BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3428, 23 September 1885, Page 3

BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

The following is a schedule of the business of the House of Representatives, and of Bills passed and lapsed m both Houses during the session : — ■ Select Committees on public matters, 5 ; on private Bills, 5 ; total, 10. Standing Committees, 11 ; ditto oq private Bill?, 3 ; total, 11. Public Bills originated m the House and received the Koynl assent, 75 1 reserved for signification of Her Majesty's pleasure, 1 ; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 60 j total, 145. Bills brought from the Council and received the Boyal assent, 7 ; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 3 ; total, 10. Private Bills originated m the House received the Royal assent, 3 ; brought from the Council and received the Boyal assent, 1. Petition* presented from Europeans, 331 ; from Maoris, 101 ; total, 432. Divisions m tho whole House, 79 ; m Committee, 209 ; total, 288. Sitting days of meeting, 69 ; hours of sitting, 3'Jo ; daily average, 5 hours 43 minutes. Totes, proceedings and questions aski'd of Ministers, 431 ; entries iv journals, 1310 j total, 1741 ; daily average, 26. Orders for papers, 73 ; papers laid upon the Table by command, 105 ; m returns to orders, 62 ; by Act, 50 ; by leave, 34 ; total, 251. Papers ordered to be printed, 84. Beporte from Select Committees : — From the Public Petitions Committee, 199 ; from the Native Affairs Committee, 91 ; from the Waste Lands Committee, 33 ; from the Goldfields and Minei Committee, 23 ; from the local Bills Committee, 24 ; from other Committees, 4i ;— total, 419. I/IBT OF ACTB PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES. Public Acts :— Administration Act 1879 Amendment, Adoption of Childrrns Act 1881 Amendment, Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act 1877 Amendmont, Appropriation, Auckland Bailways Land Compensation, Auckland University College Bcserves, Bankruptcy Act 1883 Amendment, Canterbury and Otogo Marriage, Cemetery Act 1882 Amendment, Coronors Act 1867 Amendment, Costley Training Institutions, Counties Act Amendment, Customs and Excise Duties, Customs Duties Interpretation, Deceasod Persons Estates Duty Act 1881 Amendment, Distress, District Bailways Purchasings, Education Act 1877 Amendment, Employment of Females and Others Act 1881 Amendment (No. 1), Enforcement of Judgments, Evidence Amendment, Financial Arrangement Act 1876 Amendment, Fisheries Encouragement, Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment (No. 1), Goldraining Districts Act 1873 ' Amendment, Hospitals and Charitable Institution*, Immigration and Public Works Appropriation, Imprest Supply, Imprest Bupply (No. 2), Imprest Supply (No. 3), Industrial Schools Act 1880 Amendment, Justices of the Peace Act 1882 Amendment, Lands Transfer, Lifo Assuranco Policies Act 1884 Amendment, Local' Bodies Finnnce and Powers Mercantile Law Act 1880 Amendment, Middle Island Half-caetes Granti, Alines Act 1877 Amendment (No. 2), Mining Companies Act 1872 Amendment, Mortgage Debentures, New Plymouth ExcliangeCorapletion Act 1874 Amendment, New Zealand State Foresti, Otago Rock Act 1883 Amendment, P.ilmerston North Burgess Roll, Patents Act 1883 Amendment, Post Ollico (postal notes), Presbyterian Church Property, Proporty Assessment, Property Law Consolidation Act 1883 Amendment, Proporty Tax, Publio Beserves 1881 Amendment, Public Revenues, Public Works Act 1882 Amendment, Publio Works Act 1882 Amendmont (No. 2), Babbit Nuisance Act 1882 Continuance, Railways Authorisation Bating Act 1882 Amendment (No. 1 ), B.M. Courts Proceedings Validation, Kivcr Boards Act 1884 Amendment, Savings Banks Act 1858 Amendment, Shipping and BeamensActlß77Amendment,Hpccial Powers and Contracts, Stamp Aoi 1832,WaimoaPIainB Railway Resorves 1881 Amendment, Westland and Grey Education Board*, Whitroore Enabling. 'Xkt piitate Aot« paieed were t— dwUfi

Collcgo Canterbury, Congregational Union Incorporation, Napier Gas Company's Act 1871 Amendment, St. Mary's Property Leases. Local Acts passed :— Auckland ITarbor l'oard (No. 2), Borough of Invercnrgill Loans Consolidation, Christchurch Market Reserves, Christchurch Public Works Loan Validation, Dunedin Cattle Market Reserve Leasing, Punedin Drill-shed Reservo Act 1876 Amendment Act 188t Amendment, Gisborno High School, Napier Harbor Board Empowering, Otago Harbor Board Leasing, l'atci Harbor Board, S.vdcnlmm Public Works Validation, Timaru Harbor Board Loan, Wellington Corporation Leaseholds, Wellington Public Streets Closing. BILIB DKOPPBD OK DTHEIiWISE DIBPOSKD OP. In the Legislative Council :— Armed Coujtabularv Act 18R7 Amendment, Employment of Females and Others Act 1881 Amendment (No. 2), Government Oflleors Guarantee, Impounding Art 188 1 Amendment, Law Practitioners Act 1882 Amendment, Bating Act 1882 Amendment (No. 1), Seamen's Representation, South Rakaia Domain Board Empowering, Tuakitoto and Kiiitnngata Lakes, Tauranga Harbor Board, Wanganui Harbor Board. In the House of Representatives: — Adulteration Prevention, Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Alienation of Land, Auckland Harbor Board (No. 1), Auctioneers, Bmk Note Security, Beetroot Sugar Act 1884 Repeal, Bible Reading m Schools, Contempt of C'our', Coroners' Juries Abolition, Criminal Code, Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1867 Amendment, Ei>;ht Hours, Elective Justices of tho Peace, Extensions of Hours for Polling at Parliamentary Elections, Fire and Marino Insurance Companies, Friendly Societies Ait 1882 Amendment (No. 1), ditto, (No.2), Guiningand Lotteries Act 18S1 Further Amendment, Gladstone Town Improvement, Gold Export Duty Abolition, Hawkers and Pedlars, Hours of Labor, Inspection of Factories, Juvenile Accidents Prevention, Land for Settloment, Law Practitioners, Licensing Act Amendment Act 1881 Amendment, Limitation of Votes m County Elections, Lives of Children Preservation, Magistrates' Cov.rts, Miners' Rights Fees Reduction, Mines Act 1877 Amendment (No. 1), Municipal Corporations, Native Land Court Consolidation, Native Land Disposition, New Market Reserves Act 1877 Amendmeut, New Zealand Note Currency, Parcels Post, Pawnbrokers' Act 1868 Amendment, Pharmacy Act 18-iO Amendment, Plurality of Votes, Police Offences Act 188 1 Amendment (No. 1), ditto (No. 2), diito (No. 3), Prison Probation, Public Schools, Railway Commissioners, Representation Act 1881 Amendment, Sale of Poisons, Spencer Water Rights, Supreme Court Reporting, Thames Harbor Board Empowering, Threats and Molestations, Unclaimed Land, Akaroa Harbor, Kndowment and Borrowing, Wellington Gas Company's [Act 1870 Amendment, Wellington Harbor Act 1879 Amendment Act.