HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11593, 20 July 1900, Page 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, July 19. The House met at 2,30. DUNEDIN TRAMWAYS. The House went into committee on the Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways Bill. The bill was reported with amendments, read a third time, and passed. IK COMMITTEE. 5 The Canterbury College Empowering ' Bill was committed. Progress was reported on the bill with amendments. The Weatport Harbor Board Loan and Greymouth Harbor Board Loan Bills were passed through committee without amendment, read a third time, aril passed. The Canterbury College Empowering Bill was recommitted. Clause 12, giving borrowing powers, was struck out. The bill was reported, read a third time, and passed. SECOND READINGS. Mr Carroll moved the second reading of the Gisborne Harbor Board Further Empowering Bill to enable the Board to borrow .£20,000 for the purchase of a dredge and to extend the wharf.— Carried. Mr M'Gowan moved the second reading of the Thames Borough Endowment Leasing, and Mr Napier moved the second reading of the Auckland Harbor Board Empowering Bill, both of which were carried. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL. The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act Amendment Bill was read a third time. RATEI'AYEBS' DISABILITIES RELIEF. On the motion for the third reading of the Ratepayers' Disabilities Relief Hill, Mr Flatman moved that it be read that day six months. The debate was Interrupted by the 8.30 adjournment.