EVENING SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1902, 13 September 1884, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7. 30. Mi Daigaville finked when appointing a committee to cnquiic into the loutc for the Noithcm Main Tiunk Railway if it would not be be bettei to make it a joint committee of both House*.. Mi Stout leplied, as the motion btood at piesent the Government had not powei to j cany out the wishes of the lion, member. j Tho Married Women's Property Bill was ] considered m committee. Mi Richardson moved, " That tho following bo the committee on the Noith Island Tiunk Railway loute: — Messrs Feigus, Fulton, Goie, Larnach, Montgomery, White, and the mover." The motion was agieed to. The Foreign Companies Bill and Bankruptcy Amendment Bill were lead a second time. ThePiemier said he would not proceed with the Counties Bill, as Government intended to deal with the whole question of local government at a futuie date. The bill was discharged from the paper. The Mortgage Relief Extension Bill , passed, through committee, and the thiid a leading was appointed for Tuesday. ' Mi Bamm moved, " That the House go into committee on the Plurality of VotesA Bill." P Mr Harper moved, "That it be committed that day six months." Mr Fitzheibert suppoited the amendment. Mr Steward supported the bill and Mr Hurst opposed it. Mr G. T. Richard&on said if the bill got into committee he would move that clau.ses 2 aud 3be exerci&ed, and in lieu theieof to j substitute a clause that after the passing of ' this bill a person should only be entitled to two votes, that is, one residential and the other propel ty, and that they be exercised by an elector in the district which he may elect to register. A Messrs Hatch, Grigg, and Hursthouse J opposed the bill, and Mr Ross supported M the proposal for the bill going into com- ■ mittee. On the motion that the bill be committed, a division was called for :— Ayes, 25 ; noes, (Left sitting.)