Tho weekly meeting of tho 'Women’s Social and Political League was held .last evening, Mrs K, Macdonald in the chair. Members wore elected, and nominations ~ received. Boports of the various members of the com mittee wore received. Tho i secretary will be at the room. No. (>, every morning from 10 o’clock till 1 for any 1 information that may be required by members of the committee. In his. Naseby speech, speaking of tho liquor question, the Minister, for Lands said the Government would next session make still another attempt to place clubs under the same control as licensed houses’, allowing also a clause to carry Prohibition by a three fifths vote. Speaking of the policy of tho future, he said, one,measure that would bo introduced was a Bill to enable tbe accounts of sIT public companies to be audited by a Government auditor.. If this had been the practice in jthe past, the Bank of New Zea land and tbe Colonial Bank would not bayo got into the trouble they were now in. The Government also desired to. pass an amend ment of the Constitution Act, frhich would provide for questions after certain tests being submitted to the people to decide; in place, of having .them mauled about as at present in the event of a dispute between the two Houses. The object of:the Government, if it was returned to power, wouldbe to pass legislation in the'interests of all classes of the community, wealthy or poor, and unless a Government was prepared to, take that course, they could not expect the country to prosper. Mr. McKenzie received a.vote of confidence, amid cheering.,, . By Telegraph,—Press Association, Chribtch jbch, November 17.
