Political Jottings.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43350, 16 July 1908, Page 3

Political Jottings.

Mr Wilford is to ask the Government whether they are aware of the growing evil of chlorodyne drinking, and whether they will take steps to provide for restrictions on its sale. Three women were in the month of May this year committed to mental hospitals through the chlorodyne habit. The Hours of Underground Labour Bill, which Mr R. McKenzie has introduced on behalf of the Hon. A.R. Guinness, is intended to give all those engaged in underground workings an eight hour day, inclusive of half an hour for meals. It would apply to shafts and tunnels, such as the Arthur’s Pass tunnel.

The Minister for Agriculture states that vouchers for all claims made by people whose cattle have been condemned by Government officials have now been sent forward.

. The Minister for Agriculture has promised to consider a suggestion made by Mr Witty to set up a committee, to consist of the Minister for Agriculture and three members from the North Island and three from the South, to consider the proposed new dairy regulations, with a view to framing regulation that will be suitable to all parts of the Dominion.