POLITICAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH-SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2029, 9 July 1885, Page 2

POLITICAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH-SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

The Free Traders and the Tariff. \Vn i inmon, Wednesday. Til h Free Trade Committee .lie evidently detei mined to lose no opp.utunity of pin-te-<ting against the m\\ tmilF, Auotliei meeting n.w held to d.tj, .it winch L'O nifiiibeis attended. The meeting »ih con\eiii'd foi thejuupose of coii^ulpi ni|r wh.it acti m should be taken iespeLting tlie lCMjlutmns which the Colonial Tie.iMuer promised to biinp down to night. After a gieat denl of discussion it was io-.o]\ed that e\eiy niemluu of the Vice Ti.ide jiaitv should vote ng.nn^t each iti in as it «,i< put. Some piesent disagreed with this clause, hut it w.is eventually decided that it was the mo-.t likely one that could be adopted to etlect the object in \ie\v.

The Mining Industries. It i« undelete Kid that tho whole of the ffoldheld* members h.i\e petitioned the Minuter of Mine*, requesting that t!20,000 be pl.tced on the Supplementary Estimates fur w.ater racos, and other \sork-> in connection with the mining inrfustiv.

The Public Works Statement. Tlio Public Wmlv- Statement li quite leuly fui (li'lnciv, but it « ill not be bnui^ht down till the financial piopo^aK i>f the (ioseinnicnt aio (Iwpo^cd of one way "i tho otliei.

The Barmaid Crusade. The cuisade against the employment of barmaid* in hotels still continue, and scarcely a d.i> parses but menibei pu>sunt> a petition on tln> subject. The iiumbiT of sign.'itmcs to petitions alie.uly lccenod ainuunt-5 now to about 13,000. The Wellington bi. inches h,*\o taken tlio matter up A meeting of thrive young ladies 1-. c.dled for Fndav next to piotest ap.unst tho piopiwed legislation.

The Amended Resolutions. The following are the resolutions moved by the Colonial Tieasurer to night : — Tli.it in lieu of Customs now dialled on the undermentioned at ttcles the follow iiir duties of Custom* shall, on.md iftcrthcSOthJuiie, be charged, namely . —Hitters, 1 Is (id ; the gallon, wines, ."is lid; sparkling, (is (id; Australian, 4s (>d ; tea, (id per lb, cornflour fanuacioii* food, mit/etia, niaceaioni, pieoaied ro its, nago, t.ipioc.i and \etnucelii, I'd, bacon and hams M ; bananas presiived, Id ; bei'f and poik, lilted, 4d |ici cwt. ; boots and --hop-., in 'ii>', -No. (i and ttpwaids, l(is (rd per do/en pin--, pniMiled tli it no dut\ -li ill exci'td 1"> pei cent, ad v aim em; vuths' No-. 2 to ->, 1 I- : boys' Xo. 7 to 1, Ss (id : women's No .1 and npwaids, 11s ; pjiiN' No 11 t<i _>, .v ol; >.'<». 7to 10 ?<* : cliikhen s -\". ') 111 1 (1 slippeis, .-ii ; woni -n > Listing and stuff bunt-", 7> ; galo-he-of all kind--, .is (Id ; -lippei-, men's, women's and t lul-li <*it •> No. 7 and upwaid-, Is pei do/en pans ; huttei and chee-e, '_'d the 11) ; caudles (tillow), Id, (steaiine), 2d, (puthn or wax), 2UI, not othei wiso pnuinetated, 2,' d ; carpet bag-, 20 per cent ad \.d. ; cam iges and cauiagt wheel", 20 pel cent ad val. ; cement, l-> (kl the ban el ; clncoiy, 01 any \egctabl« matter applicable to tlie une-> of c ifft c, 8d poi Hi ; doors, plain, 3n e.ich, pi i/ed, (>•< ; li«li, tinned, potted, 01 jucerved, 2d pei H> ; finit, pulp and boiled; paint, not otherwise enumerated, Id pei lt>, bottle*, 20 pjr contud vu 1 . ; iiou baibed wire, 2^ the cwt ; jam-, jellie-*, m.«rmal.ides and preserres ; 2d the lb ; paints, ground in oil, 2i por cwt, mixed ready for use, 4s; mi>ci wrapping 3> (id 1 bng«, 7^ Od ; pickles, li pei doz. pints, and in same propoition foi laiger or .smaller sizes ; iope and coid.ige, including house line and marline, Us per cwt. ; .steal me para Hine wax and tf.ioane-o wax, 2d pel lb ; soda, bicarbon.ite, 2s pn cwt. ; sashes plain 8s per pair, gla/cd !ls jsoap, comuion, ."is pet cwt. ; npparel and clothing of every description not othoiwisc onnmerated, whethri wholly or ])aitlj' made up, blankets and woollen rugs, b mticts, cu|iot», .mil diuggets, collars .inrl cuffs ot papci 01 otlier matei lal, common countei iianes, cotton manufactnros urt otherwise enuiueiated, and all articles niado of cott<m mivod with any other niatenal, diapeiynot otlieiwise enuiueiated, habeida-hery, liats. and caps, hosiciy, linen nianufactnips not otlieiwise enmneiated, and .ill ai tides made of linen, unmixed with any other material, millinery, portmanteaus, nigs (woollen, cotton, oppossum or othei), sluits (white, lecratta, and Crimean), navy seige, twilled and fancj silks, nnd all in.innfai tuips containing silk textuie, fabncs of cotton, Hax, hemp, jute, or of mixtures thereof, the fair market value of which, 111 the counti v whence the saniß were evpoited ih more than ."kl per yaid, troimerK \inoloskiu or coid), umbrellas, ptiasoK, w<iolleu inauufactures, \i/.: coatings and tiouxci ings, Melton, buckskin, and ic\ersaiy cloth, tweed-, shepheids' and cl.m ]ilaids, serge, shirtings, flannel, m.uitta and costuiiien, cloths, tweeds and M'ige.s, shawls, plaids and ti.ivulling 111^, caniage cloths and saddlei s suge, knitted shuts, joiseys, lackets, pants, niufHeis, hose and socks, wlicelmg, enginei'inig ,md hosieiv \aiii, Kij iipi cent. ad\.d; .eiatedand nuneial wateis, bags, floui and hi"s-,ian->, baskets and wickei waie, bellows, other than blacksirith's, bicycles and tuc^cles, noz/.lus, and all manufactured bias-, woik for ste.im, .\atei or gas, building matri I, ils not othei wise enumerated, easting of metals not otherwise enumeiated, chaff, coik soles and socks, chain pipes and tiles, glue, 11011, slot ends, nuts and w.isheis, iron gates and gate posts, 11011 gudci.s and columns for buildings, magic lanterns and all appaiatiis and appliances for same, mouldings, gilt and other, papers and caidboaul boxes, not containing goods ordinal ily impoitcd theiein, jier.unbulatoM, printed billheads, adveitismg jiosters, pictorial caid«, c.ilendais and printed paperh. not othei wise enuineiated, jiroviHions pro>eived, not otherwise enuiueiated, pumps and other appaiatu.s for raising water, upholntory, vegetables, preserved and (hied, watch ca~es and wateli movements, I.') per cent, ad ral ; casks, empty, hook-., garden lawn mow 01 s, garden pumps, g.nden lolleis, gat din sjiinges, g-as woiks macliineiy, and iuatenal foi other than 11011 gas pipes, iion bridge, and tu.itei i.iN not otherwise cmiue'iated for coiisttuction of budges, ml (cod hvei), paper, foi account books of si/es not less than the si/c known as demy, when m oiigmal wiappeis, and with uncut edges as it leaves the null, lailway pl.mt and niateiial not othei w wo enumerated foi the- construction of lailwaysand tiamwaj's, Hulpliunc acid, slates loofiug, ~> pei cent, ad val. That on all goods, vvaics and nieichaudisu not enuineiated in pieviou-. umilutions not 111 the tablo of duties of customs annexed to the Customs- I hities Consolidating Act, ISS2, and not included in the list of aiticleH oxompted from duty by lesolution of tho House of Repiesentatives of the liltli of June, ISSS, nor exempted fiom duty by the following icsolution there slinll bo ch.Yijjed a duty «f 10 \k,v cent, nd val. That in addition to the articles enumerated in the Customs Duties Consolidating Apt, 18S2, at. being e\umpt from duty,

and in addition to fho article-, exempt from duty by lesolution of the House on liltli June, 18cS."), the following .11 tides shall be exempt from duty, \i/ • -Afjiicultui.il implements and ni.ichineiv, ariovvroot, co.tl, duck, dungaiee, nnd coloined cotton duck m the, piece, dynamite, hthofracteur, blasting gelatine and other e\plf>si\es, fuse and dutonatois, glass, papei, and cloth emoiy, lnachineiy foi lope-making, machnifiy foi cocoa manufactiiro, m.ichineiy foi gold saving, machinery foi dr.im pipe making, union shhting, not more than 8d per yaid, textile fabrics, not 111010 than ."kl per y.ird, medicinal heibt, roots and loan 1-, parts of ploughs and fittings foragncultural implements and machinery, pipes foi bellows, picks and mattocks, mets of all kind--, loohng felt, Russian hem)), stone and maible unwi ought, tacks, vulcanised itidia rubber, .md packing. That tho duties authorised to be levied by the foiegomg resolutions be in lieu of those imposed l>3' the iosolution of tho Hiiuso passed on tlie l!)th of June, IS<S">. That 111 the event of any duties heicby imposed not being continued, 01 of a leduction being made in the rates specified .ibo\e, the amounts levied, c>l letted and paid in excess of the duties which may be imposed by a Customs Act based on those 1 evolutions sh ill be lefuuded to the poisons who paid the same.

L \Trn. The Tariff Proposals. The t.uiil resolutions aie meeting ■with icm.uk iblc rough treatment to night, as up to the piesr-nt tune (11 p.m.) the only items that ha\e been carried are the dutict on spuits and piesersetl bananas. Ministeis ha\e certainly placed thctnseh e.i in a huimlitating position by tho tenacitj' w ith which th^y adhoro to their tariff, not withstanding the ad\ ice tendered them by their bent friends that they would be --o badly beaten on it. Sir .T. Vogel made a strong appeal to the House to-night not to allow any question of free trade or protection to influence them in dealing with the tanff, as the revenue w.is nigently required. In the face of this, neaily every item that ha«i yet come befoie the Committee his been lejected b\ a 1 irgo m.ijoiity. The ■.pectacle was a most unusual one, of Ministers persisting in dividing the House and losing every division they called for. V Mitnwtell.il statement is expected when the House lesiinu"!.