WEDNESDAY, August 21.

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WEDNESDAY, August 21.

The House mot; at 2 30. AUCTIONJSEBS' LICENSES. Mr Shbimski gave notice to esk Gowa , nient whether they intend to introduce a Bill this evening to deal with auotioneera licensee. INStTtAH SKPABATIOH. Mr Babtox asked, without notice, whether Government had any intentions of forming two provinces, with a • G-overament at Auckland and another at Clmstchurch, in accord* <. ance with a statement miide in a leading Wei- g lington print. ?••- The Pbbjcier eaid that the rumor wm* more political canard, without the slightest foundation. The Government had fdw»J> taken the Honso into its confidence. O'CONNO&'S CABB. Mr Babtov moved for all papers connww with O'Connor's oaee. Mr Shebhak said they would be bid ca the table. DIUrtfAGB BILL. In reply to Dγ Hodgkineon, Mr STOtJiesra the G-ovcrnment contemplated introducing * Drainage Bill this sesskfn, but tho meoW* was so large, they feared they would not hsf* * time to. deal with the matter this session. QUBBNi-TOWN-CBOMWELI, BAIWAT. Mr Macandbkw, replying to Dr ir 'j .eon, said there was no immediate likelihood ° { a survey being made for a line of r*il**? between Queonetown and Cromwell. BPEOIAL SETTLEMENT SORBITE. Mr Sheehan, in reply to Sir E. DougJ«. „„- said he would lay on tho tnble any papew relating to a scheme settling Portuguese ana natives of Madeira in portions of the northern districts of Auckland. ' .lAPANBBB COMMISSIONBBS. Mr Fox a»ked if tho Government had received the information desired respecting u» Japanese commisiioners. Mr Ballancb said a telogram hod been , sent to Australia with that object, out no reply had been received. I.ICBHBB FBEB. Iv reply to Mr Kiehmond, Mr Sheehan said provision would be introduced, into the Licensing Bill to ecpttoe licensing fees throughout the colony. BIIXK ASSOCIATION. . Mr Hamlik asked-(l) It a «flo tion wera formed on the bssw of Eifle Association of Bnglmd, would consider a proposal to •uch association the ul P^ n 'l at colonial meetings; (2) Whether theywwW place a sum of money on the estimates in aid of the funds of jMjjK, •tion-. (3) whether be P^?^ by consider a proposal to aid.such **»«g : . LsocUtion really meant busines* wou» time enough to talk about subside ■• ..

! FIBST SSADC-S. ■ Several Bill were read a first time. TUB BAILWAT FESTIVAL. Mr Babiivos moved—" That the House a i's risii g on Thursday, sth September, at 5.30 eijouri! until Tuesday, the 9:h, at 7 30, t. er.abl" metiib.r. to visit the opening of th Dur.edin-ChristchiU-h railway. The motion was agreed to without di» cuf.ion. COXTSTT Ot WALLACE. Mr HoDGK-S-O!. moved that tbe conntj of Wallace, being unable to fulfil the dutiei east upon it by the Abolition and Countiei Act*. £3000 be put on the supplements-, estimates to enable the county to carry out certain necessary public works. It wss _ degrading position in which to be placed, and *uch a thing ought not to be allowed to continue. Tbe hon. gentleman quoted from a Riverton paper to show that tho county openly admitted its inability to carry out its proper fune .oni. Mr MAC_.-rD_._w -aid there was no objection to opening up the whole question when tbe House went into committee on the 28th. BEP-EA-LI-SG COITKTIE3 ACT. Mr Saß-TDKBS withdrew hi* motion for repealing the Counties Act. BEWI OS KB FOX. In reply to Mr Fox, Mr Shkbhas. kid upon tlie table a further communication from Rewi to himself regarding Mr Fox's remarks on Native matter*, and ie which Mr Fox was called an unbelieving IE-an, snd recommended to follow the example of Mr Sheeban and Sir Gk Grey. Mr SriTON- said it was quite clear that R_.vi was under the tutelage of some Government officer. Sir G. Gbev explained that the Maoris vtere entirely uninstructed with regard to procec dines in that House by the Government. The fact was they took different new-r-p-rs, ard had them translated by their own int.rpretcrs. TUB GOVERNOR'S DBSPA-CHEB. Mr Fox moved—« That his Excellency be requeued to lay before the House all correspondence between himself and the Secretary of State for the colonies which had taken place since la.t s. ssion *' Mr Sto-T said they had no objection fro ask his Eicilenry to lay on the table all such correspondence and papers, as Ministers mi_>ht advise his Ex.-ellency might be so laid on the ta.'e. The PfiBMiKH pointed out that it was not always proper to ask for all these despatches. Mr Fox differed from him as light differsd from darkness. The House had a perfect right to be acquainted with the whole of it. Tin's had been the practice for many years. The motion was agreed to. RAILWAY EMPLOYES' HOLIDATS. Mr MASDEBB moved - " That it is expedient that railway employes should obtain a week or a fortnight's holiday during the year, the conditions to be arranged by the .managers of the railway departments." Mr Sto.- hoped the House would negative the motion. It was absurd to expect the House to interfere in a matter of that kind. Mr Feidwick supported the motion, and instanced hardships of the kind occurring ill Southland. Mr Macasdbkw denied that there was any foundation for tlie allegation of the cas.s of hardship r» ferred to. The motion wai negatived. CONSOLIDATED BEVBITtTE AND BXP2NDITFBE. It was agreed, on motion of Mr Green, that a return should be prepared showing the total amour.t of consolidated revenue received in each provincial district for 1577-78, also the expenditure within the same district for the same period. i FESTAL- TELEGRAPHISTS. Mr Delatop- asked if the employment of women in the telegraph offices of the colony h»d proved satisfactory and if the Govarn- i ment will place any itatiotics before the House on the question. Mr Fi3hkb said that as a whole the system had not been satisfactory. Women seldom reached to be efficient operators, though being very well adapted for certain kinds of clerical work. Statistics on the matter would be laid on the table. THB SITRVBY STSTMT. Mr Bkathax moved for a Select Com- . mittee to inquire into the mode of conducting , the surveys of the colony. What he wanted k was that prior to survey an engineer should . V s lay off the roads. Mr Stout opposed the motion as one which _ no Government ought to submit to. It was 1 almost equivalent to a motion of no con- 1 fidence. 4 1 Messrs Mubbay, McMiHir, and Gibbs considered the question ought to be inquired into, being exceedingly important. The motion waa negatived on the voices. HI2TBS ACT. On the motion of Mr Maitdbbs the Government agreed to instruct the Goldfields Committee to ascertain in so far as they see fit, whether it is not practicable to amend the appendices and regulations of the Mines Act, ( Li 1-77. i j|| Messrs Babff, Ptkb, and Bkbtes strongly c *S opposed the motion, and talked till 5.30. * c ________ o