PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 976, 17 November 1910, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

THE COUNCIL. LIFE INSURANCE. BONUSES. "When the Legislative Council met at 1.30 yesterday afternoon. The Hon. J. T. PAUL (Otago) asked vheii (ho usual honus to insurers in the government Life Insurance Department vill he distributed. Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the isual honus was distributed once in hroc years. The present triennium voiild close at tho end of next year, and )onus certificates would > probably be posted in April or May, 1912.. STANDING ORDERS SUSPENDED.. On the motion of the Attorney-General lie Standing Orders' were suspended, to illow of all Bills being put through all stages at one sitting for the balance of ;he session. LOCAL BILLS DISPATCHED. The following Local Bills were read a second time, and put through' their final stages, and passed without amendment >r with only verbal amendment:—Horovhcnua County Loan Bill, AVaikouaiti bounty' Council Reserve Vesting . Bill, areymouth Harbour Board Loans Consolidation Bill, "Wyndham Showground leserve Bill, Waiapu County Council Tokomaru Harbour) Empowering Bill, tVanganui Harbour Board Vesting Bill, lYaitara Harbour Board and Borough Empowering Bill, Hastings Borough Loan Empowering Bill, New Plymouth. Recrea;ion and Racecourse Keservo Leasing Vmendment Bill, "Woodvillo Borough Drainage Empowering - Bill, Lyttelton Sarbour Board Reclamation and Empoviring Bill, Havelock Harbour Board Amendment Bill, Templeton Domain Aleration of Boundaries' Bill, Selwyn bounty Subdivision Bill, Invercargill I'ramway. Buildings and "Works.Site Bill, rhaimes Harbour Board Empowering Bill, 3tago Harbour Board Lands Vesting Bill. HAWKE'S BAY RIVERS. The Hawko's Bay Rivers Bill was put ;hrough its committee stage, and was reported with the amendments made by the :oinmittee to which the Bill was recently ■eferred. The Bill was then put through ,ts final stages and passed.. AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.' A message was received from the House if Representatives agreeing to the amendnents made by the Council in the Local 3odies' Loans Amendment Bill,' Secret commissions Bill, National Provident ?und Bill, and the Taranaki Scholarship; Endowment Amendment Bill. ' FINAL STAGES. Tho New Zealand Loans Amendment 3ill and the Old Age Pensions Amendneut Bill were put through committee. ir;\ reported without amendment. Both Jills were read a third time, and passed. Tho Harbours Amendment Bill was reac i third time and passed. TAIERI LAND DRAINAGE. Tho Taieri, Land Drainage Bill wa: eferred to the Petitions Committee, wit! nstructions that it should be reportei v'ithin forty-eight hours. The Council rose at 9.15 p.m.