PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4530, 22 September 1893, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

ft* /•;-'•"; Jottings, " The Premier wants to stuff the • rfti.lwaya, ag :he liag stuffed every other branob of- thb .Public Service, with his pnliga and; his daqumn." so saya Mr Bruce, who considers that h that explains the hon. gentleman's .. anxiett to pasitbe Railway Bill. - Mr Baohohan is urging the GoYertiment to.give early ' effeqt to tho :, recommendation of the Industries (' Committee as to .offering' bonuses •:: amounting to JEdOOO for improvenumber of questions yesterday relating ofDrMacgregor, as: these would have to be answered by Mr Reeves be refused to put them, adding that he will novrr ask a question of that Minister, Premier is of opinion that the women of the colony will he able to register within a month, One hundred' and |hirty thousand forms for been sent out to the various Post Offices. The date of tho eleotions' will depend upon the pro grets of tho enrolment, but it present anticipations are realised, it will be during tho last week of November. Captain Russell, with an ovident vein of sarcasm, told the House last night that he-had suffered must bitterly, and had had hid Ming* severely wounded by being called a "social peat"—one who'ran sheep where men ougbt to be. The member for Masterton bad been an especial offender in ;his respect. MrT. lie kenzie added that if any hon, member hud exceeded the limits of propriety more than Mr Hogg, it was the Premier himself. The member for the Olulha told the House last night (hat certain statements made to it concerning the railway managementwasderivrd from; information supplied to the Premier! by railway employes, after he bad

"boozed thorn up in a locul pub, on , a Sunday." ■ Postal and Telegraph report table yesterday, shows a inerease of business in newly every branch of tlio department. The increase, in Hip number of'books and packets pouted and delivered is unprecedented, being no lees than 85-24 per cent-from 7,170,761 in 1891, to 13,288,888 in 1892. This is mainly attributable to the reduction of the book postage rate from 8:1 ,to 4d per lb, and to the introduction of a hal» penny town paper' post for trade accounts and general commercial papem, which were formerly subjected to letter rates of postage. The balance of revenue over expenditure in the two departments lor the year is £■10,161 Is 3d. This is exclusive of official correspondence, and Government telegrams sent. The deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank during tho year amounted to £1,878,270, and the withdrawals to £1,821,848. Tho total amount at the credit of depositors on 81st December MS Post.