PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2587, 8 October 1915, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

WASHING-UP BILL

AN ALL-NIGHT SITTING

COST OF LIVING

The Legislative Council met' at 2.30 •p.m. ' The Hon. Sir Maurice O'Rorke was granted leave' of absence for the remainder of the session.

The five local Bills passed by.. the House in the morning a first time, and referred to Local Bills Committees. -

The Reserves and Other' Lands Disposal, and Public Bodies Empowering Bill (the "Wasliing-up" Bill), tlie W;u Regulations Amendment Bill (No. 2), 'the' Alien Enemy Teachers Bill, and the Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill were received from -the House and read a first time. WAR REGULATIONS BILL.. The War Regulations Amendment Bill (No. 2) was put through final stages end passed without amendment. "WASHING-UP" BILL. The Reserves andl Othor Lands Disposal and Public Bodies' Empowering' Bill (the "Washing-up" Bill) was put through all stages. (•In Committee, Clause 125 was amended to allow all acclimatisation -societies, and not only the Canterbury Society, to collect and sell the eggs of . 'black swan's. A number of technical amendments were , mado, and two. new clauses were added, making the total number in the, Bill 139. The Bill was passed. , OTHER BILLS PASSED.. / The Counties Amendment Bill was put through Committee with amendments, read a third time and passed. JThe Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill was put through.all stages and passed. The Inglewood Borough Endowments and Disposal Bill ivas read a, first and referred to the Local Bill? Commit-' tee. UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT. ( The- New Zealand University Amendment Bill. was . introduced from the Bouse, put through all stages without amendment, »nd passed. .The Bill gives power to the Senate to confer diplomas, etc.,.on students who have cnlist-ed, subject to certain safeguards.- ■ '

. Tho Council rose .at .10.10 p.m. till 8.30 p.m. to-day. •