PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.
;.v "BIBLE 3N SCHOOLS. . , ; A .cvixespondent of'tho Taraueiju Hcrdl4." says :— The Bible Lessons Public Schools Plebiscite Bill, wbfch Mr Arnold is introducing at the In-troducing-at the instance of the Council of the Churches of Otago, provides for a plebiscite being 1 taken, throughout the colony in March next. 'Die whole of the returns are to be forwa^dr . cd t© the llinistes for Education, epd *~~ presented to Parliament.. The simple issue will be presented to the electors f or or. Bible: reading' in put He schools. .11 the decision ; is in the* affirmative, teachers will be instruc ed to give simple literary historical aad ethical explanations of the Bible, I ut teachers who object to give such les1 sons will not be, required to do so, and children of parents who object may . ibsont themselves while such lessons- are being given. ( ITHEl THE TOTALISAT.OR. i The fate of the totalisator has apparently already beea decided. So no members, who take a deep interest in . the .subject, pricked the card ,It Ist ■ nighit, 'and found, after giving- cvi iy possible vote to the opponents of he machine, there was quite a siib'stanl ial j majority in favour of its retention. ,
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7730, 2 July 1903, Page 3
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