LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22712, 26 October 1935, Page 14

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 25. The Legislative Council met at 11 a.m. Consideration was given to local Bills, and the following were put through all stages and passed:—Wellington City Empowering Amendment Bill, Masterton Trust Lands Amendment Bill, Napier Foreshore Extension Bill, Napier Airport Bill, Hawke’s Bay County Empowering Bill, Hauraki Plains County Eastern Water Supply Empowering Bill, Dunedin City Empowering Bill. Featherston County Water Rates Validation Bill, Nelson Waterworks Extension Bill, Christchurch District Drainage Amendment Bill, Wanganui Harbour District Empowering Amendment Bill, Hamilton Borough Council Empowering Bill, Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Bill and the Southland Land Drainage Bill. The Agricultural Powers Regulations Confirmation Bill, the Rating Amendment Bill, and the Banking Amendment Bill were received from the House of Representatives, and dealt with immediately, all being passed. During the committee stage of the Ratine' Amendment Bill, Mr R. M‘Callunr ' asked Mr Masters if the provisions of the Bill could be made retrospective. If this could be done, it would be a great advantage to many county councils. Mr Masters replied that it was rather dangerous to make such legislation retrospective, but he would be pleased to discuss the question with the Minister of Internal Affairs to find out if there was any real necessity for giving effect to the suggestion. Several other Bills received from the Lower House were given their second readings pro forma, and referred to different committees. The Council rose until 2.30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION V The Council resumed at 2.30 p.m., and after receiving Bills from the House adjourned to enable the Bills to be considered by committees. The Council had intermittent adjournments and sat till 11.40 p.m. It passed all the Bills received from the House with the exception of the Trustee Amendment Bill and the Local Legislation Bill, which were referred to committees. The Council adjourned till 10.30 a.m. to-morrow.