EVENING SITTING.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14841, 5 December 1913, Page 8

EVENING SITTING.

Tho Council resumed at 7.30 p __ MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL, " In Committee on the Municipal Gar. poratiou Act Amendment Bill, a _<_» clause, fixing which roil shall be used in the event of an election beiore Ann! Ist, was inserted, on the mot ion of ih& Minister. Another new clause, moved by th©' "" | Minister, giving to the mayor or pna-" - ! cipal fire brigade officer iv a borough. wiiero there is no Fire Board, the saa_ - powers and immunity as in tho cat© where a Fire Board does exist, was in. * sorted, and sub-section 2 of section 258 of the principal Act was consequently *-.=" repealed. -"- A new clause authorising Couucus tg raise money for dwelling with, out first taking a poll of the ratepayers '," was added. Tho Bill was then reported tnth. I amendments. -~ ' FIRST STAGES. * \ The Council went into Committee on ~ th© Footwear Regulation Bill, whfc&vlj was passed with minor amendments. The Post and Telegraph Act Amend- '" ■> ment Bill was also passed through -_ mittee with a minor amendment. ? * The above Bills were then read a,.*""! third time and passed. ,__•* VARIOUS BILLS, - iz The Hon. F. H. D. BELL moved the t second reading of the Land Agents Amendment Bill, which he explained jj- . was designed to remove difficulties in. 4 ~ the way of registration. * *jp' The second reading was-agi cod to*. V* The Fir© Brigades Act Amendment *'<-' Bill was read a second time. -^ The second reading of th© Patents, ft. Designs, and Trad© Marks Bill was 1* carried without debate.' _■__"_. The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes .__< Act Amendment Bill, and tho Practitioners Act Amendment Bill, were?.,, read a second time, pro forma, and re- -jf ferred to the Statutes Revision Com* ,-/ mittee. >r»lt The • Railways' Construction, Lawiv-' Amendment, Stamp Duties Amendment, Fruit Preserving Industrjj £, and Wangan-i School Sites Act Amend- #~ ment Bills were read a second timi |> •without debate. *j_* The second reading of the Judicaturigli Act Amendment Bill was agreed to. On resuming after supper, tho LaHJfejff [Agents, Fire Brigades, Patent D*jg|_%_, ! signs, Railways Construction, Stattt^t" Duties, Fruit Preserving Indusfafpr J I Wanganui School Sites and Judicatui**^) I Bilis were reported from Conmiitte©,'.^ and read a third time and.passed. ' a,-. Th© Council rose at 11.55 p.m. |"