Parliamentary.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 15, 5 July 1900, Page 3

Parliamentary.

Wellington, July 3. In the House of Representatives) this afternoon Mr SecMon intimated thit the member for O.. ma.ru, Mr Duncan, hai boon appointed Minister for Land 1 ? Agriculture t>nd J?oro&is. Rritiuna wjlg ordered shonin? the ropoii; on fcha fuo >k the Cardiil cgjl mine. ; '■hcv )n<r tbo irr^bsr of tctali aft' or pe^mf-s 1 ,S'iod dminy the year and showing tho quu'it'h/ and value of the c vpoii-i of rVobifc skins and frozen rabbles dining the year. On the uutio.i of the Premier, Mr Giiinnet.B \Yas elected Chairman of OoiuanUouy. Mr Suddon read a report from tho Agent iv Capetown, roporUng upon tho condition of the sick members of tho Contingents in South Africa, and in the course of which he said otforta would be made to supply their immediate neeeysities out of the fund that had beon ra'bed for the purpose. That the ostffßlishment of inebriates homes was under consideration at present. That if a suitable article could be manufactured m the colony, the Government would give locally manufactured khalu uniforms for volunteers. Tho Premier said that if oppressive meat monopolies did not give farmers a fair price for sheep, it was time someone stepped in, and if no one did so, then the Stato ahould take action. Tha use of trading alampd was an ovil m the community, auJ steps should be taken to stamp it t^ufc. That the question of eoiuinaing the bonus on canned mullet was undar consideration. Enquiries would be made as to the advioableness of allowing rabbit trapping on crown lands. J\Jr Colhns askod the Government if it would pass legislation to make the issue of trading stamps illegal. Tho Premier said ho believed that it is in our midst, and that legislation should be patsed to prevent it. It is a form of gambling that should be put down with a firm hand. "We intend to stop it.

Dunedin, July 8. Mr Scobia Mackenzie has beau urged from all parts of Waihomo fco oonteat ho seat, and Messrs Thomas Mackenzie and W. Burnett, of Hawkdum station, who desires to coins out as au Opposition candidate, have both offered i to sfcnuJ aside. Mr Scobie Mackenzie has declined, as his desire is to psr- ; man-'mtly sever Ilia connection with polities.

"Wellington, July 3. la spite of apparent quiescence, the coal question, both as regards qnpply and price, ia seriously occupying the attention of the Government. A prominent member of the Cabinet, one of whose i Departments is directly affected ! by the coal question, its strongly in favour of the establishment of a State-owned and btate-worked coal-mine or mines. A fact supporting the view that early developments may be expected on theße lines is that the Minister of Mines, in his Addresa-in-Reply speech, spoke generally in favour of State action, which was in marked contrast to his remarks when recently visiting the West Coast. I