PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1807, 7 October 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

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In tho House last night Mr Newman gave notice to usk tho Government whether they will arrange for post cards to be used botwoou Great Britain and New Zealand.

Amendments made by the Council in the Kaiapoi Domain Board Bill, Married Woraons' Property Bill, Otago Harbor Board Bill, and Foreign Companies Bill were agreed to. A mossago from the Legislative Council stated that the Pension Bill had passed all its stages. The Empowering Bill and Suprome Court Registrar Taranaki Empowering Bill was read a second time, The second reading of the West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill was postponed until to-morrow to enable the Bill to be translated into Maori and circulated.

The Registration of Births Extension Bill, and Slaughter Houses Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. ■

Mr Macandrew moved that one of the chief advantages to be derived from the direct steam service with the United Kingdom would be the conveyance of letters at a postal charge not greatly in excess of the actual cost of transit, and the Government be requested to take such action as may best conduce to this result.

After an explanation from Sir Julius Vogel' that the Bystem proposed would- be impracticable, the motion was withdrawn.

The Houbb went into committee of. supply on the Estimates. The votes for Commissioner of Trades, and Customs, Minister of Marine and Harbors, and Commissioner of Stumps were passed without; alteration, The vote for the Postmaster-General ,and Commissioner of Telegraph, were agreed to without reduction;

The vote for the Minister of Education was'next considered, . Items, Head' Office, £2581, and Public Schools, £286,235, were'agreed to. Native Schools, £14,500 Mr Hubsthouse moved that this

amount be expunged from the estimates.

The Premier dofended the vote which was passed.

Industrial Schools, £15,921-

Mr Turnbull gave, a deplorable account ot the institutions which he had visited. In some cases he had found children iu a filthy condition and in great want of clothing. Mr O'Callaghan and the Premier denied that such a state of things existed at present. The vote was passed. Higher Education, £2600.-This item provoked a good deal of discussion.

Mr Guinness moved that the vote bo reducod by £IBOO. The Premier would not agree to ut reduction, arguing that it was impossible to obtain a good system of secondary education without State aid. On the itein v for higher education Mr Hatch moved tjiat it be reduced by one quarter. The House divided, ayes 17, noes 35. Item passed as printed.

Miscellaneous (grants to libraries), £4OOO-. Mr Hursthouse moved that the sura be struck out. : On. the motion that the sum be retained on the estimates the House divided.. Ayes, 41: noes' 5.•• Item paised, . The'house rose at 2.50. .■•;