HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4523, 4 July 1883, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellington, Yesterday. The House met at 2.30. - N.Z. La A 2) CO.'S BILL Mr DeLautour presented a petition in favour of the N.Z. Nadre Land Company's private bill. The report of the Examiner of Standing Orders thereon was read, which stated that the Standing Orders, had rfdt been complied with in many respects—the chief being that nocopy of the bill' had been deposited with the Colonial Secretary, and that the notices published had not sufficiently set forth the objects of the bill, as they only, .described those powers as - being to acquire and hold land on trust, while the bill gave power to absolutely acquire by purchase. The petition and report were referred to the Standing Orders Committee.' , The Municipal ; Corporations Bill, Savings Bank Bill, and Patents Bill, prepared by the Statutes Revision Commission, were read a first' time. , ; The following new bills were introduced, and read a first time :—Drainage of Mines (J. C. Brown), Auctioneers (Dick), Land Act Amendment (Rolleston), aid New:; River Harbour Endowment (Feldwick). -. On Major Atkinson's motion, a delect j Committee,, consisting of Sir Geo. Grey, Messrs Montgomery, Macaifdrevr, Pencock, Wynn Williams,, Larnach, and the mover, was appointed to consider the question of Pacific annexation. The Bankruptcy Bill was read a second time without further debate —The Impounding Bill Minine Companies Amendment Bill, Affirmations and Declaration Bills were read a second time.—The JNew Zealand University Act Amendment Bill was passed through-Committee without amendment. —The remainder of the sit,r. t.injEj was spent in Committee on Tenants' Fixtures Bill. ,r j The House resumed at 7.30., when the building was lighted for the first time by tbe electric light. ; Progress was reported on the Tenants Fixtures Bill. The New Zealand University Bill was read a third time, and passed. , ; • '■■ . : .- -;, -:-', :■ -v ;■; ■'■ '■