Wh po^essucf oi many -leihnu qualities, Mhicli made him decidedly point, lai ith membei- ol both s'ultw ot the llou^e #

IS LEI'UOSN CONTAGIOUS 1 ' t!o\ei mnent ha\ o ior» i\ed the opinion ot the fio\al College ot Siu^eons on this-. The ( ol'loyc 1 bohe\es thatlt.pios\ is not contagion- in • he conventional .sen-cot tlie teim; luu, if at all, i^ onl\ >o in .1 low ilc^iee, and nndei e\( e|»uonul ennini-taiicL'-, and H-coinnKinK that <!o\enmH'n( --lioiiid institute Mich an investigation a-- the College nii'jht (liu'd andiepon on w hen eomnleted. \\ hd-t tht ( ollc^e doe- noi bebf\e the eoinpuKoi \ -en relation to be |ii Unable, the eneuuia^ement ot k'pei a^\ luni> or hoti-es ])iopeil) u'^nlattd it eon-idci-dt>Miabl'' Siicli • i s)lum^ not be re ( 4 uded a- ]H i-on-, and ai uui^ •(! a-, not to'pio\e iQ" foi inten-ii^in'j; the di-eaM, but a- uMuue> u hei o kindnc-- .uid unioxment ot (hi. -imple, though neee— ai > , con-dition-of ;i healthy lite would Ix niMiied. In this diieetion the ('(^HeueMionuU lecom mend- Slate inlei feienee and a— i-tanee.

sir <.i;okc;i: u\n:\ defends iiimshlf. As 1 had pie^ou-ly informed \ou,<!o- \ eminent wanted Sn Ceoiyo Gie\ to take ehame e-t the b'air (lent Bill m coiiM. > rlneneer 1 nenee ot hi-, luiMiiuiiad the muttci m hand ioi sonu; .st->-i')ii- ; but lie declined, and mtoinud his ron-tituonts ot the negotiationI that had taken place between the I'iemiei and him-elt. Kortln^ he hac' been chained %\ith a bieaeh ot eonlidence. Nn (ieoi^e (!ie_\, la^t ni^ht, m<.;oioii-I.> denial that he hid been j^uilt \ ot any bieach ot eunlideiiLe, and -aid \hal to conceal tiow the peo[)l° or New /t.dand ti knowledge ot whit, pa^cd between lt^ public men was, in In* opinion, tuaehuy to the St.ite What, had occuiied «ib Minply thi- : lie had leeeived, un-ou^ht, a telegram, not. marked |»ii\ate, a>kin'_; it he would intioduee ihe Bill into the UoiiflO and si- — i— t. in cnnyin^ it, the < Joveinment of ilie day pioirn-mj; him theii aid and suppott m making it the law ot the land. The. next day he made th.it oiler known to the people ot Auckland, and aUo hi^ lesohe not to take chaise ot the Bill, a*> it would, to hi^ mind, lia\e been a wijmicj and foolish di^no to have Ins name clashed with it. Undei the eireumslancohe claimed a pcrteet linht to comiuuniea f e to In- eon-tituents the motnes t.liat had induced him to decline the intended honoui without hn\in<; been guilty ot the sb<j;htt,st Molation of private eonliI dene(;.

SU(iAR DUTIES. One ot the mol recent dopatdier- tiom Downing beais on Iho iSuj^av (.'onfei once, and thus conclude.-- . — tv I tiu.->t L shall lecohe fioni (Joxei-ninent n iu)U(icatiun of iU i'WuUirns to ontci into t.he comcnt.ion, oithor l).y abolishing all t,a\es on suj^ai, 01 l>y binding itsclt nol to allow on any c\])ovUml su^.u, oil.hct ia\v or U'tiiiod, any diawbcU'k iop.i\ niont of duty 01 allowance in icspccl ot duties jmid 01 loss oi balk.

DKAD iMEAT ON RAILWAYS. (iovcnnneni decline to reduce railway fici^hl, on dead meal to the siiine rales as iiie'chaiood foi conveyance of live '•lock. The Minister lor Public Woiks holds that, cli.u'^os aie now very low, and Ihni furLher ) eduction would imolve consideiable lobs | oi revenue. i

RETRENCHED OFFICIALS. Petitions aro already coming in irecly from olliciaN who have boon discharged owing to the exigencies of the colony. The Government wish to have fcho petitions 7-eiciTcrl to a ppcci.'il committee, and would have moved in that diiection ycstoiday attemoon only foy the tact that there wuvo not suHicionb members present to suspend the standing orders. It is intended that the Commit tee shall consist ot Messrs Bal, lance, Barron, Sh 1 George Grey, SirJ. Hall, Messrs Me Arthur, Mills, Ormond, Hooves E. Richardson, \V. D. Stewart and »iv Harry Atkinson.

i CALM BEFORE THE STORM. There is complete (stagnation in the political atmosphere, and little _or no interest is taken by members in the proceedings in the House. Every one is waiting: in anxious expectation for tho Financial Statement, and the revised tariff, and membors appear indisposed to set-

tie down fco work till they aro before them. The Opposition aro very sanguine re-^pcot-in^ tiieir prospects, and aro resting satisfied that tlio protect ion promised will not wilisty the country, and that the (Jovorninent's fi'eo Uiido Hiipportors will not) consent 1.0 more beino; jjivon. Jndoeel, Opjio.sil.ionists mo convinced ihat free Uaicrs will not consent to the (..'ii-tJI bein# incrcabcd (it aU, find any want of confidence motion will be thai Led either lo alienaLe their suppoit itoin the (Joveinmont, or to coninnL and secure united action from protectioni-.is on both Pideb ol the House.

(.'OVIUItNMENT NATWE POLICY (I, is the opinion ot .some mcniiicrs who may ho considered to hpoak wiUi authority on (ho sub|oct. I. hat (iovcLtimcnt will iind in the n;iti\o policy embodied in tho l>ill^ they luivo now iioforo i-hc House the m( K-.1. vulnei.'ihlo point in thoif aimouv. K;iti\("> hoiu all pa it* of l.ho colony arc ! sending ) cpio^oiiiativcs to WoU'm^ton to "valch the })it)pt) < -(i(l( i (l nalivo legislation ot tln^M^ion. lloni jNahi and T.upnii, two oi (he principal Thames chiot^, arc licio on that account, and have also a petition now hcloic the Natiu; (Joinnnt-l-cc.

I?NW?A(TOIIY OJIEN. Tht' Minister of Minos says bho question oi In iu^iii;j, to (ho colony ;m evpcrb inotalluimi^i. wiUi a view to (i(!\i'-ui^ moans of i-icilnic/it' oi jofi.icl v) ) 0111 )).!■-> nol been o\ci looked by ( iovenimcnt. iiin(liiiiic had lioen m,ulo (hrou^h the Aqcnfc(Jononil to asccrt.iin from the proprietor ol the iiH'litlhu f^ifjil eslabli^hinent'- atSwan--,(m and l< licliuiy, whether they would bo disposed to o])on woiKs- m the colony. "No icph. lu)\\c\ot, hns yi'l- pccn loeeived. Mi I'oaeoeU h i^ been nio\in«i in both thut-s inatlei,'-.

i\'MY /HALAND HANMSOOK. Tin- Gomm miKMit. stated, in loply to ,1 iiue-4ioti w- lei day, thai the educr of llic Handbook (ii .New Zetland, which \v, r h lccitiily tc\i--u(l m what 1\o liim li^-lit, ,tnd ldoysl^lo, ua|](lw,ii(| \N .si cfi< Id. Tho\ ;uldo(l that no .inmitni n! n niunc.ition h;id lj< en fi\ed, ,I'id Ml ( !nuiiH^> .i^ktd if Ilic (Hlilo) w;i^ to Ix piiu l»y u-siilt-, \s liiKi JNli FitchcLt. -v'H ,i 4 ic.ill\ .iddnl "CM l»y \V(inhl.' <Jo-M-iniiicnl miik h-.itcd notuiihci ic ( "ly.

iiOMr.s rou tai!\\yi:ua natives The (om'ition ot r r.-u aw ci <i ;iml other iial i\ t-x w 'n<> wui' diiveu iiom homo- !»y tlic l('(U!ll \ol(,lllle Olltbl(\lkx ill (lie \Ui} of I'lenU (li^liict. hd-< been Itiouyht undoi l.lv n(>ui<\- ot the ('.nuMi.nu nt. ThoA.itnc Mim^ioi, w ho^c at tendon in now cn^.i^ed on tin ni.dtu, s.in 1 - LhueK m> ncce— lly to jmidwi^o ltmrl tot thum 'i-> there i~- plenty of Ciown land in Uk> (list net. N"o definite dec iMon h.'t^ yol been come (o on the nubjcet.

EDUCATION IJOAKDS DOOMED. Yom icmlci- h.iwi nhearly been informed i li.it iho Ministei ioi Education is decidedly ,»\ctse to the letention of Edueationßoards, and it is rudent that he h not- annular in clo-n mir then iiholinon. In the House last. o\einn<> tho Hon. Mi Fisher *-aid Mint, in the uitoicsts ot the ('duration system (jeueially, and of economy, the abolition ot I'.oaids 'of Education was to bo dcsiied — a -ontiinunt which was mo^t coulially leccnod. Tv 111 1 WiNon h-a^ <^i\tn notice ol an inipoilant it solution on tho sul)|Mt oi ( d'K ation, v, Inch Dioxides ihat the Kdueation Act beamended in the tollowin<! <-(iu'clion- -1. That P>oa)d^iio abolislied 2/Th.it Council of {Education should be appointed, to Iwne conuol of educational ]i,ut, oi th 1 -eliool - stt'tu 1 lie Minister of Edut.ition inspeelo, Ci nei.d, and !i\c iiispiM'tois lv lie chosen to :e])'es( at thorn I>\ llhmnlim'c of thonii li'beis o. Tliat the Minister of EduciCoM should na\ all teaeheis in the colons upon a unifoim sfale, and should h.i\e contiol of all 111s|)i>ctoi,s. who mi^ht then be mo\eable irom on" distiict Lv Miolhci. (-1) 'I'iiat .seveial committees <-houk( be mouped to <_!,< thu <u (ake (he diihe- of the pie=enf rommittee-. (5) That the Mnn-tei of Edu eat i< 111 ! ould b" able to ]>a> to .mv per.son 01 jiLi-ons w ho would iii ct buildings them si he- capital ion .illow.uu oot l!l. pi o\ iiled the nuiuln'i oi teach htt\, air' Co\oinmcnt inspector aie allowed 10 inspect and examine schools

PM>O\\MEXT FOR CHAiIIT.MJLK All) ( !o\ eminent do not m.'O tlu'ii way to -cf apail tlio 250,000 aciL^ot l.nid <i-> an endow ment for Hospital itiul ( 'hai "it.ihlt; Aid pui post-s pioudtu fo" in (ho \<t. and -„i\ it -liould ha\ c b<vn done h\ t lie 1 Ist ( •o\ u n nui't V\ (Jold'C, who brouj/lil: (lie matd r inidci tin notice ot (loMMimn-nt, cnn^itioi^ v, is .1 ni.it.tu otuit >vi pn-e th.il <!u^ ((lu^tum h.i-. not I'ccn i.h-c<l snoiier The Act li is ; now been m oiHTation tor two >i.v ■- and v\vhi> niont'n-, and appaicnth no (-l!oi(, ha^ been made by [iotiuK to obtain (In ir |u-t n^iit^ iimln t,hc Act, foi tliu- clause pio\ide-< t hat. ni-:(> icnth^ o! t,ho land >ot nn.nl- w.»> [ to ho apportioned 1»\ tiio Confiolier and Audit oi-'Conei al to the a.uious Di-tni'l [Jo.nds within 1/\\ o \e.i!s of- pawn-.; of (.ho Act : and mi t.n n^ can be a-< ■ l tamed, \hv lu^l -(ep, wnieh wa^ { () ! i>( \o l>oi u taken dnectly .liter the Act en me liitu ioice, \i/., the-c-l.'tinn a[)'irL t)t land.s, ha- not >ct been at. tended to.

FAIR KENT KILL One of the mo^fc impoitant policy BilK ot (!o\ eminent tlu» .se^um is the Fan Kent Kill, the second leading ot u Inch \wis piopo^'d l),> the Colonial Seaeiaiy in the ;Vh>eneu ut the licmier la-l ni^ht The lion. Mr 1 1 i-lo] >, in an cileethe speech, said the question had !>eeii hetoio I'liilinment toi miiik. 1 veais, and it, had now boromc one of somo \u jjjency ' in oon-oquoiu'O of people who had taken up (Jo\oii>mcnt lands iv move prosperous thnet. bcinsx now unable to fulfil t.ho teims toi which the\ had stipulated. The measure dealt A\ith sl!ie 5 l!ie lands, of the ])üblic bodies as well as Ciown land^ and those '•et apaifc foi puiilie pmposes, and Commit oner* woulii be n\ ■ pointed to sit A\ith the asse-sors tor t ho pmpose oflixinu a, fairient, but Ministers weie mopaicd to ar-cept f-ug<;e-.tions from the Hou^o as to the constitution of the Couit and other minor points. The "Bill would t t>o far towards promotino honest settlement as well as relieving 1 n burdened section of the eomnmnity, and he hoped it would he treated by t.ho House in an impaitial spirit. Sir (Jooigo (J-roy thought, the lidl ouj^ht to have been adopted yeai's as;o when it would have saved vast distress, but it was bettor late than never. The power ot obtaining fair rent ought n ot to bo limited to tenants of Crown and local bodies, but should be cxterded to tenants of all landloids, notably railway companies to >\hich enormous areas had been handed over.

JOTTINGS. Leave of absence for six we-oks to Capfc. Russell on acconnb of ill health is being applied for. The new railway passes for members cost ,C 220. Taylor .say? Uiey arc badges of horviUido. Pearson intends re- introducing hihlrvif>ation Supply Bill which wasbefote UioHon.se last session. Tho Premier is favourably impressed with Mr Pcrcival's suggestion that a Select

Committee* should be appointed from the House Lo consider what form of local government, is best .suited to tho colony, and will submit tho matter to the Cabinet. Tho Premier yesterday assured the House that ib was tho 'desire oi the Government to restrict to the utmost all unprofitable expenditure. Government have consented to alter tho grain taii lV so that wheat shall bo charged in fubmo by actual weight, instead ot by mcasuiomcuo. Tho Grey Valley Coal Miners Association arc petitioning (Sovonimenb in favour of an import duty on coal. Native policy bills introduced yesterday provide for free-trade in native lands, so as to allow Maoris to deal with their land a? they please. Tho lcidership of the Opposition has nob yet been offered to .Sir George Giey. | McKcn/ao's Cahfornian ThiaLlo Bill has been read a second time on the voices. The Colonial Secretary say* Government ] intend to pio.^s the new Electoial Bill this SOSMOI). An eflbrt will bo made to throw tlie ] Anti-Chinese Bill out of the Legislative Council. , j Mr J-Hgginson docs not consider the Gisborno harbour likely to pay the interest on const i notion for many yeai.s Lo come. KivmUland recommends that the Tontino suction ol the Government Life Insuianco Dopaitmcnt should bo open to all males and iemales above 20 years. Dr. Newman is asking Government when they want money in future to call for tundeis irom all the banks in tho colony. Taipua is urging Government to take stop-> to prevent the dcsecLation of nati\e buiial giounds. lhilehiiioonV, ISmploymentof Females Bill j was lead a second time last evening. It limits the employment of females to eight hours per day. Stewards. Educational Franchise Bill was waimly contested in Committee for some tune aftei midnight. Strong opposition ua.soileied by Mr Fish and others to the idea oi allowing all legistcred electors to taUe paib in elections ot school commit too*.. Mr Fish proposed to strike out the eliiu-o altogether, but the matter «ay compionnsed by accepting an amendment by Mr Lcvestam deiining " hoie-eholdei ' as evciy male or female lcs-ee or tenant dwelling in the district, or patent or uu.udian ot a scholar. Provisions ioi ad\ortihing and announcing in the .school a list ot the nominations of candidates foL memboi^hip ot tho committees w ei e excised. The ne\t division took place on the pio\iso abolishing the cumulative vute, which it \va-> proposed by Mr Marchant to !»tukc out, but which was retained by 25 to 10. Mi Wiison desired to add a clause placing inspectors under the control ot the (General Government, but the Ministei oi Education asked that it should not be pic-sed, and it w;m negabhed on the \oice-. Ths Bill was then icported with amendments. Tho e\ ulence taken by the SeaclifT Asylum Building Commissioner will cover about 150 printed pa<ie-. Mr Hutchison has introduced a State Seeui ity on Land Bill. 1 )r. j\ r cw man wishes to have prospecting ioi oil and coal carried out at Wairarapa Xoith by the geologist. Go\ eminent ha\c no railway locomotives in the Noith Inland in which wood can be burned instead of coal. The Slaughter-house Bill, which provides that fe^-. toi slaughter-houses shall not exceed 1i25, has passed its second leading. Majoi Steward it. moving in the direction of having lni<jo pasfoial runs, which fall in two ycais hence, cut i.p into small agri cultm.i l holdings. Government pronr-e to inquire lelative io tin deMiability oi i ancclhng all nabhc lnleipiotei-' licenses, and reappomting only thi)-c uiio-c special ability, education, and moial cducanon aie worthy of the oihec. ,io\ce wanN Government to introduce a !>dl next session sj,i\inn a m - ant ot 30s aheud to denominational schools A\ith at lca-t '200 Miholaif-. Muait Mcntcitn intends to ask Government i! tlu-v intend to have the colony icpic-( uted.it the Kvhibition in Paris next \\n\. Suldon ;j,a\e notice of Mining Partnertiill.inc. Sciio(>l of .\linc> Bill. (.i(i\umnkiit decline to i educe the freight lot i a- nai.M3 of dead tne.it on the railways. IVicock 1^ lnoxinufoi (hecoircspondenco between (JoM'inment and Loid Sandlnust and othci gentlemen iclativo to the establishment ot ] tension settlements. The Minisiei or \^ oik> jn'omifics to make expd nißiils ,is (o wliether wood oi coal is imno economical as fuel for railway loconiotn i s. ,)(is<^e t^ uioinu Co\einment to introduce a V>}\\ next session allowing the P>ibl(i to be lead in public schools, with a conscience clause. Go\ eminent ii.we under consideration the appointment of additional honorary commisiomis to the Melbourne Exhiuition, hut then number has not yet been determined. The new Fi-heries P>ill has been introduced iuu\ lead a *ir-t time. All panels and corre-pondenco relative to the appointment ot ehict and other railway i oinmisMonoifc- aie to be laid on the table of i he House. At the request; of Mr Scddon,. NVil&on is mo\in<; tho appointment ot a select committee relative to education. ! Mr l ( Vh is moving that if the Labour l>iueau at Dancdin i.s continued, its operations be conlmcd to tho employment of persons lor the Government, so that labour a^ent.s may not be interfered with. Bill pi-sed by the Council enable^ tho police to prosecute for felony or misdemeanour in inferior courts. Go\ eminent decline to interfere with the action of the Wellington Garrison Band in playing in Basin Reserve on Sunday afternoon. Itisnow considered almost certain that the Legislative Council will throw out tho Chinee Bill. Leave of absence for six weeks was granted to Capt. Russell to-day on account of ill-health Sir George Grey's Bill for the relief of \ilhigc settlers, for subdividing and perpetual residence conditions, was load a first time yesterday. Twenty one County Councillors have petitioned through Mr R. Thompson for a simple means of obtaining or exchanging land loi public roads. The Legislative Council have passed a Bill providing machinery for the summary recovery ot' linos and penalties by tho Crown, 'which shall bo entitled to costs. Mr Monk presented petitions yesterday from tho Mayor and 2,211 inhabitants of Auckland, praying for abolition of the piopcrty tax.

Woman with satchel enters tram, sits down ; enter conductor, asks fare ; woman opens satchel, takes out purse, shuts satchel, opens purso, takes out sixpence, shuts purse, opens satchel, puts in purso, fcimts " satchel, odors sixpence, receives change, opens satchel, takes out purse, shuts satchel, opens purse, puts in change, closes purse, opens satchel, puts in purse, clobos satchol ; stop the tram, please,