PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TUESDAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1710, 21 June 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TUESDAY.

KhVISM) VTAH'TI *i. Tub following bills wen; received from the Statute Revision (.'omiwssioncis, and read a fiist time : — Cuminal Code Bill, Criminals Executive Bill, L'topcrty Laws Consolidation Bill, Trustees Bill, Crown Grants Bill, ShcnHs Bill. The usual .Sessional Committees \wio ap[)ointecl, and the allied Woniens Piopeity Bill having been lead a lust time, the council adjoin ncd. Yf.STKKDAV. (JIM STKINS T 1.. +„ VJ.. / \ \\ !,,<■> ,/,..,.

in reply to bit V-. \\ lutmore, The lion Mr Wliitaker said the loason tlie accounts for tlic last three inonthb ot the fin.mc.ial y.u- h.ul m)t 1)ton ]'"" 1 >lll ls hcil was because it Mas ÜbU.il to luseive them for the Financial Statement. In reply to the lion. Mr TCobin.son, The lioii. Mr Oliver .s.ud tlie Union S S Co. were eluigcil the s>anio as the public for goods can led l>y nul iiom Uluibtchinch to L;, ttelton.

ajji.uu iv i:li'l,v. The lion. Mr JJiamlon moved the x4.(jVlicss in Jtcply, whioh w.i» ~J Mr Barnicoat seconded it. ]Joth^«pcaUcr& doubted wliotlicr tlu-tc was :i{iy dciiiiind lrom fio pul)lic to nltui tin; constitution of tlio (.'ountil. Sit G. Wliitmoio depiucatcd the action of Mr Biyco in shaking hands with 'IV Kooti. He ({iiestioned w liethei election to the Council would impio^e it. Tlic lion. Mi Wliitakci s-iid lie l>elio\ cd Jlaio's sybteni ■would lie the ljoit \\ ay of electing the Council, but he did not think anything could lie done in the matter this ycai. The debate was adjourned.

DILLS \\>\ VNCI'I) Tlio following hills woe lead a second time, \\ ithotit deliatu. and icfined to tli<' .Statute Revision Committee :— Cuniinal Code Bill, Ciimin.ils J'Aeeution IJill, L'io pL'ity Liv Consolidation Bill, Tmstee JJill,' Clown (Jiimtb Jiill, SlienlLs Dill. 'I'lie Council ad|oui in d at <"> p.m.