Legislative Council

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12001, 19 October 1906, Page 2

Legislative Council

(P«r United Press Association). WELLINGTON, October 18. The Council met at 2.30. PROGRESS OF BILLS. The Amendments made by the House in the Firearms Bill weie agreed to. The Attorney-General moved the second reading pro tornia of the Statute Law Amendment Bill, to give effect to certain amendments made by the Reprint of Statutes Commission with respect to the Statutes. The Hon. Stevens asked that each Act referred to in the Bill should be dealt with in » separate Bill. The present Bill dealt with ten subjects, dealing' with different phases of various Acts. The Attorney-General stated that the Statutes Revision Committee would consolidate the existing law into 108 Acts, to be issued in four volumes. The second reading was agreed to, and the Bill was referred, to the Statutes Revision Committee. The Wellington Harbour Board Reclamation and Empowering Bill passed its final stages. The Kensington Park Rat© Exemption Bill (Thompson) was read a second time. The Eketahuna Borough Bill (Feldwick) and Dunedin District Drainage and Sewerage Act Amendment Bill (Bolt) were put through their final stages. The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Unclassified Societies Registration Act Amendment Bill, received from the House. — Agreed to without discussion. The Agricultural Implements Manufacture, Importation, and Sale Act Extension Bill, to revive the Act of last year, was read a second time without discussion. FiiE TOURIST AND HEALTH REfeORTS CONTROL BILL. The Tourist and Health Resorts Control Bill was further considered in committee The Hon. McLean moved a new sub-sec-tion to clause 9 (authorising the Minister to grant the use of any reserve for sports). to jfive those in control of public reserves during days on which a charge for admission is made the right to exclude or reject undesirable persons. The Attorney-General did not think it would be right to insert such a provision in a Bill of this character. After considerable discussion it was agreed to add the sub-section to the clause, with an alteration placing the power conferred by it in the hands of those to whom the use of such reserves may be granted. The Bill was reported as amended. THE FARRIERS' BILL. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Farriers Bill was resumed, and after discussion, Mr Miller's amendment, that the question of the beet system of shoeing horses be referred to a Select Committee to be appointed next session, and that the Bill be not proceeded with, was carried by 9to 8. The Bill was therefore discarded. The Council rose at 5 p.m.