TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 78, 8 October 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[BY ELECTIUt? TELEG R A.P Ii.. [PER PBEBS ASSOCIATION.^ HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES* Wellington, October 4 In tho Legislative Council last nigltfc in discussion on tho Education Bi-ll dauae & was postponed for further consideration. On tho motion of Colonel Kenny to strike out 2nd subjection, the sub-section referred to reads as follows ;■ " In payment to the Board of every district of a sum-of £3-15s for each child in average daily attendance at- a publicschool; such average daily attendance to be computed in a manner proscribed by regulations. •Hon. Dr Grace will move the following amendments : —'• In section 13» subsection 1, after the 10th line " the day of " to insert " dcterming" ; in sub-seotion 2 to add the following words: "Together with, the total numbor of votes each such person shall have obtained at the nomination, election by tho Committee " ; in sub-section 3, 3rd line, after hav*e " to " to insert " from the total aggregate of the number of votes set opposite the names of each person respectively in the list returned ky the several committees." In sub-seotion, line one, to omit all words after " every election " anJ insert, "' and nomination whatever under this Act sh.ill be by ballot at which the cumulative principle of voting .shall be enforced, .livery electing householder, member of committee, and member of board, slm.l have as many votes at each election and nomination as there are persons to b« elected or nominated respectively and shall have tlio right of giving all or any number of his votes in favor of one person aud the remainder loauy other one person or more persons or distributing his vmes among llie several persons to be elected in numbers and iv niauiu'r as he •Jia.U) think fit." •• Iv section C 3, lines 8 and 9 to omit " either by .show of hands '-deter* mined iijiou the suid meet " and to insert in lit v thereof " in the manner prescribed in section 13. Thtf Hon Mr Miller to move the following amendment in clause 29 to omit, " and InspculoEs-. 1 ' The- Hon Mr Buckley to move the following addiliou to new clause's. " fhe Committee of any school may set apart ono haJf ot school day in every week, during which any men or ministers of religion, or person or persons -appointed by them, and appnoved by the Local Committee may impart religious instruction to such of the children as may belong to his ov their religious denominations, provided that no child or children shall be allowed to. ai tend at such instruction except on a witien request to that effect addressed^ to the teacher. b$ the parents OB guardians- of such childrea." "When* ever any twenty-five or more householders ia any educational district shall signify in writing to the Education Board of such district their desire- te- be constituted into a separate body foiseducational purposes, it shalt bo tlie duty of the Board to convene a- meeting of such householders for the- election of a School Committee in the manner provided in part three of this act, and that it shall be lawful for the Board to gi?ant the-Com-mittee so elected such aidi-' ia books, school apparatus, and money, as- the Board shall deem expedient, or at the option.of the Committee such aid'may be granted in money only inclusive of the value of such books-aud school apparatus as would otherwise bo supplied by the Board ;.; provided al*w>ys ; lhat every' such Committee shall provide a school house or school houses to the satisfaction of the Board and shall appoint and pay the teacher or teachers of such school or schools, eve-ry such tencher having first obtained a certificate of competency as provided in section 41 of this Act; provided also that all books used iv any sugh school shall be approved by the Board, and that in every respect whereever no special exception is made in this section every such school shait be a public school under this Act ;.and subject to the provisions which this Act makes for the conduct, management, and ia» sppction of public schools, snd that every such school shall be open to all children between, the agos of 5 and 15' years, without' fee or payment and the 7th clause- of the Bill was altered so as to give power to the Governor to appoint the General Inspector, . only leaving the other Inspectors to b.&ap t poiuted,by local

bodies; but in Committee yesterday the Council amended it so as to road, " Governor may from time to time appoint a Secretary to that department of education, and such Inspectors of Schools, and other officers as may be deemed uecossary. I