POLITICAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-SPECIAL,CORRESPONDENT.] The Railway Job. Wellington, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2039, 1 August 1885, Page 2

POLITICAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-SPECIAL,CORRESPONDENT.] The Railway Job. Wellington, Thursday.

Tiik clnof t ilk of the lobbies ju>t now w tin* prospect of the <Jo\ eminent being able to cany then railway committee. Ministers tli.'iiwKfs are not Miy smgume over it, ami although the mint persistent lobbying itiid v hipping up m going on to xecine the olt ctmii uf the committee, I hear to-night t h ■ t thccanS h.iM" been pricked off and an al) oluh' 111. jiuity have tlocl.uod against tliom. Theie i-> no doubt that the whole ■thing has been <wt .iflo-it dimply t > get the (}.>\i<rnnicnt out of tln> .nvkwnrd inc^ they h i<l got into over the i.iihv.iy proposal*. ( Individ it is .i|i 'illy adii'ittod bj AiuiisteM 1 Mipp'nteis th.it the chief^ re \-on foy the app >mtni"nt of the committee iv.is to let Mmi^tor^ down e.iMly and piolubly shelve tho qiie-.tiiiii for the present. The Cin\ eminent in ofes.-. their inability to account for the determined oppositmn made to their pu>|jot.aK, as they aigue that the line will eventually have to bo constructed .it a c )>t of about four millions, whereas by thu present guarantee it could be undertaken at i much lea* cost to the colony. It h.is not ti -inspired whether MinwtPii leg.ud the appointment of the committee «i> a party question, but if A nt'gatne vote is given on it by the Home, and the Government allow it, ai they did on their pohev measure*, there i-< little dimbt that a motion of a moie direct character will follow it.

The Agent-Generalship. The Pimmer tlm morning 'gave an cmph.itic dennl to ruiiioiin th »t have lately boon circulated that Sir J. Votfol was to ba appointed Agent-General at the expiration of Sir Dillon Boll* te.nu of office. Mr btoiit fuither said that the matter ha.-, nevcf been entertained foi a moment by tho^ C.ibmet. It w ill, of cmi -c, be seen at onco W that the i epoiti his c no foundation, sis Sir Dillon Bell's n^ieement with the colony does not temiin.itu foi about 18 nionthi fiwm the [)i. v -ent time.

Aii Amusing Canard. Amnnj^t nthfi lmnmirs afloat at present is one that an attempt 1^ being quietly made to remove the >,eat <>£ (Jn\ eminent to Auckland, and (hat Southern members are will* mj,' t« tin- Auokl md men in voting theneu'Siatv fim«i-. Thcicpoit <m thefac« of it h an .ib&uuhty in the present state of tiiu fniaaue-i. A

A House Divided, &c * A citiumi tiicumstinco occurred while tho Jmiui oh o 'h Companies Bill was going thiough committee last night. Tho bill is a Gi)\oimnuut meo>uie, and was declared as such by the Colonial Treasurer, yet thu Premier \otcd .ipamit the mo-,t imix>rt»nt clause in it, apparently much to the auri)i ise r>f Sir J. Voßel, wln» >avl, amidst laughtei, th.it ho "w.w at the iueicy of a combination.' On the Treasurer being .vfterwai ds a-kod whether he w ould consent to the recommittal of the bill, he said ho was in a pecnli.ii position, a<«, although tho bill was «i (i<)\eininent niei-,\ue, he found some of his colliMgue-y did not appiovo of it. The Premier appealed to bo greatly amused at In- colle ifrnp'r. perplexity, and joined heartily in the general laughter that resulted fioin the little incident.

Another Attack on the Education^ System. W The Public School-, Bill, intiodueed by Mi Pyke, piovidos tint c\cry school which i> cniniuct"(l in accirrl.incc v.'ith the pro- \ won-, of tin* Education Act, 1K77, and tha regulations fi.unud theiouudci in respect of tlif" (in.iliiic.itiniii i>f ti^acliors, the course of injunction, iittundtiiicii .it school, and in•>|u>ction by in niipcctor <■>( tho Board of JvJuc.ition, slull l)i> (Icoiiietl .«, jmblic school vMtlnii tho miMDing of tho '■•mi ivt. Every such school vh.ill be entitled to receive tho s\iuc capitation fiHow.uice sib h Rianted to public school-, established nndpr thu said net, provnleil that no <uch school shull be entitled to a shar * in mh.li funil-, nnlom the avui.i^u nninbi»r of pupih attending the " s.nne 1-, si\ (?) or more. Wi.i.nxf.TOV, Friday.

The 'Frisco Mail Service. * The resolutions foi the ieuew.il of the 'Fiisco Mul Seme again elicited a long d"bato this :ifteinoon. It was icported that .111 adflitioii.il intcie>t would bo gi\An to the siihjeit from tlie 'act that Mr Oimoud intended moving un amendment on the ie-.olution. As it tuinod out Mr Orinoud siui|ily contented hini«t?lf with c'l.iiniiiig tho attention of the Hou>u to the absence of .my definite lnfwnintion to the air.mgementi whicli (4o\cinment intended in iking foi the service. He contended that the lesolutions should hue given fuller pirticul irs in this rc>sj)ect, and moved an amendment th it tho matter should be again n f> ned b.icli. to a committee of the whole House. After a long discussion, tho mombei for Napier s.nd he would not pie-<8 hi;w amendment, uud tho into for £30,000 wa9 earned by a l.titfe nnjouty.

The Railway Committee. There was \ cry little lobby gossip to-day. Eveiythin<* ehe h i-. .it pieicut ffiveii way to tV Ei>>t and \Ve-.t Coast railway sclie \\u. I hcai that the majority against the fi»j)ifitii>» »f the committee i* increasing, allliou^h the Mun->ti'ii ih>t^ confidently etvto tint tlioy have counted heads and that tlio comniitto • will be e.t^ily carried. Tho Oppio-ition gko then nujoritv npaui'sk tha committee <•>, fioin otf^ht to twehe \otea, but I im itrinc it « ill be a much closer division thtn tli.it. Sir J. Vocrel to-day^ jivo strong doni \1 to the r> poit that it war^ likely Nel--'">ii would bo shut ott from the i.iilway scheme. Ho ch.iracten.sed th« statement .i-> an invention of the enemy.

The Seat of Government. The Post to night lias an article with lefeience to tho tepeated thieats that are held out session after session of removing the seat of Go\ eminent from Wellington. Kefernng t" an aiticle that has just appealed in tho Lyttelton Times on this subject, it h.iv> :— " This threat of the renicn.il of the scat of (}o\ eminent has been a thing of almost u&ual lccuricnce e\er since the scut of Government came here. It at niic twit! w.iB a chauti to conjure by. Wellington was for a period represented by weak knead mombeis who began to shiver mid shake in their .shoes, and were speedily reduced to a state of abject teiror wherever a woid was bieathed about lemovmg the .seat of the Government. Aa soon as Wellington asked for anything a, reference to the seat of Government was quite* sufficient to prevent the request being pressed. The charm of the formula has now, however, depaited. Our present representatives are iiiojo strong 1 mmdrd than their predecossois and they, like all sensible men, liugh instead of getting f lightened when thi.s tumble tin eat is utteied. Tt no longew has powei to silence the \oiceof Wellmgto^P in uiging its own just claims, or to coerce Wellington \otes in favour of schemes w hich conscience pronounces detrimental to the mteiests of the colony. The leg'uslaturo of New Zetland may have done many foolish things, but it is never likely to be guilty of the almost inconceivable folly of remos ing the beat of Government in orde4B to gratify political spite, or to facilitate^ some little arrangement of reciprocity alias logrolling. We would as mv»\ expect any of the membei3 to be foolish enough to cut off his uoae to f,pite his face. But then if the thing weie possible it is a gieat mistake to think that Wellington would be utterly cuished by losing the political position ft holds. A. se\ero ternpoi. try check would no doubt be felt, but Wellington's prosperity and prospects have a much sounder and wider basis to ro-st upon than the possession of the seat of Government. Admitting that," the artido concludes, "it is jiust as well th it Canterbury should understand that Wellington is no loiigei to he fiightcncd by threats such as that used by the Lyttelton Tnnen, even when instigited or repeated by members of I'.iih.unent. We d> not believe in the real existence of the thioatened danger. Thie.atcned nienlne long : but even if it should prove real, we should neither b cuished nor dinen to despan. Wellingto can now nffoid in dealing with colonia ( question to be just and fear not.''

A notice in referent c to rates due in connection with the le Awarautu lown Board appears i Nowhere. Mr S S. Graham advertise;, a d^iry of from "25 to 30 cows to let for the coming season on shares Mr Arch Wallace, GlensicJe, PuLerimu. haunf; purchased a prist mill, is prepared tfl supply wheatmcal of the best quality at *xce«d^ ingly moderate prices. See list in our advert!Sj| ing columns ™ Ihe musical and dramatic entertainment i* aid ot tlu* Hamilton Catholic Sunday-school an 4 church funds is .nnnounce-l to taVe place in th • Oddfellow's Hall on the 13th inst Messrs \V. J. Hunter and Co will sell «t Oh.iupo on lncsday, the 11th imt,, 40 fat oxen, yearling steers, dairy cows, (frown steers, fat nttle, sheep, S>r lhej lia\e for pruate sal 300 acres first class land near Obaupu, with house. &c ,&c They haxc received instruction* from Mr P R Fraser to sell at his residency T» Kmvhai, in September, the whole of his the and dead stock, Sic. Particulars in future issue.