GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8840, 25 July 1890, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Thursday, July 24. — The Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. The Public Petitions Committee recommended Dr. Bakewell's petition — which prayed that steps be taken to prevent tho sproad of leprosy — to tho favorable consideration of the Government. Several bills were passed through their various stages. The Council rose at 3 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, July 24. — The Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. The Public Petitions Committee presented an interim report of the petition of Daniel Mahoney. The report embodied a resolution to the effect that,' in order to enable the Committee to come to a decision on the petition, certain documents in the possession of the Minister of Justice should be produced before the Committee. The question whether or not the documents be produced was debated for over two hours, the motion f or their production being at last agreed to on the voices. Several bills were read a second time. The House adi'dnrned at 5.30 p.m., and on resuming at 7.30 p.m., Mr Larnach drew the attention of the House to a paragraph which appeared in a Dunedin paper commenting on the slow rate at which the Hutchison Enquiry Committee was going about its business, and stating there was a tendency to let the matter hang over till after the general elections. He said the statements were without the slightest foundation, and he protested agaiust persons who were privileged to go about the lobbies, or be within the precincts as news gatherers, playing "Ananias" in that way. As the hon. gentleman moved no motion, the matter dropped. The motion that the consideration of the Dog Registration Act Amendment Bill (report) be postponed for a week was lost by 29 to 25. Mr Steward then moved that the amendments made in the bill in Committee be agreed to. Mr Fish felt that last night the members failed to recognise the importance of the amendments proposed in the measure, and when the hon. gentleman had been speaking abont ten minutes, Mr Taylor called attention to the state of the House, and after the bell had been rung in the usual manner it was found there was a count out. The House accordingly rose at 7.65 p.m»