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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 5

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; MARRIAGE'WITH DECEASED WIFE'S, { NIECE. t t > r \ S ■ .TBE'jBUsiciANS BILL. The Council held a short session yesterday, and'adjourned foxin fortnight. In the Hguse "a number of local Bills were l passed, add a discussion too\ place on the motion for committal of Sir William Steward's , Bill to validate marriages "with a deceased info's niece. The Bill was reported with amendments, and further consideiahon of it was' deferred. In the evening Mr. Sidcy's Musicians Bill was discussed for fivo hours in absurd, detail, with the object of preventing MryHerdnlah from bringing forward his Pubbc Semce Bill., Government members wero suci cessful m this The Nahvo Land Bill Iras brought'down at 12.25 a m. ' THE COUNCIL. , '/ADJOURN* JILL NOVEMBER 24. v The sittings of the Legislative Council were resumed yesterday afternoon. The Hon. Captain BAILLIE gave notice to move that the Government bo requested to tate ipto consideration, with the least possible delay,' the desirableness of amending the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1908. The Roman Catholic Archbishop ot Wellington Empowering Bill was read a first time Tho MT,ean Institute Bill and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland Special Powers Bill were read 'a third time. 'CHATTELS TRANSFER AMENDMENT '•V, - BILL. Dr.. .FINDLAT *sked that the second readtog of the-Cnattels Transfer Amendment BUI Dβ postponed. ' iw i fion -\9- SAUWSL (Auckland) suggested that it would be well to limit tho , eftect of Suorsecbon l'of Section 5 to an instrument by way of security rather than to any instrument. | ea,d the qpestion would be otelt with by the Statutes Rovision Commit•7ke Council then adjourned till November