In tho Houso of Representatives on Thurs day last, Me Duncan asked tho Minister of Minos " whothor ho will prepare during tho rocosri, and introduce early next session, a bill dealing with the matter of riparian rights?" The Hon. W. Rolloston replied in the affirmative. This if a mat cor in which our friends, tho minors of Maorewhonua, are dcoply intorostcd, and thoy must nooossarily regret to eoe tho further postponement of tho question, Another interesting question, not fully roportod in tho telegraphic summa ries, • was askon on tho same day by Mr Wynn Williams— namely, " If tho Govern ment intended, in addition to the revision of tho oh urges for oitrrnge of grain, to revise the wholo of 1 tho railway tarjff. that is to say, tho charges for passongor traffic, charges for loading and unloading timber and other goods and merchandise, and especially with regard to tho charges for loading and unload ing at tho wharfs at Lyttolton, Port Chal mers, Auokland, , and other ports in tho ootony t " To this question the Hon. Major Atkinson ropliod that the Government would consider tho wholo aubjoot during tho recess. ,

The headquarters companies will parade for Govern men t inapootion on Friday next, At 3 p.m. The Prosbytory of Oamaru hold ttioir quarterly mooting to-day, in St, Paul's aession-room, at noon. The Union Oompany'a a.ti. Southern Cross will sail for Westport on M6nday next, taking cargo for transhipment to Groymouth and Hokitika. Tho s.s. Omaporo, the latest Addition to the Uuion Company's fleet of utonntors, will ' sail for Auoklaod, via Timaru, Lyttolton, Wollington, Napior, Gisborno,and Tauranga, on Monday next. Mr Kneon, of the Dunedin Normal school, has, we understand, boon appointed to the mvitorship of the Pukeun school ; Mr Wallaco, whom he succeeds, assuming the duties of matter of tho Tinwald school at tho beginning of Ootober. Tho Kurow Jookey Olub haa issued % pro* gramme which is pretty certain to result in a successful meeting. The entries which h*vo been received for tho throe principal handicaps are satisfactory, and those ex pected for the remaining events are oalou* latod to give good fields. 