The Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Bill (Mr W. C. Walker) was read a third time and passed. -. Mr W, C. Walker moved the Beoond reading of the Public Health Bill, which he believed would be of great service to the community. Dr Grace said he was glad some advance had been made in the conservation of the .colony's most valuable asset, namely, the health of its people. Mr Rigg referred to the very consider able financial burtleu which the Bill cast upon local authorities. Another point to which he directed attention was the heavy penalties provided in the measure. Mr T.vKelly said that to ask some town Boards and Road Boards to do what was provided in tho Bill was absurd. The local authorities under the Bill should in the case of country districts be at least the County Councils. Mr A; L. Smith said he thought it was an oversight that the Bill did not compel towns to provide a proper system of drainage. Mr W. C. Smith said the Bill failed to give Town Boards power to raise funds for carrying out the removal of night soil and garbarge. Mr Jennings said he could not under stand why a progressive colony like New Zealand should adhere to compulsory vnccination. Mr Bonar referred to the autocratic powers given by ths Bill to health officers, who on that account should be carefully Beleoted. Mr Twomey defended the vaccination system. Mr Scotland advocated that it should be required that meat and fish offered for sale ahould be protected from dust and other contamination. Mr W. 0. Walker said that considera tion would be given to the matters men tioned by the various speakers. The second reading was agreed to. Tbe Industrial Conciliation and Arbitra tion Act Amendment Bill (Mr W. C. Walker) was read a first time.  (The New Zealand Ensign and Code Signals Bill (Mr W. O. Walker) was passed through Committee without amendments, read a third time, and passed. ; The Separate Institutions Bill, which in part deals with questions of finance affecting, plague hospitals, was read a second time on the motion of Mr W. C. Walker. _ The Deceased Husband's Brother Mar riage Bill was considered in Committee and reported without amendments. The Bill was read a third time by 15 votes to 7 and passed. The Council rose at 4. 