POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 658, 12 September 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

[special to the standard ] Wellington, last night. It is the intention of the Government to close the session on Friday or Saturday week, Mr Warburton is to be appointed Public Trustee. The Libel and Bankruptcy Bills are both to be dropped. Mr Percival's appointment as AgentGenera! will be formally announced next week. Resolutions are to be submitted to the House on Tuesday for the renewal of the present mail service. Government have promised to place £3OOO on the estimates to test ironsand deposits. The Premier declined a request to set apart a day for the discussion of the Liquor Prohibition Bill, owing to the late stage 0! the session During the first seven months of the present year £8351 was paid to unemployed engaged on relief works. Of this amount £928 was spent in Wellington, £1458 in Oamaru, £1869 in Canterbury, and £4297 in Otago. In the House yesterday afternoon Mr Rees moved that a Special Committee be set up to consider the provisions of a Bill to be introduced to deal with certain pressing matters in relation to native lands, to consist of Messrs Mltchelson, Carroll, Russell, Taipus, and the mover, and to report by Tuesday next, Speaking to this proposal the Native Minister said that when the Committee postponed his Bill ha offered Jo bring in temporary legislation to prevent hardship to those possessing defective titles. If the House agreed to Mr Rees* idea he (Mr Cadman) might as well roll up his ewag and dear out. Messrs Rolleaton, Fish, and Houston opposed Mr Rees' motion, on the grounds that such an important matter was one for Government legislation, and not of a private member. Messes Carroll, Russell, and W. Kelly Sointed out the extreme urgency of settling elective titles in order to prevent litigation and to prevent trouble between Europeans and Natives. Mr Houston said the exclusion of Mr Cadman’s name from the Committee was a direct insult to the Native Minister. The Premier, recognising the urgency of the matter, saw no reason why a Committee should not be appointed, but remarked that Government was not bound to accept any Bill which came from them. Mr Rees assured Mr Cadman that he meant no affront by the omission of his name from the proposed Committee, and the motion was carried on the voices.