THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 310, 24 September 1908, Page 9

THE COUNCIL.

' BILL DROPPED. The Legislative''Gquhcil met at' 2.30 p.m. jrcatVtday. •■' - ' r ' ' ' Agricultural and' Stock Coinmifctee reported'that it had. considered the Agricul- . tuf*l< jProduce. Sale - ami Importation -Bill and.Recommended;.that it • be, not proceeded session.-- :■ ■ The committee ' added thdfcJ having taken' evidence, it considered that.'legislanoh, oiv the subject was required. l>.e:,:; A'rrOIINEY-GENERAL (Hon., Dr. ITinalayJ-.said.-he; agrtcd with the recom- • wSnd&tion. -.iThe .Governmeut: would. Hot precetd jirith'.the Bill this , session.. ■ . COLLECE. . ' On'Xthe /liiotion for. the third of the .Canterbury '■ College Empowering - 'Bill, The, Hon. J. BAlllt; (Canterbury) said he and pothermembers had .received important coinniuiiic'ations from' the'. Christchurch City. . Couficil;-asking'. that -that body 'should. be, gijeh! representation on the'board.'of 1 governo^_';pf:Canterbury College.; ,Thb City Conn-, out thatthe institutions controMl'by tho board included the public libmuseumj'. ; the school ■ .of-'engineering, ana'/.the -bojs' : ana' girls' high •. schools, ■' all of in the city, affected thSjr&idcntsj, who .were notat present-'ftpre-.tji'o 'governing; body." ; Tho- City. 1 Cojmbil asked io t beV'ajlpwed.'to 'appoint fbur of i^iti^mehifiers'; - to! '* sit'; uoard/'.He. moved ,;j;'o';:hafq tho .'Bill recommitted with a viewVi tb: adding., a new. clause with the ..objecc'Jiudi'ca'ted.. '• •' #e; ;Soh; ,E. ,C. . J. STEVENS' (Canteropposed- the. . He .claimed thetfc the institutions .controlled by ,'tlie board Canterbury, " as.'. .distinguished ' from. Chnstchirch,institutions. '. JHo.Hon.'J. ANSTEY (Canterbury) said that if . the Bill .wero to bo recommitted he wb'pltl .try 'to. got' representation for, tho tenahfiV.'of. tho'lands aaniinistered by tho board, which?; was -'grosslymismanaging' largo por-tions'-fif. tlio piiblic estate. '/ ■ further"; discussion the amendment was-j thrown"-.'out, 'and' the'Biir was read 's third; time ;ahd"passed.'- "

BILL PASSED. > Th'e _Opunake;, Harbour. , Bill -was read a third .time and pajsed.''LOCAL BILLS IN COMMITTEE. The,j Counties Amendment Bill was rejoijimifcted.. ? r ' Vtfon. J. R. SINCLAIR moved to 8 by^airag-.Uke Governor deeretae the.numlier. of 'ridmjs ia aijieftmfcy <t» one. • ; ;.:After..'di#cii®sioa the. amendment was ear-' nttUVy. 15 rotes'to 7.-., ■ ■'iNfcj.further-amendments were made, and the-Bill. was subsequently reported. ,vThe_.Auckland Harbour Board Loan EmP.9sMiiig Bill, the Whakatr.ne County Act Amoli'dhient Bill, the Matamata' County Bill, thfi'rHokitika Harbour Amendment Bill, and tho.,.Atickland . (S.vmonds- Street) Cemeteries Bill|;passed committee, and were read;;r'third time and passed. The Christclnircli Oity Sanitation Bill was recommitted,. and amendments; consequential to;those agreed upon last Friday were made, andf'tlie Bill was reported, < ' FARRIERS BILL. ' . Opposition was' again manifested towards th"£.!<'arHers Bill (which a Select Committee proposes should be called , the Shoeing-Siniths Bill).oil the mo]tion' ! to go into committee on the-measure.' Tho discussion oil the motion wss-'adjourned, and tho Council rose at 5 p.ih.