Mr DRIVER trusted that the Govern ment would not cairy out the resolutions. It was not the first example they had had in New Zealand of resolutions being forced through, when the attendance was small, and packed for the purpose; and tue Government were not called upon jbo. carry them out. Had he been in the. House on the previous evening, he would have ! votedl with the majority on the motion as! to the West Taieri Hundred; because it had teen explained by Mr Reid -tl|at 23,000 acres were originally intended io bes included in the Hundreds, and that by some mistake the boundaries hadf^ebn altered?; but the .principle of membei-s coming before the House with petitions, and of the House, oh these petitions, de claring Hundreds, was. one which should not be recognised. TKo House was without information by which they could bo guided, and without any recommenda tion on the subject from the Government. Mr SHEPHERD had never wished to oust the present" Executive, nor would he have supported any vote of waut of" con fidence, feeling assured that it'wo\ildbc^ injurious to the interests of the Province* if any change were to be made I at present. At the same time, ho had not considered it hia duty, to support everythiiw thef Government :bwraght /or ward. Th© hon. member for Manu

l^rikia had «ai& that he had h&zn elected for his district on account of Ms prin ciples on the Land Question. He knew that had the hon. member not > advocated those principles lie would not have been elected ; and he had only, in doing bo, carried out his pledges. It was a most seriotts grievance that land was not open to miners and others in the Goldfields districts •;■ and he hoped that the Govern* ment-would,'-during the recess, make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the wishes of the miners on the subject, During his tours through the Goldfiolds, he had been very much impressed by the want of commonage, and by the circum stance of the mind's and others being en tirely at themercy of settlers in the district. As to the Hundreds, he thought the Exec utive were bound to carry out the resolu tions of-tho. Council, and if they did not do »o, they were not worthy of their positions. 