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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1278, 15 January 1883, Page 2

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, |UNITED PRESS ABSOUIATION] BISHOP MOHAN ON.THE EDUCATION QUESTION. 77. ' ' Ddnedik, January 14. : In his: address last night, Bishop Moran 'said his reason for coming forward and asking, the aid of the Peninsula electors was that He might be' enabled to demand justice for 70,000 fellow-colonists. He admitted that I this was a free and glorious country, and that in the main it« laws were equal and good, but he maintained, with respeot to the question of education, the law in many of its provisions: was neither good, wise, not just. The case stood thus—There had been spent by the Government of the, country on educatioa somewhere about two millions of public money, contributed by all oititens of the country equajiy. Each man' contributing according to his ability was entitled to his fair share in the expenditure of that money- for

the purpgse for which it, had been | cititttia had ■no.! j shaw.'Vh»tever.v':jlt i was<no answer to lis -.petition to. say. it was their.iowii. fault, and that if they; wished the' Catholics could participate in the expenditure, equally, with' others, To that argument he said : that. - the : -law • • -wis « in - so far as Catholics .were concerned a' penal law,; and if his_ ' fellowcitizens understood the question properly, they would not endure the penal law in this country for an hour. From time to time the Catholics hsd.. made' ami; signed petitions to ,ii»ake j their views knowi to member-of Parliament. lie had asked representatives to present petitions, and had been refused j and when they didj send petitions to Parliament they were kicked about the floor of the House.Catholics had been' rhot with unjust treatment, and with obstacles of. every sort, in bringing forward their comupon the question, and this reason alone would beample for his candidature, as it was absolutely neoessary that an extraordinary effort should be made to induc'o all fellow-, citizens to look at the question. As regarded the Catholics, he contended, that the law of education in New-Zea-land assailed- their pockets 'and consciences^, and- that the effect it produced on Catholics waa precisely the same as would be produced if Parliament enacted a lawexcluding themfrom theschoolrooms, for what was the difference between a law, so faras its effectswere concerned, whicli directly excluded them from a schoolroom, and a 'law which ! iri its administration -' enititad', such conditions that it was impossible for them, as honest and Binceve Catholics to comply with these 'conditions. The aotion on the part of the Legista ture in making such a law, in. spite of; protests and petitions,, was a .pKeoutr ing act, which Catholics, as men, were bound to rise up and protest against.

It was not vain to seek for redress: He had no objection to the maintenance of the present system, so long,as justice waHone'totho Ronian Catholic body. In answer to questions, his Lordship, said his candidature was bona fide,; and he fintended' going to the poll, ffjs was aii independent candidate, and on;a rick confidante motion Would not vote; no matter: who was on the Ministerial ; benches, the Government. was guilty bl : some gross dereliction of duty.• 'Kg;.

' Wanganbi, this day. Tawhiao. left early this morning for Wangaehu, whero a great recep-: tio n, awaits him, Arrangements had f been made by a number of gentlemen' to give hini a private banquet, but the Mayor received a "telegram, from reception, [and hearing of this,, the natives say; he became offended, and left, proceeding next to Foxton and Wairarapa, and back to Waikato via, Hawkcs Bay. j | !

STEAMER IN DANGER.

GRKYMouTfi, vthi? day. £.! News was. received •in town yesterday'that the s.s. St Kilda had broken down off Brighton'while on' her' way from here to Wanganui 'at ten o'olock last niglit.- The tug boat Despatch left here to go to her assistance. , WRECKED. . ' t MAIL .SERVICE. WOOI/EXPORT.! ARRIVAL OF iIN GLISH B ARQUE \Veuingtok,' this day.

The Agent-General wires; that' the Albion Shipping ; Company's 5 ship Doer, from Glasgow jto New Zealand,; was wrecked at Belfast.

The representatives of the' Pacific Mail Company have arrived here .to interview the Government respectmg the continuation: of the San Francisco Mail Service. ; ; .»' r . : -

Bales of wool exported' from Weiwere of the vahie .pjt The.Duncraig, barque, 94 days from London, is at,the Heads.