PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4766, 6 July 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Major Harris informed the House yesterday that he knew a case of a hon, member who wished to go to the theatre asking another mombor to occupy tho attention of the Houso until tho 10.3.Q adjournment, wliich thp hon, gontloinau did by speaking until that hour, The reason for the request was that the first lion, member wanted to make a speech on iv certain Bill, and sought this means of preventing tlm. Bill passing until he had spokon on it. : " To the memberfortheWairarapa is no doubt duo a great deal of the isheep stealing that has sin,co taken 'place." The Minjstor of Lands informed \\\o House, amidst loud laughter, that he had arrived at this conclusion from tho fact that it was mainly due to Mr Buchanan's opposition that his (tho Minister's) little Bill to prevent sheep being driven at night was slaughtered. Tho Minister thought that if sheepdriving at night was done away with, tho practice of sheep stealing would be lessoned considerably. Tho Government, however, had instructed inspectors to talje every precaution to prevent sheep stealing.— Prm. Tho Factories Bill, consolidating the existing factory legislation and introducing certain new provisions regarding sweating, etc, was read a second time in the Houso of Representatives last night. The Distress for Bent Abolition Bill and tho Pub. lie Works Bill wero also read a second time, An interesting debate took place on Sir Robert Stout's Bill dealing with gambling, Its second readwas likowise agreed to, A motion proposed by Mr W, Hutchison for the abolition of the totalisator did not reach a vote. The Conspiracy Law Amendment Bill, tho Poisons Importation and Carriage Bill, and tho Arms Act Repeal Bill wore read a second time in tho Legislative Council. The Minister, of Lands informed Mv.Hpggyc'sferday that one or two labour settlements similar to that at Porabertou will bs established on the

e Awnruft Block, Mr Hogg Bays jhor 1 are plenty of good industrious fori \ ing mon who, owing l to tho J alio f Bystom have Bomo difficulty in got 9 ting land, Sir Robert Stout says ho lins jcci ; told that there aro dozens of m nin ■ tho Colony making from £10() tcj £2OOO a yen' at "toto" betting, ?his I form of gambling, he says, wil be i ontirelysuppressotl byclauso 4( 'his Gaming Bill. Captain Bussoll on tho Qai ling Bill; " For every one man investing monoyupon tho totalisator, hundreds '< invest at the private" toto" slops, •" Ido not boliovo the ovil of gambling is steadily on the increase," says Captain Russoll. Against this the Promior declares" Gambling is a growing evil, and, unless it is checked disaster must inevitably follow." Sir Hobort Stout asked the Premior yesterday when tho Bill am Miding the Alcoholic Liquors Sale' iontrol Act would bo introduced ? Tho Premier replied that he had race ived the draft Bill from tho law ollii Mrs, but suggestions had been sent to him by tho Rev. Mr Walker of tho 'J'omporanco Alliance, and wero now boiug considered. Ho assured the Homo that tho Government would bring down tho Bill as early as possible. Mr Stovous suggested that tliero should bo a law fixing a high minimum weight to bo carriod in horse races, so that children who ought to bo d school will not bo taken to be trained as jockeys, and then thrown upon the world to become, perhaps, scoundrels, when they wero too heavy to follow their profession any longer, "The 500 rifles recently ordered by the Government aro expected to iirrivein tiro months' time," said fJio Premier yesterday in reply to Mr Allen, Captain Bussoll, to show the earnings of bookmakers, quotes the case of two men who boasted that they had won £14,000 from a gullablo public, while im East Coast racing club in the same term had taken only £13,000. W.Z. Tim.