BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Dunstan Times, Issue 923, 26 December 1879, Page 3

BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

The following is a schedule of the business of the House of Representatives, and of Bills passed and lapsed in both Houses during the session :—*

Select Committees on public matters, 13; on private bills, G

S gliding Committees on public bills, 3. Public bids originated in t e House received the Royal assent, 71 ; reserved for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure. 0 ; drooped or otherwise disposed of, 63 ; pvttdiu 3 ; total, 142.

Rids brought from the Council—Re ceived he Royal assent, 12 ; reserved for signification of H*>r M q* sty’s pleasure, I * dropped nr otherwise disposed of, 3 ; total.’ 16. Private bills originated in the House, 6. Petitions presented from Europeans, 331 • from Maoris, 0!) ; total. 4DD. Divisions in whole House, 52 ; in Committee, S3 : total, 140 . ‘Sittings ; Days of meeting, 55; hours of si ting, 413; daily average, seven hours thirty minutes. Votes and Proceedings; Questions asked of Mi asters, 532; entries in Journals, 2003 ; total, 2 >4O ; daily average, 4G. Orders for papers, 11. Addresses. 2.

Papers laid upon the table by command, 54 ; in return to orders. 10 ; in return to addresses, 15 ; by leave, C 3 ; Papers ordered to he printed, 107. Reports from Select Coinmitmes : From Public Petitions Committee, 212; from Native Affairs Committee, 95 ; from Waste Bauds Committee. 93 ; from Goldfields and Mines Committee, 27 ; from other Committees, 61 ; total, 483