HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3389, 8 October 1900, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Congratulating Lord Roberts. In the House on Friday afternoon the Pre mier read a copy of the cablegram sent bj him to Lord Roberts congratulating hin upon his appointment as Commander ii Chief, and expressing the hope that hi would ere long have command of all tin military forces of the Empire. Lord Roberts m his reply, heartily recip rocated the hope that his office will en long include all the military forces of thl Empire. Federation. The Premier gave notice to move that r Royal Commission be appointed to inquin into the desirability of New Zealand federating with the Australian Commonwealth. The Census. In reply to a question it wa sstated thai the date fixed for taking the census was the 31st Marck The House rose at 5.30 p.m. Industrial Schools. After 2 a.m. on Saturday, consideration of the Private Industrial Schools Inspection and Industrial Schools Act Amendment Bill m committee was continued. It was proposed to strike out the word inspection from the title of the Bill with a view to inserting abolition. Lost on the casting vote of the chairman. In clause 3, the managing body not to be outside New Zealand, Mr G. W. Russell moved an amendment which would have the effect of providing that no private or local school be hereafter established under the principal Act. The Premier stated that he was prepared to move that the Stoke School shall receive no further State aid, but he objected to all private schools being included because one school had offended. He moved to that effect, urging that the Bill as amended m that form be passed for one year at any rate, when it would again come before tho House, and be dealt with m a more dispassionate manner than at present. Mr Atkinson at this stage informed the chairman that his vote which he intended should have been given for striking out the word inspection from the title of the Bill had not been recorded. The chairman thereupon put the motion to delete the word ; carried by 24 to 23. The word regulation was inserted m lieu of inspection by 32 to 25. The Premier then moved to withdraw his motion to exempt the Stoke School from a State subsidy, which was carried by 47 to 8. Mr Russell's amendment was lost by 31 to 24. , On the motion of Mr Millar clause 4 was amended by 28 to 27, providing that m no case shall any child be hereafter committed to private schools, and that after 12 months such schools shall cease to be schools within tho meaning of the principal Act, and no public money shall thereafter be granted m respect thereof. The Bill was reported with amendments, read a third time and passed. Bills Passed. The Foreign Insurance Companies' Deposits Bill, Manual and Technical Instruction Bill, and Civil Service Examination Bill, passed their final stages. The House rose at 6.40 a.m.