PARLIAMENTARY.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1148, 4 November 1879, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(from our own cobrespondent). WELLINGTON", Last Night. The political situation is unaltered. On Friday the Treasurer will prob. ably make bis Financial Statement. He will state the nature of the expected property and income tax, and will propose an increase m stamp duties, and probably indicate certain protective taxes terming to foster locul industries and encourage manufactories within the colony. It is not certain whether this year, m order to meet the unexpected and enormous deficit m the revenue, the tea and sugar duties may not be re-imposed, but a series of financial - proposals will be laid before the House, involving a sweeping chango m the incidence of taxation after the current year. Next week the Public Works Statement will /be brought down. The Electoral Bills give, general satisfaction. There is some talk of the House adjourning for the Christ cbnrch Show for two days. ' GKAHAMSTOWN, Last Night. Alexander McCaskill ,and Long, surveyors, were prevented by a number of the Ngatipu tribe on Saturday from surveying Gall<*y!s farm at Hikwtaia. They allege thaO they have claims on the land. The leader of the obstructing party was a native assessor named Paetae, i who was a member of the Runanga i Council, which sat m. vjudgment on the Ngatikako tribe. He was armed with revolvers. The rest — 15 m number — were seen carrying arms a few hoars previous. The land m question is land granted by the Crown. The natives say that if Europeans attempt to survey the block they will serve them m the same way as the Ngatihako tribe did Baldon's pai?ty. ,The Government has been communicated with. GISBORNE, Last Night. A large meeting of settlers was< held on . Saturday 'tp discuss McDonald's Native Law-suiuS Bill. It was decided by the meeting to ask Mr McDonald to withdraw the bill, as being only one-sided, and calculated to cause much litigation, and play into the hands of.repudationists. A committee was formed to draw up suggestions as to what is required. These trill be forwarded to a Government with a request to introduce a bill suitable alike to Europeans and Maoris. A petition will be got up asking Mr Allen McDonald to resign, or support the present Government. He stated at his election that i f he found himself m opposition he wonld resign.