POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4162, 13 July 1892, Page 3

POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

MULWM IN PARYQ. (FROM THE TIMES.) Quite a sheaf of petitions were prepresented yesterday afternoon by Otago members, in favour of the vigorous prosecution of work on the Otago Central Railway. . Correspondence on the subject of the land and income tax, especially with reference to the effect of the

taxation proposals on the Loudon J pney market, is called for by Mr dentine. Mr Joyce asks the Government, in order to seours the effective defence of the Colony, if they will order 10,000 new small-bore rifles. On Friday, next, it has been arranged, the debate on the Financial Statement will bo commenced, In receiving the new Speaker of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, His Excellency the Governor said;—-'lt gives me unfeigned pleasure to congratulate you upon your election to the distinguished position of Speaker to tbe Hon. the Legislative Council of New Zealand, and tbe more bo that this is the first occasion on which the occupant of that post has been chosen by eleoiion j and I have no doubt but that you will uphold tbe honourable traditions which have been handed down by the former occupants of the Speaker's chair," Mr Wright wishes laid on the table copies of correspondence between the Minister for Public Works and the Commissioners with refe--4r once to the building of a eecoud station in Wellington,