SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The following is the schedule of business of the House of Representatives, and of bills passed and lapsed in both Houses during the session: — Select Committees on public matters, 5; on private bills, 5; Standing Committees, 11; ditto on private bills, 3. Total, 24. i& Public bills originated in the House and received the Royal assent, 7o ; were reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 1 ; dropped, or was otherwise disposed of,- 60 ; brought from the Council and received the Royal assent, 7 ; were reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 0 [dropped or otherwise disposed of, 3 ; 10 private bills originated in the House and received the Royal assent ; 3 dropped. Total 92. Brought from Council and received the Royal assent, 1 ; dropped, 0. Total, 1. Petitions presented from Europeans, 331 ; from Maoris, 101. Total, 432. Divisions in whole House, 79 ; in committees, 209. Sitting days of meeting, 69 ; hours of sitting, 295 ; daily average, 5 hours 43 minutes. Votes and 'proceedings. — Questions asked of Ministers, 431; entries in journal, 1310 ; total, 1741. Daily average, 15. Orders for papers, 73 ; papers laid upon the table by command, 105 ; in returns to orders, 62 ; in returns to addresses, 0 ; by message, 0 ; by Act, 50 ; by leave, 34 : total, 251. Papers not ordered to be printed, 84; papers ordered to be printed, 167 : total, 251. Reports from Select Committees — From Public Petitions Committee, 199; from Native Affairs Committees, 91 ; from Waste Lands Committees, 38 : from Goldfields' and Mines' Committee, 23 ; from Local Bills Committee, 24 ; from other committees, 44 ; total, 419. List of Acts passed by both Houses : —

PUBLIC ACTS. Administration Act, 1879, Amendment. Adoption of Chjldrens' Act, 1879, Amendment. Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act,, 1877, Amendment. Appropriation. A uckland Railway Land Company. «'■ Auckland University College Reserves. Bankruptcy Act, 1883, Amendment. Canterbury and Otago Marriage. Cemetery Act, 1882, Amendment. Coroners' Act, 1867, Amendment. Costley Training Institutions. Counties Act Amendment. Customs and Excise Duties. • • Customs Duties Interpretation. Deceased Persons Estate Duties Act, 1881, Amendment. .-..-; Distress. District Railways Purchasing. Education Act, 1877, Amendment. Employment of Females and Others Act,*lßßl, Amendment (No. l). Enforcement of Judgments. ; Evidence Further Amendment. Ffnanc'iSl Arranngements Act, 1876 Amendment. Fiahpries Encouragement. Oariiinfif and Lotteries Act, 1881, A monument (No. 1.). Oold-Mining District Act, 1R73, Amendment. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions. Emigration! arid Public .Works Appropnation. '' Imprest Supply (No 2). Impttßt Supply (NO. S).

Industrial Schools Act, 1880, Amendment. Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, Amendment. Land Transfer. Life Assurance Policies Act, 1884, Amendment. Local Bodies, Contractors. Finance and- Powers. Mercantile Land ~ Act, 1880, ' Amendment. ..,,,.. ....'-■ Middle Island Half Caste Grants. Mines Act, 1877, Amendment (N.o. 2). Mining Co.'s Act, 1872, Amendment. Moitgage Debentures, i New Plymouth Exchanges Completion Act, 1874, Amendment. . New Zealand State Forests. Otago Dock Act, 1883, Amendment. Palmerston North Burgess Roll Patents, 1883, Amendment : - '■"'.' % Post r Office (Postal Notes). ■ LJ Presbyterian Church Property Assessment. Law Consolidation Act, 1883, Amendment. . ( i« Property Tax. • ■ : • Public Reserves, 1881, Amendment. j Public Revenue. '■ Public Works Act, 1882, Amendment. , Public Works Ant (No. 2), Amendment. Rabbit Nuisance Act Continuance. • Railway' Authorisation ' ; ; '•''•'■ Rating ' Act; 1882, Amendment.' Resident Magistrates' Courts Proceed* ings Validation;' ; ■;_. : River Boards ' Act, 1884;,* Amendment. Savings Banks', 1858," Amendment. Shippmg. ; ah'dj Seairien's. Act, 1877, Amerdriienil ;! ; •'■'•■ ■ i " 1 : '"'-': '"'-' _ Special Pgwers and' Contracts. • Stamp- Act, 1882; Amendment.' ' ;^ H ' Waimea ! Plains Rail way Reserves, 1881, Amendment.'' 1 ' ' ; Westland and Grey Education Boards. Whitmore Enabling.-

''PRIVATE ACTS. Christchuirch" College; .' ; ■ ;< -„'• Canterbury Congregational Union. The Corporation of Napier Gas Company's Act, 1871, Amendment. St Mary's Property Leases. > : LOCAL ACTS, i, Auckland Harbor Board 1 (No 2). Borough of Invercargill Loans Consolidation. :-• . — /' Christchurch Market Reserves. Christchurch Public Works Loan Vali-_ dation. ■ . Dunedin Cattle Market Reserve Leasing, Dunedin Drill Shed. ■ High School. . ' Napier Harbor Board Empowering. Otago Harbor Board Leasing. Patea Harbor Board. Sydenham Public Works Loan Vali dation. Timaru Harbor Board Loan. „ ■„ ■-, Wellington Corporation Leasehold^ Wellington Public. Street Closing. List of bills dropped or otherwise disposed of in the Legislative Council : — Armed Constabulary Act, 1867, Amendment. Employment of Females and_Othew -A mendmont (Ndi^); t~~"*^*~ - ' -" Government Officers Guarantee Empowering Act, 1884, Amendment. ~ Rating Act, 1882, Amendment (No. 1). Seamens' Representation. South Rakaia Domain Board Empowering. Tuakotoa and Kaitangata Lakes.: Tauranga Harbor Board. Wanganui Harbor. In the House of RepresentativesAdulteration Prevention Extension. Agricultural and Pastoral Societies. „ Alienation of. Land, Auckland Harbor Board (No; 1). Auctioneers' Bank Note Security. Beetroot Act, 1884, Repeal Bill. •' : Bible Reading in Schools. Contempt of Court. Coroners Juries. Abolition of Criminal Code." '"' Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1867, amendment. Eight Hours. Justices of the Peace. Extension of Hours for Polling at Parliamentary Elections. • : Fire and Marine Insurance Companies. Friendly Societies Act 1882, Amendment. . ■..-...,- Gladstone Town Improvement. Gold Export Duty Abolition. Hawkers atfd|Pedlars. . Hours of Labor. . Inspection of Factories. Juvenile Accidents Prevention. Land for Settlement. * V Law, Practitioners. . : . Licensing Act, 1881, Amendment. Limitation of Votes in County Elections. . Lives of Children Preservation. Magistrate's Courts. — Miners Rights Fees. Mines Act, 1877, Amendment (No. 1). Municipal Corporation. Native Land Court Consolidation. ■• . „ Native Land Disposition. ' - \ Nsw market Reserve Act, 1877, Amendment. New Zealand Note Currency. Parcels Post. \ ... Pawnbroker's Act, 1868, Amendment. Pharmacy, 1880, Amendment. Plurality^ Votes. Police Officers Act, .1884,: Amendment (<N T o. 1), ditto (No. 2), ditto (No.' 3). Prisoners Probation. Public Schools. . : "' : -' - Railway Commission air's. Representation Act, 1881, Amendment Sale of Poisons. Spencer Restoration of Supreme Court Reporting. Thames Harbor Board Empowering Threats and Molestation. ■ • Uunclaimed Land. ' ; ■ Akaroa Harbor Endowment and Borrowing. ." Wellington Gas Company's Act, 1879, Amendment. Wellington: Harbor Act, 1879, Amendment Act.