THE EDUCATION BILL.
m AGAIX JIEFOKE THE LORDS. PROTEST OX COXSTITI'TKiV \I grocxds. tlle govkuxmkxt'.s offer o'' compromise. Received ISth, 11.7 p.m. London. December IS. In tiic House of Lord.,, tin- Fir! „f Crewe stated tin- Hou-e of Commons disagreed with tin- Lords' amend amendments liecnuv limy complete'.altered the character of the Educi tioii Bill, contradicting its principle,. Lord Ijinsdowne protest, d that tin: Commons' message was uupreco. dented, curt, and almost cont mptuous. The proper course would lie fur the Lords to insist on the reinstate ment of the amendments, but h.. moved that the Lords protest ugain.t the innovation of a constitutional procedure in objecting to amendments without assignig any specific reason.,, lie moved the adjournment of the debate to enable the Government to make a definite statement. The Earl of Crewe indicated that the Government was willing to drop • clause ti, which makes attendance dm- ' ing hours of religious instruction expressly non-compulsory, and also to ' permit assistant teachers in clause 3 schools to volunteer to give denomination teaching iu urban and really large schools in rural areas.
THE COVERXMtXT'S COXCES(SIOXS. SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION' BY" THE COMMONS. Received 19th, 0.15 a.m. London, December 18. The Earl of Crewe undertook that he and the Duke of Devonshire would endeavour to find a halfway house regarding the compulsory taking over of existing schools. The Government' would refuse to admit single schools in rural areas to the privileges of clause 4, but the urban limitation would be removed. The Government could not insist on a mere handful of children being able to block the granting of special facilities, aud was wil ing to give the parents' committee a consultative voice in the appoint ment of a teacher. It would not be right to veto, in the case of new schook under clause 4, the right of appeal conceded to the Board of Education. The Earl of Crewe added that the Government cannot pledge the House of Commons to accept the con-' cessions. I
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81907, 19 December 1906, Page 3
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332THE EDUCATION BILL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81907, 19 December 1906, Page 3
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