If, therefore, provincial institutions were done away with, what were they to expect from Wellington ? No person who was not wil fully blind to the course of events could deny that the time of the General Assembly was not devoted to the geueaal interests of the people of New Zealand. [Hear, hear.] Mr Wrx.v Williams opposed the motion lie believed that if the resolutions were agreed to, the effect would be destructive of the rights of the people. The centralising inclination of the present Government must be apparent to every one, and no better proof of this was necessary than the fact of the dis allowance of so much of the legislation made by the Provincial Council. He believed the time had come when a separate legislative body for this 'island was necessary, and was convinced that if such a measure were car ried, the people of the South would be able to find plenty of ability to legislate for them selves. Above all thiugs Canterbury should be watchful of her interests, and be careful against adopting any changes which would give increased strength to the centralising encroachments of the Stafford Government. [Hear, hear.] Ml. Hall said lie was sure the Council would agree with him that the. at I sick upon tha Government, if not strictly out of order, was not m good tiifte. In speaking of the Attorney-General, the Provincial Solicitor had stated that m order to put sm end to the powers of the representatives of thn people m Provincial Councils, m almost every instance, t-hcir acts wore declared ii/lta eirts, that is to .-ay, Ihsit Ihe highest member of tile bar m Now Zealand abused his position simply for political purposes. He hsid taken down the words of the hon. member, and this was tins only construction that he could put upon ilu-ui. If he did not uieaii that, lie would be glad to afford the lion, member an opportunity of saying so. Air Williams: I did not 6ay so. Mr Hall : 1 say you did. Mr Moxtuomeky : Such an expression as that, made use of by the hon. member for Rakain is not parliamentary. The hou. mem ber says he did not use the words. Mr Hall said that, the hon. member had certainly made use of the words, for lie had taken them down. 