PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5058, 22 June 1895, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

JOTTINGS.

Many old friends cropped up on Thursday, says the Post. MrO'Rcgan was early in the field • witlifjb Eeferen'dum Bill, Dr. Newman wfiTi the Bill to permit the introduction of women to Parliament, and Mr Steward with his Elective Bxecutivo Bill.

Mr Buchanan wants to know when tho bacteriologist is to be appointed to the Stock Department. Captain Russell is once more agitating that steps be taken to deal effectively with the cotllin moth. Mr Collins' Divorce Bill proposes to place the sexes on an equality as regards grounds of divorce.

Mr Bull is again promoting his Bill to permit cremation. Mr Joyce is urging the purchase of a naval training ship for the class of boys now sent to the industrial schools and orphanages. Dr. Newman is affectionately enquiring after Mr Ward's "three million " of securities.

Mr Buchiinaiiisoiiquiringas to the prosecutions under the Shops » Shop Assistants and Factories Am, Mr Joyco wants to see tetter accommodation provided in secondclass railway carriages. Mrß. M. Smith is urging tho Government to purchase the Manawatu Railway.

The Premier has given notice to excludo Bellamy's from the operation of the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, tilltho House Committee has time to report. This was met with cries of dissent and assent,

Hamiora Mahtipnku, of Groytown, is petitioning the House, through Sir Robert Stout, He points out that ho has iand interests valued at over £IB,OOO, and had incurred debts to the extent of some thousands prior to the passing of tho Native Land Court Act last year, and that Act will not permit him to pay his debts by raising a mortgage, as he desires to do,

An early assault lias been made on the totalisator this session. Mr Carnell has given notice to move for its abolition, giving as reasons Jfe following ;-l. Because we aro coflv vinced that by its use it is productive of incalculable injury to this colony by fostering the immoral habit of gambling i n both old and young. 2. That by tho Legislature giving its sanction to the use of this gambling machine it has made simple minded people believe that nothing is immoral which the Legislature authorises. 3. It has helped to fill tho coffers of the Racing Clubs, and to pay the expenses of racing studs at the cost of tradesmen and others whoso debtors have spent in gambling nionoy that should go towards paying their just debts; and it has, by tlie_ large amount of revenue which is derived from its use, made, racing of such frequent occurrence that this Colony is ovewan by a. most undesirable class of people, which has a most demoralising effect on the Colonist, more especially upon the young. ' 4. That it is illogical and unjust to punish one kind of gambling and to encourage anothor kind, and that the Stats should not derivo revenue by license ing anything that is immoral anW vicious; Therefore it is most able that the totalisator bo abolished and that Government be asW to bring ma Bill this session to give eftectto this resolution,