PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1168, 2 September 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(ONITKD 'PREBS.,AffIOCU«bN.) In the Council, yesterday tha : Public Offender Billwaa ' read' a third time and passed, and the Sheep Act Amendment Bill, Land Bill, and Otago Harbor Board Bill were committed on a division of 17to 11, and progress was re< ported.' -'' The Wellington Harbor Board Land Act was further amended in committee. Bills were passed through committee, including the Adulteration of Tea, Special Powers and Contracts Bill, Explosives Bill, and: Patea Harbor Land Bill, . - At the evening sitting the Law Practitioners' Bill wm further considered in committee and several divisions taken on amendments proposed by Mr SEUDOH.'on whose motion clause 55, providing for the separation of the two branches of the profession, was by 38 to 35 struck out. In committee on the . Rating Bill, Mr Harris, moved to strike out the words " with buildings arid improvements thereon," which was lost by 50 to 17 > Clause 'ST-was struck out and clause 8 amended,'on' Mr W. C. Buchanan's mqtiom. to make the charge for copies of, roll only sufficient,to cover ,co?t. f. : V Progress was reported oh olause 20, with leave to sit again. The following Bills were read a third time and pissed Special Powers and Contracts, Hamilton Boundaries, Auckland Museum Endowment, Auckland Improvement Act Amendment, Explosives, Dangerous Goods, Patea Harbor Land, To Aroha Township, and Law Practitioners'. The House rose at I,s.until 11 to-day.