PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4814, 1 September 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Dr Newman suggests that cookery should be taught in the schools. The Minister says it is a matter for the Boards, and is within their power, ' They haven't got the money for it' replies Dr Newman. The Minister of Education: There can be no good reason why, when a child removes from one district to another, its parents should be burdened with the cost of an entirely new set of school books. The now reader in the upper standard* in the public schools is nearly complete, and will be printed shortly and sent to the various Education Boards for their consideration.

The Hon Mr Beeves says it is a terrible thing in a young and democratic country like New Zealand that not 2 per cent of the children get secondary education. He hopes to do somothing next session with the secondary schools, and an announcement he made yesterday to that effect was received with unanimous approval. have in view the intronxtion of legislation requiring Natives to pay their share for fencing. It is unlikely, however, that anything will be done in tho matter this session. A petition signed by 3,300 chiefs in the North Island against tho preemptive right in the Native Land Court Bill was received yesterday through Mr Hoke. On the Estimates last night, some discussion occurred as to tho increase of lunacy in tho Colony. Tho number of admissions to the asylums was ■'* 460 last year, including re-admis-sions, as compared with 389 for the previous year, remarked Dr Newman. Mr Reeves said enquiries showed that tho cause was financial worry. MrR. Thompson attributed it to the Salvation Army, amid some dissent. " Whisky!" hinted another member. " It's not whisky at all, but the Salvation Army," reiterated Mr Thompson The Hon, Mr Pollen is moving that a committeeshouldbeappointed to settle on which dato the celebration of the anniversary of tho Colony is to bo held throughout tho Colony, Mr Morrison: "Our secondary education system could not be conducted much worse than it is now." Tho moneys retainedby the Crown in respect of survey fees for selected unsurveyed land is not included by the Treasury in the computation for "thirds"and "fortluT for local bodies, Mr Gr, Hutchinson says they ought to be,and wants direction given accordingly; but the Minister for Lands declines, as the Bnrvey fees do not become part of tho land revenue, but are paid to private persons or tho department forsur-Yeyß.-f/V.2. Tints,