PARLIAMENTARY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2013, 6 August 1880, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOU3E OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 11 o’clock this morning, and went into Committee on the Crown Grants Amendment Bdl, which passed without amei Ament. The Counties Act was next considered in Committee. The following, on the motion of Mr Mubeay, was added as a new_ clause ;—“ It shall be lawful for tho Councils of the two or more counties to unite for the construction, repair, use, and maintenance of bridges, roads, tramways, and ferries, in any of such counties. The following additional clause by Mr Reeves was added on a division of 24 to 25 : —“ In addition to the powers contained in section 30 of the Counties Act, 1876, the Go-vernor-inCounoil may, by proclamation, alter the boundaries of any county, and, from and after a day to be named in such proclamation, the new boundaries! set forth in such proclamation shall be thaj boundaries of such county, subjset, to the condition that a petition snail presented to the Governor, signed fourths of the ratepayers of. a riding, praying that such riding may bo severed from th«T county in which it is situated and made a part of some other and contiguous county. The provisions of sections 31, 32, 33, 31, and 35 shall be read with and be deemed to be part of this Act.” The Bdl as amended was reported. The House went into committee on the La d Tia-isfer Act Amendment Bill, which was passed with amendments. The District Roads Bill was read a second time, passed through committee, and reported with amendments, and then read a third time and passed. The Otago Road Rates Validity Bill was read a second rime, passed through committee without amendments, and read a third time and passed. The Home adjourned at 1.20 p.m.