PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3911, 12 September 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11. I The Hon. the Speakers' J chair at 2.8 p. ' ' '* " DR POLLEN 1 * £EfySlofy. The report of the Publio Acoounta - Committee on Br Polln4HPtitipn for 188 arrears of pension, was presented by Mr Saunderß. The report confirmed and emphasised their previous recommendation that the sum of £1369 15i be paid to the petitioner as an equivalent for the three years 1873 to 1(176, and tlso recommended that the report be referred to the Government. The report was agreed to by 27 to 21.

icew bills. The Publjc Act Amendment Bill and the Railways Authorisa'tidi Bill was introduced by the Minis>r for Public Works and read a first time. The latter Bill is designed to authorise' the proposed works' on tho f e' Arf> and Eketabuna Railway; THE LATE PUBLIC TROSTBU'S The Hammerton Pension Bill wif brqught down from the (governor, and read the first time, -_, SELECTORS LAND. The Minister fcr .Lands moved tha the House disagree with the whol of the amendments made by (h Lir-gisktive Counoil in the Selector Lands Revaluation Continuance and Amendment Bill, and that the HonrMr Fergus, Mr Meredith, and the

mover be appointed m anagersto draw up reasons. The motion was agieed to on tha voices. PBIVATE TRAMWATS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Minister for Public Works moved the second reading of this Bill, by which private tramways may with the consent of local bodies be constructed npon or along streets for special purposes.—The second reading was agreed to on the voices, and the Bill then passed its final stages. BABBIT NUISANCE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was corsidered in committee, some slight verbal alterations were made therein, and it was read a third time and passed. GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE, The Government Life Insurance Act Amendment Bill was received by message irom the Governor, and read the first time. MINING BILL. On the motion of the Minister for Mines, the amendments made in this Bill by the Legislative Council were agreed to. That Tft&aoTO: Quantity— Happiness-

Euclid might have achieved a

greater fame thau he now holds, had tL he propounded —"Given a straight happiness." And then all would have thought itself into a bald and uuconvincing condition in trying to solve th<3 problem. Possibly the eminent Geometrician did state this proposition in his last books, but these were burned in the conflagration of an ancient library, and we have not time just now to rake over the debris. For all that, mankind, from the very beginning of the world, has tacitly set himself to solve the problem, and has barely succeeded until the compacity for enjoying his knowledge bad been buried with his forgotten years, and disregarded opportunities. So then logically with the foregoing, man is happy only when he is unconscious of his happiness. Happiness is mostly a question of health, which again is the well-being of organs, which the owner is hardly conscious of possessing. The best news in the world will not make a hypochondriac dance, nor a rheumatic martyr sing—the effect on his is joyous, but the mental joy is counteracted by the material misery. How many men have we seen praying for death a visitor terrible even in the most alluring form, and clad in the most peaceful garb, because everything they have med has failed, and they think nothing can be done to save them from impending death 1 They read this, or are advised by friends of the sterling virtues. of Warner's Safe Cure. They do so, and in a few weeks the sallowness of the invalid has vanished, and the pink of health is being forced into their cheeks. Well it is happiness to see those respited prisoners enjoying their newly obtained health, it is happiness to them and to you if you had a heart for the troubles of other men. William Hill, a railway gatekeeper at St Arnaud (Vic), was in such a state of living death, and to his happiness on regaining health, let bis own words testify. Here is his letter:— Dead but vet alive. St Arnaud, Victoria.—l was a martyr to chonic gout for a term of 84 years, during which time I spent over two thousand pounds on different doctors, having to pay £3 and £4 a visit in the early days in the colony. I also tried a change of air in different

parts of the colony, but never got any relief. I was given up on several occasions by the doctor, and once he told my wife I could not possibly live till the morning. I hare been confined to my bed over 29 months, part of the time quite insensible, but in spite of all I martaged to live on in my misery to myself and every one about me—dead but yet alive. It was during this critical time my wife read of seme wonderful cures by the use of Warner's safe cure, and was determined I - should try it as a last resource. The doctor at this time had given me up, and said he could do nothing for me. I began the u<ie of safe cure, Having to pay five shillings and sixpence per bottle, but money was no object where life was concerned ; after a few weeks I was able to sit up, and continued to im» prove. I continued its use until I nave taken thirty or forty bottles of Warner's safe cure, and several vials of Warner's safe pills. I am now

able to get about and enjoy life once ~-Jj)o*» I am 67 years of age. My friends tell me I must have an iron constitution, but I tell them it is owiDg to Warner's safe cure, and I shall never cease to be grateful for the benefits I derived from its use.— William Bill, Gate Keeper on the Railway. What further proof is desired 1