PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1089, 2 June 1882, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION, THURSDAY. A largo number of questions wero asked, but none were of general interest excepting Mr Dick's reply to Mr Hamlin, that the Government wero not awaro of anyprecodent to justify their paying the election expenses of Messrs Harris and Wason, who had boon unseated owing to blunders by Government i^oSufers,' now Billa wore introduced, aud the Harbor Board Empowering Bill a second time. Several returns •were ordered, and some Comnittccs appointed. The House, by. 4* to 85 vptei, refund to . increwo the Goldfields Committee to li ~. members,

At.'tho eveniiltt sittiug, Mr Fyke movod • the second reading of tho Education Act Amendment Bill. The effect, ho said, would •..■•■ not ho to disturb, but to odd to the existing Bvetem, by enabling assistant to be given to other than 'Stafo schools which wore . • waling to :übmit to inspection and maintained the same standard. Ono-fifth of tho . colony were now attending such schools, ... and it was most unjust that no assistaneo was given by the State. Ho asked for this Bill, as a matter of justico' to a large section " ! of the community. '••■ : MrDocsoN Seconded. The present Act •■*' was in many respects a failure; Catholics did«ot and would not send their children to th& State Schools. It was'a matter of con-•-...BcieEco/and their conscience-sli'ould be re- ...■• ,:'Bpectedi He was in favor of paying by re •, sultsand for primary education only, In ~., his district infants were costing the State £3lss each per annum. '■ .. ,: ' Mr J, Evans, Brown denounced the Bill "' as an attempt to curry favor with a certain class. The country approved of tho present system. Ho moved that the Bill bo read a second time'that day six months. • Sir George Grky seconded the motion, ; :■■ Messrs Butherford, o'Caua<Bian and D/niels supported the Bill as a mtauv, of justice to a large section of the community, Mr Bracken, while feeling 'that tho State .. should only maintain a secular system .• thought that as Catholics could not take advantage of those schools they should be assisted if they educated their children to the same standard,. ■.,..; The Hon. W. Johnston warmly supported the Bill as an act of tardyljustice to Catholic who had spent £69,000 in school buildings and educated 6500 children yearly at thoii ■ own cost while also having to pay tribute to the schools they could not tiso, Mr Stewajd spoke highly of the educational efforts of Catholics, and supported tho Bill as a just and prober one, Mr Weston saw no reason why Catholic children could not attend State schools for a ' few hours daily, and opposed tho Bill. Mr DuxciN supported paying Catholics ■ by results. " . Mr SnuKiiAN, although a Catholic opposed ■ the Bill; the beneficial effects of chilorcn of •■ all denominations being educated together ■.■''<■ should riot-he lot. The present Bill would - ■ tond to the ultimate destruction of the State altogether. • He advocated putting .:. all educational reserves throughout the .;,.., colony into one fund for tho support of State education.;,. Mr W.. GpENJepounced the bill as supporting donominationalism and priest (raft. It was the priests ,who prevented Catholic parents by threats from, sending their children to the State schools, as they were quite willing otherwise to do. < Mr Bollesion opposed' the bill, stating • that the question was definitely sottled and ■ was bo accepted by tho country, No tamper- -. Uifi with tho present system should be permitted without a direjt appeal being first made to the constituences on the subject. ;-. .Mr Sbtotrd would support the bill with certain amendments in committee. , s .', After the' usual adjournment Mr Joyce . supported and Mr I'umon opposed the bill, although he advocated bihlo reading in schools, and hoped to seo it authorised. ■ Mr Shrimski strongly opposed tho bill as tending toperpetuate religious differences. To pass it, or to allow of bib'c rcadi.ig would tend to the destruction of our wholo system. Mr Petrie strongly opposed the bill. On tho West Coast Catholics largely availed themselves of State schools, and he hoped the bill would be finally disposed of this session, MrTuRNDULL spoke warmly in support of the bill, and declared it would be introduced year after year, and bo supported by increased numbers until at last it would command a majority, , # Mr Fish protested against tho Bill, as an ~.insidioUß attempt to destsoy the"-present Byetem, of which the whole countiy approved, and aiy alteration should be strenuously misled unless the country were consulted. Sir (:.. Guy strongly opposed' the bill. fliflOnly way the State could avoid teaching religious errors was by not teaching religion at all. Under this Bill all sorts of creeds would obtain State aid to teach their diverse rehgbns, even the iriost hideout crors which could bb concoived.

_ Mr Watt supported the Bill; it nmiuilei »n certain directions.

Mr Levestam opposed the Bill, Mr Dick would endeavor to carry out the present system fairly Pad properly, but hoped the time would camo when the Biblo would k allowed to bo used in schools. He would, howevoi, givo ibis ud rather than consent to such a Bill as the present ono, Mr Pike replied, and the Home divided on the Becond reading. Ayes 26, noes 47; and the Bill was ordered to be read that day six months. , ThoHouso rose at 1.10. '

DIVISION LIS'T.-EDUCATION ■:' AMENDMENT, ayes, 26, ■ noes, 47. Bracken' Allrij-lit J. Buchanan Barrow , Delautor Beethaui Dodson J. E. Brown Duixiail ' Bryco W.G.Buchanan *; 0. Johnston •. Cadinan "W. Johnston , Connelly Joyce ■■ Dargaville Capt, McKenzio Dick McDonald • Fergus ..Mcllwraith • Fish O'Callaghan Fulton Pearson George Postlethwaito . J.Green ~ ltt». / M. Green * : Rutherford Groy ;: Shepherd. , Hamlin '•.jteyena Hobbs JOT"' Hurst ™ tor Hurstliouse laiaroa K e ]| v TeWheoro Levestam Tomoana McMillan J. ur " bull Mitchelson watt Montgomery Morris Moss Munro Peacock Petrje Bolleston Wfc. Soddon Sheehan • Shrimski • Smith • ' .■ ■ Sutlon •. , Swanson ... < i H. Thompson f> W,Thompson ■-•": '"" ' Trimble , ' Weston ~. . . AVhitaker - - J.B. Wbyte J. G. Wilson ' • Wright. :. Hal! Lovfo \ . .Bathgate ,■ . tf.McKenzie Daniel. • Mtoandrew,