BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 121, 26 September 1885, Page 5

BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT.

Wellington, September 22. The prorogation wa^ of a formal character. The usual return showing the business done during the session gives the following figures :- Select committees, 15. Public bills—Received Royal assent, 82 ; reserved for Her Majesty, 1 ; dropped, 72. Private bills — Passed, 1. Petitions presented — From Europeans, 331 ; from Maoris, 101. Divisions, 288 ; days of meeting, 69 ; hours of sitting, 395 ; daily average, shrs. 43mins. ; questions asked of Ministers, 431 ; orders for papers, 73 ; papers laid upon the table, 251 ; reports from Select Committees, 419. Publio Acts. — Administration Aot, 1879, Amendment; Adoption of Children Act. 1881, Amendment ; Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877, Amendment. Appropriation.— Auckland Railway Land Compensation : Auckland University College Kesrrves; Bankruptcy AcMB73 Amendment; Canterbury and Otngo Marriages: Cen eteries Act, 18S2, Amendment; Coron-rs Act, 1867, Amendment; Costley Train ng Institution ; Ci untits Act Amendment ; Oubtorns and Excise Duties; Customs Duties h terpretaiion ; Deceased Peisoi.s Estates Duties Act, 18SI, Amendment; DiFMct Railway Pur. hasiig; Eduua'ion Act. 1877, Amendment; Employment of Female^ and Others Act. 1881, Amendment", No 1; Enfcronn«nt of Judgments; Evidence Further Amendment ; Financial Arrangements Act. 1876, Amendu ent;Fifeherie.- Encouragement. Gamine and Lotteries Act, iBBl. Amendment No. 1 ; Gald-mininpr Districts Act, 1873, Amendment ; Hospitals and Charit ble Institutions ; Imraitrratton and Public Works Appropriation ; Imprest Supply. No. 2 ; Imprest Supply, jno. 3 ; Industrial Schools Act. 1882, Amendment ; Justices of the Peace Act. 1882, Amendment ; Lands Transfer; Life Assuranc«; Publicai s Act, 1881. Amendment; Local BoriiesCon ractors; Loc«l Bodiesj Finance and Powers; Mercantile Act, 1882,Amendment; Middle Inland Half-oaate Grants; Winers Act 1877, amendment, No 2; Miuing Companies Act, 1872, amendment; Mortgage Debentures; New PI; month Exchanges Completion Act, 1874, Amendment; New Zealand State Forests; . Otago Docks Act, 1883, Amendment; Palmerston North Burgess Roll ; Patent Act, 1883, Amendments; Postal Notices; Presbyterian Church Property Assessment; Property Law Consolidation Act. 1883, Amendment ; Property Ta* ; Public Reserves Act, 1881, Amendment; Publio Revenues; Public Works Act, 18S2, Amendment; Publio Works Aot, 1882, Amendment No. 2: Kabbit Nuisance Act. 1882, Continuance ; Railways Authorisation ; Rating Act, 18*2, Amendment, No. 2 ; Residen Magistrates Court Proceedings Validation; River Boards Act. 1884. Amendment ; aavingB Banks Acts, 1858, Amendment; Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877, Amendment ; Special Powers and Contracts ; Stamp Act, IPB2, Amendment ; Waunea Plains Railway Rating ; West C>aat Settlement Reserv<B Act. 1881, Amendment ; Westland and Grey Education Boards ; Whitninre Enabling. Private Acts. Christ's < lolles c ; Canterbury Congrexational Union Incorporation ; Napier Gas Com i any Act, 1875 Amendment; St. Mary's Convent Property Leases. Local Acts. - Auckland Harbour Boards, No. 2; Borough of Inveroargill Loans Consolidation ; Chri-.toh.urch Market Reserves ; Christchuroh Public Works Loan Validation ; Dunedin Cattle Reserve Leaßing; Dunedin Drill-sbed Be-erves Act, 1876, Amendment Act, 1884, Amendment: Gisborne High fcchool; Napier Harbour Board Empowering; otago Harbour Board Leasing ; Patea Harbt ur Board ; Sydenham Publio works Loan Validation; Timaru Harbour Board Loan; Wellington Corporation Leasehold; Wellington Publio Street Closing. Seventy six bills were introduced, but were subsequently dropped or otherwise disposed of. Among them were the Tauranga Harbour Board, Ei^ht Hours, Extension of Hours for Polling, Fire and Marine Insur* ance Companies, Licensing. Amendment, [.Municipal Corporations, ana Parcels PoeU