YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1416, 30 July 1881, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

WcLMHGTOtf, Lash Night, The House met at 2.30. Questions. Replying to questions put it was stated that the fines imposed on employes in the locomotive department of the Middle Island railways was credited to the Railway Servants Benefit Fund Account, j — Amendment of the divorce lawa promised last session was before the Judicature Commission, with a view of providing the necessary machinery for giving effect to such amendment. — Restrictions in the use of firearms in public places were enacted by the Public Works Act, and when that measure vras' under consideration facilities would bo given for introducing i clause for prohibiting 1 the indiscriminate use of such Rrttv* by boys. — Government had under ooP"ideration a recommendation to cause a trustworthy Chinese interpreter to be appointed for tho Waitnea and Stratford Courts. The Re-distribution of Seats BUI would be introduced at once, im<si any amendment aft to the undesirabUityof increasing the number of members' could be considered at the second reading, or in. committee, rather thsii take 1 up the iitaflj by affording extra facility fo* the pur*" pose.— The Hon. Captain BailHe was ia receipt of £100 per annum ior »q« allowance,

Bills Advanced. , \ The following bill* were read «' second 1 time :—Crown' Suits!' leased' Ca-ttle, Public Reserve/", ,smpWment of Females and Others, and Banks' and 'Bankers Act 1880 Amendment. ,

Hamilton Boundaries Bill, < The Hamilton Boundaries. Bill <p*aaed! through committee. It w»s objected to on the ground that there W*b iio evidence to show that it had been duly Advertised in the borough. Mr Dick, who wm in charge of the bill,l,' undertook', &tQj*j pushing the bill farther, < tb»t enquirW woald be made m to whether- w'not'the objooti'ou;wM! well founded tndrf !sbit' f would go no farther until 'the defeotiwkf remedied.

( r, , -, *» partly cop»idered io committee, n^)' lUii i\ The House tdjouroed at 0.90,