PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4531, 23 September 1893, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(By Telegraph.—Pr«ss Assoqiation).

Wellington, Saturday,

On the continuation of Parliament tbo Land Act Amendment Bill) end the'iVirua Land Bill were committed without material amendments and passed the final stages. The Land for Settlement Act Amendment Bill we a put through Oonrmiitee, the third reading being postponed, and the House rose at 4.30.

Jottings, MEMBERS OOINQ HOME. Members are beginning to flit homeward, Messrs James Mills, Fergus, and Valentine lmve gone, und others are to leave early next week. Yoatorday, Mr Fergus, who is retiring from political life, delivered his last spoech in the Hoiue, Notwithstanding that it was his farewell utterance, it was a strong party attaok on the Government, and especially tha Premier, the member for Wakatipu mixing metaphor to accuse Mr Seddim of ruining a Frankenstein und then [ puttied a rock in front of a ship, the said Frankenstein being the unemployed, while the ship appeared to he the Colony generally. After hiß sporoh Mr Forgus shook hands with #ll the members of tlin House, and said good-bye. Mr Valentine alio took his i leave amid hand-shaking.

TUB HILTON SALVATIONISTS. Yrsturday Mr Saudford culled the attention of the Premier to the fact that further imprisonments of Salvation Army officers and members have taken place under the Milton Borough by-laws, Mr Seddon said tlmt ho had not altered hio vieivs on this matter, find i that he still maintained that pooplo, should not be imprisoned for blowing & musical instrument in the street. Jlo recommended lhat the Salvationists should test the validity of (he bylaw, If it wero uphold, the law should bo amended.

the raemovED mbbti.no at oubistCIIURCII.

Tbo resolution passed at a meeting of the unemployed in Cbristcburch, demanding work from the Government, was strongly condemned in the House yesterday, The Premier ssid that in face of such a resolution it was high time the Government took a stand in this matter, and received the support of Parliament in dealing with the question. Mr Bruce congratulated the Fromiet' on this attitude, and so did Mr Earnshaw, while Mr Fish, while attacking tho Government, described tbe resolution as impudent.

1 LEGISLATIVE LARKS. The monotony of existence within tho wnlls of Parliament was relieved last night by some races up and down tho main lobby. Four or live members wero tho contestants, and several interested spectators were aHsembled about the track. Tho performers, some of whom were in great condition, recordod excellent time.

| IDE FLAX INDUSTRY. . The Minister of Lands informed |Mr Buchanan yesterday that the Government intended to put £2,000 on the Supplementary Estimates for the purpose of encouraging the flax industry. The money would, he said, bo offered as a bonus for,| improved i machinery for dressing flax.—N.Z' I Timos,