PARLIAMENT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 67, 18 August 1885, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

.^■.^.'..-^•.■'■W.Ktfii^^^rM^nday.:;'';' The HiobißeTnet at^ft^Jni., v > Mr fi^al4^?d.;M^^ for Bruce, toofc the^oaiht 1 and''weit..7 ; r ■''■"'" r'"'i"-'":'V:r.^/pKriTioM.>>^ ■■' '■*'■''■* ': = The Premier jbresehted/a from residents m Fiji praying for incdrpiiJra:' " tion of cbldny yritli Ne^ ZealandiN •vV- O»--the'''''ia6tiqn/.of^e^M^er;'3t;5roi!-' decided that the Government business should l|ave f pr^dOTMse- Sin^Thursday evenings. ;_^ c „: -^,•;. > -.:'■•■ .-y^ " ' -';' '-:'. ANSWERS TO?QtEBTIONS; :.;',.. Replying '$o -^ iif^Mpn^onvary, 'Mr BiehardMri'Mid'^^iiiaWe to, sayon what day He wb^d bring,d lie Works^^ Statement swing, to a\ disturbince of public Business lately. , ■ - COTIIOTTE^ OP iJU^PLY.V■,.;'•■ ' The Home Siirent. into^/Committee'of • Supply pn>ilass* ol the Education DemrtmenVr^Head ojHßce, 0£259 D, carried ; mibUo;«9M«t £815,500: - • ;;; Mr Sutter moved to reduce the capitation allowance frdni 5s to: 2si' 6d.. The i Premier'bbjeeted to the proposed, reduction, as'the;|ldrtcatipn Departihent hod made ttieir calciilationon Ite^higher rate of capitation.; . ! . Mr Moss objected tp'ariy reduction. - ' Mr Sutter^witlidirew tis amendment. Mr Turnbull moved that the item bs , reduced to £50^)60/ ' 's - : Mr Fergus objj&cted to the amendment, and was (^ontfefited that r *QOst of /the education depattinents m thecolony .were. barely exiting. Iby-the * skin of tljeir teeth," and that teachers were receivingnone too higliisafery.^ . Jj' Mr Dargayille thought the reduction premature, .and. if the Vote was reduced ft would Have^ tlie effect; of driving from the cplpny the best of burteaehers in.our ■ 5ch0015..... <■'>■ * ;:' -*'■■ ■^^•■v:^". ■_" Replying to Mr Fulton^ the Premier ■aid the alteration made^in reference to the school age by the Legislative Council would result m the tannual^ saving 1 of. about £50,000. ; ;; Mr Montgomeryisuppor^ed the item. After furttier discjwssion jwhendmenfr wm p^t^n&lpst onff diyisiohby 62 '■io'SJ-l'y-'-'^"-^''' ? -*:'-A:u'■'■ ■■.''-■■•■' :•■-■'■<'■■■ Mr -Batters^ thei^ movcid that the item bereduced by ,r >/ ', i-.^y--; ■ After a short discussion the amendment was lost on the yoiceSjahd/the item then The NatiVe; Schools vote of £15,400 was carried. . Tufesday. v Committo of Supply;; continued. The foUoVing items were carrjed *:— " Industrial Sehb6ls.*l7i470 >; Beat and Dumb Institution, £2675; Miscellaneous Services, £4000; Clas 4,|Minister of Justice. Justice DeparfcnienW £950; Crown Law Office, £5*825^ Patent Omce,. £195 ;'"■ Supreme Court, £8595 ;' Banlcrupty, £4266; District Eesident Magistrate's Wardens Courts, ; Cruninal Prosecutions, Jt;ll,600|; Cprpners, J63200; Miseellaneoiis Services, £3000; Prisons, £34,115; Class 9 Native J Minister, Native Department, £5583; Native Land Cofti*,, ;: Miseel* laneous Services, £600; Class 18,, Minister of Lands, jJrpwn: i*nds I ©.epartment.^ M|;7B6; ThwhiiV Springs, 4J9175; MiscSraieous Services; i Coal Fields^ £225 ; Surrey Department, 478,816.