LOCAL BILLS

Grey River Argus, 8 September 1939, Page 5

LOCAL BILLS

PASSED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, September 7. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. and passed the Land Transfer Amendment Bill, Christchurch City Empowering Bill, New Plymouth Borough Land, Exchange and Empowering Bill, the Chrsitchurch Tramway District Amendment Bill, Nelson Harbour Board Empowering Bill, Bluff Harbour Board and Bluff Borough Council Empowering Amendment Bill, Papanui Memorial Hall Enabling Bill, and Bluff Borough Empowering Bill. In the case of the Christchurch Tramway District Amendment Bill, the Local Sills Committee recommended that the Bill be allowed to proceed, despite the fact that the Standing Orders had not been complied with relating to the number of days from the commencement of the session until the Bill was introduced. The Council' decided to allow the Bill to proceed. The Council adjourned at 3.55 until 3.50 on Wednesday next.