Mr G it ant : Do you think there is any truth in the statements of the Provincialists that the same number of officials will have to be em ployed even after Abolition ? Mr Reynolds : I should hope not. I think tho Government would be very faulty if it allowed the same number of officials to be em ployed by one Government that is now em ployed by two. Mr Grant : What is the annual appropria tion for the New Zealand University?

Mr Reynolds: I think it is £3000 for this year. I cannot say where the New Zealand University may be said to reside.
Mr Gnant: Do you think it is possible to govern satisfactorily these islands, which are some 12H0 miles in length, from that village called Wellington ? Mr Reynolds : I think that it is not only possible, but that the Colony is certain to be properly governed, no matter where the seat of Government may be, provided there is local self-government. All you want is that the General Assembly should pass laws, and that the administration of those laws should be car ried out in all the various districts;

Mr Grant : Do you think it is possible, after you abolish Provincial Legislatures, to retain large reserves for educational purposes in Otago, while the inhabitants of Auckland have to be rated iv order to provide elementary edu cation ?

Mr Reynolds : I think the Colony should see that all their children should be educated. Mr Grant : Then would you distribute our educational funds throughout the length and breadth of the whole island ?

Mr Reynolds : No, because some of the Provinces have a rate.
