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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 74

Friday Morning

Friday Morning.

The National Council met in the Provincial Council Chambers at 10 a.m. Mrs Hatton was voted to the chair. The roll was called, and the following ladies answered to their names: Miss Sherriff Bain, Lady Stout, Mesdames Sievwright, Sheppard, Williamson, Widdowson, Tasker, Alley, Isherwood, Izett, Schnackenberg, Daldy, Hatton, and the Secretary. Mrs Tasker's motion, re prisoner on remand, was seconded by Mrs Schnackenberg, and carried unanimously.

The resolution tabled by Mrs Alley: "That the transactions of of the National Council be printed in their entirety for distribution to their respective societies, and for sale to the public," seconded by Mrs Sievwright, was withdrawn in favonr of the following amendment; proposed by Mrs Wells, seconded by Lady Stout : "That the Executive be empowered to print a record of the proceedings of the Council, including the papers read by the delegates and others, or such portions of the papers that may be considered suitable, provided the cost of printing does not exceed the means of the Council," Carried.

Proposed by Lady Stout, seconded by Mrs Tasker, and carried unanimously "That in the opinion of this Council a larger measure of technical education in connection with our primary and secondary schools is much to be desired."

Proposed by Mrs Tasker, seconded by Misa Sherriff Bain, and carried; Mrs Schnackenberg did not vote. "That this Council is in favour of the pre-sent system of free, compulsory, and secular education."

Proposed by Lady Stout, seconded by Mrs Tasker: "That in the opinion of this Council it is desirable that women should be eligible to serve on juries in all cases where women are being tried, and in all cases where men are being Tried for offences against women and girls." The resolution was withdrawn in favour of the following amendment: " That women be eligible to serve on all juries, but that in cases where women are being tried for infanticide, and men are being tried for offences against women and girls, only married women are eligible," proposed by Mrs Sievwright, seconded by Miss Sherriff Bain, was carried unanimously.

Professor Bickerton was then invited to read his paper on the " Problem of Purity." He was voted, on the motion of Mrs Sheppard, and Mrs Schnackenberg seconded, an extension of time, in order that the paper might be competed. At the conclusion, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Professor.

Mrs Schnackenberg tabled the following notices of motion : (1.) That in the opinion of this Council the age of consent should be raised to twenty-one years (2.) That the Act known as the C.D. Act should be at once removed from the Statute Books of New Zealand, (3.) That the time during which charges of criminality may be made should be extended to three months. (4) That it be made illegal, and severely punishable, for any youth or maiden under twenty-one years to be found iu a house of ill-fame.