PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 233, 4 September 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

; HOUS^ Q^ REPRESENTATIVES. ' LAST, NIGHT'S SITTING. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , , * , WeMiINGTox, / This Day. Major Atkinson annbnnced his intento move, the discharge of the Civil Lists Act Amendment Bill. , ;,; , The.pOtagp. Dock .Bill was read a third time arid the Gorge Kelap- Railway Constrdetion 1 Bill wais ' passed through Committee, read a third time and passed. \:"On the second reading of the Thermal Springs Act Amendment Bill a long debate took place. Messrs '*Mos3, Sheehan, Hutchison, and otters strongly opposed the measure which, However, was read a second time and the motion for going into Committee was carried by 32 tplSf, t In Committee M.v Moss moved a new clause to prevent, the Bill having any retrospective action. This was lost by 26 to 26, and Mr Moss then said he accepted the dcciRion jinid would oppose the Bill no further.- > ,* ' ■■' . - ? The Bill was reported read a third time and'paßsed. !'■ '•'' .' At the Legislative Council's evening Bitting the payment of expenses of members bill was thrown out on the voices. The following v bills were read- a third time and passed. The West Coast - Ifeace Preservation Continuance Bill, Crown and Native Lands Rating Act Amendment Bill, Electric Telegraph Act Acaendtnenb Bill, Road Boards Act' Amendment Bill, Adulteration Prevention Act Amendment Bill, Counties Act Amendment Bill. The following Bills were read a second time. Property Assessment Act Amendment, Rating Act Amendment, Industrial Societies, Caversham Improvement, Distiidt railways Act Amendment, and Town Districts Act Amendment. The Council rose at 10 55.