It had been objected that not more than half tho money w.is to bo omployod On railways. This had always been tho caso. EIo would ask them to go through tho schedule of these works, and say if thoro wa's any one tint could reasonably bo struck out. There was first tho L 200.000 for u.itivo land. They woro already com mitted to that. Public buildings, L 400.000; that was to laat for throo years. They had bi'on npondiug LlOO,OOO upon school buildings, and it was well known tint every board was pressing for rimro titan they got. Out of this film LOO, OOO wan engaged for lunatic asylums, bo that mtmbors would boo that their districln would not bo providod with less than was required. Jti theso circum stances ho askod membcra to say if theso schools and other buildings woro not to be provided for out of loan Immigration was also providod for. Without popula tion their difficulties woro bound to in crease. A continuous and regular flow of immolation did not tond to reduce, but rather to help, a steadily increasing rato of wages. It was nominated immi gration that wag provided for, which everyone know was the beat class of immigration. Ho did not think anyono would object to tho prorision made for opening up Crown lands, as that was ro nroductive. Hoarding the gold field* pro vision, ho thought that would be con sidered a reasonable proposal. Harbors woro also provided for, an oxpondituro which could bo defended on colonial grounds. Thehistitem, telegrnphoxtonsion, was also a proposal which did not require to bo defended. Tho rulo laid down with regard to railways was that thoy wero to extend only tho main trunk linos, and in the caso of branch linen, continuo thoso otily that rvero likely to givo tho quickest return for thoir outlay. If tho amend ment had any meaning, it was that they wero to havo no loan at all, aud that all public works were to bo stopped for tho present, Either it meant that, or moant a crafty proposal to get into office, and once in, go on borrowing as beforo, If It was true, as had been stated, that Mr Montgomery intended to continuo a har rowing policy, then it was difficult uA undoiatand what tho amendment moant. 