PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4529, 21 September 1893, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

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The Waste Lands Committee, reporting on the petition of the Masterton Road Board, recommends that, in any amendment of the law respecting the taking of roads through native lands, local bodies should be given larger powers than they at present possess, subject to appeal to tho Wnsto Lands

Captain Russell oonsiders that there is no better railway general manager in Australasia than Mr Maxwell—not even Mr Eddy. Several niombeis, daring the Railway debate, urged the setting up of a Parliamentary Committee to consider railway appeals and petitions,. Mr Wilson is very strong on the subjeofc. Mr J. W. Kelly says there is an engine-driver on the Greymouth line who has repeatedly failed to pass his examination in colours—is in faot colour-blind.

Captain Russell is positive that; nine constituencies out of ten would declare against a return to political control of the railways, and so would a ballot of the railway employes. According to Mr J. W. Kelly, Mr Bealtie, locomotive engineer here, is chiefly ocoupied indrivina-goodtrieo. out of the service, tB specially instanced the case of Mr Ross r who, he said, waß proseouted, Mr Fergus says the administration of the Police and Justice Department and other departments is not suoh as to create n desire that the railways should revert lo politioal control,

11 Oreaturea of a Sucialistio wave that swept the country" is how Mr Fergus described the Government Party. The Premier says they still havo the confidenoo of the people of New Zealand, but a large Dumber, of the Oppositionists are not prepared to ask the people to send them back, Mr Scobie Mackenzie tried hard yesterday to draw the Premior as to the date of the general eleotion, but without avail,

" This is the first step to precipitate the control of the railways baok into the bauds of the Government," Bftid Mr Tanner, whereat the Minister for Labour loudly. cried •' hear, hear I"

MrE.M. Smith wants the Railway Department to consiruok smokeless locomotives. .

Mr Allen is moving for the production of all correspondence relating to the Milton Salvationist cases.

Mr M'Gowan asks the Government to take over gold and Biirar from miners at its full value, \ Charles J. Rußseil, of Christohurob, is petitioning the House for amendment of the Medical Practitioners Act, to enable his name to bo ra« stored to the medical register. Petitioner was convicted of an offence, and his name was struck off the register ; and now that ho has expiated his offence, he finds that there is no provision for its restoration. He states that he is now advanced in years, with a wife and young family dependent on biro, and no means of livelihood other than the practice of his profession,

_ Captain Russell watagiJMUfst night that the House did noTcor#st of commercial and financial experts, suoh as the Premier had mi should be in chargo of the railways. " Will you tell Mr Dutbie that 1 " asked the Premier. " Well," retorted Captain Bußsell, if Mr Dutbie oonld be made permanent Publio Works Minister for ten years, I would not object to the Mwayßill," Captain Russell says the department of the Government service with which the people ero the best satisfied is the Education Department, and that is managed by Commissioners, in the form of the Education Boards. The Premier ridiculed tho comparison. 'fhe Legislative Council has con'sonted to strike out its new clause in the Fencing Bill repealing Beolinn 8 of the main Act; also toflMTthat ! portion ofOiausa 2 providifajftbat the new provisions shall not affect any lawsuits already decided. The remainder of the Council's amendments have been accepted by the House. The other day Mr Hogg said Wairarapa settlers could not grow fruit profitably on acoount d the heavy freights to Wellington, Captain Bussell reminded him lost night that the fruit eaten in the' Wairarapa was mostly grown in Tasmania and the Pacific Islands, and the growers in those places managed to make a -profit, notwithstanding the' freight on the Wellington railwaya.—Poßt.