GENERAL.
When the Representation Aot Amendment Bill, inoreaaing the number of members to 80, ia brought down, an effort will be made to provide for single electorates in the cities, the number to be five. The member for Patea, Mr G. Hutchison, baa Bailed for South Africa. Wr W. Fraaer haa given notioe to introduce the Qaeenutown Electric Lighting Bill. Ib has been decided to gcant free railway pastes on all Government lines, available from a week before Parliament meets till a week after ie closes, to the wive 3 of members of the Legislature. The Slaughtering and Inspection Bill has had new clauses added by Governor's mesBage. Under these, where cattle or pigs are found, when slaughtered, to be diseased, the compensation in the oasa of cattle is to ba £1 per bead, and in the oase of pigs 5s foi •Mb pig of from 50 to 1001 b dead weight. And for piga.of 1011 b and over, 10s.
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Southland Times, 10 August 1900, Page 3
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