GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11573, 2 October 1900, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW

,[I'CR PRESS i ASSOCIATION— ABRIDGED.]

LEGISLATIVE-COUNCIL. iMoxday, ■ .October 1. — The Hon. t the Speaker took! the ohair at 2.30 p.m.

The Local Bodies Loans Act Amendment and Inspection of Machiuery Act Amendment Bills were read a third time and passed. , • The Council considered, . the reasons advanced by tne House "for objecting to certain amendments the Public Health B ; ill. -The, Low.er iHouse." objected to amendments limiting the use of lymph ff om a lieifer, providing for public vaccinators being medical practitioners, and to the definijiion.of local authority. ' The Couqcil decided by 30 votes to 5, 27 to 9, and 24' to 11, "to, adhere to the 'respective, amendments. jA Tlie )Ji tfpnß.j i McX.jan ; JJehnings, and J.oneSj wefe'japp.oirile'd a^'Cominitteo. to frame, reasons tor, adhering to' the amend,menW. „",,■/ -„,, th \[ , . The Post Office Bil^waa c>Msidwed .in Co'mm^ttpe , , wwithoutt t impbrta'nt. amendlheiits, rea,d a third, Wje, and ( parsed. t The, jjajoyernmejjt '.Rail ways .Bill 'was 'considered in .Committee^ At clause 81, giving power, to the minister to construct or, alter any embankment, groin, &c. or any land for protection of ( a railway line, Hon G. MeLean oD3ec^ed to arbitrary power being gi'yen to the Minister without the hope of from land owners. ~~ Hqn .Mr'B.onar pointed out that the clause gave 'power to diveri the jvhole of the, water from any watercourse, in contravention of the' provisions of the mining laws. , , Hon Mr Cadman stated that under the Public Works Act, compensation would ba paid in cases of diverting all w tter. The consideration of 'the cl.k«j waa postponed. 'Progress was^repor ted at 4.05 p.m., arid the Council adjourned.