Essence of Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1892, Page 2

Essence of Parliament.

On Monday the second reading of the Naval and Military Settlers Bill was read a second time. The Westland, Grey, Inangahua, and Buller Counties Vehicle Licensing Bill was read the third time and passed. The Kaipo Eeserve Bill (No. 2) also passed its final stages. The House then went intc Committee of Supply. On Tuesday the Acting Premier announced that the following Bills would be dropped by the Government : — Land Transfer Act Amendment Bill, Public Works Act Amendment Bill, Land Drainage Bill, Stock Bill, Unclaimed Moneys Bill, Wellington Fruit-growing Bill, Education Beserves Aot Amendment Bill, Inspecting of Building Appii* ances Bill, Boarding and Lodging Houses Bill Companies' Branch Registers Act Amendment Bill, Labour Department Bill,' Civil Sei" vice Bill, Native Land Court Bill, Manual and Technical Elementary Instruction Bill, Codlin Moth Bill, Shipping Act Amendment Bill, Municipal Corporations Bill, Adulter* ation Prevention Acts Amendment Bill, Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Bill, Hawkers and Pedlars Bill, Ngahauranga Native Reserves Re* gistration of Lease Bill and Noxious Weeds Bill (Mo. 2). These orders were discharged from the Order Paper, together with the order referring to the question of the correspondence between the chairman of the foreign bondholders in London and the Government. In regard to other Bills, the Acting-Premier said what was done with them would depend on the progress made. The Acting Premier announced that Government would take up the Law Practitioners Bills (Sir George Grey) and the Friendly Societies Bill (Mr Rees). : The Public Works Statement was taken as read. The House then went into Committee of Supply.