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II.—Tabulated Return showing Number of Members, Hours of Sitting, &c., of the Principal Parliaments of the World— continued.

Country. Population. rH 0 Time of Session. Duration of Session. Days of Sitting. Hour of Meeting. Hour of Separating (average). Average Duration of Sitting, No. of Days of Meeting. Hours of Sitting aftor Midnight. Total No. of Hours of Sitting. Payment to Members. Tenure of Office of Members. Greece (1879)— Boule 1,979,453 H. M. H M. II. U. 4 years. 245 Nov. 1 .. 5 to 6 months £72 per sess.; £52 for extra sess. Italy (1881)— Senato Camera de Deputati .. I 28,459,451 Nov. 15 to cna of June •■ 270 50S 6 mos., with holidays at Christmas and Easter •• 2 p.m. 6 to 7 p.m. ■■ •■ Not paia directly; get free pass on railways, &c. Life. 5 years. Netherlands (1883)— Upper House 4,225,065 — I 39 Third Monday in September Ditto \ 4 to 5 months 4 30 30 £166 annually .. 9yrs.; one-thirdre-tire every 3 yrs. 4 yrs.; one-half retire every 2 yrs. Lower House I 86 5 days a week 11 a.m. 4to 4.30p.m. £166 Portugal (1881)— Cortes — Chamber of Peers .. Chamber of Deputies 4,806,554 I I I I ! 150 173 t Jan. 2 to April 2 8 months Daily (2 p.m. .. ) 12 noon .. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. ] Life. 4 years. •• 10s. per aay ; £22 4s. per month I i ! j Spain (1883)— Cortes — Senate 10,902,621 September or October Ditto L 4 months 180 for life; 180 for 5 years. 5 years. 360 431 Daily 2 p.m. 6 p.m. I Nil Congress of Deputies Sweden (1884)— DietFirst Chamber Second Chamber .. 4,644,448 9 years. 3 „ 139' 2161 Jan. 15 to May 15 \ Min. 4 months.. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. " ,1 Nil £67 per sess.; fined for non-attend. ! I ! I Norway — Storthing — Lagthing .. Odels thing "1,910,000 2 p.m., and from 5 to 1 15 3 0 28 55 35 0 164 0 28 86 First week-day in October Min. 3 months, but usually 4 to 5 months •• 10 a.m. to sometime! 8 p.m. !• 13s. 4a. per day 3 years. ■• I I i Switzerland (1880)— State Council National Council 2,846,102 ■ 44 145 First Monday in June - 3 months Daily 8 to 9 a.m. 2 p.m. 5 0 ( 10s. per day; fined for non-attend. 3 years. I i United States (1880)— Senate (Sess. 1885) ! II. of Reps. 76 325 Dec. 1, 1884, to March 3, 1885 • 15 weeks 6 days Daily f 12 noon .. 112 noon .. 4.30 p.m. .. (sometimes from 7.30 to 10 p.m.) £1,000 per annum £1,000 6 years. 2 „ • •