PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1734, 13 December 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

+ Wellington, December 10, EDUCATION Oi riTATIOtf. An unexpected discussion look place lo.day on a point raised .by Mr Turnbull, •a to the action of the Government m publishing an amended regulation for Education Boards, providing for the reduction of capitation to £3 15s, and which will only be paid on children above 6 years of age, or who have not passed the 6th Standard. The action of trie Government m iEcoing thine rrgolationa before the matter was dealt with by the HBUae, wbh very warmly criticised, but the debate was adjourned till tho Educatlon vote is before the House, when Sir G. Grey has given notice to move a vote of ceneure on tho Government for having illegally taken away from a largo number of children education righta which they now enjoy. A very lively debate la expected, and it h Btated that a legal opinion will be brought to thow that GoTernment hava over-stepped their powers In lsßulng the regulation. PCBMO" WOKKS. The debate on the Public Works Statement will be taken tc-morrow, when tho Premier will introduce <hn Loan Bill, tho second reading of whfch will bo immediately moved by him, A8 the Financial debate has been hung op apparently for alMlme, It is expected that members will Uke this opportunity of dealing with the whole fiec»l policy of the Government, m addition to the Public Works policy. The Land BUI was m Committee again this afternoon, when the clause providing; for the abolition of Land Boards was debated at length, but wan eventually thrown ont as recommended by the Waste Lands Committee. An effort was then madtF^to hare the Boards mado elective, and a olaneo providing for tbla wts actually carried by 33 t<- SO ; but on the motion of Mr Blch&rjaon it was thrown out m tolo, he promising to consider the advisability of bringing m a Bill next session to |make Boards elective A noticeable feature of the debato was the manner m which members, who aro also members of Land Boards, fought for their privileges, and they voted for tbo retontlon of Boards to a men.