Kate Macdonald, of Ponui near Auckland, petitions tho House for relief on account of services rendered by Judge Mac donald, who is seriously ill. Walter Rutherford petitions the Houao for compensation on accounb of injuries sustained while in active sorvice in the Maori war. Thirty-eight persons were prosecuted for not destroying rabbits lasb year, and fined sums ranging from £1 to £10. The object of Mr R. Reeves's Bill to amend the.Gold Duty Abolition and Mining Property Rating Act is to make the gold duty permissive in each county in bhe South Island. The Local Bodies' Accounts and Audit Bill introduced by the Premier is a con solidating measure relating to the audit of local accounts. Ib contains very little new. A native woman named Tiahuia Tawhia states that she is the rightful owner of fche Mangere block, and the Native Affairs Com mittee have referred the petition on bhe sub ject to the Governmenb for thjjir considera tion. J Constable Inger, of Port Albert, Auck land, alleges that he was discharged from the police service without .complaint in March last, and asks for compensation. In the opinion of the Public Petitions Committee the Hobson County Council has no claim againßb the Government in respect of an error alleged to have been made by the Government servants, and upon which an unsuccessful law case was based. The Native Affairs Commibtee have re ferred to bhe Governmenb tho petition of Mary Ensor, in respect of land at To Papa, Tauranga, which ib is alleged was signed away wrongfully from herself and relatives. Ex-Detective Brown, who was attached to fche Auckland branch of the servico about 12>.months ago, complains by petition that when dismissed from the force ho did not receive tho usual three months' leave of absence. He claims £25 as salary and £25 losb through the sale of his furniture when he was transferred to Auckland shortly be fore his dismissal. The Public Petitions Committee were occupied yesterday hearing Mr Jackson Palmer and Mr Hogg on. petitions regard ing railway management. Mr Palmer is supporting a petibion from Kaukapakapn settlers asking for the appointment of a stationmaster there. This was opposed by tho Railway Commissioners. It is stated that bho Commitbee bold Messrß Palmer and Hogg thab it was of no use for tho Com mittee to make any recommendation, as the Commissioners were all-supreme. 