POLITICAL GOSSIP.
(From Our Parliamentary Reporter]
WELLINGTON, October 21. Bills Passed.
At this morning's sitting of the House the following Bills were put through their final stages :—Government Loans to Looal Bodies Act Amendment, Government Life Innurance Act Amendment, Railways Authorisation, Land Tax and Income Tax Amendment.
The House considered the Mining Act Amendment Bill in committee. A proposal by Mr B. M'Kenzie to reduce the miner**' right fee to five shillings- was lost by 28 to 25. The Bill was reported and read a third time. —Mr Taylor protested I at the Premier not introducing the Teih- | nioal Education Bill, The House ad- .. jonmed till 7 30 p.m., a suggestion fay Captain Russell in fayor of Adjourning t 11. Monday being lost on the voices;. -•"-.■
~ Jottings. ;\DKe proposal by Mr Wason to giVe,jcoun». cillors the right -to elect mayor*, was nega--tived on the voices. A requisition signed by all the Government Bupporfcerß iu branches of the Legislature asking the lion. Mr Oadmaa to agree to stand for election is to ba presented to the hon. gentleman. It is unlikely that ho will accede to the request.
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Evening Star, Issue 11068, 21 October 1899, Page 2
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