LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8535, 15 July 1893, Page 9

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TKLEGBAM.} Feioat, The Council. jmet*tii'3op-ni questions.

Mr HART asked the Coloaial Secretary— 1. Do the so-called >o<fcm«kers race meetings pay a ,lieeaae fee txf the Government t 2- If so, how many are now licensed! 3. What is the amount of tees so paid 2 4. What is the amount arising from the tax on the totalisator ? . :.. The COLONIAL SECRETARY gave a negative answer, so fur as the three first questions were concerned. With regard to the fourth question" the amount received up to the end of the financial year, was £10,800 Ba9i.' • ' • '-■■--■ -■■■■ x -'-~ ■'"• -■- ■*"• ■ '■=-• Mr ACLAND asked the Colonial Secretary whether the attention'of the Government had been drawn to the alarming increase ot rabbits in South Canterbury, and if they would at once inquire as to the, cause of the sanie and ##»inamediatie step*: to atop the blague. - /-- . The COLONIAL SECRETARY replying eaid early this year the Chief T Inspector had examined' the. country referred to and had appointed a new Sub-Inspector, who, it was hoped Would caory;<»ut the provisions of the Act, Sipeakiug pecsooally, he.had very little hope that appbintmenDs would result in great good; bu& at any rate this he would say,, that the .Chief Jnspactor would endeavour to jsee tha,b thje aab-lQ-pectore' duties were,.perfor,med tbrily; ' '" * " " ; -- " ' ' ■' ' j_ PHASMAOY ACT. The Pharmacy Acp, 1893 (Dr. Pollen) was read a first time, ESJPSESEKTATIOSr ACT. The Representation AcfeAmeadnient Bill passed its final stages. ... PAYMENT OF k^MB^RsT J On the motion for the committal of the Payment of Members' Act Amendmeat Bill, - '-■-■■■ ;: ■■■•"■'• J ' : - ; =^- :i r Mr REYNOLDS anci Sir- Q. \VHITMORE took certain technical objections. Iv reply, the COLONIAL BBCKETAR Y said he would represeut tQ; hie colleaguea tue injustice of deducting aalariea for members absentiDg themseiyes unavoidably. With; regard Bill retrospectiye 50 tar-as, it; related tip the receutiy appointed members of the Council he promised to see if nothing coaid. be d6ne with a, view to their not being made the victims' of defective Javr; .: ~ %-: i . " *• The Council weafe4nto Comtnittee on the •BUI? which meuts, and passed ail its stages. COMPANIES BEANCH SBaiSTES BICIu The Gompauies Branch Register Bill-. paesed through- Committee, aad also the succeeding stages. OTAGO HABBptfR BOARD. Mr MoGREGOR moved the second read' log of the Obago Harbour Board Empower--ing Bill. ' Kep Lying to Div Pollen, who asked the chair for a ruling as to whether the Bill was a private one ;or OQb.A The tsPEAKKR said the question was a most important onep~and he intended to send a message to the Joint Committee on Bills: - ■-•;• ■•*•- •■'.' x ..:.»--* . — : 'iU The Council rose UDoil.Tueedfty next.