GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8209, 14 June 1888, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

• ... ...'../. v ——:—♦ a LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wednesday, Junjj 13. The Speaker took his seat at 2.30 p.m. !S LEAVB OP ABSENCE. . , :- Leave of absence for the session was grantee i, to the Hon. Mr Robinson. •8 THE CODLIN MOTH BILL. ] y The Hon. Sir F. WHITAKER presented < h petition from a number of Auckland, fruit r- growers, praying that the Codlin Moth Bil : should not become law. ■ g , THE CRHIINAL CODE BILL. ir The Committee on the Criminal Code Bil it presented their report. ..: l- The Hon. Mr BUCKLEY (chairman of th< i- committee) hoped that tho bill would proccee o with the exception of two clauses, one abolishing c tho term " penal" servitude, and tho othei if giving a prisoner power to give sworn evidence: d The report was ordered to be printed. : - SPECIAL FOWEHS AND CONTBACTS BILLS; d . The,, Hon. Mr WATERHOUSE . movedi- "That this Council consider it of the highesl c importance that in the passing of all Jaws eacl i- different matter should be provided for by s different law, without intermixing in one anc ' tho same law such things as have no propei c relation to each other, and will refuse to sant tion any .proposed legislation of the' nature oi c Special Powers and Contracts Acts." He con' c 6idered that a clause bearing ou this motion should be added to Standing Orders for the it future guidance of the Council. 0 The Hon. Sir F. WHITAKBR thought il l. would have been more courteous if Mr Wntur house had waited to see his (the Attorney' i- general's) bill dealing with the subject befon i- bringing forward such a resolution. He nskei g the Council to reject the bill. ; The Hop! Mr M'LEAN moved the previoui c question with a view 'o shelve tho resolution. i- The Hon. Mr MILLER moved the adjourn 1 merit of the debate, which was lost ou a division 0 by 14 to 8. < s ' The Hon. Mr M'Lean's amendment was losl y by 15 to 0 1 The resolution was then carried by 15 to 7. , o The Council rose at 4.45 p.m. till Thursday.