LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9783, 5 October 1917, Page 6

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

SALE OF LIQUOR RESTRICTION / BILL. The Legislative Council met at 2.30, p.m., the Acting Speaker (the Hon. V,V. C. F. Carncross) in the chair. The Hon. O. Samuel reported that the Statutes Revision Committee had finished considering and amending the Sale of Liquor Restriction Bill. The amendments and report of the sittings of the committee would- bo placed before members for perusal. Sir Francis Bell said the Bill would bo committed the following day and so that the Bill might bo put through all its stages that day he proposed to sci both afternoon- and evening. Tho amendments to the Bill axe re ported elsewhere. LOCAL BILLS. The Borough of Karori Empowering BUI, the Hay’s Bay Sanitation and Water Supply Bill, the Wellington City Trading Eeserve and- Eenewal Funds Bill, tne Tauranga Harbour Amendment and Foreshore Bill, tho Taierl Hind Drainage Bill, and the Manawatu County Loan and Empowering Bill were all read a first time and referred to the Local Bills Committee. FEED PASSES FOR TEACHERS. The Hon. W. Earnshaw put the following question to the Leader of the Council:—Whether it is true that teachers of denominational schools are grunted free passes on the Government railways: and if go, when was the privilege granted and by whom; and, further, :s this privilege granted to teachers of public schools who travel by rail to teach their school: and. if not, why not? In reply Sir Francis Bell said there were a few special cases, only three in number, and on the wv-st coast.-of the South Island in which free railway passes have been granted to teachers of Catholic schools to enable them to travel on school work.- These privileges had been granted in 1907 hr the then Minister for Education. The present Minister for Education could not say definitely tho reason for granting these passes, bat from a, report it appeared that it was more economical for the Government that teachers should travel the children than for the children to travel to the teachers. Rnbfic schools had .not been granted concession because no similar cases had come before the Depart, ment. At 3.45 p.m. the. Council adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-day. ,