HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Inangahua Times, Issue 76, 30 August 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tlio Houso mot at 2.30. Tho Houso, on tho rcquost of Mr Tyke' re-instated tho Education Act Amendment Bill on the Ordor Papor for next Wednesday week. n . v „. A batoh of t?n Harbor •Btjdownmont Bills wcro read a first timo, and notico to introduoo scon or eight moro was given. Mr Roo.s' motion for tho establishment of sominnrios for tho higher oauoatiou in tho chief towns of tho colony was withdrawii a 1 ; tho request oF tho/ Govornniont. A long discussion onsuod upon a motion by Mr Jtoos that no harbor should bo endowed with money or land until tho opinion ofaeompctont Knglucor was taken approving of tho work. Mr Stout, on bohalfof tho Government Raid tlto Government could not endow those Harbor Boards or thoy would have no land for railways or anything olso Afior further discussion tho dobato was adjourned till that day fortnight. In reply to Mr BarfT, whoso allegations were socondod by Mr Itcovos an 1 M r ■ Gisborrie. thoj Government prpmiscd to itiquiro intotlio working of tho Jackson's Buy sotllomout.' On tho motion of Mr Mandcrs it was ordcrod that tho Goldfield's Oommiltoo bo instructed to ascertain tho practicable moss ofamqnding tbo Minos AcN During tho ovoning sittiug lsstnigl.t Mr Hodgkinson movoj tho second roading of tlio doocaßcd Wife's Sister Murriago Bill very briefly. Mussrß Buiffjßowon, and Wakcliold. opposod tho Bill, ond Messrs 3tout, Bur* ton, lloos and Moss supportod tho Bill. On a division tho Bill was road a second timo by 4.7 against 23. Mr Curtis moved tho sooond reading of tho iuduoation Aot Amendment Bill. A good doal of objuotion wus taken to tho Bill on tho ground that it would simf ly bo n return to donominationalism. On tho other hand it w.is strongly supported on tho ground that it would not do any harm as no religious oduoation would bo tuught in tho schools, and it would bo a ft.teat boon to a largo section of tho pooplo after considerable discussion tho Bill was sholvcd by tho adjournment of tho Houso boing carriod by a majority of ono— 3l to JJ3, without tho dobato haviug "boon ad- •* Tho-H6(is6 adjournod at 1230.