PARLIAMENTARY.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19. -In tho Legislative Council,'tho Government Railways Bill was reported with amendments. Tho second reading of the Wellington College .and Girls' High School Bill was carried. '■'.'. o
In tho House of Representatives, Mr W.O. Smith asked the Minister of Education, if tho Minister's attention had been drawn to an advertisement that had appeared jn Saturday morning's New Zealand Times offering for. compulsory sale, for non-payment of rates; a number of Educational primary reserves, consisting of 540 acres in the Alfredton aiid Mangaone Districts, and if he will take steps'to prevent such a sacrifice to the public estate 5 The Minister replied that the Boards, fiudinp that they M not funds to meet their rates, decided to sell these reserves. Tho reserves in qucstiou were primary reserves, '
Mr Smith asked whether the Minister would stop the sale.
The Minister said he thought the sale ought to be stopped. Mr Cowan (who moved tho adjourn inent of the House) pointed out that private individuals were at the, mercy of local bodies under the Rating Act of 1882 which also controlled these education reserves. The powers under that Act ou?ht to he modified.
Mr Beetham' said there were many reserves, aptiialjy blocfe pettlpment or years past in the Wafarapa, arid he thought it was high time the, tidvermnent took the management of the reserves into their own hands.
The Minister of Education said the matter should receive the attention of the Government.
•fljr Beetham. said it was the system, not (he t'r||sf he had copcjemnejl. Tub' education 'estimate were then considered, and after long discussion the proposals of the Government to save £16,000 in capitation, £BOOO for normal schools were accepted, but the proposal to raise the school (igj to sbc years, and by sp going save L'MfiW - was rejected. '"": " v '
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THE STATE O*'IBELANI). ,
' London, December 18. ' Mr Sheehy, M.P. for South OaWay, | vlio was chilled with using seditious j language at public meetings, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, but waß admitted to bail pending the result of his appeal to a higher court. Mr Sheehy has been ve-arrested for making use of inciting language at a' Nationalist meeting, hold at Clonmel, to which place he had beeii convoyed in custody. . It is reported that forty members of the Clan-na-Gael Society are dogging Mr C|iatnberlain, AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. London. December 16. The article in the Invalide Eusse upon the political situation in Europe has created uneasiuesss in Germany and Austria; and the Hungarian press vigorouslydemands, thatthe Austrian 1 Government should at once, adopt precautionary measures for the safety of the empire. The semi-official journal de St Petersburg, while endorsing the view of the taken by : the Invalide Kusse, expresses .the belief that the peace of Europe is long assured —thanks to the good relations existing between Russia and her neighbours. . The Emperor William'held a conferencs to-day, at which his> Highness; Prince Wilhelm, PieldMarshal General Count von Molbke, Lieutenant-General. Count von Waldersee, and General Bronsart..von' Schellendrof (Prussian Minister for war) were present.
London, December 18. The Times fears that the feeling which prevails in Vienna will compel Count Kalnoky to send Russia an ultimatum.
The German Reichstag is unanimously in favour of a Bill for increasing the forces by half a. million. There is an impression that the article in the lnvalide Russe indicates that the recent mobilisation is merely a disguise for defensive precautions,
Prance is forming an ironclad squadron to he stationed in the English Channel.
The France-Italian commercial treaty has been extended for two months.
GOLD IN THE WAIRARAPA,
REPORTED RIGH "FIND" NEAR GREYTOWN. Some oxcitement is prevalent just now in Qreytown owing to the result of Dr Hector's analysis of stone brought down from some place in the vicinity of the Waiohine River, and sent to Wellington to be tested. The stone is reported as being exceedingly rich in gold. It is said that the prospectors who are Greytown residents, have discovered a reef, and that the stone which has given such good analytical results came from this reef. We" hope the " find " may prove of value to the Wairarapa, and that the lucky finders will iu the end " feaUier, their nests." From time to time rumours of gold" . bearing stone have been current, but as no effort was made to test the stone and further the discovery, nothing resulted from the prospecting. There are many persons whe believe that gold exists in theTararna ranges—and there are many who refuse to believe anything of the kind. We hope' that the matter will be set at rest, and that the region will be thoroughly prospected.
Mr Mackay, on behalf of the Government, went from (-ireytown this morning to the locality His opinion is that the whole region is auriferous, and strongly urges the prospecting of the country.—Standard.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2779, 20 December 1887, Page 2
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