Parliamentary. (BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, August 7.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 32, 10 August 1899, Page 3

Parliamentary. (BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, August 7.

The feeling of Wellington people againrt debt collecting companies, says Mr Fisher, has been strongly expressed at public meetings, therefore he asked the Premier if he was going to proceed with the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Bill, as promised last session. Mr Seddon said h« would, do so, as it was necessary that something should be done to remedy an evil. The State should not do anything to prevent or discourage people from paying their legitimate debts. At the same there was no doubt whatever that these agencies had giown to svch an extent, and the purposes which they were devoted were such that the agencies weie inimical to the best interests of the country. There was another phase of the matter, and he did not know how long they were going to stand it. That was, that the number of Magistrates would have to be increased, owing to the tremendous increase in small debt casea brought by these agencies. The taxpayers had to pay so much eveiy year to cdilect debts for the agencies. He would give the House an opportunity to express its opinion on to* subject. ;

GROWN tANDS. Mr J. Allen ia asking the Coloni*} Treasurer whether the rebate of rent* payable by Crown tenants, proposed on page 7 of the Financial Statement, is to be for all Crown tenants, including pastoral tenants, and whether the J per cent* rebate is to be on the rent payable* or on the interest charged on the capital value. ' Mr Gilfeddar is going .to movgpi;hat in the opinion of this House the Land Boards and not the School Commissioner* should have the administration of tbt lands set apart as endowments and re* Berves for the support of higher education. .

BALCIiIJTHA. Mr' Taylor is going to move that thi* House id of the opinion that the decision! recently given at Balclutha by Mr Stratford, S.M., in connection with the prosecution of one Alexander Murray, for «ly grog selling, are calculated to bring the licensing law into contempt by encourage ing its systematic defiance.

FIBS BRIGADES. • Mr Holland is to move that the Government be requested to bring in a Bill, similar to that in the other Australasia* colonies, making it compulsory for insarance companies to contiibute towards tta« establishment and maintenance of fir* brigades.

WA.IKAKAHI. I A return showing the terms of purchase of the Waikakahi and Starbotfough Estate* was laid upon the table of the House on Friday. } The Waikakahi was purchased at £6. 15s per acre, and its 'land tax value' waß £6 11b Bd. The terms'of purchase were—Cash £73,t)90, debentures at 3f,peif .cent, perarinujn £250,000. The- terms ofpurchast of the Starborough Estate w«» — Cash £350| debeuture* at 3f "pec cent, annum £99,000, The debenturef haye 10 years' currency fi?&jto^StiA£ril 4 J^99. l -

Waiu^e Line. The Railway statement. shows that doling the past year 7020 ordin&r^ jfcickeu were issued at the Waimate railway- station, and 23 6eason ticktta ; Glepavyj 1984 ordinary, and 28 season j 'St. Andrews 2803 ordinary, 13 season ; Makikihi, «ssfci ordinary, 20 season; Studholme, ys{s ordinary, 7 season. For the previous year the tickets ißsued were: Waimale, 6480 ordinary, 27 season ; Glenavy, -1919 ordinary, 20 season; St. Andrews, 2316 ordinary, 11 "season; Studholme, 2b38 ordinary^ 6 season ; Makjkihi, 2077 orymary, 12 seVson, An incieaise ib thus sheTf li at every place excepting ' St. Atidnwi. During the past year Waimate sent put 2168 parcels, 40 noises, 4 carriages, j nd 103 dogs ; 4584 came imo V f si mate station, alto 48 horses, 6 c&irif en, lid dogs, 1 dray, 79 cattle, »nd UVf shbep.