GOVERNMENT CAUCUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 229, 25 September 1894, Page 5

GOVERNMENT CAUCUS.

BILLS TO BE PROCEEDED WITH.

THE ANNUAL SLAUGHTEfR,

THE LICENSING BILL TO PROCEED.

(BT TELEGRAPH.—-PARLIAMENTARY RE

PORTER.)

j ' Wellington, this day. There were were forty members present at the Government caucus this morning, including members of the Ministry, j There was V good' deal. of chaff indulged in, bub agreements as .to the Bills bo be proceeded with, .were arrived ab with practical unanimity,' Mr G. J. Smith and Mr Crowther reI ceived no .invitations to the caucus, and Mr i: Smibh requested the senior whip to ebate whether his exclusion was intentional, receiving an answer in bbc affirmative,, Mr . Smith is likely to bring the matter before the House either this afternoon or on the firsb opportunity. ■■' lb was decided to drop bhe following Bills:- . Newspaper Libel Limitation. Debts Recovery Limitation. Imprisonment for Debb Abolition Bill. Adulteration Preventionßill. Hawker, and Pedlars Bill. : ; Lunatics Amendment Bill. ,/ s CbattelaTranafer Bill. -V Noxious Weeds Bill. Eight Hours' Bill. Unclaimed Land Bill. PoiHonß Importation arid (,''•. >'•■)<:: 'I 11.I 1. Municipal Corporations B:.i. :: ElectoraVCbmmissioners Powers Bill. . Distress for Rent Abolition Bill. Pawnbrokers Bill. ...; j Sale of Beer, Wine and Spirits ab Bellamys Prohibition Bill. i Juries-Act Amendmenb Bill. '. , ' ' . The JPrivabe, Members' Bills slsiughttered were-—Second-hand Dealers, Licensing Bill, Municipal Franchise Enlargement, Pharmacy, Town Districts, Coroners' Inquests, Threshing Machine Owners.Lien, Guaranteed Banks Amalgamation, Prohibition, Hospital arid Charitable 'Aid Boards, Special Empowering Cemeteries Acb Amendment, Firo Brigades, Teachers GwrbVot, Appeal, Xtf mjiial Cpcl^^mebciimept,'Coritagiohk Disease Rbp.al; ShijJptng and Seamen, and Marine Engineers Property, Land Consolidation, New Zealand. Institute^Journalists. >. ■ -s.-MSi'sy'- •■■■'■■-.'?;■ A second list was' agreed to of Bills which should ' bo. the nexb to go, though thoy are for the. present to be left on the Order Paper for a very problematical chance. The list includes the Rating of Crown Lands Bill, Betterment Bill, Immigration.Bill, Supreme C.ourb, Acb Amendmenb Shearers Accommodation Bill and Mr. Wi Pores Native Land Administration Bill.,

These Bills may also be regarded as killed. ....:.-.-■'

The chief of those which ib was decided to endeavour to pass are the— Advances to Settlers Bill. New Zealand Consols Bill. Lands Bill. Imprisonmentßilj. Insurance Deposits Bill. Native Land Court Bill. Licensing Bill. **>.... Mining Companies Bill. Criminal Code Acb Amendmenb Bill. - Midland Railway Bill. Trustees Bill. , Stamp; Acb Amendmenb Bill. Poßb Office Bill. Nabive Land Claims Bill. Vehicles Licensing Bill. Offensive Publication Bill. Tonsrai.ro National Park Hill. Public Reserves Site Bill. • Animals Protection Bill. Indictible Offences Bill.

Legitimation Bill. In addition, there is Mr George Hutchison's Law Practitioners,. and Mr Millar's Employers Private Benefit Society Bills.

The Premier eaid at the caucus bhab if bhey. worked well they mighb hope to geb away in the middle of October. There will no doubt be many more Bills dropped from bbc preserved list before the session ib over.