THE SESSION’S WORK.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2698, 31 December 1909, Page 3

THE SESSION’S WORK.

THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD IN SUMMARY. "

(Special to “Times.”) WELLINGTON, Dec. *3(T - The number <;f 1 pnbl.c Bills brought, down during the, session was 125, of which 7.T received the Royal” assent. One (the Shipping and Seamen’s) was reserved Jor His Majesty’s pleasure sand 53 were dropped or otherwise disposed of. Five private Bills* received Royal assent. 009 petitions “tvere presented... There were 165 divisions. 'The House sat 400 hours, 76 being after, midnight and the*daily average',sitting was 8, hours 57 minutes. • 54,(1 questions were asked; 252. papers were on the table, of .which 106 were offlderecl to he printed. There „ were ■ 388 reports from select .’committees. ■?>, „ y Following is a list of public Acts passed : —Aid to Public Works * and Land"iSettlenfent, Appropriation, Coal Mines Amendment’, Customs Duties Amendment, Death » Defence, Designation of Districts Amendment, Friendly Societies, Gold Duty Amendment, Hospitals and Charitable Institutions, Imprest Supply, Imprest Supply (No. 2), Imprest Supply (No. 3), Industrial Schools Amendment, Interior Courts Procedure, King Country Licenses, Land for Administration, Land Settlement Finance, Land Tax and Income Tax, Magistrate’s Courts Amendment, Masterton Trust Lands Exchange, Native Land, Naval Defence, New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment, New Zealand State Guaranteed Advances, Old Ago Pensions Amendment, Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment, Public Works Amendment, Race Meetings, Railways Authorisation, Reformatory Institutions, ltotoiti Validation, Stamp Duties Amendment, "Urewera District Native Reserve Amendment, Wanganui School Sites, Workers Compensation Amendment.

Following is a list of the public Bills dropped :—Beer Duty Act Amendment, Canterbury College and Agricultural College Amendment, Capital Site. Coal Mines Act 1908 Amendment, Companies and Associations Trust Moneys, • Education Amendment, Elective Executive, Factories Amendment, Family Home Protection, Flour Duty Amendment. Governor’s Salary and Allowances, Harbors Amendment, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment, Juries Act Amendment, Land Law s Amendment, Legislature Amendment, Licensing Act Amendment, (No. 2), Maritime Accidents, Marriage Act Amendment, Mining Amendment, Mutual Accident Insurance, Mutual Fire Insurance Amendment. National Provident Fund, National Sick arid Accident Insurance, New Zealand Local Time, New Zealand Society of Musicians, Public Service, Public Works Amendment, Rotoiti Validation, Shops and Offices Amendment, Sunday Labor, Tramways Amendment, Waahi Native Conference Validation, Westland and Nelson Native. Reserves Amendment.