JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 473, 26 April 1894, Page 3

JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON

(By Our Own Correspondent.) Tuesday. Another Importation in troitbh.— The dissatisfied " vel."—Tk xpeahership, ik Government and tin Temper' once party,—Mr k'eddon to the " Government stroke." - A 'Unless Man.—More " unemployed'' fir the Wairarapal-The Home appointments.

The Seddon Government are certainly unfortunate in their impoita tion of officials from the Old Country, First all Colonel Fox's trouble arises and now there is further bother over one of the newly appointed veterinary eurgeons, Mr Charlton, This gentleman I am told, holds himself aggrieved becauso he objects to consider himself under the control of the head of the Stock Department king of opinion that he is so'ely responI sible to tho Minister for his rations, what I can gather the present is merely a conflict of flutbonw-teeen Mr Ritchie, the Chief of the Department and Mr Charlton the ohief veterinary surgron. Friction arising,Mr Charlton resigned his position and asked for a Committee of enquiry into the facts of the case. This Committee has now finished taking evidence and will i eport to the Government in the course of a few ' days. It is much to be regretted that this difficulty should have arisen as it will deprive the colony of '.he services of a really first-class man in his profession, for Mr Charlton was thought very highly of in Ireland where he met with considerable BUccess. It is unlikely, whatever tho upshot of enquiry may be that Mr Charlton will re-enter tho Government service as he intends, lam told, to follow his profession either in this ' Colony or in Australia in a private ! capacity.

SirMert Stout has, accoiding to tlie Evening Press denied the report that he would nominate Major Steward for the speakership. lam ( credibly informed, however, that the party, which will be a W^ry jitrtag one in the HoiiKe, will eupfOTMajor Steward's candidature should lie again seek office which is more than likely. Tho Government are ratlior in a quundary over the matter, for both tlie ex-Speaker and Sir G. SI. O'Eoike were returned as supporters, and the claims of both ore equally strong, There is no doubt, however, that the Government will put forward Sir Matlrioe O'Eorlte, for it is well-koowii that Mr Seddon is strongly desirous of seeing him again in the chair. It has been suggested that »s a consolation Major Steward might possibly be offered tho Chairmanship of Committees, that is if the olaims uf the irrepressible Mr Guinness can be staved off without tuueh frictiou,

I told you a fortnight ago that Mr Beddon would not be overpleased on his return, wbon he saw what very slow progress had been made with the alterations to the Parliament House grounds. I proved a true prophet, for ho expressed himself displeased with the dilatory manner in which the works had been carried on, in no stilted language. Overseer, foreman, and labourers shook in their shoes wbep-.they heard tbo Premier's egressions ft disgust, and now as a mark of his high displeasure the unfortunate overseer has been superseded and suspended for a month, Certainly" tbere are no fliea" on the Hon. Richard Beddon, be works like a Trojan himself and expects everyone else to do the same also, " The Government otroke" of BBcisß rcgimt won't do in these degenerate days, as those draw« ing public pay, both of high and low degree are finding out to their cost.

Really the Premier is a wonderful man. Here he has been flying round tbo country like a rocket, wearing secretaries and officials to skiu and bone in their efforts tn keep up with him, polishing off piles, of important departmental nork, shaping out a policy, making appointments, and annexing South Bea Islands,, [writing despatches and sitting on the "Evening Post," all in feverishjbasto, working all day and far into the night till hours, anil looking all the fresh as paint, and now at the end of tuts • week he is off 'again on a southern tour, which will per-

baps be positively the last before the commences. Truly bo is a worker, and if for nothing else ho must be admired for his tireless activity and unceasing industry,

According to reports, the unemployed in the Wairarapa are fairly numerous, and work is getting scarcer than ever now the winter approaches, yet what do we bbo 1 Nothing less than the Minuter for Lands bringing up 25 unemployed from Canterbury, who are, I understand, to be put on to bush falling.in the Forty-Mile Bush I This is taking the bread out of the mouths of the Wairarapa unemployed with a vengeance I These tweuty-five will, no doubt, get a few weeks' work, and then they will be discharged, and the ranks of tire Wairarapa unemployed will be swelled by their numbers, and* there will be lesa work to go ronnd than ever, Much unfavourable comment has Jjeen excited by the appointment of Fraser and Bracken to the respective positions of Sergeant at Arms and Reader in the House of Representatives, Mr, or rather Colonel Eraser, fa he prefers to be caljed, is pufjrely uDsuited from any point of view to the poßJtiop. The offtqo of Sergeant-at-Aras has usually been . held by gentlemen whose antecedents ■fjmd personal qualities have won (he ■ respect of members apd added dignity ■to the position. Colonel fraser will Hb. anything but add dignity to, tho

office, nor will he from his personal merits command tho respect which has hitherto been bestowed upon the custodian of the mace. Rather the reverse will be the case, for the appointment of the gallant Colonol will be looked upon us a huge joke by his boon companions, whilst others will be too disgusted to besbw anything i'k but contemptuous indifference to the mythical authority of the new sergeant who is supposed to carry out coercive measure? for imintaing order when the duty is delegated to him by the Speaker. Practically the office is a sinecure uow-a-days so fur as " run niug in " disorderly or recalcitrant members is concerned, but there is a good deal of detail work to be done, lor the Sergeant-at-arms has control of all the messengers and constables daring tho session, and lie haspraotical.'y cliarga of the buildings. If a member bus to be ejected or taken into tho custody of the House, the sergeant would summon to his aid one of tho stalwart artillerymen who are always on duty,