Parliamentary Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4784, 27 July 1894, Page 3

Parliamentary Notes.

" Full of wild cat proposals and snares."—Mr Mitchclson on the Budget. " A boom and burst policy."—Dr. Newman, on the Budget. " The surprise party."—Captain Russell's description of Ministerial tactics this session. Dr. Nowman thinks the Treasurer has" out-Vogcled Vogel." "This is panic legislation."—Mr G. Hutchison on the Laud Tax Bill.

" Self-reliance, the key-note of the Ballance budgets, is now obsolete Sir Robert Stout on the Statement. The Treasurer told Sir Robort Stout last night that the proposed tax on native lands is not to bo made this year. " A section of the community that has suffered more than any other this year is especially singled out for taxation."—Captain Russell on the Lund Tax Bill, A number of electors of the Waipawa electorate are petitioning through Mr Hall for an amendment to the licensing law making it penal to carry or deliver liquor in a prohibited district.

There is a regulation of the Post Office Savings Bank by which the husband of a woman who has deposits at the time of marriagi- may require payment to be mndo.to him. Mr Tanner says this often deprives married women of the savings made before marriage and asks that it be done away with.

Judge Kettle, in liis report on tlio enquiry into certain transactions by William Williams, lute an officer of tho Public Trust Department, in connection with the Kiiitpgiivhcn.ua Block (the result of which we gave some time back) finds that Mr Williams, who ul the time enjoyed the full conliilenco of the natives, obtained a cheque for £5411 Os 7d from them by treachery, deceit, and trickery, cashed it in breach of the conditions on which it was handed to him, and fraudulently appropriated the proceeds, and has not accounted cither for this money or for other sums obtained by him through Major Brown. Judge Kettle agrees with Mr Gill that the natives have been robbed, and with the opinion of Mi' Ballancc that they were " abominably treated," There is no'wrong without a remedy; but Judge Kettle opines that it. is no part of his duty to suggest a remedy, He orders that the whole of the costs of the [enquiry be paid by Mr Williams I Post,

The Land Tnxßillhasbeenpassed into law, the mcasuro reaching its linal stages in the Legislative Council yesterday. The Council also considered the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, and struck out the provision enablinga District Court Judge to act as president of the Court of Arbitration in' default of a Supremo Court Judge, In the House of representatives, the Bill providing themachincry for a university college in the middle district of New Zealand was rcudasccoud time. The Gaming Bill was passed. Several local Bills, including the Wellington City Drainage Empow- | ering Bill, the Wairarapa Hospital District Bill, and the Pohangina County Bill, were advanced a stage.

Mr Hogg wants to know from the Commissioners why tho freight for timber conveyed from the sawmills of the Forty-inilo Bush and the Wairarapa to the Hntt and Petono is in excess of the charge for timber sent to Wellington.

The moniber for Jlastcrton is also urging tlmt the rates for conveying timber over the Ekctahuna line to the Wellington market should be reduced to the same amount as is now charged for timber for export. Arrangements arc complete for the Parliainentry excursion to Marlborough, A meeting of the Auckland and Wellington members is to be held to consider the North Island Trunk Bailwny question, ,; While the Legislative Council was in committee on the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, the question of the independence of District Judges came under discussion, and reference was made to the petition of District Judge Kettle, ok 1 P, A, Buckley said that that gentleman's action in petitioning Parliament was most improper, and that though he was a very competent Judge, he had committed a veiy gravo indiscretion in petitioning, , Tho reason why tho collection of tho Income Tax was riot included in the Land Tax Bill on. Wednesday night is that it is intended to bring down another Bill, which will amend the Act to nieet cases of evasion of the tax.— NZ. Times,