TUESDAY.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 120, 19 September 1885, Page 5

TUESDAY.

The first order of the day for this afternoon will be the Special Powers and Contracts Bill, and the District Railways Purchasing Bill, both to be committed this evening. The immigration vote, the only remaining clause of Public Works Estimates to pass through Committee, will be considered, and to-morrow the Supplementary Estimates will be brought down. I am sorry to say that Mr Larnach was slightly worse last night.

The End of the Session. Signs of the approaching end of the session are not wanting Ibis afternoon. Several Southern members return home. The Premier has just informed me he anticipates that business will be completed by Friday, and the prorgation on Saturday. | Irrespective of the fate of the Supreme Court Reporting Bill, Mr Tole will endeavour to get through a vote on the Supplementary Estimates for the purpose of establishing the system. There are thirteen applicants for offices of reporters, many of whom have been engaged on the staffs of the principal papers in the colony. The goldfields members are very much disgusted at the inability cf Government; to carry special subsidies for goldfields. In consequence of this Mr Seddon threatens to go into opposition.

A Bill to Repress Brutal Exhibitions. Ih the Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary is going to make new clauses in the Justices of the Peace Act, providing that if any persons shall engage together in boxing or sparring, or at any pretended glove light without covering the hands, and wearing padded gloves ot the kind and manufacture commonly known as " boxing gloves," each of the persons so engaged, and every person encouraging, aiding, or assisting such persons, or being present at any such engagement, 'shall be deemed guilty of an offence, and may be apprehended without warrant by any constable, and on conviction before any two Justices of the Peace shall severally be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20 for each such offence, or to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months Power is given to the police to enter by force any premises where they suspect Buch boxing ;is being carried on, and the justices may cancel the license of any hotel or place of public entertainment where it takes place.