LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3399, 13 November 1879, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

"Wellington, Last night. In the Council to-day the greater part of the siltiug was occupied by a discussion in Committee on the procedure relative to local Bills, and some alterations were made in the Standing Order baring relation thereto. NOTICES OF MOTION. Among the notices of motion one was by Mr Ackland, that the neir County of Timaru should not b9 declared. Mr Wiiitukor gives notice to bring in a Bill to amend " The Building Societies Act. INDECENT PEBFOB'irANCES. Mr lioynolds asked if Government will bring in a Bill to suppress indecent public performances. Mr Whitaker replied that Government wished to take action in the matter, but hardly had time tins session. There were . nearly one hundred Bills yet to deal with. THOBNBON BECLAMATIOS. . ' On the motion of Col. Whitmore, who said ho wislied to compare the action of the late and present Governments in the matter, a return was ordered of the correspondence relative to extending they time of payment for the Thorndon recla«! > mationl ■ ■ , rrBLIC ■VTOEK3 EXPENPITOEB. i A return was ordered, oa the motion of Colonel Whitmore, of the public works expenditure in every district in the colony since July, 18G9; together with, the provincial liabilities taken over, by the General Government, and the revenue raised from each district. , EXPENDITTJBE IN AUCKLAND. - . The motion by Colonel Whitmore for a return of the public expenditure in the several Auckland Counties during the lust ten years was withdrawn on the suggestion of Mr Whitaker, who said the result would not justify the time and expense it would entail. OTAGO LAND SALE 3. A return was ordered, on the motion of Sir F. D. .Bell, of the land opened for sale and the revenue received in Otago during the last two years. Tlio Council adjourned at 5.10 till .7.30. Evening Sitting. At the Council evening sitting, the - District Courts Validation Bill, and the Elections Validation Bill, were read a . second lime. The Council rose at 9.15.