Political Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7869, 11 July 1905, Page 4

Political Notes.

The I'rcinier was in excellent debating I'c nil. when defending his admiiMtration of the Kducution l>f[mrtineiit ill the II misc. Hilling 1 li«- course n his reply. especially towards the closi 'his leniiiirks were ac.'iini[vin;<jd by a running lonini'iil of "(I lent., <ln a i»." iiMin all over the llou.se. (In eoneluding, iiiimiiljul'n warmly applaud*-.: him. Mr Se.ldon at the outset ha'ti said that he would sweep away tin objections that had lievn raised to his administration "as a tornado sweeps away the mosquitoes and d>stro.vs litem In the Pacific Ocean."

Tin' Premier on the restrictions in posed on itlucatiou hoard- : "Yoii'vi tk«l them up In such n way thai when money is wan ed the\ can't ns. il for wKil is absolutely iieei ssaiy. The I'lein-ier intimated that il tea his purpose to gr these limitation swept away.

•■I don't th.nk New Zcalan i wii cut U'comea maniif.ictiit sag country said M- Hutlierford, the candid irir'n of the Cnveiniiient, adding : "In fact 1 think that Labor legislation has al l-eady pone far enough."

Mr Witty bus given notice to nun. that a Hoyal Commission be set uj to impiiie int.o the c.ondition of n! asylum inmates.

, 1 luring- tin- year ending March :u 1!KI.-|, •■( horses, l»i:-itl cmttle. and II swjie w,rc condemned and slang-hie., ed under the provisions of the St«c' Amendment Act. IS<IB. A total of £.")71.") His 1 I'd was paid in romper, sntion. C2H on full value and JCSKS: liis lid on limli the market value. The sum received in respect of th.disposal of carcases was- £!)IH 2s. ,' which ill) «s was deducted from compensation.

Tin- himly deputation which spring up wilh .mushroom-like rnpiditv i: Ih« wake of H Ministerial tor. throiiirh the miliary, forci-d under the genial influence „)' tin- iii'<*ixin-.ilv of ; .Miiiistrr nf ihe Crown, had a hric' hi- two thrown nt it the other night Th,r member for Wallace siiid then was too much (li'piitatiimisind in tie colony altogether. lie took it to !•• substantially wronj: for a Minister I. ignore the member for the district. ami nT,eivc a deputation (ill eilucati onal -matters. especially as \luW> \\a an educational authority in 'ihe dh trict in question. "I'll cut off tin deputations,' then." jrlecl'ully remark cd the I'remier himself, sukjicMi'ik; an ohvious and. perhaps to him. a no', alloirether obnoxious rcmedv for whir Mr Thomson had .■mh'avome.i t„ shoe, to he an ahuse. The Premier raised ; K«'li'i'iil luanh hy thus adroith shift mg the hoot Lo the other lair.

Hoplyinn to a cpiestion from Hi Kisher. the Mi'.ijMer of Justice stated that the police have special instructions I i institute proceedings In nil cases of of. the Art'.leal ins with the circulation of ohsmn literature. Their attention, he said has n«\ii'n hi-en s|ietial!y directitl ti the subject.

"There are two Christ church" mrm brrr a stood deal t a lk.d about .".s.,r, Air Hardy the .other day. just p,-i„i to taking Mr Taylor to la-'-k. "om iM'Ciuse he talks too mucl. aiid th. other because lie talks too little. "Mi Hardy take-, up hut, „ vi-rv niinol ■ fraction of thi- Hansard space of tin

A return placed hefore I'm liamci,(jives the follow im; values of shipments h\ the New Zii'ilind an-l- \ir can St ~m Ship Company ir„,„ thi colony to the West Coast ports ,• the limed kingdom —To l.iver[iool Jt:il7.Kn'S His Sd : Clasjrow. £'.!!),'_>7: l.">s ll:.| : Bristol. .CTll.olil Ms -Id CardilT. t ■->.•(..1 ii.l ~s : llarn. £7H!>l Manchesler. .tL'l ..'IW.i l/.'s • total |-t.illl.:!MI lis Ill,|.

The Minister of ltailwavs. rcpl\in to Mr T„ylor. who asko.t uhet her lie will this .session Mil/nit * proposal t, '.he House f„r the , stablishment r, mod-rn exprev. ferry ste-imcs |„ - I ween l.yttelton and Wellington ~." : c.|lliple,, M elllt I'o ihe railw i.\ svst.-n of the \,nih and South Isfmds.sai I that in view „l the larec .'xpenditur. re.juircd in various other direct -hue., this matter coul-.l stand over for eonsi leration until ihe complei;„n ~f (),„ North Island Main Trunk railway. The fei'i-.v service, as run hy the t'„ion Steam Ship Company durinp; Ih past summer, met all re.jiiire nts ,-i Ihe business, and the steamers excellent time throughout.