BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1991, 22 September 1869, Page 3

BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

From the Colonial Hansard.

The Speaker laid on the table a schedule of the business transacted by the House during the session. It was necessarily incomplete as to one or two bills not yet disposed of; but it would in its complete form, be circulated amongst honorable members as a printed paper. New Writs issued—During the recess o the session of 1868, 12 ; during the session of 1869, 1 ; total, 13. Select Committees —On public matters, 18; total, 18.

Stanfiing Committees 4; on private bills, 3; total, 7. B>. Public Bills —Originated in the House : Received the Koyal Assent, 18 ; Awaiting the Governor’s pleasure, 28; Propped or otherwise disposed of, 29; total 75. Brought from the Council : Received the Royal Assent, 4 ; Awaiting the Governor’s pleasure, 15; Dropped or otherwise disposed of, 7 ; total, 26. Introduced by message: Received the Royal Assent, 2 ; Awaiting the Governor’s pleasure, 9 ; Dropped or otherwise disposed of, 3 ; total, 14. Total, 115. Petitions received, 87. Divisions —In the whole House, 37 ; in committee, 33 ; total, 70,

Sittings—Days of meetings, 57 ; Hours of sitting, 406h 20min ; Hours of silting after midnight, 28h 40min ; Daily average, 7h 17min. Adjournments for want of a Quorum — After commencement of business, 1. Votes and Proceedings—Entries in Journals : Of business d ne, 391 ; of notices of motion, 259; of orders of the day, 428 ; of questions, 82 ; total, 1,160. Daily average, 20. Orders for papers, 52. Addresses for papers, 2.

Other addresses, 7. Papers laid upon the table—By command, 124 ; in return to orders, 49 ; in return to address, 1 ; by Mr Speaker, 6 ; by Act, 5 ; total, 185. Papers ordered to be printed, 96. Papers not ordered to be printed, 87. Reports from Select Committees From the Committee on public petitions, 85; from other Select Committees, 36; from Standing Committees, 6 ; total, 127.