Parliamentary Notes.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4240, 3 August 1882, Page 2

Parliamentary Notes.

[By. Teiegbaph.] (fkom oue own cobeespondbnt.) Wellington, This day. The Native Affairs Committee, in the case of Petera te Pukuata and 86 others, report they canntt recommend aDy de« par ture from the natural action of the Thermal Springs Act in favor of Mr Graham. There is great jealousy of the Europeans getting a surreptitious footing in the country, and these persons sent Mr Tipitipi himself, holding' a large interest in the land, to give evidence against the prayer of this petition. The Government has also had a lease of the land referred to in the petition since 1874. The committee also report in answer to the petition of Te Poke He Taramai and three others, that consideration ought to be shown to Mr Graham because he averted a disturbance at Maketu in 1878, and that facilities should be given to lease lands. Harris asks the Government if it is true that a circular has been issued to Chief Surveyors that none but staff surveyors receive Government employ ment, or if preference is to be given them

over other authorised surveyors, and if so, will Government rolax the rule, so that all authorised surveyors will have a chance of applying. The kindest thing to say about last night's debUe is nothing, it was only a waste of time, and had better nerer have taken place. Montgomery, was worse than weak by general^ consent. Atkinson, as usual, knew .more ..ftboufc the accounts than annum else; '""