HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5119, 13 June 1885, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2 30 p.m. Mr J. Macandrew gave notice to move that the House should meet during the session at half-past 10 a.m. and adjourn at balf-past 5 p.m.

Sir Geo. Grey gave notice to move tbaij an address be presented to the Queen con gratulating Her Majesty upon the step?! taken by New South Wales to render! assistance to England in time of need, i

NEWBTLLS. The Hon. J. Ralltince gave notico of the following Billsi:— Land Act, 1885; Native! Land Disposition Act, 1885 ; Native Land Consolidation Act, 1885. j

The following Bills were introduced : — Wellington Public Street Closing Bill (Stout) ; Canterbury and Oiago Marriages Bill (Stout) ; Administration Act 1874 Amendment Bill (Stout) ; Mercantile Land Act Amendment 1880 Amendment! j Bill (Stout); Patent Act 1883 Amendment Bill (Vogel) ; Bill to amend lawsl relating to Fire andj Marine Insurance! Companies and Foreign Companies! (Vogel) ; Investors Protection BilH (Toge)) ; bill toaboliah plurality of voting at election of members of the House of Representatives- (Grey); bill relating to encouragement of fisheries in New Zealand (Vogel); bill relating to the establishment of State forests in New Zealand (Vogel); ! bill changing trustees of Christchurcb Market lieserve (Holmes) ; bill to validate the Christchurch Municipal Council Pub j Ho Works Loan (Holmes); bill to regulate j the admission of persons to practice in Courts of Law (Grey); bill to provide facilities iv Courts of inferior jurisdiction (Grey), ; ' ■ - The uaual Sessional Oouunitte&fl were then appointed. THE ADDRESS-IN-BEPLT. The Hon. Mr Stout said that it having been represented to the Government by the member for Waitotara that it would be more convenient to the House generally if the Addresa-in-Reply was not considered till Tuesday, he desired to move that the tttotiou be adjourned till Tueiday ut»jt.

Ho understood that the mover of tho Address (Mr Pearson) was qtiito willing that this course should be adopted.-—Mr Bryce said, as far as he was personally concerned, he should prefer that the motion be allowed to proceed, but he thought thnt in justice to absent members it would be hardly fair to consider the Address-in Beply. After some further discussion, the House adjourned at 3 p.m. till Tuesday next.