PARLIAMENTARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5654, 27 August 1896, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

[Peb Press Association.] : LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. v. Wednesday, August 26. " AFTERNOON SITTING. c Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. >'-. QUESTIONS. reply to the Hon J. Kerr, the Mihisot : Education said that the Govern- ; oould not promise this session to id the land laws so that land-owners d not have power either to impound rtosecute for trespass on unfenced splying to the Hon H. Feldwiek, the istbb said that the Government would 'steps to effectually protect the colony's ariea, if vessels were being fitted <mt in don for whaling in the seas south of Zealand, and sealing on the shores of Auckland, Campbell and other islands, jndencies of this colony, he Hon S. E. Shrimski gave notice to the Minister of Education if the Gounent hai refused to present to his ellency the Governor memorials for era of naturalisation by Chinese, or to ply Chinese with the necessary forms of Kcation for naturalisation. ■ bills. lie Dunedin Garrison Hall Trustees powering Aot, 1893, Amendment BUI i read a second time. m . fte second reading of the Municipal borations Act Amendment Bill was red by Captain Baillie, who explained £by the measure ratepayers in arrears Id pay up on the day before a municipal pfcioii and thus exercise their privilege of U£T« ' leHon S. E. Sheimski opposed the i. abort debate followed, and the Bill 8 then read a second time. CANTERBURY COLLEGE. the Mhjibteb of Education, in a very is speech, moved the second reading of er Canterbury College and Lincoln AgriItural College Bill The subject was then debated at great igth by the Canterbury members of the ►until and the second reading carried on c voices. The Council adjourned at 5 p.m.