THE BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1171, 30 December 1879, Page 3

THE BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Tme following is the schedule of business of the House of Representatives, and of bills passed and lapsed in both Houses during the session : — Srlt j ct committees oa public matters, 11 j on private bills, J3; standing , committees, 62 ; standing committees on private bils, 10; public bills or'ginalej in House, 33 ;. received the Royal assent, 71 ; reset ved for signification of Her Majesty's pleasure, 6 ; dropped, or otherwise disposed of, 08 ; pending, 3 ; total, 142. Brought from the Council,: — Received the Royal assent, 13 preserved for signification of her Majesty's pleasure, 1 \ dropped, or otherwise disposed of, \3; total, 16. Four private bills. Petitions presented : From Euro pnans, 331 ; from Maoris, 69' : total, 400. Divisions in / whole House, - JsiyUtuj2oriihiitlep, 88 ; total, 140. Days of mealing, 55 ; hours of sitting, 41fc>; daily average, 7 hours 30 minutes. Votes &ncl proceedings : Questions askt^'"qf Ministers, 532; entries in joufttafti, 2008: tot.-.1, 2640; daily avdeage, 46. Pa | era laid upon tabje, by- command, 54 ; in return to addresses,; 1 ; by Act, 15j/ by leave, 03. Papers 'ordered to imprinted, 10* ; papery not orderejj^o"' be printed,, 30. Reriorts frciwrfj^ectCo in mi fctees ; from &tib)iC''~Peti 1 ions Conimitteo, 212^-frorn the Native Affairs Committed, 95 ; from Waste Lands C<7inmitte6, 93 ; the Goldfields and Mines Committee, 27; from other committees Gl : total, 488. Lists of Acts passed both Hon.es — Administration (reserved), Aloxandrn Corporation Reserve, Asbburton County Council Waterworks,*. Auck'and Pablic Library, and Auckland Harbor Bo:-wd, Auckland Ln*

ptovement Coounis>ioners Transfer

of Powers, Awntere Sheafing -■^4eserye, BiufF Harbor* Fore»hoie Building Soceties Act, <p*o7G, ArnencUient ; rJhristchurQh Cicy oi Auckland Louus Consolidation, Confiscated Lands Inquiry and Maori Prisoners Trials, Customs Tariff, Debtors and Creditors Act, Amendment, ' District Courts Acf, 1858, Amendment ;• District Courts Proceedings Validation, District Law Societies Act Amendment, Elections Validation, Electoral Acts Repeal, Electric Telegraph Act Amendment, Fine Arts Copyright Act, 3877, Amendment ; Forest .Trees Planting Encouragement, Hamilton Volunteer Hall Site, 1878, Amendment, harbors Act Amendment, Hawke's Bay and Marlborbngh Rivers Act, 1868, Amendment ; Hawke's Bay Rivers Act, 18G8, Amendment ; Hawke's Bay Reserve 1 Act, 1876, Amendment ; Hokitika Harbor Board Endowment Act, 1878, Amendment \ Imbecile Passengers Act Extension 3

Imprest Supply, No. 1 ; ditto, No. 2 ; ditto, I^o. 3; ditto, No. 4 ; ditto, * iTo. 5 ; Intercolonial Probate, Kaitab^fata and Wangaloa Athenoaoms' Beserveai Eumara Education Re-serve-j Land iof, 1877, Amendment; Land Tax Collection ; I eases and Bales of Seitled 'slates Act, 1860,. Aroehxlment; Maryborough River Districts Union ;■ Mnstercon anr 1 Grey town Lands Management Act, 1871, Amendment ; Now River Pilot Statiou Reserve, Qamaru Harbor Beard, Oamai-^ Waterworks ct, 1875, Amendment ; t orjelmnga,Water Reserves, Onewhero ?Qrant Empowering, Oreti Bridge and Eerr^j Reserve, Qtago Bo»rds Ordinance, 1871, Amend naent ; QUgo University Reserve leasing, Palmerston North' Reserves, Patents Act Ameudraent, Property Assessment, Pro/ perty Tax, Prisons Act Amendment, Pubjio Reserves Sale, Public Reperves, Public Revenues Act, j 1878, Amendment; Qualification ot .Elector^ Quocuatowu Rucccourso

f HeserVe, Eating Act, 187G, Amendment ; "Registration of Electors, Resident Magistrates' Aot, 1876, Amendment; Revision of Statutes, RiVertoo Drill shed Reserve Management, Sites for Working Men's Club's, Slaughter-bouses Act, 1877* Amendment, Bpeoial Powers and Ooutracts, Thames U arbor B ard Aot, 1878, Amendment, timaru Harbor B,aid EmP'lwering, Timaru Wascrwork-, Tobacco Manufacturing Bill,, Triennial Parliaments, Wairaraptf Eacecourao, Waitara Harbor Board Laud and Borrowing, Waitfku Recreation Reserves, Wauganu* Bridge Debentures, Wellington Harbor Board, Welliugtoo. Provincial Dutrict Highway Boarda, West Uive Public Hall .Site.

Private bills passed both Houa.es — Chzistchurch Property Trust (Canterbury), Liverpool and London and Globe luauranco' Company, Napier Swamp (Nuisance AcC Amendment, New Flymonth Gas Company, Primitive Methodist Temporal Affaire, Te Aro Reelamation. . .

Lists of bills dropped or otherwise disposed \)t in the Legislative Council :'— A'aiiburton County Council Waterworks No, 2, Auckland College and Grammar fcchoo), Hoa;hcote Bridgv s Incorporation of, Kawakawa, Lytteitou Harbor Board urn] Corporation of Borough of Lyttolton hxchange, Minera High sFdes Reduction, Mining Coinuauiea Act, 1872, Amendment, .Sapier Church Lauds Truat, Ocago Harbor Board Empowering, Utagu Uuiversity Reserves Vesting } Protection of Animals, 1873, Amendment ; Registration of Dogs, Wanganui Endowed School.

Dropped in douse of Representatives — Abo.ition of Impriaonment for Debt, Alienation of Maori Lund i j, t pjieal from Justices Act, IHIQ, Amendmeufc ; Auckland Turnpike Acts Repeal ; Cwnterbuy Rivers Aot, 1870, Amendment; Ohmesa Immigrants ; Ohriatchurch Districts 'Drainage Aot, 1870, Ameadmeut ; Civil List Act Amendment, No. 1 j ditto, .No. 2j Clutha Harbor Act Amendment, Corrupt Practices Prevention ; Countieß A.ct 1876, Amendment j Drainage, Duties on Deceased Persons Estates, Election Petitions, $lective Omncil, Election Aota Repeal, I^o. 2 ; Exaoutiion against Real Estate, Fencing, yarning and Lotteries, Gold Dnties Abolition, Harbors Act" Amendment, 187S, Wo. 2j High Schools ' Reaurvee, Hospitals and Charitable institu ioqs in Cbristchurch, Clutha Act, 1878, Amendment; Kirks Land Roa-.1, Land Claims Arbitration, Land Tax Aob, 1878, Amendment j Land Transfer, Licensing Acts Amendment, Licecsing. Laws Amendment, Maori Members Election Validation, Maori Representation Acs, 1 1876, Amendment ; Married Women's .Property,' Members cf General Assembly Expanses, Municipal Corporations Act Amendiaeut; MuiihaUu Native Granta> Naptar and Meane Recreation Ground?, Native Lawsuits, Native Reserves, Vesting, Ofcago Bays' and Girls High School Amendment, Plurality of Voting Suspension, Prevention of Corruption, Eabbit Nuisance, Railway Oonatruosioo Act, I 1878, Ameudmeufc; Ratiag Act, 1876, A^jgndmeat Act, No. 2; Regisfcution of L : Mj!snß icy 1874^ .Amendqieiifc,; Re^u|a..' itigln' of fljle'cfcidn, Represen atioja, ,Sheriff<Aot. 185S, Amendment j South Island ■ -Native High School^ Southland Boys- and Girls' flifh School Aniencimcnfc, Special Settlements, Taran'aki Iron-smelsing Works, Land Acfi, 1875, Amendment ; Towns on Private Linda Regulation, Wairoa Harbor Board, Widfch of Streets and Hoads.

Bills Pending when rotum Was prepared, sinot aaaoned to :— -Appropriation, Immigration, and Public Works, Appro, priation, Public Works.