CHRISTCHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1664, 18 June 1875, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.]

This day. Education Bill. The debate on the Superintendent's messages re the Education Bill was continued last night. After three hours' debate it was decided to go into Committee to consider the amendments proposed in the message ; but the Government are determined to maintain the new Bill intact, and they have a majority in the House to support them.

In the Provincial Council, last night, all the amendments to the Education Bill proposed in the Superintendent's message were negatived, and Mr Walker's original motion that the Superintendent be informed that the Council could not agi cc with his amendmendments, and that he Cc requested to accept the Bill in its form was carried by 20 to 11. LuriDg the debate the members of the Government were repeatedly charged with having broken their promises to electors, on the subject of Education, made at the last general election. Mr Montgomery, president of the late executive, indeed went so far as to challenge Sir Cracroft Wilson, president of ' the present Executive, to resign with him and test the feelings of the electors on the point, but Sir Cracroft declined Mr Montgomery, who has fought hard against the new Education Bill, and Sir Cracroft are both members for the Heathcote. Provincial Abolition. Mr Jebson's motion that it is unadvisable to entertain any proposal about the abolition of the Provincial foim of Government in Canterbury until the people have clearly and unmistakebly expressed a wish for it, was, after a shoit discussion, witdrawn as inopportune. Ships for New Zealand. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received telegraph advices that the following ships had sailed from Lomion : —Teesdale, for Wellington ; Knight of Suowden and British Empire, for Dunedin; Lactura, for Lyttelton; Alumbagh, for Auckland, with immigrants; and Carisbrook Castle, for Auckland, with special immigrants from Belfast. Also the following ships loading :—Columbus ar-d White Eagle, for Auckland ; Border Chief and tfowrah, for Wellington; Waikato, for Lyttelfcon; and the Waimea, for Dunedin. The Waikato, Waimea, and Howrah will all carry immigrants. Captain Rowe will bring out the Waikato.