POLITICAL NOTES,

Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 42, 15 October 1896, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES,

(t)Y rELKGU.mr.— SPECIAL COtUIESPON'OFA'T.) WuMjtsoros, Last Night. ORCHARD PESTS. Mil Lano, the member for W.i'pi, who takes u special interest in tie quest on of orchard anil garden pests, off rod same very sensible suggestions when the Oichard and Garden Posts Bill was in Commute.". He said lis believed that it was uocesnry t> legislate to prevent the spread of Phylloxera and the introduction of new pots, and that it would have been hotter if the I', II had dealt with t!n:se pests only. Ife thought it Win eh ar'y proved that l-gislatio.i ilcaHnt' with the codlin moth was not waned foil) the fact that an Ac' - , had bean on the New Zealand Statues since ISSt, and could have been brought into force by five orelrirdi-ts pst'tioning, but in no rase throtlgliout the colony had this bcc.i done. Cause 13, which compels orchardist< to dress their trees in winter wis the only o'ause in the Ili'l dei'ing with schedule B (apple sjah, ecill n moth and Amciciii blight). He sail this clause would do in good, and he hoped that it woul I be struck out, for practic 11 oreharilists not only dress their trees in the winter, but spray a - . 1 bandage them in the spring and summer, and yet are unable to get ril of the codliu moth, lie had no sympathy wi h those who neglected th;ir orelnrds, but this Hill would not compel careless ones to dress their trees unless an army of inspectors were appointed, it would simply mean unnecessary and vexatious interference and no good rcsu't. The Government might as well pass laws to exterminate slugs, snails, or Hies. MiLang suggested that the Cove nnient should take a few orelnrds in different parts of the colony and try if they could get rid of thee pests, and if they were suceos-ful then by all means let them cnnipc' others to do so also, but it was absurd to p ss a Bill to force people to do impossibilities. The position taken up by practical orchardists is that if they can be shown a remedy they will be glad to carry it out but do not compel them by law to do that which they hive proved to be useless. Mr Ling imved to strike out clause 13 but the Kill passed its third reading without amcndii.e it. ALL NIGHT SITTING. Tlic predicted all night sitting on the Backing Bill eventuated last night and lasted in fact till 2.10 this afternoon. During the small hours of the iiorning some exciting scenes were witnessed, especially when Mr G. \V. Kussell stated that the reason why the Premier had opposed the writmgs oil' iu the Hank of New Zealand was because Mr Se.ldon himself hid £2OOO written off, for which he had only paid Is 7d in the poun 1. Mr Scddon denied the statement, and the member for R'ceurtou proceeded to challenge the Government to say who had had tin £20,(1!):) and the £5.000 adv.mces wlreh the Colonial Bank had guaranteed and if th's hid not been the c use o: the proposal to dismiss Mr Watson from the presided y. The discussion was continued after an h mr's interval for breakfast 111 this afternoon. The Bill was not reported from Coinm-tteo till after I o'clock an 1 the Premier ins'sted on taking the third reading straight oil'. He give a d stuiet assurance to the House that he sh-uild not speak on the third reiding for more than a few minutes upo-i which Ciptain Busse'l spufc-? for a brief period protesting agiinst the action of th ■ (J jvernm vtt iu forcing the Hutlse to sit all n'ght diseu-shig such an imp utant Hill. Mr G so. Hutchison and Mr MeLvh'an also condenrel their rein >rks, as members were auxiotn to f-e' away So lunch oa. The I'renrc, Inwever, notwithstanding the promts: hsln 1 made, spoke to.' his usual half hour and lovtd'ed at all an 1 sundry, wh n he kii'iw perfectly' w- 11 that no one could reply to him. Cipt. !ii-sd\ iu a few words, cillc 1 a'Je item to this as a 11 icrmt bio-.eh of agreement on the Prouii r's put, to wlrch Mr Selloi jiuu'i'y replied that h : only pro f ess-d to cond use hi i re-narks, provided the Opp> it on il-il il it spvuk on lit: third reading, an e\eu-e which w>s so p.tipa'dy absurd a? to he received ly the House with ironic.il laughter. Till'', ELKC ITOV-. I und rstmd Hi it the r qai it'on asking the Hon. Mr Cadmii to stall I for the WaikatJ in opjositiou to Mr Hang has fii'el, so th.t Mr Culm in is pretty certain ti coir.rst the new Ohiii'ini-i electorate. Mr C.'iwford Anderson, who intended opposing Mr Jus. A'lea in the (Jovcr.imim interest for the Brooi district Ins iet ! red from the content, am! Mr Allen's election is iijiv I in a ccrtii-uv. B VNJv LEGISLATION. The Premier to-day iu reply to an in'orjeotion to postpone a clause in the I', ink I'.ill till next year, slid he did not want another 1! 11 next year as he had had unite enough of banking legislation for the put two years. Mr Sjdlon added, unit Ist l;vii;lltui', that people who saw him u i\v and knew iiini two years ago had see a a great change in his appearance owing to banking legislation. (Cant. Russell : "It was the cuioms drill' last year.") He should certainly refuse to postpmo the cla ise till next session!.