Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, 19 August 1893, Page 2

Parliament.

♦ ' — - HOUSE OF BEPBESENTATIVEB. Wednesday, August 16. The Speaker took the chair at 2 80 p m. After answering questions and a talk about roll-stuffing in Dunedin, the whole of the afternoon was gone. In the evening the House went into Committee of Supply. Thursday, August 17. The Speaker took the chair at 2.80 p.m. The William Robinson Estate Trusts Bill was read a third time and passed Mr Guinness asked the Government whether children educated at private schools were entitled to compete for scholarships awarded by the education boards ; and, if not, would the Government, by legislation or regulation, authorise children educated at private schools to compete for all scholarships which children educated at the State schools are entitled to compete for ? The Minister of Education replied that the Government did not intend to amend the Act in the direction suggested. Mr Guinness said the answer of the Minister was very unsatisfactory. Sir Robert Stout said that if they allowed scholarships to be free and open, they would give the child of the rich man who could afford to pay for a tutor an enormous advantage over the poor man's child. As to the question of granting aid to Catholic schools — for he believed that was really the object of the question — he did not object to what was suggested in the question. Sir John Hall said it was a very great hardship that children educated at the Roman Catholic schools, or Church of England school?, which are open to inspection, should be excluded from scholarships simply because their parents did not think it right to sand them to the public schools. The Minister of Education,, replying to the statement of Sir John Hall that there were anomalies in this matter, pointed out that pot only in this, but in other respects, there was a want of uniformity, inasmuch as one system is followed in one district, and another systeVn in another. Upon the general question raised by Mr Guinness, the blame should not be thrown upon the Minister, because the administration of the Act was left to the education boards. Saveral other mombers also addressed the House. The Wanganui River Trust Amendment Bill was read a. first time. .---.'/■ The Egoiont County Bill Was considered in committee 'and progress was reported. The Kaipoi Borough, . Council Vesting Bill was passed, arid progress was reported from the committee on the Eiverton Harbour .Board Empowering Bill. ' . On the second reading of the Restraint Monopolies Bill, an amendment that the Bill should be read a second time that day six months, was carried. f The debate was resumed jon . the second reading ot the Gain and Gurafields Bill, and after several members had spoken, the debate was adjourned. The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Mining Act Amendment Bill (No. 1) were agreed to. The House adjovirned at 10.10 p.m.