YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

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

YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

Tiik House met at 2.30 >T.\V HIT,T,K. .Sir G, Giey gave notice of a bill to repeal tlie Impel ial statute known as the Constitution Act Amendment. Sir (i. Grey al.so gave notice of a bill to exempt chan table bequests fiotn legacy duty.

Ql'l ,sTIO\S. Replying to questions, Ministers stated iiiiilci' the ovi^ling law dogs must be regi&teied in the county ■\\heie tlio ownci then resides, or lias his place of business ; the West Coast Railway Company report would be picMJiited in ii tow da\s. The Tophou&e loutc, Nel'on to West Coast, was not within the scope of the connnissionciti'ciHiuiiy, as it was ah cady sanctioned, and a petition pto\ided fen ; all tendeis lor leasing the West Coast native lands would bo opened in public. The} did not believe the hi»host oiler had been lefuhed ; (jlo\ eminent did not intend this &cs'-ion to amend the Licensing Act by lctumiug to the bybtem of nominating eoninnttees ; fiovcriiinentdul not propose to fin ther inteifoie with the disposal of educational lescneh in Otago ; it was proposed to continue the fiec immigiation of single women in addition to nominated immigration.

M.xx r.ir r,s, The following new bills,, among othcis, xxeie intioduced and lead a liibt time:—e :—:—: — Evidence Amendment (Hutchinson), Khopkecpois ] Jours ot Business ((jieen), Liiii'l Bill Amendments (Fish), Ailimtions and Dcclaiations (Rolleston), (Jold Duties Abolition (Seddon), Libel (Tole). ]\la]or Atkinson said tlic (iovci mncnt would not assent to .Scddou's nitio diicing a bill to pi oxide for iwiynient of mimlu'is of the House- of liepie>enhi(•lxos, ;ih (lOxeinincnt inlpmled to introduce a bill to piox'ido for p.i^ inenfc of nu'inbuib ot tlif (!<'iioi,il A'-benibl\ . KI/ITRNS kc. Sex era 1 unopposed returns xxoiu ou!eie<l, iViul .1 ir.otKni of i\fi M.ic.indtexx , th.it the House should meet, .it 11 .1 m , .md not sit .iftei ."> p in. d.iily, u .is, on Major Atkinson's motion, icfeiiei! to the Standing ()rdoi\ Committee.