The Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1883. THE LATE PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 238, 10 September 1883, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1883. THE LATE PARLIAMENTARY SES SION.

The second session of the ninth parliament of JSen Zealand was pro» rogued on Saturday alternoon, The debates during the session have been characterised for the acrimony displayed on both sides, contusion, \raste ol timn ill-feeling, aud on the whole, bad legislation. Even ia the laßt dying hour, menibers were fpund to be using

strong unparliamentary lingun^ to wards each othar. Thp session nlt^sgetlier has caused wi !f spread dtesa'i^* j f ction throughout, tin colony— a dissatisfaction which will find expression ai the ballot-box. The session lasted twelve weeks, 161 public Bills wern introduced m one or both Houses ; 76 being passed, 1 other Bill being reservod for the Royal assent of Her Majesty, and 48 Billstailing to pass for various | opuses, chiefly want of time. Tho [ tower House originated 137 ot these Billo, and the, Upper House 24, these latter being mostly introduced by Government into the " Upper House first for convenience. Four private Bills were introduced, 3 being passed. The petitions presented were 543, of which 74 were from Maons. Questions put to Ministers were 645 m number. The sitting days numbered 58, the hours of sitting being 432, showing a daily average o< about saven and a-half hours. T' e Legislitiveß Council's sittings were very short on the average, and wernon fewer days than those of the Lower House, which neces-arily requires much longer time to get through a given quantity of business, by reason of thp greater tendency of discussion of principles and details. No less than 409 reports were made by Select Companies, most of the Lower House.