POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2517, 28 August 1888, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

r * • (l!V TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT) ' Wellington, Monday, t THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, f An'interesting paper was laid upon the t table from the Agent - General to the I, Premier, on the dairy industry. It . treats of imports into the United King--1 dotn, notes on the industry, methods and t requisites, and recent imports from New . Zealand. He states that he is greatly f indebted to Professor Long, under whose i guidance some of the Now Zealand factories are now being worked, and the Professor says :—" lam quite sure that if only j the colonists knew how, they could com- > pcto in any market against the world, and I say this with an intimate knowledge of ) the countries which now hold these mari kets." The Agent-General says:—"lt i would be of imnienso advantage to our r dairy farmers if, before a permanent , teacher was sent out, the Professor could i be induced to visit the colony to see for himself what are its capabilities in dairy j farming, to give lectures in the chief dairying districts, and to advise you on the spot i as to what it would be best to do to promote and extend the industry." THE PROPERTY-TAX. 1 Contrary to expectation, the second reading of the Property-tax Bill was agreed to | this afternoon without a single word of discussion. Sir George Grey entered the House just as the motion was carried, but he made no protest against the Bill being hurried in that manner. Directly the Bill got into committee, however, Sir G. Grey made his annual speech against the Pro-perty-tax, and advocated a land and income tax as preferable.

THE MOKAU CASE. Several members are anxious to re-open this case, so that something definite may be decided before the session closes. Mr •Toshua Jones has now, at the request of the Premier, submitted to the Government a Bill drafted by his solicitors to give him the relief ho considers himself entitled. EXHIBITION COMMISSIONERS. Mr Fergus, Defence Minister, whu is one of the New Zealand Commissioners to the Melbourne Exhibition leaves for that city at the end of this month accompanied by Mrs Fergus. They intend being absent