PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 225, 22 September 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, Friday. The House met a 20*30 this af ternooon. Mr Whitaker, in reply to Mr Gisborne, said thero was no prescut intention to retain Sir Julius Vogel's services as Agent-General beyond the term originally specified, longer than was necessary to make arrangements to supply big place The following new Bills wero introduced: —Education Reserves (by Mr Bowen), Land Drainage (Mr Reid), High Schools Management, and Rabbit Nuisance Act Amendment (Mr Larnach). The Imprest Supply Bill, No. 3, was read the second time after a brief discussion, aud afterwaiv.s passed through the remaining stages. Tlie House went iuto Committee on the appropriation clause (8) of the Education 8111. Mr Bowen proposed to raise the grant from tho consolidated revenue to £3 los per head, aud intended also to ask for a separate vote to supply the place of the capitatiou tax and provide for repairs of school buildings, etc. The clause was passed with this amend- , ment. Clauses 37 and 38 of the Friendly Societies i Bill were also agreed to in Committee of the ■ whole. Iv Committee on the Education Bill, a new j clause was introduced exempting public j <

schools and buildings from local ratea. An amendment to extend the exemption to other than public schools was lost by 39 to 13. A new clause waa proposed by Mr Carrington fixing the minimum salary for teachers in ch;i rge of schools at £1 30 a year. Thia was rejected by 34 to 20. Saturday. In Committee on the schedules of the Education Bill Mr Bowen proposed to define the Aucklaud Education district, omitting the Poverty Bay, which it was intended to add to the Hawke's Bay district. Mr Shechau protested against this, and moved that the boundaries be the same as the provincial district. Sir It. Douglas desired to see the district north of Auckland made a separate education district. Mr Gisborne thought the provincial district of Auckland shouid be divided iuto three education districts. Messrs Lusk, Rees, and Hamlin supported Mr SlieebaiijS proposal, and uliinately, after a long discussion, progress was reported without any decision beiug arrived, at. The Friendly Societies, and Industrial and Provident Societies Bills passed through Committee and were read the third time. The Himitingi Crown Grants Bill was read the second time and referred to the Native Affairs Committee. The District Railways Bill was moved into Committeo. Mr Pyke strongly opposed tha Bill as not giving suflicient powers to County Couucils. All the clauses to 5!) were passed with the alterations indicated byMr Ormond. in moving the second reading. Progress was then reported, and the House rose at 1. 10 a.m.