PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 28 July 1880, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

Jfe.' Wklungton, July 27. A&W the Legislative Council to-day. gpySiie Treasury Bills Bill was read the ■first time. Mr. "Wilson asked what the Government intended to do relative to Mr. Taiaroa's disqualification. He thought it was the duty of the Government to take up the subject, otherwise he would bring in a Bill himself. Mr. Whitaker said the Bill could be ftroughtlin to r.ejieye, him .from. ties, Tjhey would not pass a Bill to reappoint [Mr. Taiaroa as a member. That was th 4 "prerogative of ffie "Gfovernor. Government had not considered the matter at all. . ; 7 "77 Captain Fraser and Colonel Whitmore hoped. Government r .would take' steps .to relieve Mr. Taiaroa as soon as possible. Mr. Wilson gave notice for the appoints ment of a ; to enquire into the liUtter;^The kdjourned'"debate on 'the : cost of education was resumed. - .• . Mr. Whitaker .said Jthe total cost of educati jillaS't ' was not L 467,000, as ..had bet that sum mu.st be ■deiSiiVte d L 172,000 for new buildings,--and: also ref ind moneys spent on libraries, &c., which i ed-fic6d"the 'cost t0'L239;000. Still j that wis ,a; large sum, which it.was desirable to reduqe if possible. ; . „ Coloiel Whitmore said the question "was, C<>uid'we afford wliat we have spent? The B< ards"iw,ere extremely extravagant,and al\ 'ays would be while they bad. only, ®6 nding of money and not the raising ,o£ifc„ : ■ .-. .''' . , w *Mr.' system •lasted af giving the Boards whatever they a'Skfed : caY.they..WQuld, find a way td"spend j it som show or •' anjpthef.. „ HeithoiSgbfc: the Boards might be abolished. We were spending nearly a quarter of our ordinary reveille on education, and- ; the--system cpulcj 10 longer continue. J »• Tlje debate rwdk"- again-' adjourned, iind IheyCc uncil . "In the House-oi -^pi^sen_t^tive^>to- f day,, •' —Rep lying to Mr. Reeves, Mr. Dick said £ha.t;, Ih"e new Licensing Aci; (clause-171) made provision for the appointment of inspectors in the various'idisirifcts with pbwei to enter on premises for the sale of ,b ( eer v md spirits and to. claim, of liqiioi s vended for the purpose of analysis, and tie Government intended; to enforce ,'tbfi.t jro vision strictly. * - )lying to Mr. vGeorge, Mr._ Hall said .iristri been given to tho AgentGene -al to secure the services of Messrs. <B?illie and Harvey, actuaries, to investigate. t he Insurance Department affairs, and if tii sir services not be had, then soitfe other firm of equal standing. " '-He sai(J dien the' West Coast Coinmissioners report oame down, Government would a proposal, for dealing with the . .wfolequestion,,.abmit,; _ the 'nativ 3s from fencing on- colonial wads, 'an&l ploughing the land'of set'tlersoh" the -west'coast of the North Island. ...... - • Mi. Barron asked- whether the Government intend to reserve the Crown land in accor dance, with seotions 380 and 351 of the J[unioip®l-Corporations AGt, 1876, for .ti)6>'.riore adequate endowment of. -boroughs ; which .have been unfairly treit scbfethgi respeot hitherto.^ -- - M: \ Rolieston replied* that'there bould be to,.doubt butr that the Legislature; ' inter ded that : no more endowmfents, sKou d be ■ granted, and Government- did i hink it desirable tq re-open the question. ..... ;. ■. _ a • t ■ On tjie ijtotion ,for going into Committee of Swp'pty., .. ; '. . "Si:-Gi Grey .moved.that, a Se'lect..Cprn- - mitt be appointed to consider .the re-, : port on the Patetere correspondence .on < any circumstance connected with the con- ' tem]ilated acquisition of the Patetere lands by Europeans,: with power to -eall for pers 3ris 'ad d papers;. three to be a;'quorurii ! ; to report in a fortnight. Such'-cbrn'riiit'-: ..tee io consist, of-Messrs." Bryce,'-Kefiiiy,' .'"Fox _Tbt>PSS°P, Stevens, Stewart',"an'dt'h'e WmXkZ .- - y ' .. : -, - , - ' " Messrs.'. Bryce and- Ep?. desired '; their names shoifld not.. be. on' the . Committee, both claiming that .theic-time . fuliv ooou'pied' with work "on jother ; committees. Mr. .Stevens " also claimed I • exemption-for similar reasons; 7-; '-rOn of :Mr. .'JBryqey • Sir p." Grey consented to allow the nariies i-ij>l««he Committea to.stand .o.ver;until toJ: h' 7. : -Hjhe motion was put and carried withoUtj names. _ , -'"The motion for going into Supply was , •pdqSBJl.JsSQie&V' "777 : 77777 777 77777 7' "The debate 'on. thef .qjje&tifin. that the •education vote be reduced by L 50,000 t was resumed. 77,* Mr. Macandrew was disposed to agree rwit i those wh'6 ;belreved that- the • system "desT 01-ved-far-too much upon the Goveyi-r me it, and too little upon general - aubut Government- having made it r ~irp irdinaUfeatura jof.there, policy, ,th§ ; "votes, tills year should not_ be interfered . wit hj- -litgf saidt'" there-was .a q- good 3 diapuss-i ; ing dt ■ Ha: ; woidd> support the !' proposal -for -the Ee.duotion;-)nacl;ej by the . Mi lister, :: - L] tr. Kelly thought it might be wise to do away with Education. JBoards_,_and exit ,terd the powers and -functions "of Comi mi as' jEhey„do "alL> the 7requisit? . work. -■>. f< ; ---V . ,vi - t !i\ took exception to the class ook's'ilSddlirr'Schools: ~ There;were~a t many of them calculated to bewilder Is. He thought an~effort should be sto getr a class'dl lbooks.better suited ie circumstances of tb67oase, r. Fulton supported the system of olfees, and painted.out thjvt the Otago ■d at least was not extravagant, essrs. Shrinaski andPyke .complained the Otdgo Board 1 did not do justice lq outlying distriots. r George Grev. that the tmstances 'of the Colony were not of j-sucn a gloorny character as to warrant [ 'the large reduction-proposed-by -the mem--"6er fw .B-iverton. They wanted an . educated nation. He contended that the u Tsy item was-notvin-afly: respect a pauper , sy item. .. The parents of Tihe. children had ;.&> mike certain sacrifices in doritributing u education vote, and-in that ; -wi y the ; child : -had - to- forego'- pon\fort-it ,jp otherwise "have. Then, again, it ; poor in contact-witßT ' m class distinctions.';w£ulcl> in course •of time,?cQSftlSp®or. T jjßof handing over of the-schools, in foot, to , "m iniclpalitiea and dther loQal-bodida, but he wouldlook mainly to Sohool Committees. ; ;Fi ir teaohe^s,. pensions- isliould be pro- ; Tailed,--the same being available"for both ; $1 sband and wife. . The .education system -|jd opened <up a new pafli ih life for I ung women, and in, that, respect it was J 6r e of the greatest 'blessings"Conferred T uj on .New Zealand. ;The;higher systems ' education "were beneficial, inasmuch as "Fli ey raised-the whole tone" of" society iir the Colony, 'lt;was. the towns ty? joyed thp advantages -in the first instance, but gradually'iliese influences would exte ad beyond ,to>ns to the most remote pErfs'bf'the Colony. He contended that 01 r system of education was fair artd b( naficialj- and- one to which--the. people w sre attaclied.' It was the, wfty it\ w lich they could touch all "'classes. If tljoy stopped thcik'opc|ra.tibjis they would en usoA-a" 'gap thirt nevor would: bo filled trusted tliat courae would not, bo £0 llfifWdfl.Cf 5-T l' O T II .;i A 77 A i' Atkinson said-Sir G. Gfrey waj oi doavorin'g"" "fo 'laEe o'redit' for tR6 establis hinQßt: :o£i,tho . ha, dt no his utmost to provent being oatablii hod. -; - -- MiV ! Sifoohan .Ba'fdi"thftt!jthrdrb) odald iSA no doubt but that tho Act owed its success and popularity to tho fact that it was froo,

the Qm? Iftfon, ®|6 £«& d the e inall b points ir ( ihe They comfl retrace |||»r sfira. pu >lio never jefflaißnt Ng gc&ackSAg An j' ,or to fl ' Educatitin Boards:! They had- admniistered their fuaHipM well, and were doing excellent were not extravagant,: but they might. fairly, be asked to reduce their expenditure like other branches of the public' Mr. flursthouse spoko in favor of primary education, but thought the duty of the State stopped sh&tt therei' _ After Further discussion, Mr. M'Caughan x his amendment, and the original motion ! or the reduction was propose 1. On tli is the Committee . Ayes, .15; no<s,*sß.": - . ... . The notion fop rednctio.ft.jby L 30,000 "" i \ was-put and carried, on the' voices. "Vjote, Native Schftols, L 14,949. ' 1 Agrend to. 1 j . Vote] Industrial Scliool^j,Jjso4s. - Mr: RollestonJstfid'tha.t.'it'was-inl .thatthiise schools should' fee taken over. '" 1 by the Educatioii Departmeh't." ' - Agre 3d to. "Deaf and Dumfe'lnstltut'ion, &1795»: , Agre 2d to.->" - ''--J! -.-L "1 . Misc illaiiedua'Service, L455(k ' Mr.-J shrimski moved foHdwfipg ••• : -J items b 3 struck out— Girls" High n School. LI2OO j' Thaimfes- High School, L4OO ; Wellington College, LI2OO ; Otago * Beys'and Girls' High Schools,.Lsoo. N Mr. Rolleston for the ie items being 81 Mr. Sheehan pointe?MrenFTOK f there were ni 1 endowments.for liijgher education in the Nortfc 'lfilaSd^ '.wer^i objected' to the time would''come' when'a common; endowment fuhd would be iiisii ted'upon as' Wefl : asV& «wmm6ivldi)fl. • * 11 r ■. v .! ]. ni; (J - i; . . , • fund. - -:r, .j 7'J"* r. V, r Afte -considerable tho < , motion to^"strike out the Jbst". 54V ardivis: - J was thm agreed-to. ! 7Rtst 'ict Courts, £BOBS. _ *' ' ' " Mr. Rolleston said thial Ho'l Goveri theiit thought-'iW.oulpir udiiriit fe j very cc nsiderS&i'e reduction': .'jSp propps^di.';; a redmstvyi of. LIBOO. j"" " " The votej-as *was76iM^ied:,j ' -• ResidernV Magistrates .'and 4 Courts, L 48,216 4s. • " ' ,-.f . 7-; Aftar several other votes had passed, . -'Progress was reported,"*and..the Hous®., .... r roae af 12.30. .«r*r r, •>, - ' 1•