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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 31 October 1914, Page 8

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• LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 30. MORNING SESSION. By Telegrapn.—Per Press Association. Wclington, Last Niglu. T-lie Legislative Council met at 11 a.m. Messrs 8011, Aitken anil llai'd;, j were appointed a committee to confer i wiDh Vile House upon amendments to the Education Bill. The House having refused to agree to tilic amendments made by tile Conneil in the Legislature Council Bill, Messrs Bell, Wigram and Ilardy were appointed a commi; tee to confer with the House. The Public Works Amendment Mid Pensions Ainendment Bills were read a i first time. AFTERNOON' SESSION. Wellingfcom, Last Night. | The Council met at 2.30 p.m. j The following Bills were passed with - amendments: —Inspection of Machinery, ■ New Zealand Loans, Wellington Milk , Supply, War Contributions Validation, i Morgans Intension Amendment, j The New Zealand Loans Act Amcnd- | ment was passed without amendment,; j and the Pension* Act Amendment Bill ' was read a second time. ; EVENING SESSION. j The Couneil resumed at 8 o'clock. : The Pensions Amendment Bill passed through the committee, and was read a third time. EDUCATION BILL. The managers at the conference on the Education Bill presented their report. Hon. Bell explained that the representatives of the Council had, with regard to district councils, so far evaded its amendment as to provide for a district advisory committee, which the Minister might call together to advise and report to him. Tht Council's objection to the selection of a board from «rlsan school committees had been submitted to by the House. There would be urban popular elections of school committees, but not of education boards. The Council had allowed the provision as to the inclusion of the chief medical officer 41s a member of the board to be exercised. With regard to the section dealing with religious and moral instruction, the Council had yielded, and allowed the House to retain the proviso for what it might be worth. He moved that the finding of the conference be adopted.

■After it short discussion, the motion was agreed to, and the Council adjourned at 8.40 p.m. until 1 o'clock to-morrow.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30. Wellington Last Night. After l.lio telegraph office closed the discussion of tili'e Public Works Estimates was continued. Glass XIX., Harbour Works, lighthouses, and Defences.—Lighthouse £4758, harbour works £15,000, harbour defence £1000; total £-20,758.—Passed. Tourist .iiul Health Resorts, vote of £20,1)00, ainl Department of Immigration, .13(1,000, were passed without debate. Class XXfl., Construction and Maintenance and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works.—Roads 1500,000, b'.icklilovks roads £33,109, ro:i<l:s on goldfields £50,000; total £75,000. Passed.

Class XXII, development of goldlields £4,800, was passed. Class XXIV., £410,000 for telegraph extension, was passed. Class XXV., contingent defence £50,000, was passed. The committee then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The Railways Authorisation Bill wa3 read a first time, the Bill providing for the construction of the combined road and railway embankment over Aliuriri Harbour, Napier. The. House adjourned at 1.55 a.m. FUIDAY OC.TOBF.II 30. AFTEIIXOOX SESSION, TVe House met at 5.3 ft p.m. THE WAR LOAN. Sir deseph \\ a'.'d asked Uio Minister of 1' inniie._• whether the cablegraiai'published yesterday describing certain linancial arrangemcnU made by the liigh Commissioner had reference to ths assurance of the Drititii. (lovenmient '.hut they would guarantee the New /-'. aland war loan, and whether the amount raised was at -I'/i per cent. | Hon. .ias .Allen B'iid JJmt while wish:i:g to give tin. High Commissioner every' credit lor \rti-at he had done, the negotiations did not .start with h.i:u. die I (.Mr. Allenj had asked ;he Hon. Thos. 'd:lckel!/ito see what could be done i laismg tile loan, and the result wasverv muck as described in the cable. The rate of interest was not necessarily 4y, per cent. What tlhe rate was he. 'ioui.-l not disclose, having been requested byj the British Goveni'.'Wnt to observe scc-1 recy. BIBLE-IN-SCIiOOLS, I

Mr 0. 11. Thomson, filiairimin of tin l Kducation Committee, brought up the report ;)f the connnittee on vArious oetitioiH referred to it. On the subject of riJisflon, in.-i.nici.ion in schools, t'iieeummiUee recommended that ttio religions Instruction in Schools llil-1 iutrjdueed by Hon. .las. Allen be not allowed 10 pass. T!ie committee also recommended that full opportunity be given for the adoption of a voluntary system of religions instruction, sue-h a.* the NelH)i .s;str.ii) in which teacfliin;; is imparted outside statutory school hours. Mr. <1: VV. Uussuli spoke in warm appreciation of ijlie committee, as it did, the national system of education. Hon. Allen said ho could not accept the digestion that the. Nelson, system u'as the most suitable means of {(ivinfj children religious instruction in wilvools. Mr .Outline wished it to be 'known that tho report was not unanimous. Mr. I f in.. - regretted that the principle of the referendum had not been adapted. Mr. Isitt said that, his objection to 'l.lie JJible-in-Sdioo's movement was that tlu-y would not admit any alternative system into the referendum, but insisted upon the people accepting tlheir system or none. Mr. Dixon moved thait the report be referred back to the committee. Air. Atm-'iiv twitted tlhe (rovcrnnrent tritfe yascillation on the subject. Th,"' ought to have pfiven the 'House a. lead \fr. Dixon's aHiendment was lost bv to 17. (STATU riUICiIIAMK OF WHEAT. T!ie Premier announced that he had arranged with the Premier oi Canada to purdhasq i")D,OIS( bu.-:he]s of wheat. This, with w'.hat was liming imported by priviita individuals, would-, h a thought, provido (Sufficient to protect us from thortage. Mr. Massey added that tho, whetit vroiUi be sold at the price feed by tie Vommissi'oii, bun to do that

tliers would be a slight loss on the transaction. THE ..VlAOlU: COVriNU-JSNT. I in reph UJ :,ii. Ngata the Premier i'said lie would see Dial provision was made for members of Uic Maori contingent to record t-lieir votes at the ge»eral election. AMENDMENTS* AGIUDED TO. The aiutuifuicnw made by tliie Legislative Council in the Land Laws Amendment, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland Hinjmwcriiijj, and the Wages I Protection Biils were agreed to. | The Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill was read a first time. At midnight, no. progress had been made in the Kill, and it appeared that n stonewall was possible. At 1.45 a.m. the House was still discussing the short title of the Bill. (Left Sitting.) ,