BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1820, 20 December 1879, Page 3

BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

WELLINGTON, December 19. The following is the schedulo of business of the House of Representatives and of Bills passed and lapsed in both Houses during the session : (1). Select Committees on public matters, 13 ; on private Bills, 6. (2). Standing Committees on private Bills, 3. (3). Pnblic Bills originated in the House which received the Royal assent, 71; Bills reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 0 ; Bills dropped or otkorwise disposed of, 68 ; pending, 3 ; total, 142. Bills brought from the Council —Received the Royal assent, 12 ; reserved for signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 1 ; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 3 ; total, IC. (4). Private Bills originated in the House, 6. (6). Petitions presonted from Europeans, 331; from Maoris, 69; total, 400. (7). Divisions in the whole Honso, 52; in Committee, 83 ; total, 140. (8). Sitting days—days of meeting, 55 ; hours of sitting, 413 ; daily average, 7hrs. 30min. (9). Vote 3 and proceedings—Questions asked of Ministers, 532; antries in journals, 2008; total, 2510 ; daily average, 46. (9). Ordois for papers, 11. (10). Addresses, 2. (11). Papers laid upon the table by command, 51 ; in roturn to orders, 10 ; in return to. addresses. 35 : by leave, 63; papers ordered to be printed, 107. (12) Reports from Select Committees : From Public Petitions Committee, 212 ; from Native Affairs Committee, 95; from Waste Lands Committee, 93; from Goldlields and Mines Committee, 27; from other committees, 61 ; to ttl 488. List of Ac's passed by both Ho-se3 : Administration (reserved). Alexandra Corporat on Reserve. Ashburton County Council Waterworks. Auckland Free Public Library. Auckland Harbor Board. Auckland Improvement Commissioners Transfer of Powers. Awatere Shearing Reserve. Bluff Harbor Foreshore Rndowraent. Building Societies Act, 1876, Amendment. Christchurch Drill Shed. City of Auckland Loans Consolidation. Confiscated Lands Inquiry and Maori Prisoners' Trials. Customs Tariff. Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment. District Courts Act, ISSB, Amendment. District Courts Proceedings Validation. Law Societies Aot Amendment. Elections Validation. Electoral Acts Repeal. Electric Telegraph Act Amendment. Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877, Amendment. Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Acts Amendment.

Hamilton Volunteer Hall Site Act, 1878, Amendment. Harbors Act Amendment. Hawke's Bay and Marlborough Elvers Act, 1868, Amendment. Hawke's Bay Rivers Act, 1866, Amendment. Hokitika Harbor Board Endowment Act, 1868, Amendment. Imbecile Passengers Act Extension. Imprest Supply (No. 1). Imprest Supply (No. 2). Imprest r upply (No. 3). Imprest Supply (No. 4). Imprest Supply (No. 5). Intercolonial Probate. Knitungata aid Wangaloa Athenasnms Beserves. Kutrara Education Eeservea. laud Act, 1877, Amendment. Land Tax Collection. Leases and Sales Settled Estates Act, 1865, Amendment. Marlborough Eiver3 Districts Union. Masterton and Greytown Land Management Act, 1871, Amendment. Mines Act, 1877, Amendment. New Eiver Pilot Station Reserve.

Oamaru Harbor Board. Oamaru Waterworks Act, 1875, Amendment. Onehunga Waterworks Reserves. Onewhero Grant Empowering. Oreti Bridge and Ferry Reserves. Otago Koads Ordinance 1871 Amendment. Otago Univoraity Reserves Leasing. Palmerston North Reserves. Patents Acta Amendment. Property Assessment. Property Tax. Prisons Act Amendment. Public Reserves Sale. Public Revenues. Public Revenues Act 1878 Amendment. Qualification of Electors. Queenstown Racecourse Reserves. Rating Act 1876 Amendment, Registration of Electors. Resident Magistrate's Act 1867 Amendment. Eevision of Statutes. Riverton Drill Shed Reserve Management. Sites for Working Men's Clubs. Slaughter Houses Act 1077 Auicuduicut. Special Powers and Contracts. Thames Harbor Board Act, 1878, Amendment. Timaru Harbor Board Empowering. Timaru Waterworks. Tobacco Manufacture Treasury Bills. Triennial Parliaments. Wairarapa Race Course. Waitara Harbor Board. Land and Borrowing. Waiuku Recreation Reserve.

Wauganni Bridge Debentures. Wellington Harbor Board. Wellington Provincial District Highways Board. West Olive Public Hall Site. Private Bills passed by both Houses : Church Property Trust (Canterbury). Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. Napier Swamp Nuisance Acts Amendment. New Plymouth Gas Company. Primitive Methodist Temporal Affairs. Te Aro Reclamation. The following is the list of Bills dropped or otherwise disposed of: In tho Legislative Council— Ashburton County Council Waterworks (No. 2). Auckland College and Grammar School. Heathcote Bridges. Incorporation of Kawakawa. Lyttelton Harbor Board and Corporation of Borough of Lyttelton Exchange. Miners Eight Fees Reduction. Mining Companies Act 1872 Amendment. Napier Church Land Trust. Otago University Reserves Vesting. Protection of Animals 1873 Amendment. Registration of Dogs. Wangomu Endowed School. In the House of R?presentatives Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt. Alienation of Maori Land. Appeals from Justices Act, 1867, Amendment. Auckland Turnpike Act 3 Repeal. Canterbury Rivers Act, 1870, Amendment. Chinese Immigrants. Christchurch District Drainage Act, 1875, Amendment. Civil List Act Amendment (No. 1). Civil List Act Amendment (No. 2). Clutha Harbor Board Borrowing Powers. Constitution Act Amendment. Corrupt Practices Prevention. Counties Act, 1876, Amendment. Drain ?.ge. Duties on Deceased Person's Personal Estate. Election Petitions. Elective Council. Electoral Acts Repeal (No. 2). Execution against Real Estate. GauiiDg and Lotteries. Gold Duties Abolition. Harbcrs Act, 1878, Amendment (No. 2). High School Eeserve3. Hospital and Charitable Institutions. Inch Clutha Act, 1878, Amendment. Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860, Amendment. Kirk's Land Road Land Claims Arbitration. Land Tax Act, 1878, Amendment. Land Transfer. Licensing Acts Amendment. Licensing Laws Amendment. Maori Members' Election Validation. Maori Representation. Maori Representation Act, 1867, Amendment. Married Women's Property. Members of General Assembly Expenses. Municipal Corporations Acts Amendment. Mnrihikn Native Reserves Grant. Napier and Meanec Recreation Ground. Native Lawsuits. Native Reserves Vesiing. Otago Boys and Gills' High Schools Amendment. Plurality of Voting Suspension. Prevention of Corruption. Rabbit Nuisance. Railways Construction Act, 1878, Amendment. Rating Act, 1876, Amendment (No. 2). Registration of Births Act, 1875, Amendment. Regulation of Elections. Representation. Sheriffs Act, 1858, Amendment. South Island Native High School. Southland Boys' and Girls' High School Amendment. Special Settlements. Taranaki Iron Smelting Works Land 3 Act, 1874, Amendment. Towns on Private Lands Regulation. Wairoa Harbor Board Endowment. Width of Streets and Roads. Bills pending when the return was prepared, and since assented to : Appropriation. Immigration and Public Works Appropriation. Public Works.