PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81836, 31 August 1906, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

FRIDAY', AUGUST 31. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. The Council met at 2.30. The adjourned debate on the second reading of Sir Maurice O'Rorke's Divinity Degrees Bill was resumed by Colonel Pitt, who said the University Act excluded theology from the subjects for whihe degrees might be granted, and what the Biil asked for would be an interference with the principles of uur national MU'm of education. linn. Mr BOLT thought it would be a grave mistake to pass this Bill, and he moved that it be read a second time that day six months. I 100. T. KFLLY opposed the measu re. Hon. Mr SCOTLAND Paid the law had been devised so as to prevent the obtrusion of the odium theologicuin. It was a wise provision, and he could not see his vvav to support the Bill. Sir MAURICE O'iORKF said the Bill was not entirely his. It had the support of the Senate of the University. He preferred that In 11. members would vole according to conscience, and he hoped Ihey would show that they supported religion rather than the materialism, which seemed to be becoming popular 'n this colony. The Bill was struck out by 16 to ' COI.OXFI. IHTT moved the second reading of the Training Ships Bill, to pvovi-'e for the establishment of training ships, and it provides that the Governor may declare any ship under the control of the Government to be a training ship under the Act. Hon. BAH.I.IF, in supporting the Bill, c nsid red that the monev wh'.'h WMi'd be expended upon it could be put to better use for the training of bovs. Hon. 8. T. GEORGE thought the Government were taking a step in the right direction, lion. I. KELI.\ thought fees ought li'il to be charged. I lie MINIS I'KR, in iiis reply, said hj- was within the niaik when he said the c< si of tlu> ship would not be more than /:>noo or £2500 per year. lie thought it might be well to eliminate the provision for pavmnit nf f,- s . I lie see nd reading was carried on the voices and the Council rose al 1 4-jo.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tlie House met al 2.30. Ihe following BU'.s were read a fii'M time Wajmate North County (Mr Maj r). Juries Act Amendment (the latter proposes payment to jurvmen in civil cases, viz., <X/ for over four hj( urs service on a jury, 4/ for anything less). IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION ACT AMENDMENT. Mr SlDl-A moved l"ie second read'.ng of this Bill, wliicTi proposes to prohibit the entry into the colony, wu'iin three yea's of the expiration of their sentences, of all persons convicted elsewhere of crimes, which in the colony involve penalties between a year's impiisonment and death,