LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2058, 15 September 1885, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MOM) YY. Thk Legislatne Council met at half-past two. C.ipt.un B.ulhe mo\ed th' 1 adoption of ie poitof the joint Hou>e Committee rel.itne to the heating .uid lighting of the I'arli.iiriont Buildings. C.iptuii Ft.iscr moved the pievious qiiestion. This was nogathed, and the ropoit was adopted. The YRticultur.il .uid Pastoial Societies Hill was lead ,i lu>t time. Mi Hart moved that lo.i\o ho gi\en to hniiM/H to waive liir> puvilege of l'.irh.iniciit so f.n a^ would permit of hi-, being mm\c(l with .1 piocev> tmt «f the Sii]>icnie Court, an-} doing and Miifuung \\h.it<*\er might be nece^>ary cniisequcnt upon such sen ice. He explained th.it he mined this in indti th.it any claim there might be against him uuuld be bi ought foiwaid during Ins iifetuno, ami not aftor he «.!•■ dead, when he would be unable to answer them. The motion was agreed to. Consideration of a nif-sago fiom tlio lfoii^e iclatiTO to the examination of Mr Hiyce before the Nati/e Atf.m-. Committee of the Council was postponed till Wednes d.iy The Mortgage Debentures Bill was le committed, and |>rogiu->-. was repoited The adjoin ned debate on the question that the amendments proposed by His Ex cellency the (rovernor to the Stamp bo agieed to, w,v lesiuned, and the iimcud nient agreed to. The Public Works Bill was read a tin id tiiin 1 and passed. The Counticb Bill was reported with amendments, and the Council went into committee on the Luid Bill, and at five o'clock, the committee adjourned till 7.M P mi. At the evening sitting the Council resumed in coinmittci' on tin* Land Bill. At 10 .'3O p m. piogic-.s was lopnited, and leave giantod to Mt again. The KnfoiLeiueiitof Judgment Bill, and the Municipal Col pniatioiii Bill wete receixtd fiom the Hniiso of Kepie>entati\es, and read a hi tune. The Council ..djoumed at 10.40 p.m.