PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1135, 2 November 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

By Telegrapb.—Prew AMooiation,

.Wmumjtoh. this day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Yestbrday Tee Council mot at 2,30. LABOUR BILLS COMMITTEE Tho Labour Bills Committee brought up n report on tho Shops and Offices Bill, and rccotnuionded that it bo proceeded with. The Mining Companios Bill was reported from tho comtnittoo unamended and passed. Tho Council rose at 5 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIVES YESTBRDAY Tho House mot at 2 80. A NEW BILL Mr. Ell movod to introduce tho Local Government Voting Beform Act Amendment Bill, to abolish plural voting at local elections. He said that ho recognised that tho Bill could not go any further this sossion, but ho dosirod to have it circulated and brought undor the notice of tho country. Objection was taken by several members to a bill of this kind boing introduced in tho dying hours of tho session, and eventually a motion to adjourn tho debate was carried by 32 to 25 MORNING SITTINGS It was .decided that on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week the House sit, from 11 a.m. The House resumed at, 7.30 PUBLIC WORKSAMENDMENT BILL Af« r a lengthy discussion on the Public Works Statement tho second reading of tho Public Works Amendment Bill was agrood to on the voices, and the Bill was put through committee and passod through its final stages, Tho Houso rose at 3.30, TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Tbo Houso met at 11 a.m. FIRST BEADINGB The Kawhia and Awakino Couutios Amendment Bill (Sir J. Ward) was read a first tiuio, Tho Land for Settlement Act Amend--1 moot Bill was introduced by Governor's mossago aud road a first time, SELECT COMMITTEE'S PBOCEEDi INGS Stauding Orders Committee reportod it hadnorooommendationtomako on the petition in favour of the proceedings of ,tho Select Committees of the'Houso boing opon to tho press. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS Id reply to quostious Ministors stated: That it was not tho intention of the Government to propose auy Eltoration respecting Hansard, t That the Govornmont could not seo ils way to concudo to Friendly Societies fror out-patient treatment at To Aroha, Roto rua aud Hanmor. That it was not possiblo to introduce n general Harbour Boards lull this ni*«on out probably a consolidating menonro would be introduced uext session. Timtacornprotonsivo Bill dealing with the whole question of hospitals and obaritablo aid would bo introduced next session.