PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 21 October 1907, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

DAIRY INSTRUCTRESS. A deputation consisting of Messrs. jlajor. Jennings, Synies, Ukey, anil the lion. O. waited oil the Minister lor Agriculture on Friday i" connection with the proposal of the Department to dispense with Miss Breen's services. Mr. Major introduced the deputation, and placed the position before the Minister, urging that throughout the whole of Tavanaici, and wherever the instructress bad visited, she was spoken of in terms of the highest praise. Nut alone was her instruction of use to aduits, but it was of very great benefit to children of school age, particularly her lectures. The member for Hawera also pointed out the direct loss it would mean to the Dominion should the Department carry out its expressed intention to dispense with Miss Breen's services. Messrs. Symes and Jennings quoted a number of cases that had come under their pev?onai knowledge of d,e good and effective work the instructress "was doing. Mr. Okey and the llou. O. Samuel endorsed the remarks. j The Minister promised to again consider the question of retaining JJiss Breen's services, lie was inclined to! believe that her services should be retained by the Education Department in connection with the establishment of technical schools. WAITAKA HARBOR BILL. The passage of the Waitara Harbor Bill is being protracted in the Legislative Council. The lion. O. Samuel, on behalf of the promoters of the New Plymouth Bill, which is to lie dealt with next session, is using every constitutional means to obtain the postponement of the Waitara Bill until the New Plymouth Bill is before Parliament,

EDUCATION LEASES. Mr Jennings has given notice to ask the Minister of Education whether iie has noticed the following paragraph which appeared in the "Taranaki Jjaily News" ol Saturday, 11th "Alleged excessive cost of leases wfts discussed yesterday at tile meeting of School Commissioners. Mr Faull introduced the matter, and complained that too much jnouey was spent before a lease could be obtained. He figured that every renewal clause catfsed the expenditure of .€l7 by the Board and the lessee combined, and lie made it up thus—Board's share of sol.citor's costs, £3 3s; Board's share of arbitration fee, 3s; lessee's share ot these, £(j Cs; and cost of lease, including Government stamp, registration, etc° .to making in all, £l7 12s": if so, will the -Minister inquire if such charges aro I imposed on settlers taking up educational leases in other parts of the Dominion? , . .