GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1528, 6 July 1886, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

In the Legislative Council on Friday, a number of Bills were read a first time.

The Native Equitable Owners Bill and Native Reserve Titles Bill were recommitted and reported. The Jurtices of the Peace Amendment Bill was road a third time and passed. The Mining Companies Bill was committed and progress reported, and leave given to sit again on Tuesday. The One Tree Hill Reserves Bill and Borough of Mornington Boundaries Bill were read a second time and reported. The Stock Driving Bill was further considered in Committee and reported with amendments.

The Post Office Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr Buckley moved the second reading of the Females Employment Amendment Bill. The debate was adjourned till Tuesday, Dr Pollen moving it be read that day six months. The Council adjourned till Tuesday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. on Friday. Replying to questions, it was stated that Dr Hector bad not made any recom mendation that the site of Rotorua township should be altered—the site was fixed by law, and could not be altered ; that immigration officers of Government bad been instructed to go amongst the Highland crofters to ascertain whether a sufficient number of them could be induced to come out to the colony—the oorrespondencs vrQtyld be laid on the table in a few day. Mr Laru&ch introduced the Fisheries Conservation Act Amendment Bill. The Premier moved that a respectful address be presented to Her Majesty the Queen, praying that the Kermedic Islands, lying between New Zealand and Fiji, njay bs annexed to New Zealand.— Agreed po. The House went into Committee on the Native Lands Administration Bill, ip f which a number of amendments were proposed but negatived, and the Bill was reported. The Native Land Court Bill was passed through Committee, without amendment. On the motion for the third reading of the Midland Railway Bill, Messrs Richardson and W. F. Buckland spoke against certain prbvisious 1 in the Bill, the latter urging thit ths'Company Would pjck the

eyes out of the laud. Mr Bolleeton said the land provisions of the Bill should have been referred to the Waste Lands Committee; Lo wished the line made, but not in -defiance of principles which had hitherto regulated the disposal of land. Messrs Connolly, Fisher, and J. C. Buckland alio opposed the Billl which was defended by Mr Holmes and the Premier. On a division being taken the third reading of the Bill was carried by 36 to IS, The Heuee rose at 2.15 a.m.