PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5092, 1 August 1895, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

JOTTINGS. The Government have under consideration the best means of preventing tho spread of tho codlin moth to districts at present free from the pest. Tho Agricultural Department has under consideration tho advisableness of offering a bonus or otherwiso encouraging the production of European llax in the Colony. The Premier hopes, before the end of the session, to bring down new regulations dealing with the question of police promotions. He does not think that a trivial offence, if followed by good conduct, should prevent promotion. It is probable that the Shops and Shop Assistants Bill will bo amended so as to allow harvesting machinery agents to keep their shops open on the statutory half-holiday for the sale of harvesting machinery only. In answer to a question by Mr Buchanan, tho Minister of Justice (yesterday stated that he knew of no

| reason for further enquiry into tho supposed death by drowning in the Manawutu River on 12th April last of a boy named Herbert Mullins. He, however, would cause further investigation to be made if sufliciont grounds wero shown for it.

The reduction of duty on fencing wire, from Is to 6d per cwt,, and on barbed wiro from 2s to Is, and the admission of wool packs fioe, will bo very welcome to fanners. The loss of revenue involved is £4,800 on wire, and £4,400 on woolpacks,— N.Z. Times.