PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 19 July 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

Eousoofßoprosontatim FRIDAY, JULY 18. The Speaker took tho chair at 2.3)). A letter received by Mr Larnacli from the daughters of tho Into Mr James Macandrew, thanking tlieHouise for its f,rant to tlieij) last session, was read, aud ordered to be entered in the Journals.

The Minister of Agriculture, in answer to Mr Ward,' said tho Eailway Commissioners were considering whether during the slack season they could reduce the freights on manures, me, ploughs, and other articles usedil by farmers, The Native Minister, replying to Mr Barron, said the Government had not yot been able to keep their promise ot 1888 to abolish the Native Department, though thoy wero doing their best in that direction. The expenditure, however, had been greatly reduced, and was only £7439 last year as against £9804 in 1888 and £14,414 in 1881. Tho iGovernnient were now considering whether they could include the Native Land Court in the Justice Department, and. the land purchase work iu tho lands Department. The Minister of Lands, repjyiug to Mr Buchanan,' said the Government fully recognised 'tho importance ot dealing with tho spread oflungworni and other parasites among sheep and cattle, and has ?)ready tried to get information, "concerning tlieji). The veterinarian 'of the department rop.orfeij tli?it p far ap his'investigations had gone l),e Bttfibute.d the spread of disease to overstocking. Tho Government, however, would take further "action, and iu the veterinarian and Professor Thomas tl|ey were aware tliat they had two capable njeij to gsaisfc them. The Native Minister, |n anwprtfi Mr ' Wilson, M tho Irmurer ffitlf ik desire to popjpe] banks and pompimM fs furnish -«i«te return? (lot property ta» OOU, 1" . ; fciiaii' toojits and purposes) or " deal depositors. The. only way with the question would be to compel the banks to pay the tax on deposits, but there was this difficulty, that-if that wero done the banks would probably keep their deposits out of the Colony to a gteaUxtent. The question of the' New Plymouth Harbor Board advances was considered, and a number of new Bills were introduced. •

In the evening a Ion? discussion on tho .Estimates ensued,' and the Houso ro3B-at U& a.w.