Parliamentary. (BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WELLINGTON, July 10.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 20, 13 July 1899, Page 3

Parliamentary. (BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WELLINGTON, July 10.

It is said that Mr Kirk, who contested the late bye-election against Mr Duthie when Sir R. Stout lesigned, has been asked to contest this seat against II) 1 Hutcheson. Mr Kirk has roiused to stand, however, as he is preparing to stand for the suburban seat at the General Election. His Opposition candidaie on that occasion will be Dr Newman. It is understood that Mr Chas. Wilson, tho present member, wit! not seek re election. The Hon T. Thompson is still in ud on accoiuit of the illness of Ins wife. Captain llu^sell is also absent from Parliament through illness in his family. A petition lias been presented to the House bv Mr Guinness, the chairman of committees from Thomas Quhfce, of Wellington, formerly a constable, which states that the petitioner was dismissed from the force for having been connected with an illegal arrest. Ho has, a record of great merit, but was discharged without inquiry, although in the matter he was under the direction of a supciior officer. He prays that he may be re instnted in th» torce with the position he held therein prior to dismissal. In rno-v ing the Compensation for Accidents Bill in the Upper House the Hon W. C. Walker said there was no reason for alarm regarding insuiance, for it was specially provided that the measure should not come into operation until an accident insurance branch had been established by the Govern iuenfc Life Insmance department. He clfimod that thsßill had a wider scope than the Imperial measure, from which U is copied. Dining the course of tho debate on the Address ln-lioplv the Premier spoke at length on the sale by the Hon W. liolleston whon he was Minister for Lands of 100 acres of land at Bi miner ton, which he said inflicted one o f the greatest wiongs which the i We^t Coast has ever buffered. Th Q i I'ovnltv from the coal in that land would otheiwise to day have been pay Tig for the woikmg of the Greymonth H-u'baur. Mr Koll«ston in re feu-ing t.) the sale of the mining propeitvnt ! Brann^rton conti a. lusted tho lnsimi* turns of the Premier and nr;ned that the transaction A\as in efivv wav staaightforwaul and legal. Jiospecti'ig the charge of sending can\asseis around to tout foe the Liberal candidates, the Premier has stated that the Government had simply authorised tho legistnrs to employ men to go round and obtain names find assist m making the rolls as complete as poabible. He believed that 75 per cent oE the registrars were opposed to the present Government. Mr George Fisher the Junior nie'mber for Wellington has another idea concerning the Marine Scanal. He

says that in " Sksteb.es by Boz " Dickens related how the 'sale' of Day and Martin's blacking was increased by sending a large number of men around to every shop who enquired for blacking of that make. In a simiiar manner the Marine Scandal had been worked up. Some of the members had gone rou id and in a stage whisper had said '" Marine Scandal " " Ma) me Scandal " and by and bye people begin to believe that there was a scandal. The Royal commission to inquire in. to the marine business will begin this morning. Queotions have boon placed upon the order paper respecting the advisability of placing dining cars on long distance trains. In rcl^roneo to same it may be mentioned that three dining cars are now being built afe Addington woikshops. It 1* slated that the cars are well under way and will be ready in the courso of a tew" weeks. l»ebpecting the recent Chinese gambling cases m Christchurch, Mr Smith is asking the Preimei whether he will cause a magisterial inquiry to be held into the alleged overcrowding of 32 Chinese and 4 Europeans into a small cell, also the statement that the prisoners received msuincient food and bedding while in such cell. The middle member for Christchurch also wants the Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898, further amended in the direction of making provision loi compensation to be paid to butchers who have stock condemned by ihe Government inspectors. He also wishes for an amendment of the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1895, to prevent any evasion of the Act m respect to the regulations dealing with Led houses. Mr Duthie is moving for a return showing the total expenditure in connection with the Conciliation Courts of the colony duung the last two financial years The total costs incurred on each of the various cases brought before these courts during the abova period, also setting forth whether tho decisions arrived at weie appealed from or accepted ; further, the amount paid as salary, tiavelling expenses, or other allowances to eacli member of the Board, or to any official or witness in connection with the proceedings of the courts during the above term. Mr Gr. Hutcheson wants a similar return for the cunent year. Clause 8 of the Lands for Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1897, is to b« repealed, and in place thereof it is declared that for the purpose of providing woikmen's homes or workmen's villages, laud may ba pat-chased or compulsorily taken within a borough or town district, or within five miles of the boundary thereof. Not more than 100 acr^s will be taken in any one year within any one borough town district, etc. In tha Public Works Act Amendment Bill, introduced yesterday, authority is given the minister to construct and alter any embankment or protective work on the bank of any stieam, also to divert the course of any ■■-uch liver or stream. Thi-3 is to insure the protection of railways from ihu overflow of rivers. A. limit is fixed for the amount that may be recovered tor iheloss ot special goody. Authority is also given to raguUte the admission to platforms of stations of passengers or otheis. Clause 17 defines the liability of the Crown for injuries wceivcd by passengers on Government railways. Where the iault is with the Knilway Department, the maximum sum recoverable is not to exceed .-£2OOO.

Sir Wil lived Lanrier has explained that Canida hal disallowed the British Columbia legidlation for the exclusion of Japanese, because it v/aa neoessiry to make tho turn (ice to maintain tho Iji'itibh-Jaiianeoe alliance. Ke indicated th.it there would b'i au increase of the poll tax oa Chinese. The GVand Duke Genrge, Czarewitcli of Russia, died suddenly in the Caucasus from hemorrage of the throat ; aged 28.