CHIT – CHAT.

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

CHIT - CHAT.

Mr Joyce wants the Adulteration Act amended, particularly that portion dealing with fancy breads.; Mr Marchant's Bush Firing Bill, which was introduced yesterday, provides for County Councils settling a season each year when ownei's of bush lands may fire their bush. The New Zealand Bank Bill conies up for socond reading next Tuesday. Mr Humphreys wants the compulsory attendance clause of the Education Act enforced at all events in the larger towns of the colony. Mr Pyko wants the Government to bring in a measure differentiating innocent children from criminal children by the establishment of reformatories for the last named. Mr W. P. lleeves says the Government can only carry policy Bills when they adopt the policy of , the Opposition. The Oneh'uriga Cemetery Reserve Bill will be introduced by Major Hamlin and Sir Maunco O'Rorke next Tuesday. Colonel Trimble* has had the post of Sergeant- at- Arms offered to him, but'so far

,he has, not accepted ,it. ., The offer is not viewed with favour by tKe press here nor by the Napier press. „ • > * << M - # ' The , Government are preparing ' a Bill dealing with technical education to be,introduced this session. , , , The Premier has promised to introducea Bill this session providing for a, complete reorganisation of the Civil Service and al&o dealing with retiring allowances. The Slaughterhouses Act is to be amended this' session in the direction of allowing setters to slaughter one head of lai'ge or five head of small cattle per month. The assurance that Mr Theo. Cooper's appointment as Deputy Inspector, of Luna- I tic Asylums was purely honorary has satisfied Mr Fish. In a Bill already before the House, the Government deal with fraudulent marks on merchandise imported into New Zealand. The correspondence that has taken place between the Minister of Lands and Mr James Baker of Auckland relative to that gentleman's retirement as a member of the Auckland Wa&tc Lands Board is to be asked for by Mr La wry. When on the subject of the Otago Central, speaking of the country the line passes through, he burst out with " Plains whore the weird wind "whirls and whistle?." Next Tuesday when the Libel Bill comes up again the Attorney-General moves for the insertion of a new clause giving o judge power of staying an action when the co&ts are not provided for by the plaintiff, until security is given for the same.