PARLIAMENTARY.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuesday, August 28. BILLS. The following Bills were received from the Lower House and read a first time : Native Committees, Auckland Hospital Reserves, Otago Harbor Board Loans Consolidation, Wellington College Land, Timaru Mechanics’ Institute, Thermal Springs Act Amendment, Railway Construction and Land Act Amendment. The following Bills were read a second time without debate :—Auckland Harbor Act Amendment, Land Transfer Act 1880 Amendment, West Coast Settlement Reserves Act 1881 Amendment, Kawhia Township Sales, Volunteer Act 1881 Amendment. AFFIRMATION BILL. The Hon Mr Whitaker moved the second readings of the Affirmations and Declarations Bill, which was supported by Messrs Wilson and Mantell. The Hon Mr P. A. Buckley moved that the Bill be thrown out, and was supported by Messrs Holmes, Scotland, Bonar and Reynolds. The Bill was then thrown out by 19 votes to 14. THE LICENSING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was partly passed through Committee, and the Council rose {at 5.30 p. m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, August 27. The House met at 2.30. THE EDUCATION ACT. Mr Pyke brought up the report of the Joint Committee on the petitions regarding the grievances under the present Education Act. The report stated as they had not been able to make an exhaustive examination, the Committee had no specific recommendation to make except that the evidence should be printed. In moving that this be done, he said that 126 petitions, signed b} T 19,763 persons, had been presented in support of a modification, and 49 petitions, signed by 4,561 persons, in support of the existing system. They had taken the evidence of those witnesses who had tendered, their evidence at their •wn expense. From that evidence it appeared that at least one-seventh of the population had conscientious scruples against, and therefore could not take pact in, the present system of education. That denomination had at its own coat erected eighteen schools, in which 7,743 children were receiving education. This was probably a saving of L 30,000 a year to the State.
After a long discussion as to whether the evidence should be printed, a motion to that effect was carried on the voices.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 29 August 1883, Page 2
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356PARLIAMENTARY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 29 August 1883, Page 2
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