Last Night's Sitting.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3617, 30 July 1880, Page 2

Last Night's Sitting.

The House resumed and agreed to meet at eleven to-morrow morning to consider the unopposed bills. The District Court Act Amendment Bill, and the Justices of the Peace Act Amendment Bill were discharged from the order paper.

The Hospital and Charitable Aid Endowment Bill and Fire Brigade's Bill were read a second time.

The New Zealand University and Uni« versiry Colleges Bill were considered in committee. .

Mr Tole and Sir G. M. O'Eoi ke supported the bill. Mr BoUeston' thought, for financial reasons, it was useless pressing the bill this session, therefore he moved that the chairman leave the chair.

Sir George Grey and Mr Montgomery supported; . >

Mr Macandrew opposed the bill. This day.

. Progress was reported on the University, Bill. The Chinese Immigration Prohibition Bill was discharged from the order paper. The Mines Act Amendment Bill was read a second time; The Otago Rivers Bill and Otago Harbor Board Endowment Bill were read a third time and passed. . ~-' % Mr Moornoase, in a few words, moved the second reading of the Marriage with Deceased Wife's Sister's Bill.

. Mr Macandrew without remark moved that it be read that day six months.

The second reading was carried without debate on a division by 27 to 9.

The Bill was ordered to be eommitteed next Thursday at 7.30.

The House rose at 12.40.