This Day's Sitting.

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

This Day's Sitting.

The House met at 11 o'clock

Mr Hall moved the second reading of the Counties' Act Amendment Bill. Referring to the clause providing that in case of counties where the Act is not in operation, the Governor is empowered to exercise the functions, of the Council, there might be a difference of opinion, and if. he found the majority against that proposal, he would be prepared to forego it.

The motion was carried, and the bill was empowered to be committed. Major: Atkinson moved the second reading of the Land Transfer Act Amendment jßill. The object of the act was to obviate the isaiie of Crown grants, thereby expediting the completion of titles and save a considerable amouufc of money to the country. : . Sir G. Grey •■ said that the present system was the adoption of one in operation at the Cape of Good Hope. There, two Crown grants were drawn, one deposited in the Land Grants Office, and the other held by the grantee. When a transfer took place the parties.went to the Crown Grants Office and had the transaction endorsed on both grants, thereby obviating the expensive and cumbersome system of land transfer still in vogue.

Major Atkinson said that the present proposal was not to deal with the registration of title, but would keep .the suggestion in view, considering it a valuable one. '.■"{

Sir Geo. Grey said he would make an effort to have the proposal introduced into this Bill. Its effect would be that parties transferring property would go to the office, and for a sum of 10s 6d get the grant endorsed and the transfer completed. It was of great importance that property should be transferred with the same facilities as bank notes.

The motion was carried and a committee ordered for Monday. Mr Hall moved the second reading of the Rabbit Nuisance Bill. The nuisance was becoming formidable. Not less than 600,000 acres of land have been abandoned in consequence thereof. The bill wag similar to the one now in existence, with the addition of a few clauses more. Great experience had shewn it to be desirable.

Mr Seymour asked that as the Bill involved tbe question of taxation it should be postponed. This was a consolidation of a variety of measures for dealing with the nuisance in different parts of New Zealand, and as such it was of importance that it should be considered by a full House.

Mr Bain endorsed the remarks of the previous speaker, stating that he expected representatives on the subject from Southland.

Sir George Grey concurred, and moved that the second reading be postponed. Mr Hall consented to postponement, and the motion for adjournment was carried.

>.Mr Dick moved the second reading of the Census Act Amendment Bill, introduced at the request of the Imperial Government into all the Australian Colonies as well as the United Kingdom that the Colonies should take the census on the 3rd of April next year. The motion was agreed to. .

Mr Rolleston moved the second reading of the Arm's Bill. Carried.

The following bills were read a second time:—Banks and Bankers; Bills of Exchange ; Procedure {Mercantile Law ; Chattels and Securities ; Building Societies ; Animals' Protection; Married Womens' Property Protection; Aliens Marriage; Juries; Cruelty to Animals; Deaths by Accident Compensation ; Adulteration Prevention; Thames Water Supply Transfer and Fisheries Bills. The above bills with the erception of two not mentioned are > considered in Committee, and were read a third time and passed, as also the Census Bill.