WORK OF THE SESSION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9272, 25 November 1895, Page 2

WORK OF THE SESSION.

WELLINGTON, November 1. ACTS PASSED. The following is a list of the Acts passed by the General Assembly during the session :— PUBLIC STATUTES. Abattoirs and Slaughter-houses Act Amendment Adoption of Children Adulteration Prevention Aots Amend* ment Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment H' • Animals Protection Act Amendment Appropriation Auckland and Farnell .Endowment Lands Bank of New Zealand and Banking Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act Amendment Cemeteries Act, 1882, Amendment (Cremation) Chattels Transfer Act Amendment Coal Mines Act Amendment Corrupt Practices Prevention Amendment Counties Act, 1886, Amendment Criminal Code Act Amendment Customs and Ezcise Duties Customs Duties Reciprocity Dog Registration Act< Amendment Dunedin Loans Consolidation Evidence Further Amendment Family Homes Protection Fenoing Fernbifl Railway Purchasing Foreign Insurance Companies Deposits Amendment Government Advances to Settlers Act Amendment Hikutaia No. 1 Block Boundary Horowheuiia Block Imprest Supply Imprest Supply No. 2 Imprest Supply No. 3 Imprest Supply No. 4 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Aot Amendment | Industrial Schools Act Amendment Kaihu Valley RailwajHfixteneion Land Act Amendment Land and Income Tax Assessment Acts Amendment Land Tax and Income Tax Land for Settlements Act Amendment Local Authorities Loan's Conversion Lunatics Act Amendment Manual and Technical Elementary Instruction : _ • Margarine Mining Act Amendment Mining Companies Act Amendment Native Lands Claims Adjustment Native Land Laws Amendment Native Reserves Act Amendment Native Townships New Zealand Institute of Journalists Pastoral Tenants* Relief Poisons Importation and Carriage Property Law Consolidation Act, 1883, Amendment Public Domains Act, 1881, Amendment Public Reserves Vesting and Sale Amend ment . • Public Revenaes Act Amendment Public Securities Pnblic School Teachers'lncorporation and Court of Appeal Public Trust Office Consolidation ' Act Amendment Pnblic Works Appropriation Public Works and Government Railway* Acts Amendment Rating Act Amendment Reprint of Statutes Reserves Disposal and Exchange River Boards Act Amendment Sale of Goods Sea Fisheries Act Amendment Servants' Registry Offices Shipping and Seamen* Act Amendment Shops and Shop Assistance Act Amendment Scamp Acts Amendment Stock Act Amendment Threshing Machine Owners' Lien Unclassified Societies Registration Uniforms Wages Attachment

Water Supply Act Amendment Westland and Nelson Natives Reserves Act Amendment Wilson Land LOCAL ACTS. Auckland Harbour Board and Davenport Borough Exchange of Land Duoedin Drainage and Sewerage Gisborne Hig J Sohool Aot, 1835. Amendment Hawksbury Borough Council Reserve Vesting lavercargiU Corporation Reserve Erchange Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empowering Otago Dock Act Amendment P*te* Foreshore Vesting Paniu Reserves Sale Timaru Public Park and Garden Domain Reserve Vesting Waimate Municipal Reserves Wellington (City) Suburbs Water Supply Wellington Corporation and Hospital Contributors Exchange PRIVATE ACT. Hamilton Gasworks. BILLS DROPPED. The following is a list of Bills dropped or otherwise disposed of:— POBLIC BIIXS. Abolition of Capital Punishment Admission of Women to Parliament Asiatic and OtherlramigraSion Restriction Beet Root Sugar Bset Root Sugar (No. 2) Betterments Canterbury Callega Constitution Census Act Ameudment Charitable OiftsDutiesFurther Exemption Charitable Gifts Da;ies Exemption Ex* ensiou Chinese Immigrants Act Amendment Coal Mines Act Amendment (No. 1) Commissioners' Powers Contagious Diseases Act, 1869, Repealed (No. 1) Contagious Diseases Act, 1869, Repealed (No, 2) Criminal Code Act Amendment (No. 2) Criminal Code Act Ameudment (No. 3) Coroners Inquests Customs and Excise Duties (No. 2) Debts Recovery Limitation Deceased Husband's Brother Marriage Deceased Persons' Estates Duties Amendment Defamation Designation of Districts Act Amendment Divorce Act Amendment Domestic Servants' Half-holiday Elective Executive Election of Governor Employers' Private Benefit Society Kadowed Schools Fair Rent Female Law Practitionere Free Land Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Harbours Act Amendment Homes Security Hospitals and Ch&ritable Aid Impounding Acs Amendment Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Inebriates' Institutions Kohoao Restriction Land Drainage Law Practitioners Act Amendment Licensing Acta Amendment Lime Lands Acquisition Literary Copyright Local Government Local Government (No. 2) Lunatic* Act Amendment (No. 2) Master and Apprentice Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1859, Amendment ,; . Medical Practitioners Registration Act Amendment (No. 2) Ministerial Salaries and Allowances Amendment Mortgages Municipal Corporation Fire Insurance Municipal Frauchise Enlargement Natives' Rights Nfew Zealand Institute of Surveyors Noxious Weeds Pastoral Tenants' Relief (No. 2) Payment of Jurors Periodioal Revaluation of Lands Leases in Perpetuity Pharmacy Post Office Public Reserves Public Teuders 4 Contracts and Works' Phylloxera Rating on Unimproved Value .. Referendum • Removal of Women's Disabilities Representation Rastraint of Incitements to Betting or Wagering I Second-band Dealers Licensing Scripture Text Books in Public Schools Shipping, Seamen and Marine Engineers Slander of Women Statutes Consolidation and Printing Tofcalisator Abolition Truck Act Amendment Unclaimed Moneys Uriwera District Natives Reserves. LOCAL BILLS. Manqawai Harbour Endowment Reserves Act, 1893, Amendment ■ ~ Wellington City Loans Conversion Wellington (City) Streets. PRIVATE BlLti. Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited) Assets Especial Realisation. The schedule of the business of the House shows that 23 Select Committees were set up, 177 public Bills introduced, of which 91 received Royal assent, 1 was reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 85 were dropped or otherwise disposed of; 2 private Bills were introduced, 1 of which received . the Royal assent, 1 being dropped ; 518 petitions were presented, and 533 divisions were taken. The House sab on 86 days, the average daily sitting being I 8 hours 29 minutes ;. 970 questions were j asked of Ministers. 277 papers were laid on the table, and 635. reports were received I from Select Committees.