CHIT-CHAT.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 383, 10 July 1889, Page 4

CHIT-CHAT.

The Minister of Minesandthe Government came in for severe criticism yesterday, from the Southern mining members, for their lukewarmness in promoting mining. The Government have no intention whatever of allowing the recent shooting case to go before the Maori Arbitration Court. Colonel Trimble, a member for Taranaki, is now favourably mentioned in connection wit^h the vacant office of Sergeant-at-Arms. On dit that when the Representation Bill comes up, the motion for its second reading

T I will be met by an amendment by Mr Scobie Mackenzie, that it be read a second time ! that day six months. Mr Fitzherbert (Hutt) thinks the present ; licensing system a most rotten one. i Mr Taylor can see no harm in Socialism. Laughter greeted this utterance. He congratulated the Prince of Wales upon approving of Socialism. Patents and Trademarks and West Coast Settlement Reserve Amendment Bills have passed the Upper Chamber. | The Representation Bill is to be taken first thing at to-day's evoning sitting. An interesting dobato is expected, and a lively one to boot. 19,000 objections to the property tax assessments \\ ere lodged this year. The second reading of Mr Ballance's Kogistration of Births Extonsion Bill passed without opposition. It provides for the registration of certain births not registered within the rcquiied time in the last twelve months. Mr Seddon i& urging the Government to bring in a Bill dealing with local government on the West Coast of the Middle Island. Mr Fish is curious to know if Mr Theo. Cooper has been appointed Deputy-Inspec-tor of lunatic asylums, hospitals and licensed houses for the colony, and has tabled a question to that effect. Sir John Hall wants a Bill introduced dealing with fraudulent marks on morchandise imported into the colony. Mr Barron desires duties on biscuits, cakes and contectionery machinery i'cducedi He also draws attention fco the alleged hardships imposed upon certain iron industries in the colony by the tariff returns. The Te Kooti expenditure 13 being moved for by Mr Seddon. Mr T. Mackenzie thinks as the Government propose to reduce taxation by exempting machinery under the property tax, that the sheep tax s>hould be abolished.