LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11762, 19 October 1906, Page 4

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

Wellington, OctoberlS. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The amendments made by the House of Representatives in the Fire Arms Bill were agreed to, The Attorney-General moved the second reading, pro forma, of the Statute Law Amendment Bill to give effect to certain recommendations made by the Reprint of Statutes Commission' with respect to theStatute Law. Mr Stevens asked that each Act referred to in the bill should be dealt with in a separate bill. The present bill dealt with ten subjects, dealing with different phases of various acts. The Attorney-General stated that the Statutes Revision Committee would consolidate the existing laws into 108 acts, to be issued in our volumes. The second reading was agreed to and the bill referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. The Attorney- General moved the second reading of the Unclassified Societies Registration Act Amendment Bill, received from the House. Agreed to. The Agricultural Implement Manufacture Importation and Sale Act Extension Bill, to revive the act of last year, was read a second time. The Tourist and Health Resorts Control Bill was further considered in Committee. Mr McLean moved a new sub-sec-tion to the clause authorising the Minister to grant the use of any reserve for sports, to give those in control of public reserves during the days pn which a charge for admission is made, the right to exclude or reject undesirable persons. The Attorney-General did not think it would be right to insert such a provision in a bill of this character. After considerable discussion it was agreed to add the sub-section to the clause with an alteration placing the power conferred by it in the hands of those to whom the use of such reserves may be granted. The bill was reported as amended. The Wellington Harbor Board Reclamation and Empowering Pill passed its final stages. The Kensington Park Rats Exemption Bill was read a second time. The Eketahuna Borough Bill and the Dunedin District Drainage and Sewage Act Amendment Bill were put through their final stages. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Farriers' Bill wa resumed, and after discussion Mr Miller's amendment "that the question of the best system of shoeing horses be referred to a Select Committee to be appointed next session, and that the bill be not proceeded with" was carried by 9 to 8. The bill, therefore, was discarded. The Council rose at 5 p.m.