CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2014, 18 June 1875, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Thursday, j While in Committee last night, the Provincial Secretary said that he in--tended to stick to the Education Bill as originally adopted; by the. House, and forwarded.to'-the Superintendent. ' '- ■ The public meeting last night to consider the Education Bill was densely crowded. The following resolution, propased by MrlWynn >Williams, late Provincial Solicitor, was unanimously agreed to:—"This meeting is of opinion that the amended Education Bill introduced during the present sitting of the Provincial ;Go)incil ]rill (if-allowed to become law) be 'seriously detrimental to the system of education introduced by the Education Ordinance of 1873, and is also .strongly,. of j opinion ; that" his 'Honor the Suprintendent,' and members of the Executivo Government; and members of the Provincial Council, should mutually, agree jthafc the bill be postponed until next* \ session." Th<^ utmost unanimity prevailed, and all remarks against the education policy of the present. Government, and favourable to the views expressed in the Superintendent's message to the Provincial Council being loudly applauded, andali the remarks to the effect that if the .■Government did not withdraw their ,bill the Superintendent should veto it were also loudly cheered. Both papers endorse the views of the Superintendent regarding 'the riewi. bill.; The Times:hopes< that if the bill ia not withdrawn the Superintend dent will.veto it.,; sThoi Press : deprecates such an extreme course.

This day. The debate on the Superintendent's message re the Education Bill was conI tinued last night. Aftor three hours it was decided to go into committee to consider the amendments proposed'in the message, but the Government are determined to maintain the new bill intact, and they have a majority of the House to support them. - ■ The .New Zealand Shipping Company haye received telegraphic advices that the following ships have sailed from London: r-7Teesdale for Willington;;- Knight of Snowdon and British Empire for Dunedin ; Lectura. for Lyttelton; Alumbagh with immigrants for Auckland, and Carisbrook Castle for Auckland with special immigrants.from Belfast ; also the following ships loading—Columbus and White 3£agle for Auckland ; Border Chief *and Howrah for? Wellington ; ;Waikato for Lyttelton arid Waimea for Dunedin. The Waikato, Waimea; and Howrah will all carry immigrants. Captain Hose will bring out the Waikato. ; , :/ • " ; The Provincial Council negatived all the amendments in the. [Education Act proposed by the Superintendent, andamotion, informing the Superintendent .that the Council could not agree with his amendments and requesting him to accept the bill in its present form, was carxied by 22" to 11. The debafe was'rather acrimonious; , , ■' . ■';:'-;Mr j'e.b"sbn'■ >s•;mdtfon^'tnat'^t■was■unadv^sable to entertain any proposal to abolish the Provincial form of -Government until, the public r unmistakeably expressed a wislir for - it* was withdrawn '; as inopportune.. ;.. ■ ;,"...