| MONTH. | Number of Days Sitting. | Number of Hours Sitting. | Number of Hours after Midnight. | Number of Entries in Votes. | ||
| H. | M. | H. | M. | |||
| January | 9 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 460 |
| February | 20 | 162 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 994 |
| March | 23 | 195 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 1,169 |
| April | 13 | 101 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 847 |
| May | 21 | 172 | 42 | 2 | 42 | 1,516 |
| June | 13 | 82 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 739 |
| July | 23 | 209 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 1,342 |
| August | 5 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 203 |
| TOTAL | 127 | 1,033 | 40 | 46 | 18 | 7,270 |
§ AVERAGE LENGTH OF SITTING, DAILY, 8 Hours 8 44/127 Minutes.
§ William H. Ley.
§ August 1897.
§ Clerk of the Journals.