PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3904, 4 September 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Hon. the Speaker took the chair at 2.30.

LAND AND INCOME ASSESSMENT. The Hon. Attorney-General moved that the amendments proposed by His Excellency the Governor to the Land and Income Assessment Bill be agreed to.

The motion was carried on the voices.

A message was received from the House of Representatives stating that the amendment of the Legislative Council to the River Boards Act Amendment Bill, Book Purchasers Protection Bill, and tho Lunatics Act Amendment Bill had been agreed to.

THE FACTORIES BILL. The Factories Bill was read a (bird time and passed. CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES BILL. The Hon. L. Walker presented the report of the Select Committee on the Customs and Excise Duties Bill, recommending that the Bill be allowed to pass as printed. HOUSEOFBEPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. «

The Speaker took the chair at 2.80. JUDGE EDWARDS. Captain Russell presented a petition from Judge Edwards, praying for consideration of his case. The petition was ordered to be printed. AUCTIONEERS BILL. The Minister of Public Works brought up the report of the Conference on the Auctioneers Bill, which recommended that the license fee should be paid to the local body where the licensee had his chief place of business, and also to lengthen the time in which accounts of scales should be rendered from seven to fourteen days.—Several members objected to that part of the report which referred to the payment of lioense fees, on the grounds that took all the revenue from towns and gave it to the country distriots, and the report was consequently adjourned to allow time for i consideration. Local Bills. The following local Bills were read a second time : Tuakitoto and Kaitangata Lakes Aot 1890 Amendment

Bill, Minister for lianas; Thames Recreation Reserve bale Revivor Bill, Minister for Lands ; Trafalgar Park Bill, Minister for Public Works ; New Plymouth Hospital Bill, Native Minister; Kiver Trusf Bill Mr G. Hutchison ; and the Harbour Board Loan m Bill, Minister for Public Works. •They were subsequently committed, read a third time and passed, with the exception.of the Greymouth Bill the debate on the third reading of which was interrupted by the dinner adjournment. WELLINGTON BOYS* INSTITUTE. The Minister for Public Works moved the second reading ofthe We - lington Boys' Institute Bill, which enables the Corporation of this city to lease a certain portion of the reclaimed land lor the purpose of erecting a Boys' Institute, for which, he said, satisfactory arrangements had jfceen made.-Tbe Bill was then read a second time, and subsequently put through its final stages. WELLINGTON BOTANIC GARDENS. The Wellington Botanic harden Vesting Bill was read a third time and passed. FEMALE SUFFRAGE BILL. The Female Suffrage Bill was discussed at great length. A clause admiting women to the House was inserted, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.