PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2585, 29 April 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. : '.o . , Thursday. -;. . A potition was presented by, Mr' Dignan from the female residents of X Auckland praying 'for the franchise to *"' bo extended to them. The Kermadec Islauds' Bill,, tho Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. Act Amendment Bill, a Bill to provide for tho protection of Infanta, and a Bill-to ■ provide for tho temporary appointment of a speaker to the Legislative Council were read a first time. The Council rose at 2.55. .."...'•

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. •Thubbday.. Notices were givou, by Sir George Grey to introduce a Bill to define tjwhours of. labor in Colony, of New. Zealand; by the Minister of 'Lands' to introduce on Tuesday, ndxt' the. Land Acquisition- Bill; by Mr Pished to move for a return sliowhig' amount of land brought nude? the operation of the N'ativo,'Lauds A3* ministrationAofc. '.'.'■'■'' .''.'' JThe Addrosß m Reply, to prosenkd to His" Excellency the Governor by ;■•, the Speaker and Messrs BVaser'aM jt Jones. ' : :; v }*^ The Premier, in answer to Mr,Tay« lor, said that a bill would be introduced durmg the session to amend the Regulation of elections Act in tbi direction of extending the Hours of polling from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The second reading oi the Rap.raseniation Bill was sot down, for nexi day. ' \ Several Bills wero introduced and read a :firsfc time and, various /returns ■. were "authorised -,', to : bo:,4aid-- Qii the table and theHouee adjourned at 8.55.