MANAIA.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 10951, 1 September 1885, Page 2

MANAIA.

(FROM OUR OWN COHRESPONDENT ) Manaia, Saturday. Messrs Badge and JMoCutchan's sale on Tuesday rather dull. Manaia Parliament on Wednesday evening highly interesting. Some hard hitting between members of Government and leaders of Opposition. One honourable member, who is very often on vp feet in Committee, gave as his reason that he believed in " striking the iron while it is hot." The Defence Minister remarked that the other " had a good many blows at it." (Laughter.) Dv« ring the discussion on ths vote for Education Mr Wilks spoke very strongly in favour of ruakiug the minimum school age 7 instead} of 5 years of age) Children betv/cei thoso ages migh.t attend dames' schools, and thus furnish 1 a means of living to many ladies who might need it, hut ha believed children would pass the final standard quite as aoon if they did not attend sohojl till they were 7 years of age, and propo > -'I as an amendment a reduction of £60,000 on the vote for Education. The Minister for Public Works (Mr W. A. Me. Cutchau) said that he could not agrog with his oolleagues in reducing the yb%q under discussion, although' he should vote with them. He considered it was economising in the wrong direction. The more money spont in education meant a lass expense to the oountry for magistrates and police. He thought that if live years was not considered' tc^q yoaap; in London it was not too young in this warmer latitude The Minister for Justice (Air Cuff) expressed surprise at the Inst speaker, and intimated (jocularly) that 'either one or the other would hava to retire from the Ministry, Mr Homer said he oould not tell what vas meant. The Government appeared to quarrel among themselves, and be eosjld not understand it, The Premier (Mr Coad) regrottod the last speakor's obtuseness, and said the Gij^ vernuient could supply information buy aofc uiclersfcandiug. On being put tp i.:>o llotjsQ the fviaendment further i tcicoihg Ibo vote wcisl^.sr, and the item passed. The second readiug of tb'^ Licensing Act Amcndmsnlßiil (Hurley) ,w.B then prooeedQil witl^bqt a question,

arose as to the regularity of introducing a measure bearing on trade without the principle having been affirmed by the House, and the mover asked leave to withdraw his measure. There was a good attendance of members and atrangers. the ladies' gallery beiDg filled. A public meeting was held on Saturday evening in the Drill Hall to discuss the propriety of going on with the Manaia Dairy Factory. A resolution was carried to the effect that the preliminary expenses be paid, and the balance in hand placed in the bank for eight months, pending further results being obtained of the working of other dairy faotorios before going on with the one here. There were not more than 20 present, and enly two or three, provisional directors. About hnlf the shareholders present were in favour of returning the money and stopping further proceedings. On Thursday at the Eesideut Mag:s~ trate's Court, before Colonel Eoberts, E.M., and Mr Sutherland, J.P., iv the oase Mather v. Aldridge, judgment was given for the defendant with costs. Two settlers named Hayes aud Melville were committed for trial for shooting wild cattle.