Parllament.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 4

Parllament.

HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES SRIDAY, OCTOBER 1«,

By T«legraph.—Per Press Association. I Wellington, Saturday. I [' After midndglilt tho debate in commit- ' tee on tho Education Bill wag continued. Mr McAllum moved an amendment whick wa3 in effect an ailirmation of the "Nelson system" for giving religious instruction in schools, but. after a lengthy dseusskm he withdrew tihe proposal, being apparently no hope of carrying it. At clause 47, the Minister moved to strike out, a su'b-daune inserted bv the Education Committee, granting tlhe nse of school buildings for the purpose of moral and religious instruction, buti, falling to lind anyone to "tell" for hira, the sub-clause was carried on tile voices. At midnight thy Cocrnnitteo was discussing the question of conveying children in backblocka to school, the country niamlburs endeavouring to get more liberal provision made ia this direction. The Minsfter ohjectcd, on the fjrouud of exjpense, butl promaed to giTe it further consideration, and finally it way left to Itlie Afinister to provide for exIffeme casts of difTiculy by regulation. Olause til) was amended', to provide for 21 days' notice of transfer bcinj* given to Iteachers, instead of 14. At clause 75, sub-clause 5, the Comvided upon the motion of ttho Hindmarsh, to add a sub-clause llhat a salary of a teacher shall not he reduced except for inefficiency. 'Xlhe Minister amoved a new gub-dause 7 a, of clause 75, .providing for (payment of (reasonable expenses 'of transfer of teachers. Mr Wilford moved that the word "reasonable" be struck out. . The chairman ruled that the striking out of the word would mean an increase of appropriation, and refused tto accent the amendment. Mr Wilford objected to the ruling, and tfhe Speaker was called ire to decide. He upheld tiho chairman. Mr Wilford further moved to insert the word "actuail" instead of reasonable, liuit- tho chairman refused to accept the amendment. At one time Sir Joseph Ward suggested that tho Premier should agree to pass i.Jie clauses down <to 123, and dhen adjourn. It was not reasonable ■to ask the House to sit up all night to consider such an important Bill. The Premier protesfted that a great deal of time had been wasted, but finally agreed to the proposal.