PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ITEMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 326, 4 June 1875, Page 2

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ITEMS.

(Condensed papers.), ':.:■•..;'::■.; . PETITIONS. ' : - : = ; :;,i Petitions were presented as follows : —■ From the Macraes Progress Committee,, praying that a block of at least 1000 acres should be thrown open on -deferred..paymentsin that district/ A petition from the Mount Ida Goldfieldswas'referred; to the Goldfields Committee/ : j ME. KEENS'. :''■.'■•■. .-', l , Mr. Armstrong moved,. " That, in the opinion of this Council, it is desirable that effect be given to the prayer of the petition of Alfred H. Keeney mining engi'heer." After discussion, Mr. Reid moved !that the matter be again referred to the Private Petitions Committee, with a view ,to the petitioner being heard, no slight being intended on the Committee. j Mr. Fish seconded the amendment, which was agreed to. u , . : .-, WANT OF CONFtDEKCE«i;i! ;'r I On Mr. Steward being called, upon to move, in accordance with notice - gLven ; , "That the Executive, as at. present constituted, does not command the confidence of this Council," ■ ! : Mr. Steward stated that, although a majority of members were in fivor of the motion, yet, as a number thought it was desirable the Government should have ah opportunity of bringing down their Estimates, they had requested Jim "to.forbear taking any further notice a; present. Consequently, he had deterniiied to* allow the moiion to lapse. ■•>,.' •:■. Mr.., Fish— Oh, oh..' . <■ ■■ \ . The motion was then flowed to lapse. TECHNICAL CLASSES: CF INBTETJCTION. Mr./.de Lautoar m»ved, "That a rer spectful address be piesented• to his Honor the requesting him to nominate, during tie recess, a Board of Inquiry to collect (vidence and report upon the possibility >f attaching technical classes of instructioj to the public schools of the Province, orof establishing a central technical college of instruction." The duty of the Boan,. he said, should be, amongst other thi'gs, to furnish information as to what vas taking place in the leading countriesof Europe at the present time. The chrge for education was £55,000 yearly.and in five years' time it might be doubl 1 - It was desirable that they should colder whether what was best was bein/ done with the money. To the bulk of tl" 3 D °y s i Q the district schools there was ncgood opening. The m.oti< a was carried unanimously.