EVENING SITTING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13905, 2 December 1910, Page 7

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m., in Committeo on .the MINING BILL. Clause 20 was amended by altering the date of the Act coming into operation from January Ist, 1912, to October l&t, 1911. The clause provides that working shafts exceeding 200 feet shall havo a cage for raising and lowering the miners. At clause 10, Mr SEDDON moved that the duty of threepence per ounco (to provide a gold miners' relief fund) be not charged on alluvial gold. Tho amendment was lost by 38 votes to 30, and tho clause passed. A new clause giving a half-holiday to miners, moved by Mr was lost on the voices. On resuming after the supper adjournment, Mr MASSEY raised a (juestion on clause Id. as to whether it was hot a taxation proposal on his Majesty's metals, and should bo sent Home for the Royal Assent. The SPEAKER upheld Mr Massey'a contention, and said the clause would bo inoperative without the Royal Assent. Subsequently the clause was introduced by Governor's message, and passed through Committeo. Tbe Bill was put through its final stages, PUBLIC lIESER.VSS. Tho Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Bill was read a second time. The Bill was put through Committee. NATIVE LAND CLAIMS. The Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill was reported from Committee with amendments. The House was still sitting when fho Telegraph Office closed at 2 jua.