THE WORK OF THE SESSION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 24 December 1887, Page 2

THE WORK OF THE SESSION

+ Wellington, Deoember 23, Parliament Bat forky-foar dayß, the average befog 7 hours 34 rainatea ; of thla 217 hoarß were before midnight and 66 hours 30 minuteß after ; 511 petitions were presented, of which 429 were from HJuropoana aad 82 from Maorlp. The nnmber of pubHo Bills which originated In the H.uae was 122, and those brought from the Oounoll 10. Nine Bills were dropped m the Cjnncil and 73 m the &ouße. The schedule of Aota whloh passed both Houses is as follows : — PUBLIC ACTS. Appropriation. Australasian Naval Defence. Building Societies Ac^ 1880, Amendment, Civil Service Refor.a Aot Amendment, Fleheiaa Conservation Act, 1884, Amendment. Government Loana to Local Bodies Act Amendment. Government Railways. Governor's Salary and Allowance Aot Amendment. (Reserved). r *r Ioc !& re r at Sq PP Iv (No 1), Imprest Supply (No 2), Imprest Supply (No 3). L^nd Aot Amendment. Local Bodlea Finance and Powers Aot. 1885, Amendment, Midland Railway Contract. Mining Aot Amendment. Ministers' Salaries and Allowances. Municipal Corporation Aot Amendment. New Zealand Loan. Order m Council Validation, Parliamentary Honorarium 'and Prlvllegpa Act, 1884, Amendment. Pharmacy Act Amendment. Propjrty Tax. Poblic Bodies Powers. Pablio Revennea (No. 2) Public Revenues (No. 3). PubHo Works Aot Amend ai 3a t, Pab)lc Works Appropriation. Representation Act Amendment. Sheep Amendment. Sounds County Hoßpiul RepresentaWellington College and Girla' High Sohool, . Weatland and Nelson Native Reserves. West Ooaot Settlement Reservea' Aot Amendment. LOCAL ACTS. Akaroa Borough Counoil Reaetvea VestIng and Reclamation; Ohriatchnroh Diatrlot Drainage Act, 1875, Amendment (No. 2). Ohrlstchnroh Drainage Board's Reserves Sale and Exchange. Ohristchnrch Hoapltal; Gißborne Harbor Board Act. 1884, Amondtnenh GisborDQ High School Act, 1885, Amendment (No 2). Hammond Fenolng Claims Compensation. Inveroargill Waterworks Reaerve. Napier Harbor Board Amendment and Endowment Improvement. New Plymouth Borough and Harbor Board Street and Reserve Bxohange. New Plymouth Reoreatlon and Raceoonree Reserve. Ojiataro Harbor Board Loan. Olago Harbor Board Act, 1883, Amendment. Pukekohe Borough. Taranaki West Licensing District, ( Walrarapa North County Oounoll Empowering. ! PWVAIE ACTS. i Ohrlatchuroh Property Trust (Canterbory.) Phoanix Assufanoe Company of London. Weaieyan Methodist, Church Property xrust.