PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 228, 24 September 1881, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Wellington, Saturday. Tbe House met at noon, Mr Seymour in the chair. The following return of the work of the session was laid on the table; — Schedule of business of the JEtouie and of Bill passed and lapsed in both Houses duriog the seision 1 ; Select Committees on public matters 9; on Private Bills 3; Standing Comn_itteoß 11; ditto on Private Bills 3. Total 14. Grand total 26. Public Bills originated in the House and received the Royai assent 68; reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure 1; dropped, or otherwise disposed of, 69 ; total 128. Brought from tbe Council and received the Royal assent 16; reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure 0; dropped, or otherwise disposed of, 14. Total 30. Grani Total 158. Private Bills originated in the House and received the Royal assent, two; dropped or otherwise disposed of, one; total 3. Petitions presented from Europeans, 297; from Maoris, 88; total, 385. Divisions in the whole House, 72; in Committee, 230; total, 302. Sitting daya of meeting, 72; hours of sitting, 565; daily average, 7 hours SOmias. Voteß and Proceedings— Questions nsked of Ministers, 500; eatries in Journals, 1278; total, 1778; daily average, 24.9 Orders for papers by the House, 69; papers laid upon the table by command 100 : in return to orders 65 ; in return to addresses one ; by message one ; by Act 41; by leave 35. Papere ordered to be printed 141 ; papers not ordered to be printed 92. Total 233. Reports from Select Committee : — From the Pnblic Petitions Committee 163 ; from the Natives Affairs Committee 88 ; from the Waste Lands Committee 110 ; from the Gold Fields and Mines Committee 19 ; from other Committees 88. Total 466. Lists of Acts passed both Houses :— Public Acts-Adoption of Children ; Animals Protection Act Amendment ; Appropriation ; Chatham Is lands ; Chinese Immigration ; Corrupt Practices Prevention ; Crown Suits ; Customs and Excise Duties ; Deceased Persona' Estates Duties ; Dentists Act, 1880, Amendment ; Diseased Cattle ; Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1867, Amendment ; Dog Registration Act Amendment ; Drainage ; Employment of Females and Others; Feeting; G -ming and Lotteries ; Hawke's Bay and Marlborough Rivers Act, 1868, Amendment; Immigraion and Public Works Appropriation; Imprest Snpply ; Licensing ; Native Land Act Amendment ; Native Land Frauds Prevention ; Native Succession ; Neglected and Criminal Childrens Acta Amendment ; New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act 1877 Amendment ; Patients Act Amendment ; Post Office ; Prisons Act Amendment ; Property Assessment Aot Amendment ; Property Tax; Public Domains; Public Health Act 1876 Amendment; Public Reserves ; Public Revenues ; Rabbit Nuisance ; Railways Authorization ; Railways Construction and Land ; Regulation of Elections ; Representation ; Sheep Act Amendment ; Stamp Acfc 1875 Amendment (No 2) ; Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment ; Thermal Springs. Districts ; Town Districts ; Volunteers. — Private Actß-Hororata Water Race; St Paul's Presbyterian Church Trustees Incorporation. Local Acts; Akaroa High School; Auckland Reserves Changes and Change of Trusts ; Canterbury Rivers Act, 1870, Amendment ; Geraldine Race Course Reserve ; Invercargill Gasworks Site ; Masterton and Greymonth Lands Management Act, 1871, Amendment; Oamaru Harbor Bawd; Otago

UniTersity Reserves Vesting; Port Chalmers Cemetery • Port Chalmers Dock Trustees ; Port Chalmers Drill Shed ; Rangiora High School ; Roxburgh Re cereation Ground Management ; Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Assocltion Reserve ; Special Powers and Contracts. Taranaki County Council Loan act 1878 Amendment. Timaru Harbor Board Act 1876. Amendment Timaru Harbor Board Loan ; Timaru Mechanics lustitute Act 1877 Amendment ; Timaru Water Race Reserve ; Waimakaririri Harbor Board Loan ; Waimate Race Course Reserve ; Waimate and Temuka Pubhc Schools Site ; Waitara Harbor Board Loan j Wellington Queen's Wharf and Stores Sales \ West Coast Settlements Reserves ; Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Amendment. [The remainder of this telegram did j not reach us in time for to-day's issue;]