DOINGS IN PARLIAMENT.
In the Legislative Council yesterday the Attorney-General introduced an Act to prevent the Aboriginal Natives assembling in a manner calculated to create alarm and inconvenience and danger to the public peace. The Libel BUI passed through Committee, and waa reported with amendments. An important new clause waa added providing for plaintiffs being made to give security for costs under certain conditions. This is to prevent newspapers from being harassed by vexatious and BjMoulatave actions by "men of straw." The Council rose at 4.10 p.m.
Yesterday was again a private members' day in tbe House of Representatives. The Oamaru Harbor Board Loan Bill (Mr Duncan) was opposed by tha " Young New Zealand Party," bat was read a second time. The second reading of the Auctioneers Bill waa moved by Mr Samuel and carried. The House also agreed to the second reading of the Californian Thistle Bill (MrT. Mackenzie), the Licensing Act Amendment 81l (Mr Fish), the Otago University Council Election Bill (Or. Fitchett), and the Dog Registration BUI (Mr Duncan). The Registration of Births Extension Bill passed through the final stag*. TImBctSMIOM ft* 10.40 pA.
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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7360, 12 July 1889, Page 4
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