GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10398, 28 June 1895, Page 3

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE CO UNCIL. THURSDAY, JUNE 2?. Tha Council met at 2.30 p.m. ANIMAXS1 PROTECTION JSIlt.. The Hon. Sir P. BUCKLEY moved the Be.iond reading of the' Animals' Protection Acb Amendment Bill, aud in doing so said the bill sought to discourage the introduction of noxious birds in the South Island Unown as the wood pigeon. 'Another clause of. the bill made it penal for captains of vessels from foreign ports to introduce, perhaps altogether innocently, vipers or '• other nozious reptiles or insects amongst tho fruit forming portions of their cargo. : ' '.:' ' The Hon. Dr POLLEN thought the bill was paying only a leffc-haiidert compliment. to the acclimatisation; societies of the colony, and he might remark that StVPatrick banished tu&kes from Ireland, but the Goveruinent apparently eought powers to banish from New Zealand reptiles which fortunately did not ezist in the colony. He considered'the measure a most drastic one, imposing as it did a penalty on captains of vessels who must presumably be held innocent of any intention ,to introduce notions vermin.- ; > The Hon. ,>V. D. STEWART said the bill generally would receive his support, but he conBidefed it would 'requite; ameridment- in Cbmtnittee. "':.■.'■■.'• • -: •"' ''■"■'■■:'■ ■-"■'■• ■'. 'The.Hori. Sir P.. 'BpCKLEY.,in replying, congratulated Dr Polleu .npon'being.in, such excellent; form.; He desired to remind the bon. member.'howey^r, that whilst St. Patrick • banished snakes from Ireland the Government were desirous of preventing vermin being introduced itito the colony. ;J: c '. ■".' The second reading was agreed to on the vouies, /; ;.;. : -'- ;.. ;; : ; '■,;•':,'/': ;.. ■'-.'...,.■ • '~/ SAIJS OP. GOODSJ > The Hon. Sir P.'BUCKLEY, in moving the second; readiug of;the Sale .'of..Goods. Bill, explained that it was a. precisely measure to that which passed the Imperial Parliament.. .The bill was really a coditicatibu of the. existing acts '.relating.: to contracts for ■ the sale of goods,"including freehold property ■ or merchandise. ".•;'.";'.; '■.'■'. :'. •'■,:'-. ".'/■•■-. ■- '.'.,-.. 1 The Hon. tV. D. STE>VART. generally supported the bill, which.was.read a.second tiipe and referred to the: Joint.: Statutes Revision Committee. A, ■ ';. '... I .'. ■■'.-. ~.,'.'■■'■■ ~.-.-. : .' ■ Printers anh newspapers. > : The Hon.;' Si- P. BUCKLEY; on the motion .for the.committal of .the Printers- and-News; papers' Registration ;r :Act Amendment ,;Bill, moved ¥ that tEe order for; committal : be ; discharged," He:, took this coiirse? because che desired that the bill should .be :referred to the■ Joint .Statutes'.: Revision Committee. Since he had intrbduced the,:'bill-;yesterday; into' the Council he had aseertairitd, there would be cbhsiderable^ difficultyr in m»king-, typists.register . their names, though .'personally.-..be' '■' corisideted theyshould^ be: compelled to do bo, aud fbrths reason- that j there -: was a ; '; quantity of anoriy.mbus.type-.writtien master, some of it of a most objectionable charabter, which was published 'thrbnghout New Zealand; < —■' '■ / , Thel jßbn..: Mr>KLDWiCK said the bilLwas' the laughing-stock, qf: all newspaper men, and if it, became; law wouJd prove utterly .rinwbrkable;:ii "V;: ;:i"r- v.-. '■:;■).•■.■: .'■:;.':i'' -■■'-'--■■:

Thß.ibill Was; relegated: to the Statutes Revisibri.Cbmtaittee, and at 3 p.m. the Council adjourned to next day s ■;,■: ;i- :'■' ■ ■