Parliamentary Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4785, 28 July 1894, Page 3

Parliamentary Notes.

" That disgrace to Wellington."—Mr Eamshaw on the Mount Cook Gaol,

" Wo arc shooting a financial iS T ia,gora."—Mr Saunders on tho situation. Mr Hogg is evidently himself " ant'icnt history." He said Inst night that in his district he had seen families grow up" generation after generation." The Hon. Mr Steward is asking whether it is intended to make provision for the further importation of stoats ami weasels.

Mr Hogg says there is no such thing ns" free" education. The settlers pay for the system,lvhicli" is nonctoo good." " And here, Sir, is one of them, here." —The Minister for lands, on himself and other Scotchmen who have achieved greatness without University training. Mr Hogg is | asking that timber for local consumption on tho Wairarapa line be carried at the same rate as timber for export. Mr E.M. Smith-" It takes a hoy of 15 or 1G to pass the Fifth Standard." Cries of "So." "I say, 'Yes,'" rejoined the member amidst a roar of laughter. " I have boys of my own." Whereat a member satirically suggested that theso" were Taranaki boys. Mr J, G. Wilson has presented a petition from Wm, Whitcrod, of Wellington, which sets forth that petitioner was five years fireman and four and ahalf years engine driver in the Government Unitary Service, When in charge of flip engine at Groytown he was ordered by Guard Moloy to ovcrtakctlie mail at Fcathcrston, so as to put the Englishfaail on the mail train, it having been forgotten by tho guard. For doing this petitioner was reduced to a second-class fireman. Petitioner states that the same thing has been done by Driver Spring, Fireman M'Gill, and Guard Payne, without notice being taken of it. Three months later an engine left Mangamahoc for Mastcrtou under similar circumstances and thedrivcrwas then only lined £l. Petitioner declined to act less than (i first-class fireman, and this was taken as a .resignation, Petitioner further states that at Groytown ho was working l't hours a day for lis, when the day should have been 10 hours. He asks for compensation and overtime.—Post. "I do not believe Acts of Parliament will do anything for the people. The laws must be framed so that the people can help themselves."—Captain liussell. " Wellington should not be represented in the House at all."—The Minister of Lands.

"If the Hon. member would go through the colony he would find men who liad had university educations working in dairy factories at this very time."—Hon. J. McKenzie.

f'l very often lind that individuals Tflioknoivn nojhiiig about them have the very higlicsf, qpinjon ofLatiu andGreck, or otter foreign languages,"—said Mr Hogg Inst evening. "It is (oo late to teach our sons and (laughters butter and cheese-making. To compete in the open market sucharticles must be manufactured in large quantitips, and on most scientific principles." —Mr McLaiichlan.— Press,