POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2970, 28 July 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

[BY TELKGBAI'II—SI'KCIAfj RKI'OKTKK.] Wellington , , Last Night. MR KRYCK'S ILLNESS. A complaint was made last week by tlie leader of the Opposition with respect to tlie draughty state of the Hnwe of Representitives iiii'l it Wiis noticeable that Mr Hryce, during the whole of that duy, occupied one of the seats near the wall instead of his usual position. He has .since been fiiilTeiina from a somewhat severe attack of bronchitis, and on Saturday went out to n. friend's house at the Lower Hnf.t, where he decided i<> stay fur th« time and endeavour to pick up. His friends hopo that Mr Bryco will be well onough to be present when the House meets to-morrow afterBoon. LAND AND INCOME TAX WILL. I understand that Mr Saundei\s, one of (ioverniiiunt snpportern, intends to move :in amendment on the .second reading of the Lund and Inoome Tax Bill to thf> ell'eet that all agiicultiiial improvements shall ho exempted. Mr Saundor.-i is said to have stilted that tlie Government will accept this amendment, though it is a very important one. Tlie Opposition indeed assort that Mr SimKlerd has been put up by tli>3 (iovoniiiK'iit to ino\e the amendment. I hour that Mr Harkness will take an early opportunity of emphatically denying the statement made by the Minister of Lands on Saturday innrninj? j"st before tlio House was counted out to the offset that the Opposition whips had bonstod in the Lobbies that the Government would bo permitted to do nothing more this session save the estimates. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. According to Lobby rumour, the only important measures the Government will insist (in pausing this session iire thn Payment of Moinl)i>rs Dill, the Esliunles, and the Land Bill.