PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIIL, Issue 214, 18 October 1878, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellingtost, Thursday night. Notice was given of Bills to establish a Righ School at the Thames, *nd to amend $_,« Public Debts Sicking jfueds AcJ.

Mr Reeves gave notice to ask the Government whether they will frame during the recess a Bill to prevent the adulteration of liquors. The Gold Mining Districts Amendment Bill was favorably reported from the goldfields committee and ordered to be committed to-morrow. In reply to Mr Murray the AttorneyGeneral said the Government intended to proceed with the Af unicipa! Corporation Act Amendment Bill thia session; and in reply to Mr Eeldwick the Premier promised to consider the questiou of the House sitting ou Saturday in order to allow members to proceed South on Monday. The House concurred in the recommendation sent down in a message from the Governor, recommending that a clause be inserted in the High Schools Bill rendering schools subject to inspection by an officer appointed by the Minister of Education. In reply to Mr Taiaroa, the Native Minister said in reference to the occupation by Natives of lands at Waitaki in the Middle Island the Government would confer with the Chief nowiu Wellington, but the Natives would be compelled to comply with the laws. Mr Barff asked without notice whether there was any foundation for the report that another murder had been committed by the Natives at the Waimate plains.— Mr Sheehan said that some of the Ngarawaurau tribe went to Pariaka in of the murderer Hiroki but were assaulted by the Natives of the place and their horses were taken away, but no lives were lost. He would visit the district after the session and take steps to vindicate the law. Tawhiti had not participated in the quarrel. The debate on the second reading of Mr Curtis' Education Bill was resumed.— Dr. Wallis supported the Bill as unsectarian, and not making undue concessions to the Roman Catholics. It only asked permission for all denominations to become auxiliaries to the State iu the matter of (education. He contended that the present system tended to destroy individual and parental efforts, while the state system was in the direction of communism and outdoor relief. —Mr Joyce said the Bill proposed an unsectarian system, while the state system destroyed emulation, and fossilised the teachers. — The House divided on the question that the Bill be read the second time. Axes: Messrs Atkinson, Baigent, BarfE, J. C. Brown, Bunny, Curtis (teller), Dignan, Delatour, Douglas, Eeldwick, Gibbs, Gisborne, Henry, Hursthouse, Johnston, Joyce, Kenny, Manders, McMinn, Murray-Aynesley, O'Rorke, Pyke (teller), Reeves, Russell, Sharp, Sutton, Tawbiti, Tole, Tarnbull, Wallis, Wood, and Woolcock. Noes 38: Messrs Ballance, Beetham, J. E. Brown, Bowen, Bryce, Cntten, Fisher, George, Green (teller), Hamlin, Hodgkinson, Hislop, Hunter, Kelly, Macandrew, McLean, Macfarlane, Montgomery, Moorhouse, Moss, Murray, Nahe, Olivier, Richardson, Rowe, Rolleston, Saunders, Sheehan, Shrimski, Stevens, Stout, Swanson, Taiaroa, Teschmaker, Takamoana, Thomson (teller), Wason, and Williams. Pairs : Eor .* Messrs Driver, Richmond, Seymour — Against Messrs Fitzroy, Whitaker, Rees. On the question that the Bill bo now read the second time, Mr Barff said that the division showed that the Government must amend the existing Education system or they could not continue in their seats. — The motion that the Bill be read the second time this day six months was parried on the voices. The second reading of the Harbor Bill was carried on the voices. The House was in Committee on the Sheep Bill when the half past five adjournment arrived. Friday. The House last night continued in Committee on the Sheep Bill, ia which verbal alterations were made reducing the fines and penalties, and extending the periods foe which these may be inflicted to one year after the passing of the Act, and enabling sheep to be driven through infected runs provided that to the satisfaction of tbe Inspector sufficient provision has been made to prevent infection. The Bill passed through Committee all but the schedules, when progress was reported. On the Question tbat the House go into Committee of Supply on the Estimates, Mr Sutton attacked the Native Minister on his policy in a strong speech, quoting amusing extracts from the newspaper reports included in the official Parliamentary paper relative to the meeting between the Premier, Tawhaio, and Rewi. Mr Sutton contended that no improvement had been effected in the relations between the two paces, and jthat the Government was withdrawing lan4 fropi settlement.— The Native Minister, in reply, made a strong personal attack on Mr Sutton in relations to native land transactions in Hawke's Bay. In conclusion Mr Sheehan promised to bring down the Native Lands BiU for the second reading this evening and take the djspussion on the whole Native policy of the Government— Mr Fox said he would accept tbat .opportunity of critising the Native policy. The House then werifc jnto Cotnmjttep of Supply.