PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 232, 28 October 1903, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

+. : LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tchsjay, October 27. The Council mat at 2.30 p.m. The Sea F-"h- • '<■» Bi!i w-.s passed. The Animals Protection Bill was recouimitt 4, and a new clause irisertel providing t h-tt the Governor may, on patition of a local nuthorry or Acclimatisation Society, d>ckre weasels, stoats, or any other animil enemies of < game. | The Shipping and Sr>am<>n'« Bill wac furvh'T considered in Committee anJ n ported. Th* Olutha Flood Trustee, and Qietm's Scholarships Bills passed their heal at gos. The Native Townships Bill was reported with minor amendments. The Bill passed through committee. The New Zealand Institute Bill, reODnatituting and altering the name to >he New Zealand Institute for the Advancement of Science was read a sec and time. The Products Exports, Military Pensions, Local Bodies Loans, and Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Ac Am-ndrnent Bilk were read a second time. The Council adjourned till 6 p.m. HOUSE OF REPKESEh TATIVES. Tuesday, October 27. The House met at 2.30 p.m. An amendment in the Intestate Estates Bill was brought down by Governor's message to make the Bill apply to widowers as well as widows. The House agiccd to the amendment. Amendments were also brought down by Governor's mpseagi in the | Grown Grants Bill, providing that custody fees may be compounded for an amount not exceeding 5b per acre for rural lands, or one-fourth of the value of other lands. The Chairman of the Classification Committee reported that theie was no reason to reject the petition of the Wellington branch of the New' Zealand Institute of Journalists. TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES. Mr Baums brought up the report of the Education Committee on Training Colleges for teacher*, recommending (a) A college to be established in Auckland, Wellington, (Jhriatchurch, and Dunedio, and in order to avoid tbe expense of duplicating instruction in subjects which are taught at the University Colleges and to secure fot teachers a greater, breadth of vinw, th°training of teachers in literary and scientific work thould, as far as possible, be provided by the University Colleges; (b) The Training Colleges to be subject to the control of the local Education Bmrds; (c) the curriculum to bs subject to the approval of the Minister of Education; (d) the In-spector-General to inspect each college and report annually to the Minister ; (") a two years' course of training for each 8-udeut should bj aimed at; (f) it is desirable to give the lecturer on education the status of either a lecturer or a professor at the University College in order that his lectures may count in the university course of the students; (g) the practising department of eitch training college should include a model country Fchooi with a single teacher; (h) in addition to the personal and boarding allowances granted to students of the training col- j leges who have been pupil-teachers I reasonable University College fees] should bo paid by the Government;! (j) local Boards of Education be recommended to set up a committee ;of advice in regard to masters concerning tbe training college consisting, say, cf the chairman or other member of the Board, an inspector of the Board, a representative of the professorial Board of the- University College, and a representative of the other Boards of Education, if any, in the same university district; (k) in order to allow training colleges to prepare teachers for a district high school and othrr secondary woik, cUuse 35 of the standard regulations shou'd be nm'-nd d as to the neeond paragraph by inserting after the words " district high school " the words " and in schools attached to training colleges." COUNTIES ADM (NISTE ATION. The House then considered amendments in the Counties Act Amendment Bill brought down by Governor's message. The amendments proposed to strike out; subclause 1 of clause 2, and -übstitu-H the following: "In order to illow time for preparation and adjustment of valuation rolls, it is hereby ii'Clar»d that in no case shall the special order altering boundaries of any riding or road district or subdivision :f a road district in a county take eff -cfc until the close of the fin&nciil v'S-r in which the spf-cial order is g zettnd, if i»nze' ted before the IsS of Octob.T, or uutd the clos* of to nex- following Suanoial year if j after the Ist October, and section 125 of thv principal Ac 1 "' is hereby m dified accordingly." Further that there should be ndit d to subclause 1 of clime 8 a proviso that the section wiring to ;Ksing cf billiard-rooms should not »fltfct any bye-hw whereby public jillinrd-rooma are r quir d to be closed it an earlier hour th-»n 11 p.m. The nmendm-nts were ngr nd to. On 'hs nir 'ti >u of Mr S »dd'.>n, th« Public Liana Renewal Bill reeom ni'.ted, and olauars 2 aD l 3 were mendtd by fix'rg the m>ximum rate if interest at 4k instead of 5 per cent. 1 The Bill was then put through its \ iaal steges. AID TO PUBLIC WORK 3. The Aid to Public Works and Lmd Settlement Bill was recommitted, and he maximum rate of interest was fixed t 4.J instead of spr cent. Mr Seldon sii'i rep res sotations had i

bet'u mud.) to hiui>>y tne Agrtn'-Qeneril wiiicit warivuitud a i\.due. ion ia the rutfl of ifiteres'. On the motion for tho third reading, Mr - M ss'\v urged 'bat, in connection vithiui- ltA'tK a wwkhg fund I'h'iuM 06 pruviiedov ni'i I-ss tli-none-li If |H>r' o-Mir. Tmtt would keep on.' credi; i uud show the un .oy-ienrior that vo w.-«ro anxious to keup within our iaeacs. A 1.-neth';* doWe ton': place, and Mr 'Seddim h-'.d no- finir-h'l'd hw iv ply wh-n thij Hotitio tojk the 6.30 »dj jurument. EvEiINQ .SITTING. Ths TTouso at 7,30. Mr Sedilon Raid he did noi intend to borrow out>Me of the «oloi»y uoloss it. was absjluooly meosnry, and ho considftred h'iroiilil with eaffty take r.woor three millions from within th« colony without tho withdrawal hiving any on general biisra-s*. Ho hope ; when All t.h.t m.'.iu trunk lines >.». d oht>; h, £ works wore completed t.ba col <ny i [ ' K- r.biii l o d-.ii'MV »!i i.'xpfndiuuto ' oui; uf cuuwi revenue, f.nd ut ttieeamo

time reduce the publio defc*. The Bill passed its final stages on the voices. *' j The Waibi Hospital Bill was read a first time, * The Amendments made by tht Council in the S e a Fisheries Aot Amendment Bill were append to. SCKNKHY I'BESBETJLTION. The Sc.nery Preservation Bill wu committed, In reply to Mr Massey, Mr Seddon slid the commission which clause 2 gave piwer to s t up would not be expensive, and would not po all over the colony and hitva a t;ood time of it. After considerable discussion Mr Seddon moved to alter the clause so u o limit the commission to "not ex* ceding five suitable persons." Ibis was agreed to, A proviso, moved by Mr Taylor, that the Commission consist of officers in the publio service of the colony, was lost by 49 to 16. Mr James Allen moved to amend clause 6 so that tho only amount the Government would be authoristd to • xpend without authority would bettw amount required for compensation for land taken under the Act. Mr Seddon contended that transactions under the Act would oome under review by the House on the 'estimates of the lands and Tourist Departments. Mr Jas, Allen's amendment was negatived by 40 to 27. Mr Taylor moved to reduoe the total amount which may be spent under the Bill from £IOO,OOO to £20,000 Mr Seddon said the total was fired on a basis of 20,000 aores at £5 an acre; any lesser sum would not do, and he did not think it was unreasonable to ask for £IOO,OOO to be spent over four years. Mr Misaey thought that was far more than the colony oould afford, especially in view of the reduotion in public works expenditure, and tbiA £50,000 would b* sufficient. (Loft sit'fng.)