PARLIAMENTARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LX, Issue 7050, 3 October 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

WORE OF THE SESSION. The Acting-Speaker laid on the table the following schedule of business of the House of Bepresentativos, and of Bills passed and lapsed in both Houses during tho session: - Select Committees on public matters 10, on private Bills 3; standing Committees 11, ditto on private Bills 8. Public Bills originated in the House— Beoeived tho Boyal assent 58, reserved for the signification of Her Majesty** pleasure 1, dropped or otherwise disposed of 78. Brought from the Council—Beoeived the Royal assent 18, dropped or otherwise disposed of 6. Private Bills originated in the House—Beoeived tho Boyal assent 3, dropped or otherwise disposed of 1. Petitions presented from Europeans 469, from Maoris 74. Divisions in tho House 68, in Committee 100. Sitting days of meeting 58, hours of sitting 432; daily average 7 hours 27 mins. Totes and proceedings - Questions asked of Ministers 645, entries in journals 1206, daily average 82. Orders for papers 92 j papers laid upon tho table by command 81; in return to orders 68; by message 1; by Act 40; by leave 26; papers ordered to be printed 187; papers not ordered to bo printed 89. Beporta from tho Public Petitions Committee, 167; from the Native Affairs Committee, 80 ; from tho Waste Lands Committee, 48; from the Goldfields and Mines,Committee, 27 ; from other Committees, 87.

ACTS PASSED BOTH HOUSES. PUBLIC AOTS,

Adulteration Prevention Aot, 1880, Amendment. Appropriation. Bankruptcy Bills of Exchange. Charitable Gifts Duties Exemption Chattels Securities Act, 1880, Amendment. Companies Aot, 1882, Amendment (No. 2). Confederation and Annexation (reserved). Counties Aot Amendment. Criminals Execution. Crown and Native Lauds Baling Aot, 1882, Amendment. Crown Grants. Destitute Persons Act, 1877, Amendment. District Railways Aots Amendment. Electric Telegraph Act, 1875, Amendment. Fugitive Offenders Jurisdiction. Gisborne Courts Proceedings Validation. Harbours Aot, 1878, Amendment. Immigration and Public Works Appropriation, Industrial Societies Inspection of Machinery Extension. Justices of the Peaoe Aot, 1882, Amendment, land Boards Enquiry. Land Transfer Aot, 1870, Amendment. Law Practitioners Aot, 1882, Amendment (No. 3). „ . Middle Island Half-caste Grants, Mining Companies Aot, 1872, Amendment. Native Committees. , Native Land Laws Amendment (No. 2), Now Zealand University Aot, 1874, Amendment. Parliamentary Witnesses Indemnity. Patents. Prisons. , A , . Property Assessment Aet Amendment. Property Tax. Public Revenue Aot, 1882, Amendment.

Public Work* Acts, 1883, Amendment. Railways Construction and Land Aots, 1881, Amendment. Bating Act, 1882, Amendment. Roads ond Bridges Construction Aot, 1882, Amendment. Hoad Boards Act, 1882, Amendment. Sheriff*. South Island Native Reserves. Thermal Springs District Aet, 1881, Amendment. Town Districts Aot 1881, Amendment. Trustees. Volunteer Aet 1881, Amendment. West Coast Peace Preservation Act; 1882, Continuance. West Coast Settlement Krservei, FBIVAXB ACTS. Qnardidn Trust and Executors Company. St John's College Auckland Removal. Taiaroa Land. tOOKIj ACTS. Auckland Harbour Board Aot 1874, Amendment. Auckland Hospital Bessrres. Oaversham South Dunedin and St Hilda Streets Improvement. Christchurch Cathedral Square, City of Auckland Additional Loan. Dunedin Southern Market Reserve Leasing Aot 1888, Amendment. Greymouth High School. Hokitika High School. Invercargill Reserves Exchange. Eawhia Township Sale. Massey Frauds Indemnity, Masterton and Greytown Lands Management Aot Amendment. Muribiku Native Besoms Grants. New Biver Harbour Endowment*. Otago Dock. Otago Harbour Board. Special Powers and Contracts. St Peter’s Ohuroh (Oaversham). Taumutu Native Commonage. Tiraaru Mechanic*' Institute Aot 1877, Amendment. Timaru Baoeoourse Beierro. Waimate High School. Waitara Harbour Board Loan. Wanganui Bridge. Wellington College Land. Wellington Harbour Board Land and Beclamation. Westland Education District Subdivision.

BILLS DROPPED OB OTHEBWISE . DISPOSED OF. IK THH IBOIBIATXVB OOUKOII. Affirmations and Declarations (No. 2). General Assembly Members' Expsnses. Gold Duties Abolition. Gore-Kelso Bailway Construction and Authorisation. Land Aots Amendment. Mataura Reserves Testing and EmpowerOtago Harbour Loans Consolidation. School Committees Election. Tenants’ Fixtures. IS TUB HOUSE OB EBPBKBKNTATIVBS, Affirmations (No. 1). Abolition of Education Districts and Board. Animals Protection Aet 1880, Amendment. Auckland University College BepeaL Auctioneers. Canterbury College New Board of Governors. Civil List Aots Amendment. Companies Act 1882, Amendment (No. 1). Compulsory Vaccination Abolition. Constitution Amendment Aot Bepeal. Constitution Amendment (No. 1). Constitution Amendment (No. 2). Contagious Diseases Aot 1869, Bepeal. Contempt of Coart. County Bivers. Coroners Aot 1867, Amendment Corrupt Practices Prevention Aot 1881, Amendment. Disposal of Pastoral Lands. Distress. Drainage of Minos. Eight HonrsElection Petitions Aot 1880, Amendment. ' Sleo&ve Ifas#jtoiufito* *'• - ■ Evidence. Extension of Hours of Foiling at Parliamentary EleCtisns. Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Fisheries. Gaming and Lotteries dot 1881, Amendment (Ns. 2). Qeraldne County Water Works. Hawkfs Bay and Marlborough Bivers Aot 1868, Amendment. Impending, Juries Act 1880, Amendment. Law Jraotitionera (No. 1). Law Traotitioners Act 1882, Amendment (No. 2) ■ Leaseholders Qualification. Legislative Officers’ Salaries. Legijativo Bights. Libet Licensing Aot 1881, Amendment (No. 1). Licensing Aot Amendment (No. 2). Licensing Aet Amendment (No, 3). Licensing Committees Election. Loci Courts. Loed Option Extension. Maori Representation Aot 1867, Amendment. : Mamed Women’s Property. Middle Island Native Tillages Control and Beguhtion. Moml Training in Public Schools. Mortgages Belease. Mount Ida Water Eaoo Trust Act 1878, Amendment. Municipal Corporations. Native Land Acts Amendment (No. 1). New Zealand Government Bailway and other Employees’ Pensions. Pharmacy Aot, 1860, Amendment. Plurality of Totes. Prevention of Frauds against Insurance Companies. Bailway Improved Lands. Begistretion of Electors Aot 1879, Amendment. Begulatlon of the Hours of Shopkeepers and Other*. Boiigioui, Charitable and Educational Trust Boards Incorporation. Restrictions Extinguishment Invalidation. Biver Boards. Boads Through Private Lands. Bussell Exchange of Land. Sale of Goode by Betail. Savings Banks. School Inspection. Settled Lands. Sheep Aot 1878, Amendment. Stamp Aot 1875, Amendment. Taranaki Iron Smelting Works Land Aot 1874, Amendment. Westport Colliery Beserve. Workmen’s Lien. PBXVATH BIMB. No wi Zealand Native Land Settlement Company, Limited, Empowering.