PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter ) Wellington, May 29. THE HINEMOA.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 269, 2 June 1888, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter ) Wellington, May 29. THE HINEMOA.

Tiinu i« a piobabiiit\ <h:it the UinV moji will shorth bo in commi^on a^ain. \ew boiler Ime boon made tor hoy .it. a co*t of i' 3,000. ami the Mim-loi ut Marine no^ intoxN to h.ue a jop.ut m.ulo by two competent aut ho.it u- • -|»ob.iblvthe Uo\ eminent Knu'incoi ami J h.ot Engineer tor the Union C'ompan\ vit U t lie obieet ol ineiea^in- hei -pood ami (linunHiin<«- the conMimption oi hoi fuel, both ot m hieh are Ihmicn 'ed to be tea-ible I Jo\ 01 n meiit would prefer ro -ell the reamer but failing that, will |nob:ibh u-o hei m place ot the Stella, which ha- been found unsuitable for hohthou-eand Minilai woik. a- -he will not cair\ anj tiemht woith -peiKu.^ of ' 1

the ciiLxr.sr. iP\Ff/ui:\Tn (JovoiniMOtU lu\o not loivnoil .ill) li'ph fiom S\vlnov to thon th >r a doli-ato -lu.i'lil lopio-nl Norn /eauuul at tin Cliit»c-o oontoivnLe

The Mine- Poiuitineni h;i\e deehled to ohaiye an annual Ilvm-c of ten -hilling tot £um(li£iji;i!j ouis-iile st.tto toio-ts. The clmi -io nu duuuu within Mno fo<e ? t- tiom Ma\ 1-t' m Septeirber 3Orh will al«o be icn -hilliiiu-. An auit ition i^ on toot to make the licei.M? tee> count) ie\enue.

THE TIARE SYSTEM. ] Api aiithou-cil h\ the Colonial Sumotai\ ro eonti.uliet a -f-itcment published m the Now /calami "Tim^ that the ILuo *\-tem piopo-Lcl by tlio Elootmal Fill will he alwmloned. Minisaei* will cndci^onr to pa>s the moa-UK' as it i- inhoilueed, hut the feeling amono; membei- -coin-> to he avei-e to any change m tlie mode ot dec tion

A SI LOUT SI>SIOX. Members think that the *e-ion uilltei" urinate by the end ot -Inly it their tinaneia propo-als* me accepted b\ the House This belief is founded on the fact that though Pailiameut ha> only been in se^ion a f<ur-niq-ht, a lar^e amount of legislation has been parsed, and the\ ie£:aid the speaking po%\ei of the Opposition, nou that Yo'^ci iabsent, as weak.

COMPENSATION" TO PUBLICANS. T. Thompson ha- iust lecehed tiom Mi C. A. La Roche, who i» on a x I— it to Eti'_ land, a eop\ of the new YAv^Yifh Lorul (u>\ernment JBill. One ol the elau-e- dealwith compensation to publican- in the e\ent of their hotel- beiiujj dosed The compensation is houe\er, to be paid by the latepajers of the district : and tin* distinction i- made, that other publican* in the di=tiict. who-c lm-ine— mi^ht ho expected to ne impioved b\ the do-niir ot the oppo-ition <hop>, ha\e to pa> ;>n ineieased"contiibution It i- probable that tin- principle will be piopo-ed for adoption if the question come befoie oui own Hou^e this

THE BUDGET. Lobb\ la-t niuht wa- confined almo-t 'exclusively to the piobabilirie- ot the .statement, and trom the tone adopted by j.iio.ectionist? it i-. ewdent thai the\ will be inoie than -uipn-ed n the .statement i-ati-factoi\ to them. Tht dithcultie- of the po-ition aie tbu- lefeiud to b\ the <*Po-t:" ''Feu Loloni.il Tiea-iuei - liave ever had a moic difhtuit ta-k toppifonn than that now falling to the lot of Sir jfai i \ | Atkinson in piepanny a budget Tluie aie no sop- to bo srnen to an\ bod\ : on tho tontiaij, he can -caiee u\ oid tieadinu <>n everybody"-, com-. He i- bound to make a perketh clean lueast of the hnancial -ecret- of the colony, and to e\-po-c it.- tiue po-ition, howe\ei unlo\eh, before the public tra/e A bin deficit -taie- him in the face, and he ha- to de\i-e mem- to •neet it bv additional taxation, w hile a lai^c -ection ot the Hou-e i- clamoious foi the intioduction of a J^cal policy which would > educe the Cu-tom- ie\enuc in-tead of in cica-in^it. and would lay hui\iei burdens on the Shoulder-, of the people without .my f one-pondins lelieftothrTiea-un. How he will meet the'dithcultK.- ot hi- po-ition, iemain- to be -een. If he perfoim- hi-^ unrrrateful task honestly and faithtulh , lie iveiy likely to hnd hi- ie\vaid m a \ote of want of contidence, which will eiect him from oiiice We doubt whcthei the Houte, as at present constituted, is. at all prepired to acce))t ,t really honot and -ti ujjhtfoivard budget. ' Tho-e member who in the pre-enfc condition of atlaiis clamour for a severely piotectioni-t ])olic\, and denounce the datie- impo-ed meiely tor ie\enue purpose-, certainly aie not in a majont}. Xothin^ coald be moie dis a-tiou-'to the colony, or moie de-tiucti\e of it- ciedit abioad, than to ri-k.it)> 10-s of ie\enue at the pie-ent time for the «ake of tn in £ u political expeiimenfc which, even if it should, contraiy to lea-on, pi ove ultimately beneficial, could not pioduce any practical le-ult in that direction foi a long time to come.

FISHERIES BILL The New Fi-herie- Bill i- a \ery compichen=i\e measure It pi-o\ide> that the di=coverei- of o>-ter beds may ha\o exclude licenses to a\ ork the -arne The boundaiies of oj -=ter bed- aie to be indicated by mark^. Exclu-ivo lights to woik o>-ter beds f»eneiJtlly are piovided foi, to be let by public auction There i- al.-o a piou'sion in the Bill th.it fre-h fi-h may be 01 hawked at any time of the daj 01 ni^ht

MR PEACOCK. Mr Peacock left fot Auckland by this morning train in consequence of the lire at hi? premises. JTc expects to catch the Cairloch at- New P.ymouth to-night, and if so will be in Auckland to-morrow aftei - noon. He letmns- heic in about a week hence. i

SIR JULIUS VOGEL. A letter received from Sir J. Vogel states that lie will be out a^ain in Auj/u^fc or September, bub will probably £0 to Westei n Australia in connection with aku^eLand Company.

INSPECTOR SHEAKMAWS CASE. The Petitions Committee reported to-day the petition of Inspector Sheaiman, late of the Auckland police. They .say that they have fully intohisease,andeonsidei the Government have dealt liberally with him, and cannot lecommend any further consideration.

GUM -DIGGING. MrHobbshasbeen interviewinprthe Minister of Lands with the object of having gumdiggers'licenses made County icvenue. Mr Richardson expresf-es himself favourable to thatcour-e, so lonr> as it does not apply to licenses for state forests. He also promises that the original village settlers shall be allowed to dig gum without payment of license iee in accordance with the undertaking made by Mr Ballance. OB ANTS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLSThe object of the Piivate Schools' Bill is Uiat every private school which shall be subject, to the inspection by the Education Board's inspectors, shall be entitled to receive capitation equal

io one-half ot the allowance grantod to the public State seools, provided that such school ha&an average attomlaneo of one hundred or more. The Hill will be introduced by iMrl^ke, and will take tho place of hu-» Bill ior giving State aid to Catholic schools.

THE CHINESE INFLUX. The (io\ eminent ha\e declined to onml }>cnni^Mon toi biin^ini; the Chans; ShtiV. . Chine-e pawnuevi. tnmi Sydne\ t<o New Zeal.iml by the:- WaU.'itipu and ha\e decided to adhere stiieU> to I he an.in«,niients jiliead} aimed at \wth the Union H.S. Cor.ip.un. The le^ohihoiw lelalnelo the "\elu>sion ot Chinese, to he »\ibinitted to the ("onli-r-enee, will lu 1 nnieh longer th.in the proMMdib of ihe Kill now hefoiethe Council, lull th'\\ .in' not diafted } et

A HINT TO TllK CZAK. Nil ucui^e WmlmoH. in (lie 1 .ojjrM.it i\e I ouneil, ua\o notion > o-tord.'i\ that hv mine that oon-uloiiny the u'^otLldl -taro of ifla.i - at Homo, the nuhtia -hould ho em oiled, and that pai t of the lii-t ela^-^ he e.i!led out toi tiaiiniv^.

.'UK i-UOV IIOTRS mi. 1.. Mi .io % ye h.i- o\t'i\ confidence ot pa^^-in^ ln-Mu>p % ]loui.s Hill. \e-teida> hciveched tin- tollow inu; tcleumm iiom Mi l'jtnev>, man.ii^oi of A aiul T. In^li^'s, Duiiodiu - " F,mplo)t'i- in all un. ul ti.uli l » . no taking up the Shop i loin - (iuo-ti(.n aii'l -iuninu (lujiLtmoM No (lillu-uIU in _i<-\ • nivi finplo>i l ( -' -iunatuif-. I'etUion Ik-hk^ lamely MUiie*' by uenei.il ]uiblie. Mou-U'i nu\t-| u\o (..tiiwin Hall Tuesday ni^lu.

NORTH bLVXh TIII'NK KAILWA^ The total e\jioiuhlnic on account ot the Xoitli l<Luul Tiunk Railway Loan uj. to j th<> end of the la 4 linancial Mar aiuountotl to L' 553.901. ot whu-h L'75,91)4 conum^ lial>ihlH>> >ot un-a(i-lie(!. The hcacK ot L>\|KtulUiuo aio as iollo\\->: — C'on^tiiKnon, 1"369, 851 ; . pmcha-i ot nari\e land, C9B 788 : road- dvd hiidL r »">, 138,703: Wanu,anui Kr.ei umno\ enient, L' 2.989 : diMiaitmental c\ t )cn^e-. L' 7,772.

POLICE RETKFATU M ENT. In explaining to the House jesteiday afternoon the eoui-e taken bv him in ledue inu the expeiulituie ot the Police Depailmenr, the Mmi-tei ot JuMuo -aia that he had tound the toiec to be tai too much usevotiieeied, theie bein<j -e\ein*een olhciis tuel\e ueie !e<iuhed. Theie ioie h'' a-eeitained who ueie the mo.-t c the lent men m the -ei\iee and who would, m the natuial coui-e of e\enN, ha\e_ to ie t tire shoith, hi-, object hein_' th.it the best * men -hould i>e letamed m the mteie-t ot tho public. Notw ith-tandinu that. fuoiult« of ti\e who weie t>olec-tod biou;/nr pie-tine to bear upon the <!o\ eminent -,uch at* he would not ha\econeei\ed to be jio-bible, but Unemment had »tood him and had not alteied their mind in a «innle ii^tame In the outlet he had laid it down as a pmu'iple I that iheetheiunc) of tin. public -or\ ice -hould be a ]>ai amount ton-uleiation .is di-tin-ou^het! fiom indnidual cases, and in hifudu r ment the \eiy be-t men had been letained tliroiujhoul the ei-loin

DEPARTMENTAL EXIT.NIHTI/UE. A letum of expen-es. i>t maintenance ot the Yioe-ie^d Establishment, the Legislative and wuiou- Depni Uncut-, in the dilleiuit \eai- ua* laid on the table of the Ilou-e \e-trida\ The -ala»> and allowance- to Hi- E\icllenc\ la-t uai amountL 1 to t'9.140 The Minitenal -alaiie- eatne to 1"7,533. and otht.i f\ pcn-c^ bior.ulii upexprndituie undet th'n head to L' 10,494, a> .i^uiht a3,096^ m the pie\iou-> > cai and 114,712 in 1885 6. L'ndei the heading of Let:i-iati\e e\- } nen-L- there i-, 1'R.766 for -..ihiio*. j'* 56,i229 foi honoiauuni-, and L' 7.503 llri'-UiCial 0X1)011-0-, total bem^ thus f52,449, a- a^am^t €46,572 m the |ne\io\:I tnuuicial \uu and L4b,6-J7 ii\ 1885 6. The exptnchture in the I)qvirtniLtU> o! I'ubhc Sei \ lee anumuh to C 2.003.302, wUu h w ith othi i lnancht- oi cxj-cndituie enumtiatcd aboNt, i>iinu- u\> the u;i and tot.d -how n \>} the letuin to 12,076,035 The utum \\ fb obtained at the instance of Mr C'uion, and 00-t of it- piepaiation nil

Timirri: to inspector Thomson. An unsuccessful cfloit v, a- made\esteida> afternoon to ietn back to the Petit urn then unt.uomable leport on Inspector Shcaiman'- petition. Mi T Thompson, ( hairman of th< Committee, -aid In-ptctot Sheaiinan had been dealt with in a mo»t hbeial manner, while Mi Biuce. anothci mcmbci of the Committee, mrulu sonic -e\eif -tuctures on th»> action of Lnspcctoi .sheaiman in eudea\oming to ad\ance liU claim 1 - by making leilec tion- on the portion and cipabilitic of another ollicui in the ioice He lefcned to Inspector Thomson. Jn--pectoi Shorn man made it appeal that Jn-pecior Thom-on liacl been rcmo\cd from Auckland in oon-equeneo of incapacity, but u\idenccof the hi^be-t char-cter wasad-diu-ed that Mi Thomson was an exceptionally efficient olhcer, and if was only because the di-tiict win too large that chaiwa wuic made. Mr Tliompson e\l>lained that Mr Shearman subsequently introduced a clau-e making these chai^e^. Lnspectoi Thom-on receixed apc'iiesot com])limeiits horn members of the Hou-e in connection with the con'sideuition of the icllectu.n« ca-t upon him by Induce- j toi Shcarmin. The Mini-ter of .Justice said Mr Thom-on was an able man, and had always done his woik elliciently. There w"as not a single black mai k against him, and he (Mi Fergus) wa^])roudof. beinj^ able t:> bear te-timony to his ability. Mr T. Thompson, a.s Chaiiman of the J'ublic Petitions Committee, said the CommNsionei of Police had tcatiiicd that Jn-pec-tor Tliomson \\a« a hr A l-cJaM police othcer, and that thcie wcie none better in the colony. The only fault that was urged against him was that at one time he had allowed his coi rcspondence to get into arrear, against which it was admitted that he had an extiemely large dintiicbto attend to. E\en those members who were most zealous in feuppoi ting Mr Shearman's claim* were careful to emphasi/o their appreciation of Mr Thomson's services and ability.

JOTTINGS. Government have received several communications trom the Agent-Gencial in reference to the Midland Railway draft contract difficulty, and will submit proposals to the House on Thursday or Fiiday which ' it i- expected will prove acceptable to the Midland directors. The Minister for Lands informed Mr Guinness that the Argentine "land laws could not be adopted by New Zealand. Government have promised to make provision in the Coroners Amendment Act whereby inquests may be commenced on Sundays, .so lar as viewing a body is concerned, and thus enable burial rites to be proceeded with. llev. Mr Coffey has been informed by Colonel Butts that the Garrison Band has been ordered to discontinue playing in "Wellington Basin Reserve on Sunday. This is the result of Mr Joyce's action in the House. . General Sir G. S. Whitmore moves in the Council to-day, " That in the present enti eal position of aflairs in Europe, the iirstelass militia should be enrolled at once." The Legislative Council, by 15 to 10. passed the second reading oi the Chinese; cmiigration 13111.

AN EXPLANATION. In explanation, lam requested to publish the following with regard to information supplied by MrTahvhanga, M.H.U., that a deputation ol liini.scU and Mr Peacock had waited upon the Native Minister about tlie Waiomo lands, as that would imply that Mr Peacock was acting in conjunction with him in that mallei. I under-land that sue!' i> not the case, inasmuch ib Mi Peacock had iufoimed Taiwhano-i that these ualhos would have ,(,() take the oidinary course, prescribed by the law, and that they cou'd not hope for any special tieatment." It v.iMitiiT ha\ing rotuscd to novitli him to the Minister on the yiound that it was a matter he could about hiuuself, that Mi Pe.icoek agiec (1 to be piesent at the second interview, when the Muii^tei eudoi-ed what Mi Peacock said, and he then withdrew.

CODLIN MOTH PEST. The Rill dealing \\ ii L 111 1 this pe.-l. and makinu (ho opei.ition of the Act- <4cn01.1l and eonij)uUoi) occu[iicd the ilonse a lon^ time on I'iulay ni«>lit. Mi MaiehanL made an un^ueee-stiil clloi t to have the comnut t id ot (he Bill dcl.ivcd tor a week, ho thai .scope might bo e\i.ended a- \o include scale bh^ht and oihci peM.^. The inteipietaUon elau-e w.^ alioicd ;-o .ih to e\iMiipt. stone ti nil Liees kv^s chaii tour ■\cais old horn ihe oneialions v! the Act-, . uh 111 1 lie \\ oids living tin penalty for failing to udoiii'.ilion at- CA utie stnick out. T'oweis ol oicli.nd inspectors w ei e jjixen to all police i-on.st.d)l>'s, and a new clause was added by Mi I'Vliei punning .» pmaltj not exceeding L* 10 loi >.iU> 01 t^posuie loi sale ot dise.v-ul fiiut No otlui in.iten.d amendments weie made.

NKWKI'AI'Ei: FAIHIUTION. Thank- to the Minuter of Education, \\\\ Zealand will Ik- lepiesented at the intemation.il exhibition of new -papci-, 10 X held -hoitl;, >\i Ai\ la ( hapullo. .Mi Ki^hei has foi waided rxlubit^ eon-i-tin^ of 175 publication^ issued in. and nrculatim; in, \,ihoum paitn ot this colony. It consists ot |ouinaK nl all kinds, horn a nieUopolitan dad} to a Mnall eounti\ weekly 01 religious monthlies.

INSPECTOR SHKAKMAVK PKTLTIOX. lu^pec-toi SluvuinauV i hum for comprn--atiun ha> been befoie the Petition* Com nut tee foi the l.iM das 01 two, and *o t.u I uiuki-t.uul lie has made out a \o\> t uood ea-e !or roii-uieiatuiM lie lia^, houo\ei, his claim b} *-e\ei<il (h.u<^es l>_\ lmpluvition auanisL anothei oilicoi m thL'senuv. and I belli. \ e the lccommetidation ot tin 1 committee \\ ill state that the->e ;uu not n'.stitied by the p\iJ(.ncc adduced.

KII'ENINU OF FKUIT. It ha- come to the knowledge ot Mi ffobh- that M I'a-teur ha- jiiu-n Ku .J. 11..I 1 .. Thurston, (!o\emei of i'ni, a lecipe. foi a p'oei— In Mlmh \ipenmy; fruit. nia\ be le tatded, aiid it- shipment \o ti-ieiuni maikettheiefoie made mole te'i-ibl^ He hai luduiiht the mattei nndci the notice ot tin I'iennei, pionn-e- to oonnmmie.ite ! with St.). P. Thin -lon on tho M:b|eet, and endea\our to obtain the locipe.

THE CA LI FOR MAN TIUSTLK. In Ihe tvmi-e ot the debate on Tbiiisia) j nmht on the (ahtotman tln-tlc, Mi Fit/hei licit, indignantly dcnn d the a— eition of Mi Duncan that thi- obno\iou- weed ha i -pi cad to the llutt di-tiiet. The membri i tin- WaittiKi >\a«, ho\\e\ei, -anguine th.it | In- inhumation was eouect, >o he took advantage ot Thuicda>'- holiday ro vi-it. the Hutt, and he w,h levvauled h) the ili-i-o\ei> ot a niagnitieent -pucinion of the 'plant, the tap loot ot which i- eight fret lo"g, with KiteiaU i -how ing the pioeliMtu- of the pi. mt It wa- hiouuht into tov/n, and -nine liutanical wae ha- named tin- Hutt\aiiet % > tli(>e'.iuinn- Fit/hcheiti and -tuck a ticket healing that name upon the specimen, which | l- -u-ptiidt d ( on-pieuou-lj u\ tlie lobb> | l'ooi Mr Fit/heibeit is quite nonplu-scd I d\ci the di-co\oi\, and conk— c- th.it lie doe- not know the ditleienLe b'jtwecn a ( ahfomian and a Scotch tlu-tle. !

I'OLI/IXTIN<. CI'SIOMS [jnVKNUE. « The co-l ot collecting the Custom- ie \enue la-t >t.u \\a-onl\ pei ci'iit., ,1^ (joinp.'iH'd \\ith C 4 (^ 8d pei cent m tho I'mttd Ivinjidom ioi the year ending

i>,l/KklX<, TIIK I'KOL'EDUJIK KEPOKMS. The piopcw.d amendment- to the Older ot I'loeeduie a,i;,iin appealed on Kiid.-i) loidei pap. 1, but for the thud time they ■\\eie in consequence ot the absence of ;i (juoiuni.

THE MOAXATAIAIII MIXK. Mr Peacock ha- been communicated with about the intention of the de1 .ailment to eon incite the Uoanataiai 1 mine. ITo has -Den the Mim-tti ol Mine-, who is willing to pant e\tia rime. Mi Peacock lepiesenced that the diieefois had done theii l>e^t in legitimately woikm^ the mine Mr ('adman u\i^ a.--Hiciatcd with Mi I'caeock in the m.ittei. The dilheult) \\as the nonpayment ot lent. KETItKNCIIKD OFF1CE!!8. Another notice of motion in the name of the Piemier, involving the -u^j.ension of Standing Oidci^ foi the appointment ot a committee to con^idei the petition of ictienehed oflieeis, was similarly dealt with. Thu absence of member of the (loveinmont side of the ITou^c was a» noticeable a^ that of the Opposition