House of Representatives.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11646, 25 August 1905, Page 2

House of Representatives.

The House met at 2.30.

FIRST READINGS.

The Fisheries Conservation Acts Amendment Bill (Ward), the Education Reserves Bill (Seddon) were read a first time.

LOCAL BILLS.

The following Local Bills were put through their final stages: — Auckland Harbour Board and Deyonport Borough Council Empowering/JQilworth Trustees Amendment, Auckland Harbour Board Empowering^ Auckland - Waterworks Loans, Siukink Funds Amendment, Gisborne Harbour, Havelock Commonage, . Oamaru Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, Wallace Hospital District, Petone. .Borough Empowering, Eltham Public Hall, Dannevirke Education Reserve Transfer, and Eastborne-Road District.

The . following local. ■ Bills were put through Committee : — Oamaru Volunteer Drillshed Site, Nelson Harbour, Education Board of Otago Empowering, Dunedin District Drainage and Sewerage Amendment, Wellington Hospital Contributors, Petone Corporation Waterworks, Masterton Trust Land Empowering, and Motueka Harbour Board.

The House rose at 5:30. - . WELLINGTON, August 25. After the Telegraph . Office closed, the Electoral Bill was further considered in Committee. At clause 128, which makes provision for absent voters, Mr Massey moved an addition to .the clause to' provide that every duly registered elector who is incapacitated by illness at the time of the election shall b-3 entitled to" • receive an elector's

Sir Joseph Ward and others objected to this proposal on the ground that it would open the door to impersonation. Mr ITassey's motion "was lost by 31 to

On reaching clause 130, progress was reported, and the Housa rose at- 1.20.