Established 1875. THE Manawatu Times. MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 1883. WORK OF THE SESSION.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 360, 10 September 1883, Page 2

Established 1875. THE Manawatu Times.

MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 1883. WORK OF THE SESSION.

" Words are things, hnd a drop of irifc fal'ing likt dew upon a though^, provinces thi^t wlifoh makes thousands, perhaps millions think."

Dhhing the twelve weeks of the session which ended on Saturday, 161 public Bills were introduced m one or both Houses ; 76 being passed, 1 other Bill being reserved for the Royal assent of Her Majesty, and 84 BHs failing to pass from various causes, chiefly want of time. The Lower House oi'iginated 137 of of these Bills, and the Upper House 24, these letter being mostly intron duced by (joyernmepf into the Upper House first for convenience. Four private Bills were introduced, 3 being passed. The petitions presented were 543, of which 74 were from Maoria. jput to,

Minister!? were Gis )ii number. The sitting days numbered 58, the flours of sitting being" 'l 32, showing a daily average of about seven and a-haif hours. The Legislative Council's sittings were very short on the average, and were on fewer days than those oi the Lower House, wiiioii necessarily requires much longer lime lo gut through a given quantity of business, by reason of the greater tendency to discussion of principles and details. No less than 409 reports were made by Select Committees, mostly of the Lower House.