PARLIAMENTARY.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2073, 28 July 1896, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE Ofr REPRESENTATIVES

July 22. ! In the Honse of Representatives, the Banking Committee was grafted ah. ex.. tension of time of three wep.ke in which to bring up its reports The fioanoial debate was concluded, and -thj Houra went irifro'Oot.inrjaiit.3e of Supply on fha i Estimates, bul after ,a discu?eion on the Legislative vote, progress was reported* The Oarjt'rbury College Bill paesed-'its fin<d stages/and the Property L<rtv Amendment Bill (a technical measure) and the Photographic Copyright :Bill passed their second reuttinga. The 'School Commit'ee Election Adt Amendment Bill was thrown out. The'motion for the committal of'the Tbuck Act Amendmeat Bill was carried, but progress was repo tid before any b£ the chiuses* had been considered.

July 23.

'In the House on Thnrpdsy tbe'Cfioiitial Code Act Amendment'Bill,'dealing with the case of the conviot Chemts, and several local Bills; including the Harbour Board Enlargement Bill passed their finalstagee. -The Municipal Corporations: Act Amendment Bill was -read a second t : me, and -the Shearera Accotooaoi dt ; on Bill," Domeetio Bill, Mortgages Bill and Divorce Bill wt_re passed through Committee, . and the last mentioned 'measure was read : a»t'i.ird>time.

July 24. ';*

The whole of the afternoon was spent in ibe discussion of a report submitted by tbe Banking Committee. In the even* the Cont»geooe Diseases Act Amendment Bill and Asirit'c Immigration Restriction Bill passed their second reading, and the Shipping and' Samer* Act 'Amendment Bill, Second-hand Dealers Bill and Rail* ways Compensation Adjurtment Bill were considered,