PARLIAMENTARY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2656, 24 September 1881, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph.] THIS DAY. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. PROROGATION. The Council met at noon, eight members, including the Speaker, being present; A Commission was read appointing Sir W. Fitzherbert, the Hon. John Johnston, and the Hon. C. J. Pharazjn, Commissioners to prorogue. The Acting Speaker and nine members of the Lower House haring attended, the Commission prorogued Parliament to Thursday, November 24. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 o’clock. Mr Seymour in the chair. business oe the session. A return of the work of the session was laid on’the Table. Schedule of business of the House of Representatives and of Billls passed and lapsed in both Houses during the session : . Select Committees, 12 ; Standing Committees. 14 ; total, 26. Public Bills originated in the House : Received the Royal Assent, 58 ; reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 1 ; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 69 ; total, 128. Brought from Council: Received the Royal Assent, 16 ; reserved for the signification of lier Majesty’s pleasure, 0; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 14; total, 30; grand total, 158. Private Bills originated in the House : Received the Royal assent, 2 ; dropped or otherwise disposed of, 1 ; total, 3. Petitions presented 385. Divisions in the whole House, 72 ; in Committee, 230; total, 302. Sittings—days of meeting, 72; hours of sitting, 565 ; daily average, 7hrs 50mins. Votes and proceedings, questions asked of Ministers, 500 ; entries in Journals, 1278. Orders for papers, 691 ; papers laid upon the table by command, 100; in return to orders, 55; in return to addresses, 1; by message, 1; by act, 41; by leave, 35 ; papers ordered to be printed, 141; papers not ordered to be printed, 2. Reports from Select Committees; From the Public Petitions Committee, IC3 ; from the Native Affairs Committee, 88; from the Waste Lands Committee, 110 ; from the Goldfields and Mines Committee, 19 ; from other Committees,. 88; total, 466., Number of Acts passed both Houses : Public Acts, 48 ; private Acts, 2 ; local of Bills droppad ’,or otherwise disposed of : In the Legislative Council, 40; in the House of Representatives, 42. , The Divorce Act Amendment Bill is the one which has been reserved for the Queen’s assent.