LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10414, 7 September 1911, Page 5

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

By Telegraph — Press Association* WELLINGTON, Last Night. WANGANUI SCHOOL SITES. In the Legislative Council this afternoon, the Wu-ngaaiui School Sates Bill was readi a second time. MENTAL DEFECTIVES BILL. Sir John FLndlay moved the second reading of the Mental Defectives Bill, which had been received from tine Lower House, explaining ■ I the proposals of the Bill at conriidora'blo length. Tlie Hon.. J. Bigg tooK exception to tine provision of the Bill referring to the licensing of institutions. He contended tbhiat mieartad defects should be directly under the care of the iSfcate. It was -undesirable to sand mentally-defective, persons to private in stiitutionis conducited for profit. The derivable from public ihcspiitals wore superior to those of private institutions. Under the Bill .large private institutions would '.spring up all over the State, ia,nd he asked whether it was intended to fix the burdieai on the commun--1 'iby rather than on the. State. If so, Iv was sorry for lite. Many of the rr'or.tal defectives were well able to do work rof various kinds, and this ■work would add! ito tine profits of the private institutions. The debate was adjourned, and the Council rose.