POLITICAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 254, 27 October 1898, Page 5

POLITICAL.

MINING BILL.

The Mining Bill haA-ing passed through the Goldfields Committee, Avas reported to the House on October 20th. The chief alterations made by the Committee are a reduction of rents, and the introduction of a clause the tendency of AA.iich is to afford increased security of tenure to large mining companies. The Bill, which is a consolidating measure, and repeals the existing Acts, contains 301 clauses. When the motion for its committal is moved, Mr Scobie MacKenzie Avill propose this amendment: 'That it be an instruction to the Committee of the whole on the Mines Bill that it has poAver to insert a clause AAdiereby any Minister of Mines, or other Minister of the CroAvn, shall be debarred from occupying paid positions on mining syndicates or companies operating in the colony?

THE END OF THE SESSION,

Upon the House meeting on Oct. 21 the "Premier said that from indications made and communications received it Avas the earnest desire of members to get home as soon as possible. He moved, and the House agreed, that the following be discharged Jrom the Order Paper:—Referendum Bill, Education Board Election Bill, Native Land Laws Amendment Bill, Fisheries Conservation Act 1894 Amendment Bill, Official Documents Evidence Bill, Cemeteries Act Amendment Bill, Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Amendment Bill, Contagious Diseases Act Repeal Bill, Second Ballot Bill, Products Export Bill, Eight Bours Bill, Supreme Court Act Amendment Bill, Beetroot and Sorghum Sugar Industry Bill, Government Fire Insurance Bill, Medical Practitioners Reg-istration Act Amendment Bill, Coroners Bill, Mortgages Bill, New Zealand Institute of Surveyors Bill, Testators Family ProA.siou Out of Estate Bill, Restraint of Wagering Bill, Consideration of Reports of Waste Lands Committee, Audit of Public Companies Bill, Licensing Act Amendment Bill, Cycle Trafiic Bill, Liquidation Reform Bill, Removal of Women's Disabilities Bill, Inspectors of Schools Bill, Civil Service Reform Act 1886 Amendment Bill, Coal-mines Act 1891 Amendment Bill, Auctioneers Act IS9I Amendment Bill, Impounding Act ISB4 Amendment Bill, Sale of Goods Act Amendment Bill, Maori Council Constitution Bill, Public Bodies Powers Act 1887 Amendment Bill, Hospital ancl Charitable Institution Act Amendment Bill, Administration for the [Lands of Natives Bill, Public Health Act Amendment Bill, Property LaAv Consolidation Act 1883 A n.endment Bill, Sales by Mortgagees Bill, Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill, Contempt of Court Bill.

Upon the objection of Air Pirani to the Cemeteries Act Amendment Bill being placed among the slaughtered innocents the Premier agreed to let it remain on the Order Paper. This means that some 40 Bill:- have been wiped out, and 42 still remain, rather a big order if the House, as is expected, intends to get its business over in about three Aveeks.