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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1809, 9 October 1884, Page 2

In the House, Mr Bradshaw gave notice of a Bill to facilitate leasehold qualification in the election for Members.

Replying to questions the Government said they would bring down Special Powers and Contract Bill this session. They could not this year bring in a measure for the special taxing of land benefited by the con struction of railways and public works. They would not impose export duty on baulk timber. They would not rekx the restriction relating to the issue of sporting ammunition to natives, They would consider the advisability of placing a sum on the estimates as a bonus for the discovery of payable oil wells,

The bill to create the New Zealand International South Sea Trading Company was introduced and read a first time,

The Workmen's Wages Bill was read a third time and passed. The Newspaper Postage Abolition Bill and Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill were thrown out,

The Presbyterian Church of Otago Amendment and Justice of the Peace Act Amendment Bills were read a third time and passed. At the evening sitting the District Railway Bill was further considered in committee,

Mr Stewart proposed that the value of works to be taken over should be decided by a compensation court, and the motion was carried.

Amendments were added giving the Comptroller General power to levy rates.

On the question that the schedule be adopted, Mr Tnrabull moved that the Waimate railway bo omitted, After discussion the amendment for striking out the Waimate line was lost on division by 29 to 15. The Bill was then reported as amended, The Police Offences Bill was further sidered in Committee, On Clause 13 of Penalty for Trading, etc., a long discussion ensued, the clause eventually being struck out, The House adjourned at 1.10 a.m.