WORK OF THE SESSION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 221, 4 January 1909, Page 2

WORK OF THE SESSION.

Tbe following statement of the business of tbe session has been issued: — Select Committees on public matters, 25; on private matters, 17. Public Bills, received Royal Assent 71, reserved 1, dropped or otherwise disposed of 53. Private Bills, received Royal Assent 5.

Petitions, from Europeans 543, from Maoris 66.

Divisions in tbe whole House 31, in committee 131.

Sittings.—Days of meeting 52, hours before midnight 390 hours 36 minutes, after midnight 75 hours 17 minutes, daily average 8 hours 57 minutes.

Questions asked, 544. Entries in journals 497, daily average 29

ciders for papers, 50; papers laid oh table, 252; of which 166 were ordered to be printed. Reports from Select Committees, 388. The Public Acts passed during the session were as follows: —

Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement. Appropriation. Coal Mines Amendment. Customs Duties Amendment. Death Duties. Defence. Designation of District Amendment. Friendly Societies. Gold Duty Amendment. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions. Industrial Schools Amendment. Inferior Courts Procedure. King Country Licenses. Land for Settlement Administration. Land Settlement Finance. Land Tax and Income Tax. Magistrate's Courts Amendment. Masterton Trusts Land Exchange. Native Land. Naval Defence. New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment.

New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances. Old Age Pensions Amendment. Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment. Public Works Amendment. Race Meetings. Railways Authorisation.. Reformatory Institutions. Rotoiti Validation. Stamp Duties Amendment. Urewera District Native Reserve Amendment. Wanganui School Sites. Workers' Compensation Amendment. The Shipping and Seamen Act is reserved for Royal Assent.