PARLIAMENT.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1295, 10 September 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

Wellington, 8. The second session of the eighjtihu Parliament of New Zealand wWprorogued by Commission this afternoon. ..The session lasted exactly three months. The few members of the i egislature who had not already, left for their, homes.assembled at the I egislative Council about 3 o'clock this afternoon, the_"Commissioners " having been previously summoned hither. The Royal Commission appointed to perform the prorogation ceremony included Sir Win. Fitzgerald (Speaker of the Legislative •■Council), Hon. P. Whitaker (Premier), and Sir George Whitmore. There was a small attendance of spectators in the gallery. The proceedings were of a brief and uninteresting nature. Sir Wm. Fitzherbert read the Governor's proclamation proroguing Parliament, and the proceedings then closed. When the House of Representatives assembled this afternoon Sir George Grey, in the presence of about a dozen members, wished to table a notice of motion, the ' nature of* which was not stated. Mr Hamlin, in the absence of the Speaker, was understood to refuse to take it. " Sir George Grey thereupon moved that | Mr Moss take the Chair j Colonel Trimble raised a point of order He said that Hamlin was the Chairman in the absence of the Speaker. Mr J Buchanan pointed out that there was no one to appeal to in the case of the point of order. The Colonial Treasurer remarked that there was not a. quorum of the House present. Colonel Trimble repeated that the Chairman was. the Deputy-Speaker.. Considerable disorder then ensued, six members endeavoring to address the House at the same time. Mr J. Buchanan contended that Mr Hamlin was not the Speaker. Mr Macandrew said that >ir George Grey ought to address Major Campbell, the Clerk of the House. Sir George Grey then said he would address Major Campbell, whereupon more disorder took place, five or six members trying to speak at once. The Sergeant-at-Arms here interfered by endeavoring to deliver a message from the I. egislative Council. Colonel Trimble refuged to sit dawn, but kept raising the! point of order amid loud cries of " order." Sir George Grey entered a protest. Colonel Trimble said no protest could be taken. The Sergeant-at-Arms then shouted ou,t " Message from the Legislative Council." Sir George Grey said there was no Speaker to receive it. Mr amlin immediately got into the Speaker's Chair, and the messenger delivered the message to him Sir George Gcey repeated his protest,and several members left the House. , They then proceeded to the Legislative Council, where the prorogation took place. The session «>f 1883, which closed to-day, occupied just twelve wreeks. During that period 165 Bills were introduced, viz., 161 publicand 4 private Bills - Of these 80 were passed (77 public and 3 private), of which 79 received the Governor's assent, and one has been reserved for Her Majesty's pleasure.,' jT^erqw^B 85 Bills thrown out, viz, 84 publicand 1 private ; of the 161 public Bills, 22 were introduced in the Council, and 137 in the House. The statistics of the session are as follows : — 543 petitions were presented, 469 from Europeans, and 74 from Maoris. 745 questions were asked of Ministers, 4':9 reports were presented by the Committees, of which 187 were from the Public Petitions Committee, 84 from the Native Affairs Committee, 84 from the Waste Lands Committee, and 114 from various offices. 126 papers were laid on the table, 92 orders were niade for papers, 12 6 entries were made in the House, and l'K) in the Council, The House sat on 58 days, and the sittings occupied in all 432 hours, equal to an average of 7 hours 27 minutes per sitting. The following is a list of the public Bills passed : — • dulteration Prevention Act Amendment, Appropriation ct, Bankruptcy Bill, Bills of Exchange, Charitable Gifts Duties Exemption Bill, Chattels Securities Act, 1880. Amendment, Companies ct, 1882, iuendment (No. 2), Confederation and Annexing (reserved), Counties Acts mendment, < riniinals Executiou, < rown aud Native Lands Rating Act, 1882, Amendment, Crown Grants, Destitute Persons Act, 1877, Amendment, District Railways Act Amendment, Electric Telegraph Aet, 1874, Amendment, Fugitive Offenders Jurisdiction, Gisborne Courts Proceedings Validation, Harbors Act, 1878, Amendment, Immigration and Public Works Appropriation, Industrial Society, Inspection of Machinery Extension, Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, Amendment, Land Boards Enquiry, Land Transfer Act, 1870, Amendment, Law Practitioners Act, 1882, Amendment (No. 3), Middle Island Half caste Grants, Mining Companies Act, 1872, Amendment, Native Committees, Native Land Laws Amendment (No. 2), New Zealand University Act, 1874, Amendment, Parliamentary Witnesses Indemnity, Prisoners Property, Assessment Act Amendment, rroperty, Law Consolidation, Property Tax, Public Revenue Act, 1882, Amendment, Public Works Act, 1882/ Amendment, Railway Construction and Lands Aet, 1881, Amendment, Eating Act, 1882, Amendment, Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882, Amendment, Road Boards Act, 1882, Amendment, Sheriffs, South Island Native Reserves, Thermal Springs Act, 1881, Amendment, Town Districts A ct, 1882, Amendment, Trustee, Volunteers Act, 1881, Amendment, West Coast Peace Preservation • ct, 1882, Continuance, West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1881, Amendment, The local and private Bills passed were as follows: — Private Acts — Guardian Trust and Executors Companys, St. John's College, Auckland, Auckland Harbor Board Act, 1874, Amendment, Auckland Hospital Re- 1

serves, Cawsham, South Dunedin and St. Kil(a Streets Improvement, Christchurcl Cathedral Square, City of Auckland Alditional Loan, Dunedin Southern Mtrket Reserves Act, 1882, Amendment Grey mouth High School, Hokitika Bgh School, Invereargill Reserves Eichange, Kawhai Township Site,. IVJbssey Frauds 'indemnity, Masterton aid Grey town Bands Managements Act Araendift£>tpMurihiku Native Reserves Grants, New River Endowment "Otagd'TJock, Otago Harbor Board 'Special Ports and Contracts,' Sj;. Peter's Church Caversham, Taumawitre Commonage, Timaru Mechanics *rstitttte " Act; 1 877, Amendment, Timaru Racecourse Reserve, WaimateHigh School, Waitara Harbor Board Loan* Wanganui Bridge, Wellington College Land, Wellington Harbor Board Land and Reclamation, Westland Education District Subdivision. The following public Bills were thrown out by the Legislative Council:--Affirmation and Declarations No 2, Gold Duty Abolition, Gore-Kelso Railway Construction and Authorisation, Lands Act Amendment, Mataura Reserves Vesting and Empowermg, Members of General Assembly Expenses, Otago Harbor Board Loans Consolidation, School Committees Election, Tenants Fixtures.