Synopsis of Bills.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 8 July 1890, Page 2

Synopsis of Bills.

REGISTRATION OF ELECTOR'S BILL, is not to affect the Maori Representation Acts. Every one must possets an elector's right before registration which must be renewed every three years. All who are at present qualified to vote and those who are qualified to be registered under subsections one and two of "The Qualification of Electors Act 1879 " are qualified to be registered. Provision is made for obtaining original elector's right when the person is illiterate and cannot write. Provision is also made for obtaining elactoral right for seamen's speoial representation. The advantage of the Bill appears to be the securing that the person whose name appears on the roll is indentical with the hold«r of the " right," and also prevents dual voting. The electoral right is to be signed by the holder, and the holder can be called upon at an eleotion to sign his name in a book, so as to test the resemblance of the signatures. CATTLS BILL, is to restrict the spread of infectious disease among cattle, and for the better prevention of cattle stealing. " Diseased " cattle are th Be mentioned in the first schedule of " The Diseased Catt c Act 1881 " or from time to time proclaimed. "The Sheep Act 1890 "is incorporated with this Bill. Owners of cattle have to make an annual return, and pay a yearly rate. Notice has to be given of driving cattle through a run. Penalties are mentioned for driving diseased cattle, which may also be destroyed. All persons interested and Inspectors may proseoute for fines incurred by breach of this Act, and owners of diseased animals are liable in damages to parties injured. •BEEP BHili, is introduced to consolidate and amend the Law providing for the Eradication and Prevention of Parasitic and others diueasas in Sne«p. All tht Shera Aot< and e>mod« mats flwa 1871 tt 10M mr» w*«*kd. '

EDUCATIONAL RESERVES LEASING BILL, has only three clauses, the third being the most important and is as follows :—Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Act other than this Act, any educational reserve may be leased for any period not exceeding thirty years, subject in all cases to the provisions of any Act authorising the leasing of such reserves respectively. EIGHT HOURS BILL, introduced by Sir George Grey hai two clauses, the second one reads : " From and after the— day of , one thousand eight hundred and ninety, eight hours shall, unless where there is a contract in writing to the contrary, constitute a day's work, and forty-eight hours ft week's work. CONTAGIOUS DIBEA3E ACT 1869 REPEAL BILL, Clause 2 provides that " The Contagious Deceases Act 1869," is hereby repealed; and clause 3 leav«B the date to be fixed by proclamation. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Permits girls not above 17 years old to be , committed to a special school. It empowers the Minister to pay for the maintenance and education of females who may exceed 12 years of age. Property of an inmate it made subject to maintenance, and imprisonment for debt, shall not operate as an extinguishment of the debt. LAW PRACTITIONER'S BILL, enacts as follows :— Notwithstanding any law in force in the colony relative to the admission of persons to be barristers and lolicitors of the Supreme Court of the colony, from and after the passing of this Act every male person of the full age of twenty-one years, and of whose good^ fame and reputation and of whose learning in law any one or more of the Judges of the. said Court shall be satisfied, shall be entitled to be and be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the said Court, and generally to the practice of the law, and to all the rights and privileges, thereof, and shall j be enrolled without fee as a barrister and solicitor of the said Court : Provided every such person shall previously to such admission be examined in law, and the Judges of the said Court shall from time to time prescribe the time, place and manner of such examination, and thereby decide upon the competency for admission as aforesaid of every euch person. EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES AND OTHERS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL, sets forth that " Whereas the appointing of one half-holiday from two o'clock in the afternoon on only one day in the week for all classes of workers, being female young persons and children, has been, found unsuitable: Be it thefore enacted that a special order made under section three of " The Employment of Females and Others Act 1881 " and she " Employment of s?emaleß and Others Act 1881 .Amendment Act, 1885," may from time to time provide and appoint .-eparate working-days in the week on whioh different clases or sets of workers, being females, young persons, and children, referred to in such section, ehall respectively have a holiday from one o'cloc't in the afternoon. A special order made in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall have in all other respects the effect of a special order made under the said section three of " Tho Employment of Females and Otheru Act 1881 Amendment Act, 1885." DOO REGISTRATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL, is introduced to secure that sheep and cattle dogs shall only be charged a fixed fee. RIVERS BOARDS ACT 1884 ASIBNDMENT BILL, is to secure a right to such Boards to make a separate or special rates by special order, instead of directing such rates to be made, notwithstanding sections 92 and 95 of the 1884 Act. TRUCK BILL, to prohibit the payment of Wages in Goods or otherwise than in money. Workman means any clerk, shop assistant, journeyman artificier, handicraftsman, miner, seamen, labourer, servant in husbandry, domestic servant. The wages shall be payable in money only, which means coin of the realm bank notes and cheques. All contracts are void if paid otherwise. No set off to be allowed for goods supplied to workman by employer. No reduction from wages are to be made for sharpening or repairing tools. The Act is not to apply to the employer providing medicine or medical attendance, or hay or corn for the workman's horse, or to use of house, or dressed Victuals prepared under roof of employer.