PARLIAMENTARY. (From " Star" Reporter.) Willington, June 2.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 270, 6 June 1888, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY. (From " Star" Reporter.) Willington, June 2.

TTIII CUINFiSM CONFER KM K. (!o\i i;nmi M' li;i\o not decided definite'^ uj)on theii lopic^cntaiivo to the Chinc-e C onteionoo, Init il will piobablj bo either the lion. 11. 01i\ei 01 ihe lion. \Y. Uollofton, or poihap- both. The latlei 1^ Paid to ha\ 0 a special knowledge ol the Mibjcet. The l'i<iinei wa.-> a-ked NC-t ci da> aJouioonb) Mi don whothei lhe (!o\ 01 nment intended to soml a icpio^ont lino to tlie piopo^od C ontoionco, and 1! -0 whethei thc> would men tion the name ot then, appointee. Tn>; Picmioi, in iopl>, he wa- not mho whether any uvte-entatn c would be -out. lie had icloLjaphed to the 1 letmei ot South Au-ti alia thai it would bo impossible t ) end a MiniMor--not that .Minister uciimhx ions that .\ Conknomv should be hold while l'aihamcnt m,i" silling— but m oidei ihat, an\ ncccs^ai \ tuithei legislation mi'jjtt be olloctoil duunu, Ihe -0--1011. In the iop'\ that wasioeeuod, U w.is not made "leal whothei .1 111010 deieuato would bo accept ed 01 not, so ho had telcuiapln d a^am on the -üb|cci, and had not \et ioiei\nl aa an-wei. La-' I m;j,ht Su Han\ lntoimedinc that lie had icieisod a dolc-iam 110111 liomior l\uke- lhat a delegate would be .U'copiod

Tin: JvATLwa^ i o.\imi^iom:i;s. The }io-it ion ot .ukui- \% it h lcnaid to tho Kailw.iN ( \miiiui--ioih 1 - i-. -ol loith in n 'uti h ol e'oi 1 e-jMnuleiKo mlikli walaid betou 1 lie llou-c v 1 teidn. The \^e'til (it-neial (\iblod to the I'illuki on the 1-t x l i> to the ctlei t that he a"dlh.< c\pc l- w ito had if\icwed the .p|>hca' 1011toi Iho po-t oi Oue't Commi— K'Uci wee u.ianimou-lN auam-t taking the 10-pou-i bihi) it iccomnn iuiii"'4 a'u ot the .ipph cant-, a-- none ol then 1 po— e--cd the ihu-,-.u \ combination ot cjiwihfie-. It wa-ckai that men ot th it knul would not compe Ie, and he (.-hi HiUon Moll) behoxed that the ouh com -0 wa- to take time and emit \Olll to tmd -uch a man. Two da\- latei the I'iemiei iu-tiucicd the A^ont ( .Vnctal b\ cai>le in the woul- " laaloaMun io hnd -uoh a man, and licic iho Mattel io! the pie-tut.

3ir liulehi-on lhtend- to mo\c thai a -ek^et ( iiii.init ti c ot ten mcmlvi- In ip pointed to 111411110 into ami icpoii u[ion t'i< ctliCiom \ or the di !< nic- ot (Ik <. olonv , and the etiiciencN ot the peimanuU and \ o'un teei 101 ees to eoufvi 01 -u tifjet'u'i \ i'h an\ -imil ir lomninnv of the Liui-'.i'im-Com Gil : the commit tec to con-i-t ot the lion-. 1 _i;-;v-, Indianco, toioncl i'l.l ci, Ma]oi llamlin Ml--1- iil/hcibc't Lance • lince, Valentine, L Mw ick, and ipo\v 1

.srrn;A(.i:. Tlie temivi.ii'CJ nhocato- in t'u Ifon-i a;e iail\ 1114 withw it h tiio e-birct ol le\ lm -1:14 1 !i" defeat wh'th thi v _v -i.-t 'ined the nthii L\Ltna'4 on a t'.ill pun Xlin I.'1 .' loi 'iki.iu.il election of Licon-in^ ( oii'imt io.- \\ In n tlu Dill i- in eommuu'-.', j.i iiobli- ino nd10 mo\e tli- 111-c tion 01 a i lau-i jiMir women othei liiin pi oj>ui t > imnu- thi uuhttoxotj at In vi inu cUetion-. >ia!i a ekui-i' wa- m-fited m a l>dl 1 t-t \^ai hut tlie inca-tuc did not uct thiou^h.

(.o\ j:i;xmi;\t ad\ liii imn< IHuin^ the ; eai eiidinu ">i picm'»«, 1 "Ot 11 la-l, ( -ovl' niiiLin I'aid1 'aid I'""),')- 1 loi aiUei-ti-uiL;. (>t lii- amount., the o' K.ulu.u- 1 >«. t > iUiiit. V ii ,ib-i)lb(.d i.J.~;i.! I J, and : til*. Land rid DepMtnient L.' 1-*1 -* .)'J ) A [iL'i'i- il ot the >ur- paid to l u h ii'^» - ' papoi c- 1 1 a 1 nl \ doi 1 - inn wait Mil tin. bi ii- 1 that the Mi.u-tiiul oi^ui- uiio nnduK ia\ouiLd, which wa- the nh lin h.i\iir. r tin letui n obtained

n^>HlXi. VJLLAi.i: ATTALU\\CV ~Mv Cnicc inund- to <i-k whethui t!n\ would -et .ipal L a blo> k (,1 land ii tut T.iuiiin^i 111-! 1 let -uit ible iui^ a 11 iwn^ c iUkn>i.ii', a- the l 1- it,i-on to In U n , that in the e\Liil ot -ut !> mdiv mi nt In nij olicicd a hinuijLi w! ili'_rhlaud v.ioj\ii'uilllU in ii-.ii n.u pi! 1 -nit- Hit Jit ,i\ai> tnciu '■tl\L~ ol -ulii ai' ad \aiit at,', 1 .

AX UM\li:ili>Tl\(. si'il'lM. 'L'heie wa- riotlu i dull and unuiteic-i ip j -lttlllj; OI llie ll.ill-u \^-tt_lila\, WliK" u.i- a [unale luemb' 1 - d.n 'Jin n \, 'liea-uiL- lntioduecd .aid n.ul a iu-i. v. 1 1 ■ « utiu — Lhe \ oliitHi.tj hull >\>i il ll.il ( rhoiii})-.;!)) I louii and >».iUie Lunlliatnm Acr Jtcp^ai P>jll (Atkii'-wui, «.oi-< and M\ cCtoiKii 1a ad il.uk in llilh M • i >u • i >i ) 'lhe u maindei oi tin ,i!ai nowii v, ,>- di su; d io the Apuk of <iii\ '.iuiu the iklldw jd.: local Dill- to a iuiihei -■ w _l -W.'iiina ii-i\ .i \\ oi k- ! ii'l ( Kt. : I, < •paw t Ldu( ainm i!fi 1\ L- iilll (\\ -I MLtt.llll I, lll\i !l ,ll _ll' (oipoiation Liiipo/, l i ni'j, Uill llt'ilwn .i ,\t« l'l\ liinuth ll';-p)l d I'.lll V,,h al-u d'-cu--^d, bill talked out 'J lil e\ lmiul; -i: t in 4 u.i- t tia'\ tnui o Liitti lainiii 4

-\'i uii-a\o!!i\ but dc I'lifl'^ -pie\ ' J>ale took j !<(.< i oil i!io motion iui vie ■-' i n'lil )C\,dll)'_: i)I Sj) (,| ( >i'^i d,i\ - I'.lll lvi l'n ','COnd it.l'llllU «>1 t ill. t'u'lta^KJll-i !>l-'_.l-C-Al'. iJi. 1 lod^kin-on, who -e< oiidcd t'< motion, went \u\ iu'l\ mo tin mil>|m[, and m< mbci - \ntuou-l\ piote-t<d a';am-L tli<j i lot ul- -which ho v, a- -upphi'i;: -o \olubl_) btm; pubii-hed 111 11-m-atd Mi la} loi mil ino\t'l ili.it (i.uil;, i- he c (hided wim tin, oh|c t of pi' venting the publication ol l)i. ll'iil'^kiii-nii s da l a, but the. motion wa- ml -Li ouded. -\!i l',\ke pointed to (he woikin 1 .; ol tin Act m Auckland and Clui-U'huu h as '. li_> -a' i- u tot > , and quoted special iopuit-> ot Do'tftno Jh'^hc-andin-pectoi Thomson. \li (-oldn , iiO'.vcMi, ) epi c-< ntcd theolhei '-lde ul the. question -o t.u as Am kland was concerned, and 'jit.it deal u\ niloi matmn ic-peH-m^ w h.'t he ton -idi led un- U i-facloi } woi X inj4 ol the Act in Kirn land rind el-ew bou , and a\uy kir^th^ dehaf c lollowed, m w hit h a lai^e uunibei ot incmbei - took pai t. J]\ontually the motion ioj the second Hading \va<earned. in the coui-c of a debate on the Contagion.- Di-ea-"- Act Itepeal Uill last ni<;ht l)v. Filched told a little stoiy which he had |iist heaid m (he lobby horn a Jii'^li judicial aulhoiity. It wih that, ol a hid} oi liteiaiy talent who auhed in Auckland some en - i.jro, and at once set to woik to wntc down the C \). Act in the papei- with such sueee^- that .she induced the local authoiiticb 1o '•us[)cud the o[)oiations of the Art. Hi-, lnioimant hub berjueutly happened to call ujton the lady, and Jeamed liuin her. to his unmitigated. i">tonisliment, th t she had ncvoi lead the Act in hoi hie. This, he J eared, w.is the position ol nio-fc opponent-, of the Act. iMi iMos,». suhhCfjiiently ; spoke in delenee oi the lady in quo Lion, with \\ho-,e boldne.-s in coniincr toiwaid a fieat deal of sympathy was moused, llerlettci.s Avcrc adnmably wiitlcn, and he lor one was not disposed to sneer at her eilbi Lh. •Sii (Jcor^c (>iey 'lifjo piotested against a jud^c f.toj)pinrp down iiom the lieneh to lend his mlluonco to Iho decision of the question, and enthusiastically testified to the liteiaiy lady'h talents and yoodwoik«. .Sir Geoigc w/is cxtieinely warm in hih reply to opiJonontH of the Uill. Vr. Titehett, by way ol a personal explanation, expie.ssed regret that he had been the means of ea.sually eliciting from the legal

•iCnUeman in question hi.s opinion ol Uio ucli ot the lady alluded Id, and Kiiil iho nciit.loinan had had no idea Ihal his reniiuKs would inllueni'P (he deluito, and that, ho had spoken of (ho lady in (onus oi warm aihnn at ion.

Til Vj SI 1 INLAND RA] l AVAN CONTRACT. l!o\ eminent inland fco lay on the (able all the papei^ I'omu'i'lrd with the negotiations with iho Midland Railway Company. Thc-o will nwc full inhumation astotlio .ilti I.U ion pi opo-ed l)> (he Company. Tho Lit t "i a-~!\od Icnr to i.iko tho lino o\ei a mfnin lulltop, in-(pul of (.unnollin^ the hill, it it. j liould ho toniul ])iai'ii( i al)lo, and Iho liiiul "i.ml lo l i e di V( 'i •' i.^od p 'O]> )i litni aUl\ tothooo^t, ot ilk % liiu* so ci)n^l i ih'i I'tl. (io\ oi union t will eon-enf (o t ln^, and .i di .ill ( 1 him' ha- boon Mihmitted 1o tho lluii^o oinho.U in<i tho pioNi-ion.

In Commit Loo m the (\niin il (he lion <!. Me Loan will endea\ urn (o li,i\ o the ( hmo^e liumtmadon Hill mi .'tinoinle'l (hat. all Chinese biiokod t «. > 1 New /(til. mil .md now onthi.i' wa\ Ihm <> in ly lie admn I oil.

\'OLUYn<;i;i! roiiru. Soino oomuient ol an nnla\ ouialiio n.il in ■ h.w ooon oeoa-ioni d bicuis. 1 tin (lo\oin nn nt ha\o not adoptid Mi]oi (.inoial s piopnsai 101 di-Wandin^ ill (ohm li\ i nip'- Kium iii(|iiiin > in, idi ni tli<* IVkMI'-' ! >l'j HI) ( llll'lll , I it, II II ill it W ipill'J oui .ill tho I'ounliN co\ ps and pi ' nut tni'j. letrntion on!', ot one <ompan\ at » Kunai w, 'Tiniai n I\ll-oii, \\ anu nun, i'aia naki, and \apn v i in .ici onlanci 1 wiili ,Scliiu - ii'i'oiuiiu'iKl.itioii, would ho a -a\m'_i ot onl\ ! I GUO, wlnir an . » 1 »— »1 * 1 1 lulhlhn v)t i'2u QC'O would i'u ir>(ii!i(.d 'oi vii lto) iii~, tit ill x| i>u- , it c. It ha^ t \)v\ i'ioi •■• Ik on tin lilrd to ittiiM tii" i'(Hin(:\ corp-. Inn nicinl'Ci- wi'l l» x it . i ii ii ( t i to ii\ u)inpl\ With Lin' i HiiKiu \ taidaid. Tin \n[C 'oi \i)!iiii'ii i (> up >-!•-- ' . i■— t \i*ii «,b i.a^.ooo, ss iul' tln^ \<ai onl\ LJi.,UUU will hi 1 a^keii 'ilnoi' ' I'lii'im*- v.i 'i % -uli mil nd lo tho ( alnii' I li\ t h' 1 ' 'oti^in <• Mini - l oi , n't ludui 1 ; Ma|o, (uni i d Ni'haw -, wlm'i would in- 1 t.LI 1 , < ' 00 Sch i\\ , -ul' -MiK'Hl to pialvin^ hi-- ii'pou, admititd t hat it w onlil lie w i-^i" t(i ut nn nain!'\ i'oi p-, nioinl'i'- ol v iiu h Lonld in? dialled into town- should iu'ii--it\ an- , and ii is <;isrn hieoidial appi o\ al h- Iho lion. Mi rn i :ii s-p'up.-ai- II 11 ' 1 oipitatiop 'in (own and >• unit i \ i'oi p- h i- In i n Ip <'d u i> '-, l>ul H lpi ol>a ! 'l' a pi >pu- d will l>." inado In -v>iin pi i\ it o i. nil i' i t '' iin i .'-i 1 ihe oijif ' i"'i l"i u<o i i-oii iui p- lv ,0^ pto> h'> d t•> t! I." i i tia dulls .lie UlVi'll, Hid till Mlhl-11l 1- llia J i\ Id ,ti i i'<U to tho<U M \ In IViJ 'ho tow n cr)ipsonl\ 's,i !\)» -apuat ion, ,uid ( outit i \ JO- T!r ( ipit< t t>')n ha- \ai ,t.d aL liiiii'iuit | nm - liom Lm>s in ' ,)

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LDI I Al'lOX WTIIIAI lIMI'A'I It hi- In-, ii punted mil t'l.it h\ l.u-iii. 1 ! >!<' -. !i kil ,i .1 to -t \ ii .''iii i i>;>j)iii_ U• t I'hii.ui'in on iln r fisnnK i inn '.t t(.t touitli -i u'.i.u,! a -,i\ni ( : 01 iv H\ Inr i!n)u>,uul i)c'UMi! Mir.Mk t tK'ctL.l Tin lloiiM',lK)\\r\ri j uiiliLi 1\ in u<i in t lio-c iMiunili' ■- Tl 10 j ' .ll>MlCl HHi I ! I iltl\ .111(1 U ill f>l o!) llii\ ( ill j ill. ii u j>| )<n 1-. ) - t h'_;l.liili oh M ,nu'as

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\! <-1 , v ) v ind'i' 'I lioi'ij -l' ! i\ ( In , n jii ii nimni' hi m( urn with lln M ■ * 1 1 l< i ii !\i!ii.( \\ (,ik- it'a'i' - lo t!'<> w i-f .hi'! <i--i,i'i mI l>\ tin, hni\i"4 nl .'oiuti'Miiit il iv 111 1 mil n- at i\t. \\ Dial ! m aii'l 01 t'U jil.K '['In \ ( mill n'l lh.it' iho t d\( I■- wciili! }>t ol <:i cat -ci \ n'f lo i li' piililn , -i- in in > o! I !)-•-(> 'iii i< loin in (I ,11 . \fi ) 1:1 1 ie ! in in, i '!, and li a <n i !•* o nianiiu'4 Ihe v.oml •■('Olid niiic i ' wtio jmi i ,11011 ml ( In lo\ol - and i 1)0 Uhi'i t'l^'i ->old, !In 1 l-K ut 1111 siti'i l.lv h 1 wit h llm^' 1 tv v, ( )>\ ihe dci'ai 'mi nL ". ould li u•lini d lo ii ihi'iiinum K< jin -I'litation^ h,i\ ( lie 11 in, ul i' 111 1 01 n \ ' ■w m . 1 1 1 (I .1i 1 ( ( cI- • • - vinii \slii(h •/<) In .'-huw thii. tho io\u\iDiilil -tli nadil.s a* a fa'i' jnitv. Ml Mil( Ik I on 11.11 1.1 - [noun el lu'.ni Ihe ni;i! I< 1 lull inn idoiaUnn, and Lo ;^i\c an an u 1 '-hoiLlv.

\\A(.i:.S OF RAILWvW lIAN»S 'No lm nu.d oidei li.i^ licun <.',]\ui io! ;i ic(lii'l)on of tliu \\a<;u-> of (Mii|)!o\ . c in ( lie iiiil\\.i\ v. oi U-lioj)-- Some miii al' I'oLonc ,iiid chowliiio have I'-c^iv^d notice 1 tli.it tin n•> \< ould he K'dui cd. 'J'hi'vj nicn 1i;k1 Iji en laL- 11 on at a t lino w hun \v» '(><< \vv\c lii'^li, and lia\c ovt 1 ! mucc ie( u\ cd higher l.itrj-, 1,1), in Uio otlici' haiuU. Now all caij)cntfi-, fiMclibuildcis, and painlui .> aie )ccu\ jn^' 0-> a day.

TJlti MAIL SHIIAK'MS. r!'!ior !'!i0 (Invu'iiinont ilo not, piopo.-c lo plkili^li ciiluji oi the picsonl/ oco.'ui in,-ii] i o, bill; t-hry think il- woi Hi coii-idci-ii)L',v,lnn tlio S.m J^i.iiHi-co in u'l fxpnus in J*,'o\ i'iiilioi 18!J9, {irul t,ho (liiocjljM'l \ ico m (Jio l.ionlJi Icillow mjr> wlifUior any ionics should l;o sub-'idi-cd, Jt Lho M.-vi l ( 'i incisu) mad set \ icu wcio Jiboli^shud, and nifiiK woio paid ioi lit l.liv l.itcs now |mkl Joi lho diiccb si'imwj the faviiiLj v/ould ho only nljouL C 4,000, 000 ji year.

KFJ'ICATE!) CHANCES OF SCHOOL HOOKS. 'Dig Mini dor lor Education lofo^nisos that Llic chaniMj-, of le\t hook:-, mod in piiniary f-olioolh wcic in juiinusly fro([UCMt •'Hid vexatious, and think )t ih deniable that thcio .sliould bo competition ainuMUht publiblici.s in order to keep up the btundaid oi the woiks. lfo will take stops to en.suro

that l-lio (.'han^cs .shall not occur 100 frequently .

TAXIMJ ABSENTEES, 'l'ho I'rcnuci 1 siys ho would bo glad Lo lav absentee; landowners could ho sue Ihk way lo do .so, but. Uieio ai'o difliirullio in dodnini; tholoun. Besides, llicrc jug jiorsons in (!',o colony who dinw inu'oinos ftom abjiKvd lo (,ho o\Lrnt ot about C 100,000 a \oai, and Micio would hn\e to ho a cortuin amount) ot ui\e and Lake in t ho mallei.

Ihscoull\<;fj) but not dis-i!Eaiiti-:nj-:i). Su (icoi^e Uiv) is not I'onUiif' io accept t lie detoist dI his (.\)iiln<_ r ioiis- hi^cis- *■ Arl Xi |kml !>i!l a, lm.il, I»nII »n I as I'ic ilon-c I (>nl\ nlliiiiK'il on Tlim sd.-iy tii.il- it- l>f not "now ' u v a«l a second timc\ ho \\a> ui\' v n notice I h;il. Ihm\ )U ,i imne lln, mcoiml Uiiil)n<> ot Lhr liill on Tur^vla) next.

TIJADHS AN 1 1) IMII.SONS. Inloi uiiuion Ins i c:k lied .Mr doidio that. ; (he i nij)lii\ inenl- oi piisonns ai> i;:ioU ;i(. vanillin hades I » « i — . lii'iiiiiic so<;enei;d lh;d> (he ptoduel mih ol |>ii^()ii nulii^t 1 1* s should la ,L \e.n have exct c.led L 13,000 m Mil ue. The '^ood -v id ((uestioii mehuh d nenlle woik. In k Us, di.mi pipe--, and m< ! d 111,11111 l.ietuii's. Mi (lolduj I■. I'iuh ,i\ mil ii)^ to .i-eu Liii lims l.v (hose novel Midu li]e>,no In in" petiiullid I-) nileiUie with \'vv ) I dvn i) , .did ha 'ji\i u muieo ol ii'id ion loi a [ii'tiiMi '^iniiij the (|iiaiiii'\ oi s\ii h iiruiuII u tuus, | lu> ( <• toit hi in. dci iaK pi ico al \\ !n< ii iln \ win 1 '■old lo pui eha-i is, ,n\[\ eo-t ami ihaiaeter ut (lie mat. Iniiei \ U'-ed in p: oiiui'l u>n.

Till: MILLION' LOAN. \ c inli> mi' -! m' I). i- I n icrencfl lioni t!u \ut ,I ( n ii' 1 il, to l!n clli'fl Hi ( dull) m i'_> nt *- ' n (en i ii iK t ion w'l !i t!n .nil Iii) u k - (i 1 , I '•(• 1> ink oi i irj.ind h.id iiM'd tin; nuiiiuiinii nt thr m\> Id.iM ;it 190,. Tlunit- ,iji ,1 1 -< > - ' .ii ■'! that the li^itii" ■-up plu"! hi t!i« I'm tin i.il N iit-iii'Mil' would, no (loul)t, in. il i tio lnuii "o oil much Ix'tU-i t II 111 \\ Ollid 111 ilL'l \\ l^i- 111 1 I lit' (MM},

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Tin: < !!i\i:m; ( <>\. i.it.vi:. Tlw Nt \. /. aland <lt k-j.tU at Hit cviii i u< ( < u !ii< li iik i i al .Y. In \ up I lie ].il I) in i h,: 1-i 11 li- 111 1 in tt <l l>\ tin I !i>iw i !>.! >. II ill l;i I Dlllt l"l) li! ( lit (|U( -' I*l*l ■U ill li( .1 11 1 1 ai , !iiu * i n diiMl I.i it iiu .iii'l <■ in: i,i upMti the Im-i- ot tin' tit it \ l.itel\ eiiK u-d iiiiu I/, t\\cc:i 'In I mtf.i St.id -ot and ( lima. Hi- jx ,»Im» lp-n ..i t( (1 U) I'lii.^ Mli'k'i (lie iinlitc ol tin 1 ollni l( pi i-cnta-ti\ts ill. 1 tit -n .ihilil \ ol taking t )iiilmi'vl at tion I'll i t'mil.ii inu tht! iiiuiilici ut Clinu-o to In- .illoucii on n-oldlicld- II ,m\ <|tn -hon (it \,n\\ !,l\ is 1,11-1(1 -Ml 1 OIIUM Will 1)1.' IC(|i!,' it ! li\ tin- I'u iiuei (<» \<<i'c i h.tL iL bo imi(,i-ii| I') ! 7tU. - inn ii- t liat now in \ u^'ic in Out in 1 mil, poiidinjf L'nc udiipklion ot llii- l km! \ .

u.i:\i:in»! tin: callkuiks. \ll lIIU'Mwd ()( (Ml HIKO tdolv jll.lt t !<•-) e\eiu.i'_:, w licn,ij>ii)j)(is(il\\.i-.in,n!rloiu nlnlub I lie |,ul)iu .ilitin in ll.ui^iid ot 'I'iun d«i\ ni'J.l -> dcli.itc on the M'i'oiKl ie;!(lin,u ot the C'oiit.iuuni.s DiM.i^L'-, ! qnMl t ill K Sn (li-o. (Jicyio-i 1 ioi Ihs mili nil (>'>-« ol oli|(r(in^ lo (lit j)K'li(.n, \\ lien Sn J. (I. ill <.illttl.it/lcuti.)ll tl) 1110 pIL-UMUO Ol .- I ll.UlU«'l' s , Hlltl UlO m;il!cm ti"-; uric inunc(!i;itrl> clo.ucd, II k 1 i<j-nl.itn>n (luuclin^ this lo lie Anno, bciuu, caniul ]>y '\2 Lo 2[). Nv.uly .m houi w.i^ -.|)cni with closed doois, and tin. ill) (he lloiiso dt-citkd that the di-eu-hion bo no( |» iiiLoil.

IMI'OHTEIIN' BOM>S. Uetoie the oulinaiy bu^ine^ ii> the Uou^-c was enlued upon yeMciday, Mr Hainuel called attention to the i.iet. that the Cu.-toms Dcp.u taicnt Jia.l iehi<-ed lo clear any {4<)i<dM upon pa> incnt; of duly now p;tvahio, unless pcisons io(ici\ni^ Ihoin enIcud into a hond lhal (.hey t\ould pay any higher duty \\ hi( h ini'dit be imp <sed 110 Iviiuw Lhih was aulhoii-ed l>y law, l»iil> it would JitiAoUie (3ilect; ot jj.u.il.v^ing U <»do, ;h [iLieu.i n\\\til depend upon Lite amount, ot tluty p.iyablo. rr J A he I'ieniier sjuil the Cus loin-. Dnlich Act, 1885, piu\ided that, after th.MesoluLion-- weic passed by r/io Hou-.o alttiin^ Mir t.H'ill, any meicliant cloaiinjf i^'ood.s infill bo )'Gqiiirt;d Lo ciilci' mho a bond ior payment; ot any ad(Utional duty imposed by the ilouso Avhen Hie Bill was iinally passed. The Customs ollieeis woe (fiiite rigliL in enforcing the Act" as they J-onnd it, but as soon as the mailer was brought under the notice of (Jo\ei ument, it was leeo^nioed that there was u hardship, and oidcns weip given Unit bonds bhoidd not bo iiibi«lcd upon.

JOTTJNCJS. Tlic lion. 11. Oliver is moving in Council 1,0 have the school n<{o raised to six. and ior the abolition of jMuoalion Boards. Ycbleiday afternoon's silting of the Tlonso was chiefly devoted to local Bills, none of which have any interest lor your readers. The Council arc to bo asked, at the instance of i he Hon. I\. liarl,, to ailu m that in (he present depiesscd condition ol the finances ol the colony totali-atoih should be taxed. The "i'less" .spefdv'- of the Financial Statement as t Jio " i>laek Isud<;ot." The Oppo.-ition aie likely to meet 10-d.i> to ron ,i(fei the Slali-nu nt. Mi (ioldie pi ex tiled a pi til ion iron> 357 u Mdenls ol Auckland in fa\out ol the inainlcinnce of Ihe pie^cnt sy.-teni ot education. The (aiserMincnt have not ye!, derided wlielher to stud lor another shipment ot Scotch salmon o\a. Mi Sod don is a-kmu ( !o\ei ntuent il they will inUoduee an Atietioneei^ Amendment i;di. Tne petition ol the To\ iot ii uilj^i o\\ el.-, a-kmi; an iikic.iso ot dudes on hint ha-. In i n iclei led to (!o\li nnu nl foi coiisnh;iation.