PARLIAMENTARY

West Coast Times, Issue 10668, 23 December 1897, Page 4

PAR LI AMENTARY

Q [Per United Press Association.] Wellington, Dec. 21. THE COUNCIL. The Council met at 7.30 and adjourned till 10 p m., and on reassembling further adjourned till midnight. The Council resumed at 3.43. The Appropriation Bill was received and put through all stages. The Council adjourned at 4.15 till Friday. Dec 22. THE HOUSE. After the telegraph office closed the debate was contiuued on an amendment on the question of the third reading of the Appropriation Bill in which Messr.« Hogg, Stevens aad Richardson spoke. Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon in reply said the Opposition policy has been one of studied and determined blocking of business, but despite the blocking tactics, the average number of Bills (43), had been passed this session. The Bill passed final stages at 4.10, and by 18 to 15 the House adjourned till Friday.

The following is a list of Acts passed during che session :—: —

Public Acts — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act Amendment, Appropriation, Awarua Seat Inquiry, Cheviot Estate Disposition Amendment, Consolidated Stock Act Amendment, Cyanide Process Gold Extraction, Explosives Act Amendment, Fisheries Encouragement Act Amendment, Government Emergency Loans to Local Bodies, Government Railways Departmental Classification, Harbors Act Amendment, Imprest Supply (No 1), Imprest Supply (No 2), Imprest Supply (No 3), Joseph Houston Land Grant, Kapiti Island Public Reserve No 2, Land and Income Tax, Land and Income Assessment, Land for Settlement Act Amendment, Leases and Sales of Settled Estates, L.ytt?lton Harbor Loan, Members of the House of Representatives Disqualification, Mining Company Act Amendment, Native Land Laws Amendment, Patents Desigris and Trade Marks Act Amendment, Public School Teachers Incorpoiation and Court of Appeal Act Amendment, Sunday Labor in Mines, Victoria College, Water Supply Act Amendment, Westport-Ngakawau Railway Extension Act Amendment.

Local Acts— Bluff Harbor Board Empowering, Borough of Lyttelton Corporation Enabling, Invercargill Public Offices ,£ite Act 1875 Amendment, Invercargill

Racecourse Trustees Empowering, Kohukohu Foreshore Reclamation, Lyttleton Harbor Board Loan, Napier Municipal Corporation and Napier Harbor Board Exchange of Lands Empowering, Otago Harbor Board, Wellington Boys Institute, Wellington Education Board Transfer ol Reserve, Westport Harbor Board Loan. Private Act — Hawera Gas Works and Electric Lighting.