POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4219, 15 September 1892, Page 3

POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

Government have promised to make enquiries with a view to having persons employed by the Government at a daily rate of wages paid fortnightly instead of monthly, as iB the practice at present. Acting-Premier stated yesterd™that, although the Government could not refuse to grant toialisator "* licenses when a higher commission than ten per cent, was deducted by the club, they would do their best to prevent more than that commission being charged. The Acting-Premier stated yesterday that the Agent-General had not yet been communicated with in reregard to the cholera, but every effort wpuld be made to prevent tho spread 'of tho platjuo to this Colony, &Tko case of E, A, Haggen again came up in the House yesterday, Mr W. Hutchison asked the Minister for Justice if he had received certain affidavits bearing upon the case, and, if so, would he indicate what course he would take in dealing with the same, The Minister for Juslico replied that he had only received the affidavits in question that morning, and ho had not had time to read them, The case, he thought, ought still to be considered sub judico, seeing that an information had been laid against M/dyms by Dr Davenport.—N, Z, Times,