EDUCATION RESERVES

Evening Star, Issue 14524, 28 November 1910, Page 4

EDUCATION RESERVES

[From Our Parliamentary Repoeteb.] WELLINGTON, November 28. The Prime Minister moved that the amendment? made by the Legislative Council in ihe Education Reserves Bill be agreed with. Mr Fisher wanted to knew what the Government intended to do with the present leases under the Education Commissioners The Prime Minister said that present leases were not interfered with. Mr Hogg profited against the term of lease being extended from twenty-one to thirl,y-thrcc years without revaluation. Mr Arnold thought that a confemica should be held with the Council on the whole question, moro especially with regard to tie reserves. Mr Allen moved as an amendment that tha amendments made by tho Council bo not agreed with. Mr Frasor contended that, there was nothing in tho Bill which would enable tho reserves or the funds from the reserves to bo pooled. Tiio Prime Minister said that ihat was sc. Mr l!us«ell made a vigorous attack cm this latest attempt to colonialisc education endowment', to prevent which he was prepared to shed the last drop of his blood on the floor of the House. The School Commissioners were a fifth wheel in the coach, and it was high time tha', the unnecessary expenditure should be dispensed with. Mr H'-ieir caused a roar by declaring tha, the niciiiii'er for Avon was ignorant of the Handing Orders. He defended the School Commissioners, who cost, the country little, while their administration was wise and beneficial This Icislation war- retrograde, and ♦ho countrv \mtld toll the Prime Minister so one of these days. He resented the. Print* Ministry's threats, for which lie did not care a pin's point. He invited the ether members to slum- their independence. Mr Hannn also said that, time, would proro this legislation •to be retrograde. Lsnd boards never do such good work as commissioner-. Ho strongly urged the adortion of ih" principle of "one man one run." 'ill,. Prime Minister gave an emphatic denial to llie assertion that the Government intended to eolnnialisf the education retfTV„. s.*„rh an idea was far from thft ihr.nflit-. of him-elf and p-iHy. There W3S * strong dnn.ind from the country in favor of t> change. The Council's amendments were adopted by 57 'to 27. The following is the division list: Avi-s.—Andorson. Buddo, Biock, Huston, Cotol] Colvin. Craigie. Pavev. Dillon, J. Duncan T. H:mcau. Ell. Field, Eraser, Clover. Guthrie. Hall. Hemes. Kadiart, ban'. ns'Mi. Slacdonald, P. M'Kenzie. T. TJachenzie. Millar, N?;da. Parale, Poole, Tteerl, Reddon, Vmhh. (Stallworthy. II H. Ta'vlor, J. ('■■ Thomson, Ward, Wiiforf, Wittv.' , . Noes.—Allen, Arnold, Bollard, Clark, Fisher. Hunan, Hardy, Hcrdmau, Hine, Hog?, Jennings, tang, I.ul-e, M'Laren. Malcolm.' Maiide'r. Mas-cv. Okey, Pe:ire.\ Phillips. Sidcy. Wright. [Only twc'titv-lhree -ji-iiuos accounted for.—Ed. &S.]