Evening, Sitting. The House assembled at 7 30. DEFICIENCY BILL.

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Evening, Sitting. The House assembled at 7 30. DEFICIENCY BILL.

The PREMIER then moved thai fche> standing orders be suspended to enable- fchs House to go into Comtnittee of Supply, tn pass 1 a, Deficiency Bill of LIBO.OOO, rendered neoeapary ia consequence of certain information; having been discovered in the bill authoriwufl; tha ramng of the four millions in virtuo of the. Public Works Act.

Tbe Hon. Mr HALL sad he would onsenfc to the motion, as the proceeding wbs moreljß a formal one, and did not involve ihe borsonv inpr ef money.

In a»s w r t<> Mr M'Lean,

'fhe PEEMIBR e»id that this bill had ptothing to do with th« notice given by the Bank of New Zealand f> terminate the agreeir.eat entered into with the Government. TkeE Bank of New South Watts had of cmi it* jsh~ sietnnce to the Government, the terms being; 6 per crvit., and £ per cent, commisnion, Mr M'LEAN sail tfiat he coneid«red th» Bank suffered at tho bacii- of the Government,, wbicfe, in a cdnis like this, should have dosa nil it could to re lieve tha pressure. He thought the Bank of New Zealand had great causa bat complain in the circumstances. Sf piving to Mr Johnston, The PREMIER said that this LISO,OOO had! been authorised by Order-in Couucil, and ife had been held that tbat was valid authcrifcy for raising money. Tta resolution for pa?ssng the bill was thea. put, and carried. On resuming, the bill was passed as reported. Major ATKINSON said be did" not quite understand the transaction, but he wished to' guard himself against any appearance of acquieacing in it.

THE NO- CONFIDENCE DEBATE.

Mr Scddan (Government), resumed the c?e~ hikte on the No-Confidence amendment, being; followed by Mesprs Whifcatojr (Opposition), Ten, Wheoro, ami De Lantuur (Government), and. At 12 30 tho House adjourned, on the motion; of Mr Bowen.