WINTER EVENINGS DEBITING SOCIETY.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8246, 13 May 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)

WINTER EVENINGS DEBITING SOCIETY.

Thbbi was a Ia r ger attendance at the adjourned meeting held at the Bishop's Schcolrcom (May 7), when Mr Dundaa w»s voted to the chair. Mr B. Atkinson stated he had issued a number of circular/!, and he knew of twentyseven who wouli beoorr.e members. He said the busings that evening was to form the Society, fix the time of future meetings, the snbjeot* of debates, the election of officsr*, and to consider the rues. Mr Tyree oomidered that instead cf diseasing abstract subjects they ahr.nld debate matters whioh affected them every day, such es— Wby the presort low rates for prodace ruled al' over the world ? He suggested that they should deba'e political, tocial, md literary sabjects on alternate nights. A diioaesioa eaeoed &b to whether tbe

formation of a Parliamentary Union would not be preferabla to an ordinary Debating Society. Mr Charles Gibson gave a sketch o! (he Bockville Mutual Improvement Society, and testified to the utility of that Society in creating more reading, more thooght, and better speaking. He considered tbe inter" taining element Bbould be combined with the mßtruotive to make the meetings more attractive. On tbe motion of Dr Hudson, it was resolved to resuscitate tbe Winter Evenicga Debating Society and to adopt its rales bb a basia to work apod. The Birhop of Nelson was elected aB President. It was resolved to ask Mr Jobn Graham, M H.R, Colonel Pitt, Key J. P, Kempthorne, Mr 0. Y. Fell, and Mr W. T. Bond t, become Vice-Presidents, Mr W. 9. Snodgrasa was e'eoted as Secretary. Dr Hudson was e'octad as Treasurer. Messrs Tyree, B. Atkinson, 0. Shea, and Rev J. de B. Galwey were elected as the Committee. On tbe motion of tbe Rev J. de 6. Gslwey, it was resolved to hold tbe meetings on the flnt and third Taeeday in eaoh month. On the motion of Dr Hudson, the subscription was Used at five shillings per member. Tbe following Ist of subjects for debate were handed in — That a policy of breaking np the big estates is inimioal to tbe beat interests of New Zealand. That the present system ol Eduoation adopted in New Zealand is faulty, in that it tends to suppress originally and the development of individual talent. That the issue of paper money should be oonfined to tbe State. That co-operation is tbe best solution of tbe evils arising from tbe antagonism between Labor and Capital. 1 hat New Zealand Bhoald adopt a Freetrade policy. That Australian Federation is desirable. That the aoaoa of Trades Unions is inimioal to the interests of the community at large. That the taste in literature among the young has degenerated. It was r6Eolved to take the first subjeot on the above list for the debate on the evening of May 21st. A vote of thankß to the Chairmen brought the meeting to a oloee.