THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 97, 22 October 1900, Page 2

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

* • Tko following is a list of Acts passed by Parliament during tha session which closed on ycilurday : — . Public Acts. — Aid. to Public Works and Laud Settlement, Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act Amendment, Animals Protection Acb Amendment, Appropria- j tion, British Investors in New Zealand Government Securities, Bubonic Plaguo \ Prevention, CivJ Service Examination, j Companies Act Amendment, Criminal j Code Act 1893 Amendment* Crown Tenants' Rebate of Rent, Customs Duties Amendment, Defence Act Amendment, Education Board 3 Election, Egmont National Park, Electoral Act Amendment, Fisheries Encouragement Act Amendment, Foreign Insurance Companies' Deposits Act Amendment, Government Loans to Local Bodies Amendment, Government Railways, Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment, Hospitals and Charitable Aitf Bo.trds, Imprisonment for Debt Limitation, Imprest Supply (No. 1), Imprssfc Supply (No. 2), Imprest Supply (is T o. 3), Imprest Supply (No. 4), Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Amendment, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration, Inspection of Machinery Act Amendment, Land nnd Income Assessment Act Amomlinent, Land for Settlements. Consolidation, Land, Tax and Incomo Titx, Local Bodies' Loan.') Act Amendment, Lunatics Act Amendment, Maiiawatu Railway Purchasing, Manual and Technical Instruction, Maori Councils, Maori Land 3 Administration, Midland Authorised Area Land Settlement, Military Pensions Extension to Contingents, Mining Act Amendment, Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Amendment, Municipal Corporations, Native Interpreters, New Zealand Consols Act Amendment, New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Boa.rd of Examiners, Noxious Weeds, Old-age Pensions Act Amendment, Pacific Cable, Post Office, Privafca Industrial Schools Inspection and Industrial Schools Act Amendment, Public Contracts, Public Health, Public Revenues Acts Amendment, Public School Teachers' Salaries, Public Works Acts Amendment, Railways Authorisation, Rating on Unimproved Values Act Amendment, Representation, Sale of Poisons Amendment, Shorthand Reporters, Slaughtering and Inspection, Supreme Court Judge Appointment, Testator's Family Maintenance, Trading Stamps Abolition and Discount Stamps Iss^ue, Urewieira District Native Reserve Act Amendment, Weights and Measures Act Amendment, West Coast Settlement Reserves Act Amendment, Westport-Nga-kawau Railway, Workers' Compensation for Acoidents. Local Acts. — Alexandra Borough Race Enabling, Auckland Electric Lighting, Auckland Harbour Board Empowering, Borough of Rangiora Water Supply, Canterbury College Empowering, Castlepoint County, Christchurch District Drainage Act 1875 Amendment, City of Auckland Loans Acts Amendment and Council Empowering, ChltJia River Bom'd Empowering Act 1898 Amendment, Coromandel Harbour Board Dissolution, Devonport Borough Enabling, Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways, Duaiedin District Drainage and Sewerage, Gisborne Harbour Board Further Empowering, Greymouth Harbour Board Loan, Greytown Electric Lighting and Loan Empowering, Hokataramea Public Hall, Havero Borough Drainage Empowering, Hawera Borough Reserves,- Hobson Bay Water* shed Sewage, Johnsonville School Act Amendment, Mastefctoti County (No. 2), Mokau Harbour Board, Nelson Harbour Board, Queenstown Electric Lighting, Rotorua Town Council, Thames Borough Endowment Leasing, Thames Borough Loans Conversion Act 1898 Amendment, Thames Borough* Waterworks Account, Wangamid River Trust Aot 1891 Amendment, Wellington City Betterment, Wellington City Leasing, Weillingkon Corporation Land Exchange, Westport Harbour Board Loan. Public Bills Reserved for tho Signification of Her. Majesty's Consent.—Deceased Husband's Brother Marriage, Governor's Salary and Allowances, New , Zealand Ensign and Code Signals. Private Bills passed. — Bank of New Zealand Officers' Guarantee and Provident Fund, Paeroa Gasworks, Pahiatua Gas- \ works. Tho House met on 75 days. The hours of sitting before midnight wer& 504h 55m, and after midnight 174h 25m, making a total of 679h 20m, tho daily average being 9h 4m. The number of Public Bills which received the Royal assent was 104, thi'es were resei*ved for Her Majesty's pleasure, a.nd 107 were dropped or otherwise disposed of. Three private Bills were also passed. Tho petitions presented numbered 670, of which 600 wore from Europeans and 70 from Maoris.