EVENING SITTING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7931, 21 December 1887, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 in committee on the PUBLIC WORKS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. . Clause 7, cost of exercising powers to be paid by local authority. Mr E, Richardson moved that this clause be struck out.— Amendment lost, atfd clause retained by 35 to 32. Clauses, giving power to the Minister to construct or authorise the construction of bridges was struck out on the voices. Mr Withy proposed a new clause, reenacting the provision struck out of the Railways Bill by the Council, giving licensing committees control over the issue of licenses to railway refreshment rooms, but the chairman ruled that the motion could not be put, as it would be a reversal of a previous decision. Mr Withy afterwards moved that the commissioners' power of licensing such rooms should only, be exercised with the consent of the local Road Board, County Council, or Borough Council.— Lost by 36 to 35. „• "A new. clause -was adapted on the motion of , Dr. Fitchett, empowering tramway companies to purchase suburban tramways. A condition was attached on the motion of Mr Mills that the purchasing company must within eighteen month* run six trains per week each way along the whole length of the line. --. A provision in the sohednle' for the payment of £570 to Lord jHalsbhry, for fand on the Napier - Woodville line of railwajr token *>r railway purposes: was struck out on the voices; • l >. •■■ ■-' The bill was ordered to be reported with ; amendments. ; ; X : -,,..- t „»«.'. - ■'..;; . ; ■ 'PUBLIC BODIES PO^EH^ BIM,; ' The Honse^ent .intoicomiuittee i on 1 ' » ,the PuiUo>iß^ies,Pow.erßfßUli' ; ; „ • • ■. /. ; w - i :t- On'reao^ngolause.lT,' providing that a■ ■ ' : '~ ■-■ local • anthMgj^lOTOVbbay^sKii^haye :"i -- po>v*r J »;. t»ritel;^mod.ify, >6r •,vpry' ai»y" "■ '-^ : ----. : ' contract or agreenienVfor. the sale of any ;- ;; ' : >K" ; ■". ' ."><■■''■:' -'•' ..-■•;."•- •.■••■..* .\';V'{,r--J- v vi -•:■.--.* ■"'-- :\ ■--:•■■ . - - : ■- -. ; --v, : ,-«.s'S*j=

land, Mr Perei^ moved that it be struck Dr. Fitehett moved to amend the clause so as to provide that no modification or variation of any contract for the sale of land be made, which was agreed to, and the clause was passed. " A new clause proposed by Major Atkinson elicited a lengthy discussion. It was sto the effect that overdrafts incurred by Harbor Boards before the passing of the Harbors Act of 1886 should be legalised, but not any others. The clause passed by 45 to 16. MUNICIPAL. CORPORATIONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The House went into committee on the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Mr Fish suggested that the bill be postponed till next session, as there were several amendments to be proposed which there was not time to consider this session. The only object of the bill was to legalise certain Jubilee expenditure and to give »the Wellington Corporation powers with respect to lighting the streets by electriety. , , „ „ Mr Ormond hoped the bill would not be postponed, as there were other clauses which required to be passed. Major Atkinson asked the committee to pass the bill, and next year the other matters referred to could be introduced in an amending Act. He promised to give facilities for doing so. The consideration of the hill was then proceeded with and several clauses were struck out by agreement. . Clause 5, providing that Jubilee expenditure by municipalities be sanctioned, was agreed to. Clause 6, relating to special provision as to the width oi streets on Scinde Island (Napier), was agreed to. Clause 4, empowering borough councils to light streets by electricity and supply electricity, wis agreed to. Clause 12, empowering the Governor-in-Cquncil to extefld ,the time for holding elections, was agreed to. The bill was then ordered to be reported with amendments. WEST COAST SETTLEMENTS BILL. The House went into committee on the West Coast Settlements Act Amendment Bill, which passed through with amendments. ' OTHER BILLS. 1 The South Island Native .Reserves Bill, the, Local Bodies Finance and Powers Bill, and the Naval and Military Settlers Land Bill were committed and passed through with amendments-. [lieft sitting at 2 a.m.] '