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PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Sir 1!. Stout asked a question yesterday implying hat the Government had boycotted certain newspapers. Mr Cadman therefore declined to answer it. Sir li. Stout said lie didn't care, and he has renewed the question. Mr Jiutton, talking about late sittings: "1 hold that it is distinctly immoral for the House to set such an example to the country," And the members laughed as they thought of the poor guileless country. Mr Duncan wants tho charges for boiler inspection reduced. The Premier says it cannot be done. The charges now are not excessive. Captain Russell: "Work hard,do we ? Is the work we do to be compared with that of the honest artisan outsideP -Oh no! The artisans oulsido are serious iu their work. They havo no local Bills," Tho Minister of Labour says that the clause in the Factories Bill regarding the compulsory half holiday is clumsy ns it now stands, and will require to be re-drafted. The House wrestled a lot last night with tho proposal to include commercial travellers in the Hawkers and Pedlars Bill. Mr 801 l strongly objected that they were not hawkers and pedlars, " What are hawkers and pedlars then ?" asked Mr Houston. " Well," answered Mr Bell, after mature deliberation, " a person who hawks and peddles," a n (lelinition which carried conviction at once to the amused house.

Mr Earnshaw: Tlie only difference botween a hawker and a commercial traveller is that wlicrens one wears ut muffler round liis neck, the other has a stand up collar nml half a ton of side.

A larger quantity of spirits was consumed in New Zealand in 1893 than in 1892, but the amount per head fell from £ll7s lid to .6110s lid, owing of course to the increase of population. There was a falling off in ale and beer from 201,867 gals to 229,960 gals, and the duty fell from £19,040 to £18,247. An increase is shown in wine, but only by about 1000 gals, and there is an increase in New Zealand brewed beer. Tea showed a slight decrease, 4,088,8101b being consumed in 1893, but in coffee, cocoa and chicory there was a fair increase, Tobacco went up considerably, and the quantity of cigars, cigarettes and snuff also increased respectably.—iV.iT. 'lima.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4808, 25 August 1894, Page 3

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PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4808, 25 August 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4808, 25 August 1894, Page 3

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