Thursday, Jons 27. The Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' BILL. Mr Stevens gave notice to introduce the Medical Practitioners' Bill. THE ADDRESS IN REPLY. The Speaker left the chair in order t6 present the Address in Reply to the speech from the throne. On resuming, ' The Speaker announced that his Excel lency had and replied to ttt» Address. FIRST READINGS. The following Bills were read for the first time:—Patents, Designs, and Tradja Marks; Fire and Marine Insurance Com pany; a Bill to Authorise Public Trustee to Sell Portions of the West Coast Settle ment Reserves for School Sites; a Bill to Alter the Constitution of the Legislative Council; a Bill to Amend the Religious, Charitable, and Education Trusts Act, 1856. The Council rose at 3 p.m. till to morrow.
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