Parliamentary Gossip.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4514, 23 June 1883, Page 2

Parliamentary Gossip.

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Weimhotok, Yesterday. The Financial Statement is expected od Tuesday next, and the Pubic Works Statement oo the Friday following. Mr Bhaw asks on Tuesday under what power the Public Trustee is investing' Trust Funds in loans on mortgage ot freehold property belonging to private persons.and whether the colony is liable for any losses that may occur in respect of such advances ; also, whether the rate of interest is not for the most part below the cur* rent market rate. Next week Mr button is Co.more. for a return showing (1) the number of licepsin% districts in the colony. 2. The number of committees who hare been elected by the ratepayers. 3. The number of uneontested and Contested elections. 4. The number of dis ?itrioti wherein the Licensing Committee *lii!i ibeen appointedf by the Government. It in probable that he will introduce a bill to amend the Licensing Act. On Tues day the Colonial Treasurer moves "That this House approves of the. steps taken by the Government, in conjunction with other of the Australian colonies, to ,pw mote the establishment of ' British jruje.in, pertain, islands, of the; Paei£*j • that :-. t= this-•:; 3tottße> :'■■', undertake* for its part, to <(give effects to any assurance that may be required by the Imperial Government, that this Colony will in obnjunotipn with the other Colonies of Australia, bear a fair sharp/of'the necessary expense:" The most important bill yet brought forward i«i Mr Whitaker's "Married Womio's Property Bill," it provides that the liabilities of a married woman shall extend to her trust estate, and her husband shall not <be subject to; such liabilities unless he has acted or-: intermeddled in the trust or administration ; a married woman may bold property as' femme sole and. may sue or be sued ; may eater into eddtraoti, and if she carries on trade ■eparately from her basband, and may become bankrupt as if a t'emow sole, and the property of! a < woman married either before; orj" after itbisj^fe^tto be held; :A^ femme 'Hole; \ loans by to'^pls'barid; • are*Jto-*-.be? treated as assets ot her husband's estate, in case of bis btnkruptcy under reservation: of the wife's claims, to a dividend as a eredlvtr ferfehe anouvt of, or valne.of suob

money or otKicr property after bat not be-fore-nU cjaim> of the other creditors of the htßf^MH/forraluo consideration in monfe^i orfl^>if^^lfc|h have been satisfied. The | exep&tipii 6rk%tn*n\ pow>r by will by a| m»i*'«!i\if«nisn|i9 to the effeo^MnMnmt the p^c|M>tlyijWH>oiDted persdn) Ififtle Jpr, hf r d«bti»nifwbilitieß,in the saifc*!tn&**er •. a» beiij sepiitfnf estate is liable. (Lf|pr^i« Act a^sj^riM woman may uoloMfjWk. si*** or ln/esH 'fy Companies Fraudulent jfuTestments with money of the husband by the wife, or of the wife by the husband, to b*«otd. Www 4wnr www <»r her husband's life, to, .her separate use ; and monies payable? Under such policy are not to fofm a part of the property of the insured; remedies are giren fo married wott^y TfoF tBT "pW>lebtion ana ae<jtfritjr~of* their separate propprty; a married wojnan is to continue liable for aate-naptial debts, and a huatlkod only to be liablV to the extent of property aoqttire4 witk bt»! wt(fe ; property Spates betwj#o kHsbud md wife «re to b» summarlly/d^oided 4; a married woman at an e Wfatrft ortmitee mayrtue;ior^, i«fd as t femme sole; there is a saving fllauw in \ relation of oiktiog settle m«nta t and the power to making future settlements^ a married moman is to be liable for the maintenance ff her husband* chtldfatt; and the legal representative of a jnarried woman is to hare all her rights and liabilities. > fi | , I * W»t«t»©TO*. Thii Vfcy. Mr Montgomery's motion to censure the I porerßment met with Ui« fabpl expected; I MiDisteri and Wellington mtik mad* op « natwity. ' Moet^ Acw« wh^rwt^f^h the Government knew that "ttHrW been an infraction of the law, bw as the] said Ireely I,'they would mot Mnsnre ICaj^l Atkinson on Mr Mos^uwfwry's action Sir Oeor»re Grey cwrteated feimself wit* layisc down the constitutional Ipw^ss fc thought th> hrioat sonstafssitin this 4 had tfAfc*im l% ParUament, m^Thiß*N AucklTnl K.^t and W^t, a«I OHri.t !church,.would. beydesirout"Wbear whai he thou«h\;of tbK«ub|rtt ft must 1m remembered ,tnat aft|r the end of last session, it'waV'Wetl koown that Minister) did not intend calling Fattiameiit,together HTitlrsome time in-Jane. CleaKhg rfwtj all the fog ,fronar ithjs constitutionj question the matter stands thai ! Major AikiaeOK harf; J * psfffot' ngh to make the requisition, and to get tiw money on the requisition;»butt wheihe the paymaster's paynctfte duriik Jum 'are »alid lor »c4vis^q«MtionaW«, an< fnlthoWh the H#ttse passed are«pliitiont jTalidato the Azpenditure for June,,it ii '^aestipnable whether > resolution of th , House is of force 's^fltoieft for' tHb poi 'pose, or, in ♦ther? worai,'equivalent i ;efficacy to an Appropria**^ Act; but.th ;i*» W empanelling » ; jury^ of whlon WeUittffton was tie guiiing spint, to oois ' viet the^Treasurer of a breach of the Jaw) WM guile l««is»out. .*» " ' I I