This Day's Sitting.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3623, 6 August 1880, Page 2

This Day's Sitting.

Wellington, This day. The House met at 11 o'clock this morning. ■

The House went into committee on the Crown Grants Amendment Bill, which passed without amendment.

The Counties Act was next considered in committee, when the following on the motion of Mr Murray was added as a new clause: "It shall be lawful for the councils of two or more counties to unite for the construction, repair, use and maintenance of bridges, roads, tramways and ferries in any of such counties."

The following additional clause by Mr Beeves was added on a division by 24 (P) to 25," In addition to the powers contaiuedin section thirty of 'The Counties Act 1876 ' the Governor in Council may by proclamation alter the boundaries set forth in such proclamation and shall be the boundaries of such county subject however to the condition that a petition shall have been presented to the Governor signed by three-fourths of the ratepayers of a riding praying that such riding may be severed from the county in which it is situated and made a

part of sorae other and contiguous county; the provisions of sections thirty-one,, thirly-tvro, thirty-three, thirty-four and thirty-five shall, be read with and be deemed to be part of this Act." The bill as amended was reported. The, House then went into committee on the Land Transfer Act Amendment Bill, which was passed with amendments, and agreed to.

The District Road Bill was read a second time and passed through committee and reported with amendments. It was then read a third time and passed. The Otago Road Rates Validity Bill was read a second time, passed through committee without amendment, and read a third time and passed. ; The House adjourned at 1.20.