Bills Before- Parliament.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2764, 5 July 1894, Page 2

Bills Before- Parliament.

. CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT^ ' >' .' it ;.r(Sir P,; A, BttoWflrhjyt^ t { *•• r -iirAge of, consent to ) Special juries in briminar cksei" are . abolished. When a tF jury Ufttt lll l ? f iMr i deliberating for what the court considers I a reasonable time/' inbiiniataaoi the judge I that they cannot agree as to theverdiot to , be Riven, .tbe court, Rt its diicretion, may , discharge such jury. . . . .^^fcr

■ PRINTING , AND r NEwHPAPEBS^ i I , REGISTRATION , . r ±A i ; .J^SirPiAl^acklßy).'^^-^ "Print" |n relation to 'any 'pap^r or I boo_k : is to mean printing by; me»ns:bf . ordinary prindog! type, and: includes i engraving, lithographing,- etc., kqc -any r imitation . thereofi or by a copying press.

! POISONS „IMPORTATibNFA»fi> !l CARRIAGE (Sir P. r A.' Buokiey). * f . Regulates, method; pf pioiiDg -and r carrying 'poisops. which,' areib be kf pt i separate ' from food daring transit. '<< Ou i arrival of a ; sbip' Customs^ officer Jia to inspect packages before removal. [ . .AUCTIONEERS (Mr Seddon). < : " Sales by auoiibQj'ior;? 4 sell by auotion" t includes any sale by public call. M 1 . i INDICTABLE OFFENCES SUMMARY ; JURISDICTION (Sir I P. A : . 'B&KleyV Consolidates J! the provisions' of several ; criminal Acts, and correoWan evident I error in Section 178 of tbe Juitios* of the ; Peace Aot of 11882, so-, that children fgailty 1 of petty' offences may be fummuily punished. „ •, l

l Naming and £OTtaiEs,(Sitp.A. ; Buckley). ' ',c, c ! - j No money or prize in; respebt of r»oe», <fco., is iobe recoverable at law; ~ r ~* DESIGNATION OP DISTRICTS. Governor to have power to defipf-and ; deaignatedißtriots; may assign, nanws to localities 'find^ alter "the' same ; ''mtymtift': their consent alter the names of boroughf " and counties. r . $ .-; -",

INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION ( Ah!D ARBITRATION (Mr Beeves). Practically same provision- as bill of previous years. There is to be one court for the whole colony to consist of three members : : one on the recommendation of the trade and labor counoils; on* on tbe recommendation of unions of* employers ; one a -judge of tbe Supreme Court or District Court to be . President.

> 'SHOP AND SHOB' ASSISTANTS (Mt Reeves). % Similar to bill of-previons yeiWi All shops are to oloae on one working day in the -week at-J , o'otock; local 'governing bodSffco determine the day. v r COMPANIES ACCOUNTS AUDIT • (Mrmrd)..^' - The Governor may on application from (1) a majority in, number representing twp.thir.da in valn?^ tb,f .shwrebpldert in a limited liability company; (2) a majority in number where the liability is an. limited ; oofr f (3) ' a majority io ' bomber representing one-tbird in value of tin shareholders of 4;zmniDg 'oompftoy, ordar an audit of the accounts of -the, company.

. . CONSPIRACY (Mr Reeves). An agreement or combination by two or more persons to do, or prooure to bt dont, any act in »&3 "trade dispa^rnbt: to"jbt deemed unlawful ' if euob act ; committjdd by one person would not be unlawfol. ;