PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 219, 15 September 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, Friday. The House met at 2-30 this aftemoou. Mr Fox directed the attention of the Minister of Justice to certain recent decisions of the Re ..dent Magistrate at Christchurch, and Mr Bowen promised to make enquires. Mr M'Leau promised Mr Williams to call for tenders for an overland mail service between Wanganui, Uawakawa, and Ohiaewai. If the cost was reasonable the service would be established. Mr Reid, replying to Mr Wakefield, said ifc was intended, where people in Canterbury had been settled on reserves not otherwise specifically appropriated, to survey such reserves, and allow occupants to purchase on terms. It was also intended to lay out townships on railway reserves. The difficulty in both cases was to obtaiu surveyors. In Committee on the Education Bill, clause 50 was further amended; clauses 51 and 52 were postponed; and clause 53 was passed on a division of 38 to 10. Saturdav. In Committee on the Education Bill, clauses 51 and 52 were postponed; in 53 the words requiring the consent of the Minister to making District High Schools were retaiued on a division by 38 to 10. The amendment iu clause 54 to make the fees of the District High Schools cover the cost of the educatiou given was lost on a division by 43 to 2. The word "five" was altered to "ten" in clause 58. The remaining clauses to 75 were passed Au amendment was moved to omit the words, " relating to capitation tax," in clause 76, but, after a long discussion, it was rejected by 38 to 24. Clauses 77 aud 78 were passed, and progress was reported. The Census Bill passed through its remaining stages unaltered. The Friendly Societies Bill was partly considered in Committee and fche House rose at I*3o am. j