POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4148, 25 June 1892, Page 2

POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

MULTUM IN PARVO;

Mr Bolleston presided at the Oppo* sition caucus yesterday morning, The; caucus sat for a considerable time, and it was deoided that in the inter* ests of the country it was desirable to briefly debate the Addreaain-fieply. In all probability the debate will be carried over Tuesday, to permit of members still absent haviiig an oppois tiinity of taking part. ■■ The meeting was of opic'on that' the Premier's promise to bring down the Financial-, Statement on Tuesday ; was .'■ intended as a bribe to curtail thefdebate.;: '. '. There are 820 surface' men in the'•... employ of the Kailway.Comraisßioners whose pay does not exceed 6s 6d per day.; "■ .-;' ■. '.' ••■;• ' MtsCliarles Ward, ofGhristohurob, whose husband was in the Customs : for 84 years in Wellington, Lyttelton, and Ohristohuroh,' and died in 1687, is petitioning the' House for some consideration for his services. Mr Rhodes yesterday gave notioe of the introduction of the Printers anil Newspapers' Registration Act, theobject of which is to place newspaper' companies on the same footing as other joint stock companies with respect to actions at 1 law,'arid, to allow tbe chairman or managing directorto sue.' : Simon Fraser.of Whangarei, again petitions, the House, < through Mr Jackson Palmer, for a reward as discoverer of the West Taieri goldx fields, : ■;' •■■■• Dr Newman ia urging the Defence Minister to intrbduqe a" Bill to' olear off the-old soldier'k-olaims.,''.-'-..'-.; Mr W. 0, Smith intends to move a resolution in favour of the abolition of the totalisator,' ■■>■■•' ■ ] A Bill is to be introduced by Mr W. Fraser to abolish the totalisator and legalise sweeps.: : . . ~,-.,. . Tbe Minister for Lands is intioduoiug a Bill to make Land Boards elective. The voting qualification is riot yet.decided.on, '. .Leading Oppositionists ". are of 1 opinion that there '.will be ho dissolu--1 tiou, and that the session will run its' course without any Ministerial orisis,