HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WELLINGTON. Friday, August 8.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 196, 12 August 1873, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WELLINGTON. Friday, August 8.

The debate on the Education Bill was resumed, Messrs McGilliviay and Webb supported the bill. The latter gave his experience of the working of similar Acts in Canterbury. Mr Bryce could not understand why cue system of education should not be enforced throughout the colony. He objected to its giving powers to piovinces they did not possess at present. , He would give a colonial bill his support. Mr Buckland considered the question should be left to Provincial Councils. , , Mr Shepherd said time would be saved by the withdrawal of the bill, and the addition of one line to tb.e schedule of the Provincial Powers Bill, enabling rating' to be enforced. Mr Macaudrew said not one province would take advantage of the bill, and he would support a measure for compulsory education. £ \ Mr White supported the bill as a great benefit to Westland. Mr Bunny moved that the bill be read six moaths hence. Mr Atkinson B »id lie would support the bill to confirm the principle. lie Loped it woujd be withdrawn after the second reading. Mr Swanson said the Government was not in earnest. The bill was read a second time. On the motion for the committal of the Justice r>f tha Peace Disqualification Hill, Mr Rolleston suggested iU withdrawal, particularly after it l.nd been said that the publicans defrauded, deluded, nnd hoodwinked the police. There was a general opposition to thi« bill. On the motion of Mr Mapandrew, a petition from Dunedin against the bill was read. Mr Sheehan supported its withdrawal, und hoped the attention of the Government having been drawn to the matter, they would remember it in future. Mr McLean said the objection to the system the bill attacked was that some justices owning hotels had sat on the Hocusing bench. The Government .vould>'in future be careful in making appointments. He iupported the proposal to withdraw the bill. Mr Fox said the words quoted by Mr Rolleston had been mod by him, but not with reference to all publicans, — only those who adulterated liquors. The motion that the bill be read that day six months wsu carried oil the voice 3. In committee on the Bank Holidays' Bill; Mr Thomson protested against Easter Monday »s a bank holiday. Tlje

provision for bills falling due on holidays being pajsble tb« day following, caused discussion. Eventually, the debato wns adjourned to enable the Government to alter th» bill. The Premier read a telegram from tb» Agtfit~Gen*r»l, announcing that half-atmillion fire per cent, debentures had been ofl'ered for sale at a minimum of Io2|, and that appUoa.* tion for three times that amount had been ranted. Tlie Bank holidays' B/ill, wns read a third time. In the House to-day, the Otago Education; Act and Borrowing Bill waa read a second limo. The Anns Aot Amendment, Bill wa§ read, a sooondtime. The District Courts Amendment Bill, ajid, tl»e Sbcrifls* Act Amendment BUI vre»# passed: in committee, aod read a thivvltime. Ti»e Native Minister moved the second reading of the Native Reserves Act Amendment Bill, Thtre was a thin House, and the debate was adjourned. The Auckland Court-house Site Crown. Grant Bill was read n second time, without discussion.