PARLIAMENTARY.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 274, 20 June 1888, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Tui dob it o \w-i\\ la-l • onu to a oonchiMun. All >t\«.leida\ attoinoon and i\om\uu uoie occupied wit I 1I 1 i!k concludm- -;ioeehe>. ami the 11 u in b > o. l'K>-<. \\h-i luivo .nidi O'-'-i il lie ilou-c MiuiMlu'iloh ao lO.nni'MH'od h i<Ti.ul".ali\ MH'ioa-i dlO iK\u U -o\(Mit\ Plie (}i\ision \. a- taKoa -fnr.iK olexoti oolo'lv.wlu-n Mi r.«vHKim'-pH»i>p-al."T!ut the i.o\eininon( should coti^itUi wliotlift fuiMici it (li-uiK-.n- iMnnot In mado m tlu* pubho oxjtoiiviitmo i'oroio tin- t.ni.l i^d(\dl \\ith. wi- liotciti'd I>\ 5d to -7 Tne Colonial TuMMun did not 1 ill nftoi tbo dixivion wa- takm, hut mo ' lion m ;de an ab]^ m.! iou-bk' dolom'tMii tlu- pinion Ot tllO {-O\O! lI MI "it

A m,l. TKADI": MON !' -MMno lvemlvi- ot ilw Middle o\ 1 .cc t'lailo \-au\ aiv mak\nu mi'iii.o- in a new iliiraiKii Y\\ \ " .nt ti lu\o tho -clie.luli ir aMan^t'il, nnl vhe (hitu> ]>ur on ,oi Miot.i'.ion -ep.'jat- 1 tiotn t'po-o lU'.'ntLvl toi uwmuu 1 ihe ]i\otov.'tU'V.i-;- >\mno, i >"-i'r,; lo flu- u.i K>- tlio Mnl'lh l-a.n I'Hnluc ihom-clM-to L r o \% lib them ''i 1i 1 tio piou ch.-m-i-chrdulr. Tin .''hi-i -iludulo >.oulil then he con-uioii.l op ii- ni Mir- but a- tht s Middle juiix i- no; t\k*.U to a^ioe to U\i> eom-e the im-uwu ] l I'lo'^'o'v end m le.i\in<j tiling- uwch a- the\ au no\.

Mi OX aliauhan •-•'>' i\p.«~io" Ar-toi il.iv afternoon to th< mow- ot > -oeuon or mcnilvi- with h-u.ihl to l'u-co m.ul -oniee. Ho -ai Ito (ountiMKUi.t it u.i- .in uniu-titiahle o\n.i\ a^onco T)w Vicmwi told them ib.i 1 it co-t tlio colo.n nothing, but ho mu-t *hink t !io\ won 1 ninni.^ to beho'o -mil .1 tlun- NVon'tl i)"i tin 1 iimount |uul to that -M-nuv tio .n.iiKi'n!* for the iMiii.i'jo ot m.ul In .uiotlvi -01 vicv " Wo won 1 ,»auTiu 1 l.urn. amount- wi what notlunu' brrui than 1 ]>li>a-utr loutc foi rln^ (. c>n\ o'iit nco ot >>ci -on- tia\ t'l luiiriiom one |>.ut ot lho \\OlM totho otlii'i The .-on ice v. a- nor or the -h^hic-t h,-wu\ hon\ .1 oomineiu.il \kimh ot \vjn\. nul now tlia r \\e vm ro h,t\t a UIIOM foitniirluh -01 mi 1: \\it- 'iot I>i nil -helitt-t u-o Tin- I'uiniu -ul'-ci|uentl\ "aid that t\>^\ f>oul»! not make .nn -nnu ni thi ? mattei. .lint it I'll n v. mini imuiii; i. would have to In b< .iboh-hint,' ill -m\hoand sending thoa lottn- b\ an\ -«oa')H' the> oould

EUl't ATIOX IAI'OW Ml'.\T> Mi Lawn \om\iuJ on delicate -_i «~nuul la-t nisrtu wla'i he ad\oiand iik nationally iiitr of the edueatiun endowment- Ho-nd lie wa^ piepaied ni tin- e\|nc-Mii« vi di— cut he heaul.aaa be \wi- eiie<«uiaunl in the applause with which hi- t\pie-ion- ol opinion weu- iocenn.l. He -aid that witii the abolition or pi owner- the whole bimk>n ufedntatit n had been tlnow n on thecon-oh daltd niMd. and i c^ enue 111 1 om y\ o\ ineial education t ndou menl « should in all lan m — ha\ c been e\onh di-tubutcd i^i tht beiKtu nt the whole colony. Tin- -entinu in wa= %\ell ictcncd b\ the lai'_ r ei piopoition ut miii bei -

THE MOKAT t LALM^ The(.u\annu'r intend to he <_-uule<l h\ tin- lecotnmetKl.ition «.' i\u C nmmiwonu- , to uhom rlie Mo-.au Junt- daun- ait ;e | tened, Inn e\L'n n the lepoir 1- r.iM'inalile the vhole matt.'i \w ! l lm\f to tro hcfon r!u Xative Lain!- C'Miu i ■ >\«.imn 'initin that •lone- ha- I'Ctn aiifaitl' t l'\ th' n 1 in an> wa\. ami -a\ hi- nhiui 1- '>•> '.' t a UtL «i'th(»ut alluvium ih> nalM- m tcie-tuii tv lie heii'il |

KOHIMAUAM \UA TUaINJXi. si lIOOL It i- quif jiiohahit that tin- -« 'uu.l v ill be icniu\ul t>> Vuuni Eden .it an e,nl\ clutt -Mi <.i>l<iie ha- lecitM'il a Id mi fiomMi Hd2un u'latn' to th. net rlut Enin£rton - bianc h i- mffl oj.tn foi -ale He -aw "Hon. Mi Ff-'afi on the Mibiurt, the Mini-tci -ii<l iH.tlii'iu untlil ''c done till the uuo-tui'i ot a intnn.tnc\">.i-~ tried. ( .d\ei n .nv.nt hvl, !u -jud. been endt .imhii in-j tn auanui %\ith 'Ik- 1 Mflane-ian Mi-nm tiu-t t<>i t \toii-inu c it i pie-cnt le i-c at Kuiumatamaia : the\ iiinl not -ucccedud -o tai. 01 pcibap- tin -ohool i would hrnc 10 lx- icmou I to dv -itc -pLcialh -ct a]),ut u -Mniint IM, n foi the pmpo-e. Tlicie \wi- a dithcult\ tonncii\ in the na\ 01 want of watt. i , but the m-w i re-rrwjh ot Mount i>icn iLiiKAcd tiiat dlj- j -t.iclc !

a a klam> i'lrrn ioxThe following petition- ot \iiHJa;id in teie-l h,i\L b(j(.n iepoitc'l upon i 10m 5,417 pei-on- it Auckland in la\om of.Mi.)o\(( - 1 ill 1 K^ii"! «<. ilu<.o\einuieiii. <_h.ulc- liohiji-on, m Thame-, pi.^iti'-T foi < on-ideiution foi -enicc itndeied in tli., culy <Li\ of the colu,i\ Xf claim ;i^ain-L colon). '■ Thump-on. of \\ uikuLo, -tatin" ih.n In- c-lnldiun v cio impiojic.h fomm7ttcf{ totl.o li/lu-tii.il Mhool Committee npoit- tint i.uiil-Ii t\i'lcncc va- etd'lurrcl ,uid tii \ -r-u no i"<i-un to depau fi'in tv" dec i-!on an re I at la-t -e-~ioM Tho~. and othei-of ()n< hun^aicpJf fntiti'i that attu ,t numbci ot y Gal's ~ti\icL. tljr\ had btj< n di-fhai^'d tiom Mas.uKju. pilot, boaf X<i leconimcndation to make

mi: monk and nioiTJi'n tax VALUATION. The \ < i \ uMvvj; -p<xc h ckli\ 1 1 eel on HV<jd ne.-day afternoon In M? Monk took tlic Hou-o b.v -ui'fjii-'!. and ci cited -iieh n <j,w>(\ implosion that the mcnib' 1 tor Waite mata wa- ti'jdin and a^ain applaud? d, and v. lien he re-unn d In- -era he wai accorded quite an u\ation He .ipoke -tiongi} intavota ot protLCliou, .uid condcmiuit'ory ot Ihe ])io]>eity tax. Me^)^ Biuce aiid Anflci-on fhcu fiou> Mr Monk a ict'/rl th.it he iiad beon entrustcfl w it!) a f>e!itio<) a^aiiH/ it fci^nod. by the Ma\oi of Auckland ai7d o\ei 2", 000 othci-. Ik cited a leluin, which wif* laid befoic the Hou^c, ol jjro perty tax \aluation>, -whioh had been sold from 60 to 94 pci cent lo> that» wli.it they had been \alued .it. He also supplied example.- of extortionate action on the part of the Commi.^ioner and his indifference to lawful appeal-, toi consideration fi om tavpaycr-,. ThoCommi^sionorwas M*\erely crifcicised, and the \aluos and Appeal ("Joint- wcie icvuwed. Ilooiiticised the Covcinmcnt, and while thankina them for what they had done, urged the nece^ity of g-oin&r much further in variou<deparbmontfe. He '-uo^e^ted reductions totalling over n5On 50, 000, and a.sked the Premier to act couiageouoly, and not to J think it could not be done.

NORTH AUCKLAND RAILWAY. Mi' 11. Thompson do<;fe not intend to proceed iurther with hi-, JN'oith Auckland Railway Bill this hu-Dhion. It tranfepirus thai the line for (sixty miles sit the northern end goes through native landb. Till the legislation of the present hehsion is passed the nativeb are unable to deal with their lands. The Bill will therefore be withdrawn till next session, when the land will be open, and all the information at hand.

STRENGTH OF PROTECTIONISTS. I am assured by a prominent piokvticKiist who is aiso a member ol Iho OppoMuon that thuy could not h;»\e hoped to s-ecuie an inoi cased (mil) without thr co opei.itiou of the (Jovernment. He s^K (|\ou total .sdenot.li i^ exactly oo \oto\ .inn' t.lio dillenMioo between theii wumbev and that, ot heo tradev.s is made :i|int staunch tiouTtunonl vsnppui (ei\s And ot uhMnheis. who don't cuie h\ o ft raws about en hoi piotoetion oi tiei'tuide M\ intounmt added thai t lie Tum-ukmV t)b|tx>t in 1m in" in<_i il^w n ihe i ,\\ ill \\ .is not ss v > much to i;i\o pioiotMmu ,b to keep in ollice

C I'sTOMs HILL. Vn\ i ii.it tlu- Cii-tum''. Hill lia-v <j,ol into <\>n\miUtv u. i- inn auiH.'i|uJi''{ iluit. nuu li lii.ir will l>e w.i^iL't! vi pn-hii^ it throujjfh. Mai!\ tut 1 1 -i( Km - w\w haw (•(ti^i~ti > iitl\ ( >[)j),i-o.( t i,( l):!I-(iiui now , loi'ouin^oil tint i !;!':<• 'H{|t»ii(\ ci( tin 1 Mmi^r hrmir in i.i\uiM o( ihi- v urn mithoi factions op})O-i i U'l! l-> 11 -I it"*-

VI IK -II VNSAIM)' STAFF. \ \a'\nu\ .!» "iia'i-.inl -- -tall has been <i\aMoiKit In i lu 1 U'tn uioiu vi Fieileiiek l>'Mt!, m!h> iii- been compelled In failir.u liv iillh to lo^iiii) ln^ no-ition, iiiul Mibject to hioil-i. -1 .id\ it'll lene^toi Au-tiaha altno-t iiiniii(ii:iti'i\ The .tpjiuininent i^ boin^ till. (1 tempo! vi ! \ b\ Mi I pp-, ot the I " Man.iu .u u l\tti< - i The Hi j>.n tin ; l\baU- >■ onnitiue ' tneel ! li ttidi low to Mnv'> ( iv \i< ml po-iuon (in jtlM ••Iliin^.nti .Nt n!. ThtH 'ma ei--ii[ipo-L'il in lie iKtv.-'eii .\lt- —i- Cfiliii- (Aui'lvbml > j vk>. i'iuui.l ( •<.)(, i"o Pally Tiipo- I, ■ ,un! /' pi - (o! i'a'moi-h) 1 , >, i>i ih)

rMI. I'UliMir.K AM' I'll'iiH TIOV \K--i- !"i vh>Ai ami iVimal wailed on t!i P'onuei t()ii,i\ ie.-uh oi nit i'unert iom-t { jmiimioi - enquuio duiliU ho l.i-t \\rtk The Li^i l.uil 1 '<_ toi o f lil' I'l omioi . Via> .1 low; one. and the tntoiuow ladled toi hiiiic (imh v . riit' i'loinic) puiiiii-inl to bini'j all the >u^m."-iionb ncloic the labmci, anil to i znc tiioin liv- iallo-l i on-uU'i.ition Jbut ol i'iHii-i. he oou'il onl\ make In-* icii^ion o'ablu 1 when m commute! .

Till-; a\ OM>\Li: \M \A M riu Coloipai heuetuiN niiuini-. me thit he ha- iltiiunl \ ! i K\\ Hilton >- lLpoii 1 v lali\ lto t lie ( !uii ;^l - auain-t tiu V\ omial-.\-\Jm» ina]iai;i.i)iLiH. .uio' Ihi-^ u on to li Cumuiwiu id' In- ic)n.ut He dov^ mil -u tii.it an\ 'Uiukl oli)».i't wn'ilii l»«. -i i» i il li\ ,hi ntijiiin nik» ihe niaiiaiit men uf t !u A~\ luni

m ( kumi iMrriTiox.s. Tlit tollow mu pillion- horn Am Ulaml \\<.ie }>U'-t.iitLil \e-teula\ JL'ijiii Hum M.ilu l'.iw in.i .ui'l 30 othtia tumpl. lining ct ini^M'piup^i'-i'-^'ii "i <i jHv-'i c ot 1 uul (T.u v> li<u^_>o > tiom I«lm)''U and 25 oilici-, i oni i plaining tluu tlun i- no load to tin n -«<tt loincnt (Moan ; hum If, .hkine in lie put in po—o-iop oi ( cii. tin lamU v. hicli he el urn- ( K ell \ i.

CUIHLN MO Hi lUU. liien k- i 'l'l'lih^ nl !< Iki amount memt bu-at the a* tiun <>r tin. mctiui^ }o-tmla> in luhbmi; the (.'ouliu Moth Bill <>t it--tmu- Mi llanihn took u \oi wlctcniuned -latut at the meeting tie -t.itctl that it J \va- the intuition of the meeting l.j o thtouuh ilie )»i)l anil amend : th.it he mit-t lttiu', lna-nnii h „- hi hail lui'iuil i l-dhi jiiu/HcaU<>n .T). T ) ont J>i>i]jl>cj\ . al-o .1 nei-itnui tioui I'apakuta, a-^ain-i the Bill. it the iIillIihl; went t hnuiuh tlic Jiill and amcmlcd it, Council \wi- [)le<t-ed to accept theamend ' menl W lien \ht ihll taint down to the llmi-c ir would lie hi- d (it \to u-e t he toi hiof file Jiou-e to dettat t/ie Mill. He did not \\i-h the niettmir to l>e under >M} nu> i jin ipiii n a- ti> ln» Mi! t ntiuii-. H< v -mid i;|i|i.im* t!i !'»)lline\e)\ \\a\ jieiinittLil l»\ the tii in- O) l '"i liini-i. 1

MKLAWLN \M> I'KOTIXTIO\ | I Mi L. Lawi\ nuak a i^ooi! nnpie— ion i \>i r h hi- -jn.L<ii \<-Kida\ a)Lci ii'ion, and ; in- i emaik- vii j i>it < clKin weie \ei\ lit di-etanned ,ui\ connection \s ith eithe) ! pi mertion 01 titL tiaUe, but eonte--ul a i tiLik'l in the puiKiple- <>t hot tiadu in the j üb-t'ail, iti i^uitttcd thai , pu?-c— • lujr I M,,t^ni!icent poit- a> wt; did, we weiu nut jl^li toiui'iv. ilitmopun The law v) oxpedi t'nc\ m, and it w.i"; im . po--ible m thi e\i<rcncic- oi Lht LOunti\ to dv ~ut.li a tliini;. He dopluit.tl fhat -uch a taullwa-> [)LCC--ai\ in the inteii.-t- ot the 1 1 nance- vi iha colony, bin it wa- ncco-»aij. lictoie the luo Im-k' J»< llt > <lcnou need iho taiili thty -hould Ih [)icpaicd to piopo^e a bottci poiic\ llu t.uled to -uc tho AUwintu'-re ot s iie.tp Umiil;, about, w hich -o mm h \\ u» -aid, whun thi bone and mmuu ot the colon\ wen u;dkm^ about idle Le^o! mutton at Cd woe no <io>)d to the man who had nothing with whieli to buyeAtn biLad toi i * 1r» t.umU We had the tmc-t v.otjd in the uOl Id tor c.dnnet niakmi;, and the Auelvland nuu keU ulil Hooded w uli cheap and ihm-\ tmniHuu made onl) tcj -ell i]\u> otliei mdu-tiy wa- in <i i -unihai po-itioii, and wo wtie uk lined to loi^et tlmt l! we vise the piodm,t*> of the count. 3 we would .iclp it- mdu-tiu-.

A ItET!IU-;i) OFFICIAL. Hie I'etuion^ Committee ha\e concluded Ih'.ii ron-idualinn ot the l,im of Mi Jno. Ollniei, I'joMiicial (lOxcmtnciit Audltoi itl CaaUibnis 'J'liu|jotiLionui dudiucd m any w i\ to budiit- n oin t litj [fO^itHHi In 1 had iakun iip, and it l-y aci uidin^]\ undui^lood thit the ( (Jiii'inltt t -j iu[)'nt will n^t be made to the llou-e, but. that the (<o\unin<jnl will piobabl^ awaicl AJi Olhvioi a pension of L"250 a veai.

HiK LAW OK UIiEL. Tluce impoitant points, .v> atlccting the pii\ilu<_>e> ot newj-papeis in connection with the law lehtmg to Colonels'' Courts, v,uc decided by 1 lie Cluci 'Justice and ill .lu-tico Richmond, bitting in banco, in the ci>e of Mm tin vei-ais the " Kvening ; j'u^t. ' in which tiie plaintiil had [ Mied tlic defendant foi alleged libel I contained in an article commenting on the \, coionci'- inquest on plainiifl h wite. The., jury found tot the newopapei. and! jjl.untifi now sought to obtain a new >i ti uil on the following jjiounds : (]) That the vet diet for the detcnd.uiU win against the weight ot evidence. (2) That the judge ought to have diiectcd the ]ivy thut a tail report of pio-ceuding.-i before a coioner ib not privileged. (3) That ii a fail repoit i^ privileged, Ili.-i Ffonor out* lit to have directed tho juiy tliat the article w;ts not meicly comment or criticism, but contained defamatoty statements of iact probable. The Court vvithont calling on counsel for the defence afhnned that a fair report of the proceeding.- in a coroners court is privileged ; that lair comment on i buch proceedings is piivileged, and that it ib the function of the jury and not for the judge to decide whether an article is libellous or not, For these reasons a new trial was refused. This is the first definite decision on Hiese pomfc.s given in this colony.

THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT. Very conbidoruljlo interest beenis to be taken in the Shop JJourh Bill. A counter petition is being very numerously bigned in Wellington, and though many people are inclined to aid in any move for restricting the houib oi labour, it it> contended that to compel a man fco clo.se his place of business at an early hour in the

evening is an attempt to unduly inlertorc with the liberty ot the biibjoct. The petitioners protest against the Bill tor the following icasoiib : — (1) That it sonouely interferes v, ith the bu^incs-. ot tin 1 smaller traitors, so muoh so that in many canes it will moan then practical evelusion iVotn (lading, and consequent ruin ; (2) that it is an undue intorterenco with our rights as Bittish subjects ; (3) that no hardship lias o\or been caused to iu\) section ot the community in this folon\ thmufih tlie })ieticnt st.tte ot the l.iw, iind theie is absolutely no lu^litieation foi ln-istin^ that, a lai^e l)od^ ot tiadtMh c;m>in;j; on uselu! bu^nu'^e^, \.i!uabk' and rdinoinent to liu'ii follow colonists, should he compelled lo aibit i.u il> close -aieh businesses when other trado-i.*. aie undci no sucli l'CstiiftlOlls

sUIM'KKrtNJON oi-' IMMORALITY. This question has been vets fully conHcleted In the l\ t.it.ions t/onmnUee in connceiion with M-\t>ial petitions allej;in<; Miat nuinhci > ot <j;h i> ol dJidoi ;i,uc vic leading iniinoi.il )i\o^ The ( uniniif.li'u ;uii\cil a( (Ik 1 tallowing conclusion, " Tliat tlio ctllct;.xli(ins .set out. m tlie jielilioi"- ,ue >u -ome extrni i-oiieel., and \t hts been pioxed that tti;tn\ \ci\ a>ouii<4 Hiil- d\v Ic.idin^ ininu)).]] h\e~, ihonyh not hv'im: drel.ned prostitutes o\ lieijuenl m<> known oiothels Tluif. willi .1 \ lew to nnliLi.uni*; t lie e\ il, this CominMle< lecotn mend a-, follows 1. Thai the 'ij,e ot consent U'lai-! d toJu\eai-i 2 That pou er be 141 veil (o the jumk'c to enlu aw{ his|ku. known htofiieis.ii an> 110111 01 tiie d,\\ 01 m''_;))t ; T> That tin (. I). \< I In |>ut into opeuU ion i;i ilk cent les or (^(mlat k-n thiou^houl the I t-ilon^

)OTTi\(;s. The ( u>\oi nineut ha\ c iet]iu"4etl IM-iliirt LaiuU Kt"_;Miar lU\o;> .nul ( olonel KobeH^ to tl( t a-- ( (HUlillx-MOIKMi HI MokdU • loin l^ (mm\ but nil ) op]} lia^i lui'ti leCel\ I'll Tain hanua -a> - thar Maon- ate u ilium to i ,t\ ihett -him ot i,i(<'*> ana la*o, |iio \Kk(l a tail piopoilioti ot ( <<>\u tnuent lliiiiu 1 ) l- rxjK'in'lod foi tlio btnciil ot native laiuU Th' 1 I'uimoi iai»cci a lan^h by inlonnin<j the II hi-m. 1 that lie Uail ln^ cv % U) piiltuiir a ( iv on b<_et Th oliicc beaut - ol thr mum*. (Citid : i.iuil ou'4!lh\i-^ aw t-K i ii*4, that lotci'jii : ( a"_io ( ill r\ niu \(~-cl- !«i. made t<.) iaii\ i i*. 1 1 lhv aUul lUul'iol i » Mi FuHon > con\iition i- that tin !'i< nuoi i- too ptone to ii~t< nto(h • view 1 - put fuiv. ;n<] li\ (iitun ceu-pajitt- i\\ iaiuc ci'iilio, and to nnauiin tlxm to c\f>n--pi\l>lu' opinion Macaithm ha-'lx'tn • ojnpt % llo(.l b\ an ,iit.ick oi ( 4<itii to n^k leave ot ab~eiui toi a u u U. Ten petition- out ot iiMkmi pie-t nled \ i--t < i <ia\ at <. 111 1 om Maoi is Ta\ioi j^ a-km<_; the net amount it on) the iVt (wo million lean attci deduetin^ e\peu-e^ Li\\ i \ '.n h With\ ti( > t tade ai'^uiiietit-. ueu well put, but mik h 100 -'tion^ ot liiiu'iuiee. 'M lutha M( Keil/li tliclait^ ih.it it the till ill I- pa «mm l in it- pie-t>nt Imin ni:in\ -et t!ei ~< in the couuti \ di>n iet> eu^a^ed in a^neulhual pui-uit - w ill l.a\ l to piotection ot tli> !ns)iu'in \ ("mm The -alt dut} i^ I)lmhu li eel_\ (ondiinmd b\ mombpi-oH both -id* •< ot tlh H<m-t. I! illanet -a\ th.it all hilukh cla^e-. ot ie<i ue Minpl> lank [nn^oti.