PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume v, Issue 1430, 14 September 1905, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

By Telegraph.—Press Wellington*, this day*

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Wednesday

The Council met, at 2,80. PINAL STAGES Tho Oamnru Drill Shed Site Bill, Petone Corporation Waterworks Bill.Danuevirko Education 'Reserves Transfer Bill, Gisbotne Harbour Bill, Coal Mines Act Compensation Bill, and Industrial- foncilintiou and Arbitration Acts Compilation bill were passod through their final stages. Tho Ma»terton Trust Lauds Tni3t Empowering Bill was referred back to tho Loenl Hills Committee. Tho Council rose 3.30 p.m. '" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday BEPLIES TO QUESTIONS, In reply to quostion?, Ministers Btiuc.i : That the Referendum Bill will be circulated in a low days, and it will be tho same as tho Bill of lust session, That if tho Gaming and Lotteries Bill again comes beforo tho House the opportunity will be given of consideration of tho abolition of the totalisator, That an amonded Land for Settlement Bill will bo introduced this session, That tho question of hospital andohnritablo aid administration will bo carefully considored during tho recust', with a viow of introducing any necessary legislation noxt session, ' > RATING AMENDMENT BILL _. Tbo Rating Act Amendment Bill was introduced by Governor's messago and read a first time. ; - DISCUSSION ON REPLIES The remainder of I ho afternoon's sitting was occupied in discussing replies given by Ministors to the questions"" re the Order Pqper, .....ThoHouso rose at 5.30,

Tho House resumed at 7.30SHOP 3 AND OFFICES BILL Tho amendments mndo in comhiittoo in tho Shops and Ofiiccs Bill weraogreod to, A leugthy debute thou took place on tho, third' reading, members on both sides of tho Honso complaining that tho Bill was leaving tho liouso in an unsatisfactory stilts,, _ Eventually the.Bill was passed through its lina! stages ouitho voices. Tho Honso roso at 12,<10.