LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wellington, Last Night. Yesterday.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1561, 6 July 1882, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wellington, Last Night. Yesterday.

Mr Wjhtaker gave notice to bring in a bill to amend the Mining Companies Act, 1877, and the Railway Authorisation Act, ISBI. He also gave notice to bring in a bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to legal practitioners. A bill on this subject was received from the Judicature Commission, and read a first time. ' ; In reply to Sir G. Wjiitmore, Mr Wuitaker said, when Sir G. Grey's Bill came up, the Council would have the three measures before them, and would then be able to' make one good bill out of the three. ' • |! The Companies Bill was read a third time and passed. Replying to to Sir G. Whitmore, Mr Whitaker said the Government intended to take 'no action regarding the alleged inadvisability of the dormant commission to act as administrator of ,ihe Government devolving upon a metaber of the Judicial Bench during. the Governor's absence. The Fisheries Bill was recomniited on the motion of Mr Nurse, with a view to making an amendment that a simple license to fish should run through the- colon js, .instead of a license .being required for each district. After some debate the question was deferred. The Council rose at 3.45. .