PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 91, 1 September 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[Pbb Pbess Agbnoy.] WEiiKNGTON, Eriday. The House met at 7.30. p.m. v After considerable discussion pn -the ffcedical Practitioners Bill, mostly m opposition to the Bill, -it was, on the motion of Mr Reynolds, ordered to be read a second time that day six months. The other business was not of general interest. - House adjourned at 12.45. -

The House met "at 2.30. - , Mr Carrington, as a matter of privilege,^ m reference to the Sartons and Downs affair last session, read letters between himself and Capt. Borrer and others as tb the charge'made of -his hay- v ing been promised a commission. _ This done him a great wrong. He desired to put himself right with the Press and the people of the Colony. He read declarations from parties concerned; J that .he

had never been promised any remuneration. . 7.y;> ;-.;;;.■'■••"■. . Mjr Stafford also read a letter from Borrer, exonerating Carrington. Replying to questions the Government said no fees would be charged m future for inspecting^ survey maps, and they would bring In a Bill to amend the Dangerous Goods Act. Major Atkinson refused to answer a question by Mr Rees t . relating : to whether any 'compensation had .been {•aid by Government for the block of and referred to m the '' Oamaru Mail 'yy article, for which _ George^ Jones was being prosecuted.. aund .if so, how, when, and-to whom." "On this some discussion arose butnotMng'was done.-. ■'-■'■ A The Thames Water; Supply Bill m- ; troduced. : .7; 7:. 7:77-7 A! resolution was -passed that for the remainder of v tbe, session, the House should meet on I Monday s . ?• '„. , : i' ■'7 . ' 3S_fr Ccvii Education Bill. He considered it generally a veiy' excellent measure, making Education- free, r secMar^ 'and compulsory, without jpushing these ' principles to extremes. He thought "the reading of the Bible and jljord 's^E_-iyer should be left . to .the decision ofrlocsd •committees; He woidd move an-amend-iherit to assimilate the' Bill to the Nelsdii'kystem m regard ; to reliinotttTin-' struction. That . system . worked- well. . Catholics and Protestants were both satisfied with it. Catholics would Bulfer/serioushards_up. under it stood; ,_E^rpnly^propcised a reasonable concession te.their .eehnafc^ ' » 7" Mr Barf_7 thorougldjti^s^^^with. Curtis. T The Nelson sy^i_f~^r6r_.ed admirably m li.hgh&d-. The House by adoptmg it sitomd feeling betweenjdenomina^ohs. • Mr Gisborheisaid iJews could hot be* expected to read the Lord's Prayer, or Catholics the Protestant M___>. r^He ap- . proved of the. State giving, secular^education r ohly, . but the amendment/of Mr G_Lttis wouldTdo justice to "a large seetibhpf the community, who, fricmij; con-^ : scientiQus scruples!,; .%_otdd <)thervnsel)e excluded frqtn the benefits; of tlw^system the^wereTtaxed to :support^whi__» ityrduld 'not infringe on the principle ; of 7 purely 7 secular ..iiducation by the state.- -yy^-^^y a\ ' y^--y Mr Henry would support the Bill if 7 as Curtis proposed, but not otherwise. 7 . :-■■ Ayy; ' : -.y : y:A : AA : :-\ v. 7 Mr Wakefield thought the Education;. Boards unnecessary,; andt of ntrt? distpensed with, thef mode of election should be improved. He would strongly oppose the religious^^ cla'use7bf the BilL . : This proposed protestantj hot secular, education. - '.: ; '-7;;j7 : .: J v'^ Debate interrupted. : "■■■..'.■■