HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 42, 17 September 1885, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The District Railway Purchasing Bill was, after discussion, read a second time. The Supreme Court Reporting Bill was, -*fter; a discussion, principally confined to solicitors, adjourned for a fortnight; . - ■■ Tine .local bodies Finance and Pawers BiU. was further considered in Committee.- 49 out of 57 clauses were stf uck-out on the motion «f the Govenment, and Mr Seddon moved a new clause providing that local bodies in vwjjwing 'districts ■ might expend a portion of the- revenue received from gold- duty in prospecting for diamonds, gold, -silver or tin. Agreed to. Clause 57, providing for the repeal of the Roads and Bridges Constructioa Act, was passed. Several amendments wore made to. '" the schedules, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. The House rose at 1.50 a.m. •. , .: .-. ... Wellington. Sept. 16. . The ("Waimea plains Railway Bill was further, considered in committee. It was amended so that arrears of rates for three years be payable in December 1885, and June 1886. A now clause was added providing for the readjustment of ratable value and tfee bill was reported with amendments. .-...., ITie. House went into committee on the Special Powers and Contracts BillAll the clauses were passed withou Amendment. A. grant of 40 acres, to To Kooti was struckout.