PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter ) Wellington, June l6

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 274, 20 June 1888, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY. (From "Star" Reporter ) Wellington , June l 6

I'ONYICT LA BOTH. An impre— ion ha» been uideh enteii.iined foi some time p.^t tlwt coiimW labour v.aterioui?h ( onipolinu with lire iabout in conncelion with the manutaetui ih^ liidu luie*. Theietiiinwhii'h v.a-tmni-hed lo the Hou-e yestoul.iv in compliance w ith the mo lion b) ' >i v ( .'oldie -how-- 1 hat t hot e wa- 1 eal!\ no ctiu.xe torappielien-ion on \\u^ m'oio. l( «ip])e«u-s fiom thi-doemnent (hat apait tiom the ordinal y "diamond eiarl.inc ' indu-tr\, compirati\'el> \ni\c prodin'tne work ua-> done in the uaolt- ot t lie colon) dniinirthr !a^t yeai. L\ tiellon (iaol, w Inch pos~e^>-<^ piint injx ]«v^C" .uul t\ pc w 01 th about L"350, proMded toi the (.omiiiuicp! puntei woi k to the \ahn> of about l'4oo. the eo^t to the t-olony heinsr about L"5O. !>i iek-makinu i< the thief indi^ti) ot Mount Cook (Jaol, the plant up toi the pinpo-e beinji \ alued at .ib^iit i' l.ooo Thr bucks inanti iactuied for u-e outride tlu cro toi about i.'1,350 to eonti.ietoi ->, tor the election ot the < !o\i mi.it.nt I'iintiiii, Qlhee Mount r.den <>aol \ \nekland\ ha^- a bieakui<j plant woitn • i.CUO. dii\eu In >team powei. and \,uioii> lo^ ot bioken metal h,i\e been -old to local Him*. lolhn> loi the local charitable i institution- ate the onl) nthei piodnc 1 - Xajnei (iaol \ield- onh uud metal, .-and •md lime, and at Dnnedin (»ao) only m tew ]>ound- w orth ot -oek- ueic nianuttictuicil for the Mo-<}iol Conipan\ . and clothitig foi the beaLlitle A-)lum jiatieiu-.

THE COD LIN MOTH The Council. b\ iitieen \otes to tea. ha\e tluown out Mi llobb-'- (. odhn .Moth Bill Thot-e who \ou\l foi the second leading weie — The Hon Me^i^ Mailhc, liatniooat, Holme-, .lohn-un. Kenny. Moms, i^waiiron, Wateihou-o and Sir F. Wlut.iUer. Xoes— The Hon. Me^i-, Jliett, Huckle\, l>i<:nan. Fri^er, Manrcll. Mai tin. McLean, Millei, l'haia/>n, l'ollcn, Kichmond. Shepherd. Slnim^ki, Wilson and W. Fit' herbei t.

EXCOUKA(..IX(. LOCAL IXDUbTRIKS. The tnppoitei^ of lot a 1 Industrie* -\\ 111 be clad to heai of the -<tatenit nt made b\ the Piemier Li-t iiiiriit He had a s eetuinel that blanket^ manutaetuied within the colony now -upc^ule all impoiteil oneexcept the \ei\ cheape-t Uiihl*.

KETIKIXIi ALLOW AXI i: The Solicitoi-l.eneial ha- sihen an opinion chat T>h John Ollhiei, TioMiicial Auditor lor Cantcibui\. i> entitled to a tupei animation ullouanceof C'JSO. that hein^ half his f.nmer -alai\ The Public I'eti tions C ommittee lecoimm-nd thd»- an allow ance be made to him aceoidm<_ r l\.

THE CHIXESK CONFERENCE Mi beddon, who ha- ah\.i\- had stiontf anti-rhine^eleaniiio 1 -, i- e\ iflc'iitK ot opinion that the conclusion- 01 tI.L t onfcienoe iu-t held ar \vdne\ aie imt -ulln unil\ -uintrent m their charai'tci . He thceioie inteivi-to isk \\ ho wa- le-porwblc foi the I i on Mi Oliver--' late annul in Austialia.

THE NORTH ISLAND TUI'XK LINE. An ai tide which appeal- in la=t night - " Po-t ha' fallen like a homo-shell on the Auckland and Taianaki member. It Ipointeri out that " the tiunk iidwa\ loan ju-t floated ha-- been uiL-ed for the con-.-truction of the eential line, and nob one penny of it nan be dheited to am other pmpo-e." The w onlinjr <•>' the .Noith [.-land Main TmnU Rail\\a\ Lo.,n Applica tion Act, IsB6. 1-= peculiai , hui a perusal of it -how-, not 01XI3 that the I ential line i- eleaily denned, but that the proceed- of the "loan mn-t be kept -epaiate and -pent on thi- line onl\ ■ The aiticle vu\6 •— •' Tue lonn now it i- i.d-ed 1- hie \o'cabl> ton-eciated to the con-tiucrion ot the main Cential line Parliament m.i) suspend the expendituit: <i^ lnn r _r a- it like-. '">ut the raone) nnbt i emain untd it i^ spent in the manner -pecihed. E\ vi expenditui c on suney- of <dternatne line- doe- not come within the limit- of the Act, and the Minitet of Public Work- will not bt able te chaise the co-t of his e\pen-h c Taianaki -uiveyto this loan. The Act i- not one w Inch can be repealed, beeau-e it i-paitc>i the compact with bondholder-, who have the loan, and no < >o\ i i nnient would fjive loyal a&.-ent to a Bill which \aued the secuiit\ p-iven for mone> on the teun- of the contiact with the bondholder

DISGOURAMN< • EXTRA VA( .AXCE. Much merriment \\a- cau-ed in the Hou-e la-t night during the di-cu— ion of the question of elude- to be placed on certain kind- of fabric-. Certain membei- ev-prc\-?ed a de^iie, v hicli doubtle-- .inimates mo-t head- of familie , to di^couia^e extravagance in hou-ehold- by mean- ot tarift imports One gentleman dechired that he did not caie to encouia^e ladies m v horn ho was interested to be decked in 4 ilk- and satin-, and brought down the House by ob.-o\ing that he considered beauty unadorned to be adonicd tlie mo-t

BOOTS AND SHOEn Several lion membei-, while the Lai ill wn* under consideKition. ui^ed the locon -ideiation oi the duty on boots and .-hoe,- .so that they mi^lit be chained at per do/en pair.-. The Premier promised to <in ee\ei y attention to the lettei- tecencl dm ing the dayfiomMr Mo-i and others but in the meantime he in^ted on the tax ill as pioposed. On thi- undei&tandin^ the item as pa-&ed.

ROUGH OX TE KOOTI. A nunibei of Maori- lningon the_Eu-=t Coast having petitioned that Te Kooti, the rto-called prophet, may be prevented horn convening meeting of the nathe.%, the Native Aflairs Committee haverepoi ted that they fully »ympathise with the petitioner, and believe they ,su Her haidship thiough the monthly meetings of Te Kooti"» follower.^ at the various settlement-, icsulting as it does in esti anting families, disturbing the tranquillity of settlements, impoverish ing the people by a wholesale consumption of°thcir food, and exhausting all their refcourcef-. It i-5 theiefore recommended that the Government will do their utmost to prevent such meetings, by introducing such legislation as .shall enable the Government to toibid uhat is a delibeiate and crafty system of loafing upon the resources of the thrifty and well -disposed persons.

WATCHES AND JEWELLERY. Though no increase has been made in the duty on watche?, clocks, und jewellery, they are not likely to escape. The disposition of the House seems to be to strike out .salt and other items, and in that case it will be the Premier's duty to look through the tariff and see where the money lost by the items struck off can be raised. It may well be imagined that watches and jewellery will come in for a fail .share of attention.

SIR GEORGE GREY EXPLAINS. .Sir. 0. Oiey voted for the second reading of the Ciibtumb Duties Bill, and supported x\Lr Beethams amendment. He defehefc me to explain that his, sole object •was for a few days' adjournment, in order thatitmitfht be .seen whether further retrenchment of a substantial kind was not

practicable before going inbo Supply. Tie thinks thai Iho House should not go into Committee of Supply before, ways and mean? were Ihoioughl} thought out, and hi? action wa.s not intended as a piotc^t a<yains.t the- tarifl, for he strongly supports encouragement to native indu*trie«.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT HILL. This measure, which the Colonial >Societr\iy is now preparing, is drafted mainly in aecoulanee with surest ions reeehed Irom thc('it\ Council ot l>unedin. It, is enacted lii.it all notions and prosecution 1 - against au\ corpoi.u ion mtij>t he commenced u it.hiti iluee months ot the commission ot the act, and notice in wiitiny ot .such action and the cau-e theieoi shall he yi\en to the detendant one month ;it< least before its commencement. In (ho e\cnt o[ a corporation succeeding a-- detendant, in am action Mich detendant is 10 be entitled to ml! costs, and is to ha\e lilceiemed} as an\ defendant has in law in other cases. Section 201 of the Municipal Corporations Act. IbBb, is icpealed, and in lion theieot it l- pioxided that the Council nia\ , in anticipation of them din.u\ re\ enuuof the }>enoial account, Irom time u> Lune borrow money tiom the bank by wayof overdraft, but such ouudiaft shall nc\er at any time exceed the total amount ot Mich oidmaiy receipt lot ihe \ ear t ndniLT on the oNt March pic\ious. not including any moneys b^ way ot yiants fiom the (■ineinnicnt ith ic-pcct, to kmnation ot new stteet.s, it is .stij^ul.ited that c\ei\ stioet laid om in anj boiough shall 1>( at lea^t mm>-s!\ loot wide, and c\ci\ pi i\ate st net not le^s than foity feet. i\mu is <;i\en to the Council liumiihm'i inspection ot meat beioie sl;\\ii>hicnuu and n« impose a slau^hteMm^ lee, pio \ ided fhe meat is intended loi pale oi consumption within the boiouuh. W iieie an inspoctoi is ot opinion that am beast is unlit foi human food it shall be unlawful to ,sl m^hler the same for sale, a maximum penalty of l'2O bcin^ the punishment mlbcted on am poison selling, or offeiin<: for sale, oi appaientl> oilcan^ for sale, meat that ha* been condemned as diseased oi \inlittoi hum.in food. Failing to <;ivc intot niation to the m^poetoi orolliceiap{lomteJ for the purpoH 1 ;b to the name of the pei>on tor whum the meat is beinij; -laughteied and us intended destnntion, is also an otlence punishable b\ tine. I'owei i» aKo en lo i. «>uncils to ajipoml a ifn* inspecLoi tor the boiou^h, and the iluty of this oflict. l 1l 1 is to inspect, examine and test the coi leetnes- of am «m- metei ■»hene\et leijuested to do -so h^ the consumer, the tee to he paid by the pel son demanding testing, not to exceed Ine >hillintf> in am ca~e \\ hen a tnetci ha- been found to be defective, the supplier is li.ible to a penalty not exceeding 2Us lor each da\ on which he allows the metei to be continued in useatter that has been made In any case wheie a i;a- eoinpanj is established oi canies on business j n a boiousjh, the ( ouncil may icquiie such company tofuini«h them with an annual balance sheet ot thcii transactions, and this balance sheet will then he published in the *' Xcw Zealand < .a/ette in the same wa) as that ot banks tiadmtpn the coloin

ALTERATIONS IX THE TARIFF. A tew conee>s>ions Mill be made to maimtactmei- a- the detail* of tluMantl eoire on Un di-Cik--inn Ceitain ot the rou<^l) matoiiiil tor ran iajrc-«, tinuaic, and uphol >teiei=' lilting aie to be added to the fiee lift. A diaub.K.k i> to lie <:i\en to local makei»of a^iiculcuial machine] y on (heii impoited tit tinjr-, and a concc>-ion allowed to makei of »oda c\ \ >t<ili-

Tin llnu-e at length has got into Committee '.ii i lie taiifi. and theio has natuia!l\ l»eon ,i huge attendance of membeio tlnou<_rhout the evening The following is the it-nit ot the Committee's dehbeia lion- — Clau»e4, piimagcdut\ of] poi rent. On the i'ionuer ~ motion the void*- "tine and real value theieof weic substituted toi " f. in maiket \. iluc thereof in the eounti\ wbe>e the sune ua- linpoited,'" the object being to pi event tlie use of fictitious iij- \ oice:- The .imended clause ■via- parsed on the voices, a> punted, no opposition beiti2 offered. New clau>e-< u ere added : 1. Pioudino a penalty of L"5O for tlie sale, u-c, 01 pn^-e--'on ot unstamped pJaj ing ftird-. 2. Lmpoweiing Colleetoi ■> of Customs to giant to manufacturer* lcfnnds ot duty, other than primage duty, on dut\-paid materials u'-ed in the const) action of machine) y of any kind which is. exempted fiom duty. 3 To enable the (Joveioor to icmit duties except pi image on machiuety fo! giain mill-, oi on plant foi the numufactuio of textile fabiics provided that notice bo given by the owner that the mill via.- in coui^e of erection pi ior to the 30th May last The lant-named clause was discu^ed at .some length. Mi Tanner desired to exempt all machineiv oideiod piioi to May 30th, but tlie I'iemiei said h< would gi\e etlect to tin- idea in the proper place. Mr (Jiimmond moved to include nawmiiK amongst the exemptions, but t.his was lost by 57 to 23. On the motion of \)v. Fitchett, it was te^ohed that the clause should only apply to machinery landed -\\ilhin six months. The .schedule of duties w a 4a 4 - then taken, the items being ie\ iewed — Acetic acid, 3d per 1b — the I'iemier mo\ed if lie i educed to IUI per lb ; agreed to on the voices. Tartaric acid, Id per lb ; agieed to. On the motion of the Premier efleivebcing beverages were included with dialed mineral watei.s at a duty of 20 pel cent ad valorem. Almonds in the shell '2d per lb, and .shelled 3d, and apothecaries wares 15 per cent, were approved. Apparel and ready-made clothing and all articles made up wholly or in part fiom .silk, cotton, linen, or wool, or of other or of mixed materials, 25 per cent. : Mi Tanner moved to reduce the duty to the old rate, 15 per cent., to which the Premiei objected, as ib would throw the whole tariff into disorder ; this was negatived by 48 to 30. Mr Sedclon moved Lo strike out the woidb "cottons and linen,"' which was 10->t by 48 to 30 ; Mr Beetham proposed to strike out the word " .silk "' with fche object of substituting a highei duty, bub withdrew the motion at the suggestion of the Premier, who undertook to consider whether he could insert a separate duty on .silk in the piece. Uiiod apples, Id per lb, struck out on the voices. All other items in the tariff were passed without opposition until that of blankets was reached, when an amendment by Dr. Hodgkinson to reduce the duty from 20 to 15 per cent, wafe lo.st on the voices. Boots, shoes, etc., 20 per cent. : Mr Moss asked whether the Premier had considered the proposals to charge fche duties to per dozen pairs of boots. The Premier said he had done so, and he thought the ad valorem system preferable. An amendment by Dr. Hodgkinson to reduce the duty to 20 per cent, was lost by 48 fco 26. Butter, 20 per cent. ; this item was struck out on the motion of the Premier, as it would appear under the heading o f general provisions. Candied and drained peel, 3d per lb., held over ; this item was previously admitted free. Candles, 2d per lb ;Mr Anderson moved that the amount be reduced to Id. Mr Seddon said that it was impossible to manufacture in the colony candles fit for underground work ; he suggested that Neva fetearines should roinain at lid. The amendment wab. lost on the voices, and the

Premier promised to look into the uujrgesfcion by Mr Seddon. The following items wore passed as printed till carnages wore reached, when Mr Poicoval wanted the duty raised from 20 to 25 per cent., but the Treasurer objected, saying that ho was not anxious to impose a protectionist. tariff. Eventually it was agreed that the item should '-tund uvei tor further consideration. Chail-nitters and corn-shellere 20 pei cent A motion by Mr Anderson 1,0 lower the duty <o 10 per cent, was lost by 44 (o 43. Cheese, 20 per cent. : On the motion ot the lYemiei this Horn wa« •^tiiielv out, in onlerto bi in^ it under the heading ot pio\ inoii.i. Clocks. 15 per cont : Mr Perceval said this was a duty which it would bo desiiahle to raise, in Older to make up tor the loss ot duty on salt, which he intended to move to stiikeoitt. Thedutie? oti jewellery and plated goods could also bo laised with advantage. Tho I'lemici said it any ileins w eie shuck out it would be his duty to look thiough the t.mfl again and see whcie he could raise i\\\) money that wa.s rei|uired. The item then passed. Cotton counterpanes, 20 pet cent. : Mr Smith said these ai tides were largely used by poor people, upon w hum the duty would pits., seveiely. 1 1 i-n niolinn lo icducc the duty to 15 per cent was lost on the \oiees Cot lon, linen, >dk, vi otlici textile piece u'utul-, 20 pei i. e i i t The item was parsed, but tho I'iemiei *«aid he would eudea\ our to reairanue the fluty regarding cotton -ilk Crab winches, eianes, capstans and wuidla^vcs, 20 per cent : A motion In Mi Mrnteath that thedut\ be -ti nek out was lorn on the \ oice^. Cordage and rope not 'otherwise onutneiated. 7-- Cx\ per cut.. The Premie) auieed to dctei lliisitcm. Di<ipci\ made up, 25 pei cent. Mi l!aium waived a motion which he had made tor a icduction to 15 pei cent, on the I'rennei piomi>»in<r to consider the ni.ittcr in connec tion with tne Hems ot uppuiel. Kaithenwuie, stoneware and biownwaic, 20 per cent. Mi Kai ion's motion that this be sti nek out was lost by 46 to 19. Kngi:i\ ings and prints, l."> per cent. . In the inteiest ot cultuic Mr Seddon and Di Fitchett appealed to the i'lemicr to lemovo this dut\, and it was stiuck out or the \oiees, but it was pointed out that it ap pe.ired elsew hoie undei tho head ot piints and engra\intis Fne engines not otheiwhc cnumeiated and hose, 20 pei cent. • The I'romic- agseed to a motion b> Mi Mont oath that this item bestt nckoiit, itnd.tniKuinccd his intention of putting all kinds () f tue engines on the fiee list: st i uck out aeeot dingly. Fiesh fruits, Jdpcrlb. 'l^he I'ieniier ro~ei\c(l this it( m foi turthci consideration. Fuinituic and c.tbinetwaie, 25 pei cent. • At the in-itance ot th< l'lemicr, the woids "not otheiwisi cnumeiated and othei than iion " wcie mseited IJ> i Hodgkin&on mo\ed toieduct duty to 15 per cont., which was lo^t on the \ oiccs. The item ot turs was rcsened. I'ioyicss was leported on the motion of the I'ieiuici, and it was lOsolved to icsume the (oinmitt.il ol the Bill on Tuesday at 2.30 p in. The lloti-e io-c at 12 40 a.m