The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 593, 27 March 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878.

On: contemporary, in its Moiiday"s_ issue waxed ve-v elon.mmt in its denum-aUoiis «t „.„„.• 5.u. r ....-«.i .. ! v r rl 7 ! ■■ tc . Ml!,_ istrv for having been ".tony "f e «-'"■-' » detraction from the merit •ir.i'":-, •> oc due to Mr C (.•- Howkn, n-t:.- ; .i:n.o> v ,; the Kdueatt-n Mil w.tr ••■me- *_. y> nient iast year v s aem;.-. r- ' r }'■■<-[ :->rme: .Secretary of the Ivilleatm:. i, -,r.l <>; <.'-.= •■ we wereottrseives ve-y nmen displ-ased. a.i-t I we had our cotitidei.ee m hun very mmli ! shaken when we saw T he pa rag-ami co:m rdained of. We ivr-r.: a:ram, if ihe m-e.-e.^ Under-Secretary ready tlie a;:>nor ... the F'.ill. that by some- sudden influence .w j had been deprived of hi- form-r sag aeitv an. thoroughness in dealing witu ouueatio,,;.! matter?. We. thcrefm--. arriv. Dat a n.-.if • ,litierent opinion iron: tha' lie's oy our cmi-

teimiorarv. and i.> r.trr::.in :..tu ■ "• .-inrh.itr. hn> o- - ti>:- ;-ar.-,' .-i-ii "ii .>:•:>•'■■';•' ..f the late Mh.i-rry. w.: ■jr.w tLu- ." e .it " i--,.0, :th.i.-:.i.n ■=. , : t » s ;^.,. !^ j-;:;;^ tion as a sr.-it.'>'ii.-::i Wr •. ;> i .u.. ; : . v ; > ~ ;", - --'; .-,••; that >o 1..n-_' a- t,r- .•..■.'.;.•.. -.on i-'i. .'..-- p.i nntn.-d m. ::>-i:v. ard -.ts m-Ml- :-.!!•' _•.- m-rirs not look -,l to. :.!vl .vn'.K. t,M.ir>!t; folt hai>pv that at !'--t a: 1 - i-.'U!4V.. ! ■"■ Bill'trt any >t.."i-« dra-Rd -'h 't-.v..-,,..

of the l.i-is!ature. all t!i- -A';"} , v "7-■..'•• , ltlf ,.,ll,vrhe!at, : o Mr HoWSfN.' When, h-.weve:-. ti-e y.V- 1.--:,!,,.. law. and a ; t-r many <>: its si-d--e.i ;.:••.-■.•- m'.i be.Mi clothed, and many ..: its moved, and win-n st ii v> in- w- 'v.m-j . the inea-ure its d■•f.-rmitl e-- ran. v. ivtcnc i and b-eoary .-'.mi-u-iiy ,■•,:■.».■:•■■■■- b;-:fi'-known, we seme.! *o -- ■.■■':::■■ a Ui. . • „„„,,. ,-..r W .- ! rdr..si,:-!.l Mi:. I'tioti bv :.ttabatrio its :l ur-e.i_ ~: > t-> ■ mueh-ivs;„-ei-e: ..eo-a'ioa ; .-, <•;:•:•._ -■.-;• I .loitN Hl< r.i: So i..r :;■■: ?:•;■ ■■'■ ■'■■*■' ,!> ' r V ' I coneerue.l. if. is n>t a mat ter ..t very j-.e:.. ir..portanee. Whether it was the h-timiwwk -

some u.iderpaid clerk in the t aw omce. »r..l , the late Mit:i,ter of .lu>t;ce. >!.-_. ler ct=; which were foineTiy point, u on. by : ..e..M^,neiifs of many of it.- -,.••■.v.-mns. .•anr."- no>i ■ '- j hhlden. it is ><nr ii:teutioii to ia;- riosom o: these. Them-a-ar, isura--d w:r :! Tim n:-:,. of an Fducatien Act. but ;t \va- ie- r.- mp;..... called hya m-nd-erof Fee ;'F !: ".;..;. ! ;; ,l J,'; provide in a v-ry '.n-u::-rern m.-.a . 1.-mo-t fiemetitary i;:s;t ue-ee-. s- lit- ■■_■■■ ■■ pointed out by many •-■lose ;•■•■•■';' '•"• rs ti. manners nw't casta.is ••: tae _.-.!:. :e.... -'. -be Crdte.l States, that many •■: th- irn..tea,a, d-feev are aftrihtrahle to th- po so - oy tile citizen, o, a '<a •> ieo.io._,_. these .lefeets lir.v-- been oa -ae;,,a. - in- as tuition became m-.re ;.ua mere instruction gave p'-ac- t-> a p"opei svstem of fducation. for i.i-t loi elemeiitarv schools oidv being open to tne g-uera class of children. scho-Zs on tne {•■•.. nuue.l

sv.stem were also thrown >•"• nt" y^"'- 1 \ S'ihv. in nn Kdiicalion . d. invo m- 1 : _'»•■> ; this country, where th-r-- :>.';•: ivi-- <-_ec>w-j men's, and where the "iimm! m-ee-smu '•■ ! wealth i< =-•> great _:•.* to jn-t::y a .!'-'■ expenditure mveii it ir * :it:Lii--«l :.o^.. t :imi. , would k'vo '•;".' ta!t -n or I the exneri-■nee of ..rh-.-r o.;:r:in s •...„! >!m, . i n .. 1 r,v...;. t -.v ; 0:....-.-.-ir.- ~.-.-1 ::....-r:.'. i-m-; IvM.iv.-.iiMltims.ien.r i futim- •■-''■•:.•-'" -' r ;■---:.: wo _-'■ at! -dim-liy ; | e-.amir..-v.-h»tt!.-.-:v !•:...•.■«■:■-.1:1:::-iv.i:-:-; I ti.-rt Pill of P--t :■'• -i-" r ',', " ! ''' r:t ' : '"-"'' • •'? ! this com..en.n it is \.yn ; " ''';';_ V been mmht to !■"- an rdueroioiij 1 " 1 mvp-ir-d j in inch inst.-'.iicu l-y -•':'. h:--'.'' I:: -'- ■-i« : '.!''-'- to tlit; l-o!icy of the yh.-n t :..v ! .-rimi.•;:■: : 1 then-foro. it w.i-i an e:is,..r im-.ttrr r->r .'-Ir. ; Bov.':s last year to have (k.iie sfiiii(.-Miii!i, 1 ere.litahle. V\'. ; are at i-res ■nt_cS;.-ri--i.yi' l - j the iueonvenieiiL-c ot one or Ins noveit;.-.- -_ j nameiy, the eleetion of :u. K.lncat'.n Lo-u-.i; hv .1 sv-tein xind'-r wiiidi tnere is n>> --v.:\- ~ rantee that the chief r ..ni.-ite of ra'.resetit.i- , tion !.hall he atfer.-le.l to-tuuneiy. le.-al . knon-kuVe. ami a si.-eiai !:tne-s :„r the ' .luties of a memh-.-r oi ine Kil:i.-:i._> .11 ; I Boar.l. We see each sm.-ii: cut:-: eiioei-j ! votiriiii to have some local r-e-r ••'■.'.•--tiv!.-| j i.kiee.l on tin- n-arl. hit- we t:i::i.; '.v.: are j ! .«•..■ i:i T.rclwtiii--' that the 1-...-.-.1 Wiint- »: the j ;'i,.vi:iee <i-i>c-ailv will 110: i; ■ r, i wi::ie on "tie- ft.at'l rk." ii'.--jo-i:y ! „-,en whose eki.f <,r.alir: t ai.i..:i will ,■-. t:;_.t thev are 1.x.-.I to .s«-:.:o jh:e!::v->e„o-!e,l-it-tri.--. Airai". v« l |:lvr> ti,: ' ■'"■";' ','" !i -"' :: -' j:: ' - of eoiiipui-orv euttcaMoii. fo:i;. ! .:l i:iio;i eo "eneralan.l well tiiotijht out sys-.e::i, hut v.y.l:\ the t.raeticai vroikinir i:t thi- a-' in ot'e.T m-.'t.'-rs. to the Ucal freiks of r.-n-.mitt xs. Til.•!!there wastlieu nan s-enc^i;• ''e.h.ii::-;;: so characteristic of Ike kite .\it:n-try. oy whieh all the greater i,..'.v.-ij wc-i-c- h-:f t« t:s•'Minister.'* «'« h::.l :lso in the Ikii (now snnnwhat rnoiI:»lc:l in the Ac') the j.rnniir.' to the narrowest extent or'ihe power- of tlte 10-.-.l Couunitt''es. In ,i:l ii;..- a?iO\-» ;•:-.:•- ! f'.-iihix.- we I>-I eve that Mr. I'-.v.'KV h.s :, I -n-.-ial claim for novelty: hist i to ai! tin; other proTi>ions of i'lir- il:i!. \'.'c I think we are safe in savin- thai the variations between them ami similar i,rov;:-;on-in the Bills M prs:t year:-, is that 1 hexare not so well |,:-.t, ami tar more bareiy stated. "We can tlierefore well imagine that Mr. Hr.st.oF. in disclaiming the authorship of the K.luoation V.ili, fnund a peculiar pleasure in pertorniiin.' what was his diitv. We think that it all th.'it can he said in" favour of the lute Ministry or Mr. I'.owitN is that one of their icemoers dratt.pd i :i i? ii such as the '■"dnea'i-m ilill in a eiv.iili phh- manner, thrir is'uvy has really de- ! parted. In the IMncatioii Ik!!, a 5 in fl« .sr loth-i- nier.siifes. tinre is r.n utter want <■; connHeiien.sivei'ess r.nd t!:orou_'kn-.--, ami we leii.e tha- Mr. l'..\i.i.\Ne;:, v.'i:li the help of Mr. iil-l,of. may—not nert .:-ssiou. hut prohahlv the one after that—hriiiii itown a Bill wliich will really he a credit tr> the Colony, and will give to its ri.-ir.L{ iidi.-.liit-ants the chance of competing wir.ii any other ceuntrv in intelligence and knowledge.