It:is apt Jtrue, as Mr Cairneraae was in for pied, that the 'Government have given orders to withdraw the extra allowance of £10 per annum at present given to police men who act as clerks to Resident Magis trates'Conrfce. . . r

Ministers are favourable to the eubaidising Of libraries, but finaooial considerations fear the. .way. They hope, however, to be aWe to pay subsidies within a few years. Sirßoberb Stout, according to Mr Fisher, was the real author of the Land BUI, and thoqg#he masquerades as the conserver of bhe'landa of the colony no wan has given away or sold co ranch of public estate as he; viWe the .Midland Railway grant in par ticular.
3Bird, of West Coast, who aakad for . a reconsideration of his dismissal from the public service, b ad judged by the Public Petitions Com mifetee to have no claim, against the fiojpny, The opinion expressed in the Financial Statement that the losa of revenue from the reduction of inland postage will be in three years is shown by a feturn fep have been based on the assumption that the following increases jn letters; wigbt, be looted foy:-rFirst year? Nominal increase, .'i per cent;; abnormal increase, 25 por confc.; second, yeat.: 2Q pec cjenb. 1 tiiiixd year.; 35 per cent,- •-.■■'..■•- . ,•.■■■ •' ■- •■ -~.:■

Mr jfinkerion «aye ko received a lettser ISQS9 a; pat% Q_f, 2ft wen. wUd have a ciottpk Qtbuntjreai ppunde ijacb wdare w«iti«fffpr the '. lease .system to prevail in prde.r that they may take , ' np land.
