GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2398, 13 September 1892, Page 4

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

The Council met at 2.30 pan. on Friday. nlr Stevens gave notice to move—

That this Council is of opinion that in talcing a poll on any proposal for local borrowing, whether under a general or special Act, the proposal submitted to fin; ratepayers shall not be deemed to be

jar rind unless two-1 birds of the total voles given at Ihe poll are in favor of the oropii,-ai, such voter, being those of ratepayer the rateable value of whose property in the municipality, county, or district a Heeled by the proposal amounts in the aggregate to one-half of the total rateable value of rateable property therein.” The Contractors’ and Workmen’s Lien Bill pa-'sed its final stages. The Council rose at 4.20 p.m. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. i ,ij i .uii.ie resumed at 7.30 p.m. on Friday in Committee on the Land Bill. Clause 213—Penalty on an occupier in arroar of rent, was altered so as to enforce a. penalty for the non-payment of rent within thirty days instead of fourteen.

Clause 227 —License for flux cutting. —lt was decided that a liccn.-o !>egranted for seven years instead of three. . Clause 24G—Native lands on acquisition may ho declared Crown lands.—On the motion of Captain Russell it was decide ! tint nothing in this clause should affect the laud for the North Island trunk railway. The schedules were passed without material alteration.

The new clau-es were dealt with, and among those agreed to was one clause provi .lug tin t no person could become a holder or land exceeding 320 acres within a spi ci 1 set ile-incut, except in case of swamp land, 'the Hill was then reported, and the Bouse rose at 1.16 a.m.