LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2568, 7 September 1867, Page 5

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. The Speakkr took the chair at two o'cloc The minutes of the last Bitting were read ai confirmed. THIRD ttEA.-DIS»3. The Otago Judicial Officers Bill, and the Wi rai'apa Racecourse Extension Bills were read third time and passed. SECOND BEADING. i . The Neglected and Criminal Children's Bill w read a second time. I .ADDRESS TO THE GOVERNOR. The Hon. Major RICHARDSON" moved th the address to His Excellency the Governor rol tive to the appointment of hia successor, 1 referred to a Select Committee. The motion was carried". DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILIt. The above Bill was further considered in con nrittec and the Council adjourned. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. The Speaker took the chair at two o'clock. The minutes of the last sitting were read an confirmed. THE PROVINCES. The Hon. Lieut.-Colonel WHTTMORE aske the hon. the member representing the Goveri 1 ment, whether tho Government hu9 any.inlcnt.io to introduce during the present session any Bi to provide for the case of provinces desiring t renounce the administration of their provinci: estate and to put an end to their present form c local government ? I Tho Hon. Major RICH ARDSON replied Mia ho was not aware there was any immediate caus for the introduction of the Bill proposed. THE GAZETTES. The Hon. Mr MENZIFS in asking tho Hor Major Richardson whether it is the intention c tho Government to publish any riofcico oxpbinii tory of or modifying the notice to ollWials of th General Government, published in tho Neio Z<:a land Gazette, No 28, 7fch March, 18I>7 ? said tha the Gazette he referred to was that wtiieii con tamed an intimation to Government official directing them to five no information to'ih public on government matters. ! Tho Hon. Major RICHARDSON replied thn the Governments considered it 'necessary to i*sui the intimation they had, and that tli«' Ministrj did not consider any explanatory notice nccessan as, except on public matters of importance wind had not been considered in the cabinet, there iva. no restriction plueed on Government y/lic«.u*3 giv ing information to the public. BLUFF AND WINTON RAILWAY. On tho motion of the lion. Mi- MISNZIES, l,h< report of the Bluff and Winton Railway Com mittee was remitted to the committee for furthei consideration. v RESIDENT MAGIBTBVTKS BITjL. On the motion for tho third reading of the above Bill, the Hon. Mr ACKLaND moved thai section 9 be erased and tho following words stanc as section 9 of tho Bill : — " At tho sittings of tin Resident Magistrates Court in civil mutters il shtill not be lawful for any Justico of the Peace not being a Resident Magistrate to sit and acl with the Resident Magistrate but it. shall bo lawful for two Justices of tho Peace to sit and act ir tho place of the Resident Magistrate as hereinafter provided." The Hon. ERNEST GRAY save no objection to the amendment. The Hon. Major PEACOCK thought it obvious that if it was desirous to make Justices of the Peace acquainted with jurisprudence, it would be very necessary for them to sib on the Bench with stipendiary .magistrates. The Hon. Mr Harris objected to tho amendment as likely to serve no good purpose, and after some further discussion the amendment wag withdrawn and the Bill read a third time and passed. THIRD READINGS. The Taran;>ki JVuvul ami Milihiry Settlors Bill, tie Medical Practitioners' Bill, and the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill were read a third time and passed. ADDRESS TO THE GOVHRNOn. The Hon. Major RICHARDSON man eloquent speech brought up an address to his Excellency the Governor on tho subject of his'recall, and after some discussion Mio address was adopted, and it was resolved that it bhould at o'clock to-day be presented to his ICxcllency by the Hon. the Speaker and several members of the Council. IN COMMITTKE. The Lunalics' Bill mid Neglected and Criminal Children's Bill were further con3iderud in committee.. SECOND 11KADING9. • The Land Claims Arbitration Bill was considered in committee, read a second time, and the third reading ordered for Tuesday next. Tho Council adjourned at 10.45 p.m.