HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 9, 30 June 1883, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The business was chiefly of a routine character. Among the Ministerial replies Government could not promise to amend the Protection to Animals Act, so as to abolish present license, and make the fees local revenue. Several new Bills not of local interest vrete read for the first <_i_rue.— Mr Beetham. moved the expediency of of obtaining Colonial representation in the Home -Parliament. — Major Atkinson, Messrs Joyce, Moss, Fish, Kelly and Montgomery, spoke against the motion, and Col. Tremble and Mr Green in favor of it. — The further debate on the motion was adjourned. A motion by Mr Cordman that all Bills be circulated one month before introduction was negatived.— Mr M. W. Green moved the second reading of the Moral Training in Schools Bill, intimating his intention of altering the name to the Bible Reading in Schools Bill. He spoke at considerable length in favor of the Bill.— Messrs Rolleston, Postlethwaitc, Montgomery, FeJtgus and De Latour opposed the Bill. —Mr Hursthouse would support if left optional with school committees. — Mr Macandrew strongly supported the Bill. — Mr Seddon moved an amendment, That the Bill be postponed until Parliament had considered the claims of Roman Catholics for aid to thier schools. He believed that most of those supporting the Bill would oppose those claims — Mr Sutton would support the amendment and oppose the Bill. Wellington, This Day. After the usual adjournment Mr Petrie, replying to Mr Shaw, defended the Central Education Boards as highly useful. He supported the Bill, but would move amendments in committee. — Mr Seddon quite concurred in Mr Shaw's opinion about the Education Boards, and spoke at considerable length as to the state of . Education in Westland, and the recent \ proceedings in connection with the Education Board elections there. — The Bill was then read a second time. — Mr H uchi■on moved the second reading of the Evidence Amendment Bill, intimating that as most of the provisions were included in. the law criminal code, he would be content with the principal thing affirmed by the second reading, and would not carry the Bill forward. Mr Conolly hoped the House would not hastily commit itself to an expression of opinion on so important a subject, and he moved an adjournment of debate, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. The House rose at 12.37.