THE WORK OF THE PAST SESSION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2797, 10 September 1883, Page 2

THE WORK OF THE PAST SESSION.

The following schedule of business of the ses'ion was laid on the Table of the Houie to-day : — HOUSE Or BEPBESESTITIVES. Select Conmitteei on publio matters, 10 ; do on Privato Bills, 8. Standing Committees, 11 1 do on Prirat« Bills, 3. Public Bills originated in the House— Eeceived the Boyal assent, 68 j reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure, lj dropped or otherwise disposed of, 78. Bills brought from the Council — Beceived the Boyal a-sent, 18 ; reserved for the signiScation of Her Majesty's pleasure, nil; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 6. Private Bills originated in the Heus*— ReceiTed the Boyal assent, 3 ; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 1. Petitions presented from Europeans, 469 J from Maoris, 74. Divisions in the Home, 68 ; in O»mmitte», 100. sitting days of meeting, 68; hours of Bitting, 432 j caily average, 7 houn 27 minutes. Questions aekert of Ministers, 615; eotriei in Journal, 1206; daily average, 32. uraers for papers, 92 ; papers laid upon the Table by command, 81 j in return to order*, 68 ; in return to addresses, nil ; by message, 1 ; by Act, 40; by leav* 26 j papers ordered to be printed, 137 ; papers not ordered tj be prin;ed, 89. Reports from Select Committees— From the Public Petitions Committee, 167; from Mie Native Affairs Committee, 80 ; from tbt Wbste Land Committee, 48 ; from the Gold* fields and Mines Committee, 27 ; from other Committees, 87. Acis Passed bi Both Houbbb. vublio acts. Adulteration Prevention Act 1680 Amend* ment Appropriation Bankruptcy Bills oi Exchange Charitable Gilts Duties Exemption Chattels Securities Act 18SO Amendment (No. 2) Companies Act 1882 Amendment (No. 2) Cjnfederation and Annexation (retorted) Counties Act Amendment Criminals Kiecutors Crown and Native Lands Bating Aet 1883 Amendment Crown Grants Destitute Persons Aot 1877 Amendment District Bailwuja Act Amendment Electric Telegraph Act 1875 Amendment Fugitive Offenders Jurisdiction Gisburne Ccurts Proceeding Validation liurborß Act 1870 Amendment Immigration and Publio Works Appropriation Industrial Societies Inspection of Machinery 1882 Amendment Land Bourds Inquiry Land Transfer Act 1870 Amendment Law Practitioners Act 1883 Amendment (No. 3) Middle Island Htlf-Oattn Grants Mining Company Act 1872 Amendment Native Committees NBtive Land Laws Amendment (No. 2) New Zealand University Act 1874 Afiisnd* ruent Parliamentary Witnesses Indemnity Patenta Prisona Property Assessment Act Amendment Property Tax Public Revenuos Act 1882 Amendment Publio Works Act 1882 Amendment Kailwuys Construction and Land Act 1881 Amendment Bating Act 1882 Amendment Roads and Bridges Construction Aot 189t Amendment Bond Boards Act 1882 Amendment Sheriffs South Island Native Reserves Thermal dpriugs Distriot Aot 1881 Attend* ment Town Districts Act 1891 Amendment Trustees Volunteer Act 1881 Amendment Wen Coast Peace Preservation Aot 1888 Continuance West Coast Settlement. raiTATB acts. Guardian Trusts and Executors Com* M. John's College Auckland Bemoval Taiaroa Land. LCICAI, ACTS. Auckland Harbor Board Act 1874 Am»ai« ment Auckland Hospital Beserves Cavenham, South Dunedin and St. Sold* streets Imp'ovement Christchurch Cathedral Square City of Auckland Additional Loan Dune tin Mouthem Market Beierve Ltuioe Act 18S2 Amendment Graymouth High School H..k"itika Hieh .-(cImoI Tnvercargill High !?cbool Invercargill Bes-rves Exchange Kawliia Ton-nehiptlale Slnssey Frauds Indemnity Masterton and Gr<Aytoivn Lmd» Managj. ment Act Amendment Murihiku Native Beserves Grants New Biver Harbor Endowments . Otago Dock Otago Harbor Board Special Powers and Confracta St. Peter's Church (Cavershanj) Kumutu Native Ooramonsge Timaru Meohanics' Institnts Aet 1877 Amendment Timaru Racecourse Reserve Waimate High School Waitara Harbor Board Loan Wanganui Bridge Wellington College liand Wellington Harbor Board Liod ud leclamation Westland Education Djjtriot Bnh« ivwioa. s *