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Returns and Reports

Range of shipping entered outwards at the Port of Otago, in the Province of New Munster, for the year ending 5th January, 1849.

10. Return of vessels outwards and of emigration at the Port of Otago, in the Province of New Munster during the year ending 5th of January, 1849.

11. Return of vessels inwards, and of immigration at the Port of Otago, in the Province of New Munster, for the year ending 5th January, 1849.

Return of vessels belonging to the Port of Otago on the 31st December, 1848.

12. Return of vessels registered or licensed at, and belonging to, the Port of Otago.

13. Return of vessels registered or licensed at, and belonging to, the Port of Otago on the 31st December, 1848.

14. Return of emigration and immigration at the Port of Otago during the year ending 5th of January, 1849.

15. Return of the number of sheep, cattle and horses imported at the Port of Otago for the year ending the 31st of December, 1848.

16. Return of the value of goods exported, and of the number and tonnage of shipping entered outwards at the Ports of Wellington and Nelson, in the Province of New Munster, for the year ended 5th of January, 1849.

17. Return of emigration and immigration at the Port of Wellington during the year ended 5th of January, 1849.

18. Return of emigration and immigration at the Port of Nelson during the year ended 5th day of January, 1849.

19. Return of Revenue from various sources paid into the Treasury at Wellington during the years ending 31st March, 1848, and 31st March, 1849, respectively.

Mr. Bannatyne having waived the order of precedence.

The Colonial Treasurer, agreeable to notice, moved the following address to His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor:—

Address of the Legislative Council of New Munster to His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor:

“The Legislative Council, in addressing Your Excellency on the subject of the education of the people of this Province, and in recommending new measures thereupon, are desirous of expressing their deep sense of its importance and the gravity of the responsibility they are thereby incurring.

“They nevertheless feel it to be their duty to declare their opinion that the system established by the Ordinance, at present in operation, is at variance with the conclusions arrived at by the highest authorities on this matter, and based upon principles directly opposed to those which the widest practical experience of various countries has proved to be correct.

“The Council allude particularly to the principle adopted in the Ordinance, of affording Government assistance solely to sectarian education, excluding therefrom all schools not under the superintendence of the heads of certain religious denominations.

“The true principle to be observed, in the opinion of this Council is, that pecuniary support should be given by Government, (to such a degree only as not to supersede the necessity of private exertions) to all establishments which confer religious education, conducted by properly qualified laymen, and founded on the broad and simple precepts of Christianity.

“But, influenced by certain considerations connected with the aboriginal population of these islands, and by the possible difficulty of procuring properly qualified lay instructors for the Europeans, the Council restrict themselves at present to a request that your Excellency will lay on the table a Bill declaratory of the great principle above stated, and limiting the bestowal of public funds to schools founded on the system of ‘combined literary and separate religious instruction,’ so long adhered to, so completely tested, and so successfully carried on in England and Ireland by the National Board of Education.

“They therefore pray that your Excellency will lay on the table an Ordinance to restrict the operation of the Education Ordinance, Sect. 8. No. 10, of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, to the aboriginal, and to make provision for the religious education of the European population of the Province of New Munster.”

The motion was seconded by the senior Military Officer.

Dr. Monro moved as an amendment the postponement of the consideration of this question to this day week, Monday, the 28th day of May.

Amendment put and carried.

Mr. Moore moved the consideration of Mr. Mathieson’s memorial.

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor replied, that with every disposition to further the views of the Memorialist, he was afraid that the Government had no power to act in the matter, because these lands, below high water mark, are vested in the New Zealand Company.

Debate ensued, when

Mr. Moore gave notice that on Monday next he should move further consideration of Mr. Mathieson’s memorial.

Dr. Monro having withdrawn his motion standing in his name for this day,

Mr. Bannatyne moved that the “Entire Horse Bill” be recommitted.

Bill in Committee.

On the motion of Mr. Bannatyne clause 4 was added, and report brought up.

Mr. Bannatyne gave notice that on Wednesday next, he should move the third reading of this bill.

Dr. Greenwood gave notice that on Tuesday next, he should move—

That this Council do receive no petition for any sum of money, relating to the public service, but what shall come recommended from the Lieutenant-Governor and the Executive Council.

The Attorney-General moved that the standing orders be suspended, in order to...